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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Amarillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amarillo comes to the cage accompanied by Me gustas tú. Miguel Amarillo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miguel Amarillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barry Allen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen takes the fight into the clinch.
Amarillo trying to stall but Allen improves his position.
Allen throws an elbow that misses.
Amarillo misses with a body punch.
Amarillo managing to block the knees to the body from Allen.
Amarillo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Allen blocks it with crossed arms.
Allen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Amarillo is pushing Allen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Allen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen avoiding damage as Amarillo throws knees to the body.
Allen tries to land knees in the clinch but Amarillo avoids the damage to the body.
Amarillo controlling the action here for a moment.
Allen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen looking to slow down the pace here.
Amarillo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Allen's face.
A frustrated look appears on Amarillo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Amarillo.
Allen misses with a knee to the head.
Amarillo throws an elbow that misses.
Allen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Amarillo jumps guard.
Amarillo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen gets to his feet. Amarillo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo moves into range and clinches up with Allen.
Amarillo jumps guard but Allen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Allen is pushing Amarillo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Our sources have told us that Amarillo has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Allen continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Amarillo avoiding damage as Allen throws knees to the body.
Amarillo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Allen misses with a knee to the head.
Allen lands an elbow just above Amarillo 's eye.
Amarillo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Allen.
Allen has Amarillo pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to stall.
Amarillo pulls guard successfully.
Allen won't allow Amarillo to get back to his feet.
Allen decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Allen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Allen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amarillo throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Barry Allen has been cut.
Amarillo clinches up with Allen and pushes him back against the cage.
Allen lands an elbow inside.
Allen is trying to stall.
Amarillo tries to break free but Allen pushes him back against the cage.
Amarillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Amarillo is trying to maintain a safe position but Allen gets an underhook and turns Amarillo into the cage.
Allen working Amarillo over with knees to the body.
Allen pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Amarillo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Allen takes an elbow to the forehead.
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 Miguel Amarillo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barry Allen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Allen tries to keep at a distance but Amarillo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amarillo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Allen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amarillo blocks it with crossed arms.
Amarillo has a couple of punches blocked by Allen.
Allen slows down the pace here.
Amarillo wants to take the fight to the mat but Allen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Amarillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Amarillo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Allen to work.
Allen landing knees to the body.
Amarillo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Amarillo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Allen gets to his feet. Amarillo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tries to keep at a distance but Amarillo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Amarillo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amarillo pulls Allen into guard.
Amarillo is working an open guard so Allen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Amarillo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Allen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Allen tries to land a front kick but Amarillo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Amarillo closes the distance and clinches.
Allen trying to control the position but instead, Amarillo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Allen into the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Amarillo lands a nice elbow.
Amarillo lands an elbow just above Allen 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amarillo tries to pull guard but Allen won't allow it.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Miguel Amarillo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Allen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Amarillo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Amarillo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Amarillo lands a good knee to the midsection. Allen won't want to take too many of those.
Amarillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Amarillo stalling against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Allen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo misses with an elbow strike.
Amarillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Allen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Amarillo's brow.
Allen keeps control of Amarillo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amarillo misses with a knee strike.
Allen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Amarillo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Amarillo is looking to break free of the clinch but Allen has double underhooks.
Allen misses with an elbow over the top.
Amarillo tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position.
Allen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Amarillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Amarillo misses with a knee to the head.
Allen lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Allen is trying to stall.
Amarillo throws an elbow but it misses.
Allen looking to throw knees to the head but Amarillo is blocking nicely.
Amarillo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Amarillo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Allen is trying to maintain a safe position but Amarillo gets an underhook and turns Allen into the cage.
Allen blocks an elbow strike from Amarillo.
Allen tries to land a knee to the head but Amarillo blocks with his arms.
Amarillo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Allen's face.
Allen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Amarillo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barry Allen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Amarillo has closed the distance and engaged Allen in a clinch.
Allen tries a knee to the head but Amarillo blocks it.
Allen lands an elbow inside.
Allen misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Amarillo.
Allen looking to throw knees to the head but Amarillo is blocking nicely.
Allen taking a breather.
Amarillo tries to pull guard but Allen won't allow it.
Amarillo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Allen backwards.
A knee to the head by Amarillo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Amarillo as Allen tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amarillo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Allen misses with a knee to the head.
Allen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Amarillo avoids it.
Amarillo is pushing Allen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarillo misses with an elbow strike.
Amarillo is struggling to control the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Amarillo.
Amarillo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Amarillo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Allen blocking some punches.
Amarillo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Allen just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Amarillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amarillo with a knee to the head.
Amarillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Allen avoids it.
Allen looking to slow down the pace here.
Allen misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo slows down the pace here.
Allen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Allen stalling in the clinch but Amarillo improves position.
Amarillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Amarillo.
Amarillo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Allen avoids it.
Allen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Allen missing with knees to the body.
Amarillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Allen can do to turn this around?
Allen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Allen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Amarillo is keeping busy.
Amarillo lands an elbow just above Allen 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Amarillo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Allen takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Barry Allen's cut even more.
Allen looking to stall.
Allen is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Amarillo blocks an elbow strike from Allen.
Amarillo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Amarillo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Allen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Amarillo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Allen is defending well for now.
Allen stalling in the clinch but Amarillo improves position.
Allen is pressed up against the cage. Amarillo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Allen down to the mat. Allen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarillo moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Allen tries to work over Amarillo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amarillo manages to break the clinch.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.
Amarillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Barry Allen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amarillo misses with a punch to the body.
Amarillo taking a breather.
Allen being controlled against the cage.
Miguel Amarillo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Allen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Amarillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Amarillo, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Amarillo!
Miguel Amarillo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sal Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Porsche Valeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porsche Valeron is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sal Morris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Porsche Valeron!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Valeron throws a leg kick but Morris moved away.
Valeron takes a swing at Morris's ribcage but misses.
Valeron throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Valeron instigates a clinch.
Morris is trying to push Valeron away but Valeron has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Valeron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morris working hard to break the clinch.
Morris prevents a body shot from Valeron.
Morris throws an elbow that misses.
Valeron stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morris.
Valeron struggles to land a body shot inside as Morris controls his hands.
Valeron lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valeron lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Valeron misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morris definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Valeron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valeron struggles to land a body shot inside as Morris controls his hands.
Valeron struggles to land a body shot inside as Morris controls his hands.
Morris missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valeron taking a breather.
Valeron has a couple of punches blocked by Morris.
Morris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valeron is pushing Morris up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Morris can't break the clinch.
Valeron effectively controlling the action here.
Valeron gets through Morris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valeron throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Valeron lands a really nice looking cross but Morris seems unphased.
Valeron missing with a left hand there. Morris was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris tries to land a front kick but Valeron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valeron fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valeron moves into the clinch.
Valeron leaning against his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valeron.
Morris'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.
Valeron misses with the head strike.
Morris wants to get back to striking at distance but Valeron won't allow it.
A short right from Valeron.
Valeron lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Morris or not.
Morris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morris.
Morris with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Morris moves into the clinch.
Morris trying to stall but Valeron improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valeron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morris.
Valeron keeps control of Morris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valeron.
A bit of stalling here from Valeron.
Valeron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Morris just misses with a elbow thrown towards Valeron's brow.
Morris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valeron misses with the head strike.
Valeron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Morris trying to land knees to the body.
Morris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valeron lands a shot to the body.
Valeron misses with a punch to the body.
Valeron lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Valeron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Valeron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Valeron misses with a wild body shot.
Morris looks to throw a body kick
letting Valeron counter with a right hand.
Valeron misses with a looping left.
Morris throws a front kick that sends Valeron stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valeron lands with a straight right. Morris didn't see that one coming.
Morris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valeron has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morris.
Valeron moves out of range as Morris throws a body kick.
Valeron forces Morris back against the cage and clinches.
Morris blocks a body shot from Valeron.
Valeron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valeron lands a hook that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valeron.
Valeron tries a body shot but Morris blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Porsche Valeron dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Valeron there.
Valeron lands with a straight right. Morris didn't see that one coming.
Morris tries to land a front kick but Valeron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Morris shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Valeron throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Porsche Valeron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morris slips a straight right by Valeron.
Valeron blocks the body kick.
Valeron just misses with a punch to the body.
Morris darts in and clinches Valeron up against the cage.
Valeron tries to work over Morris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morris blocking some punches.
Valeron trying to stall but Morris improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Valeron as the two fighters clinch.
Valeron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morris manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valeron. Morris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sal Morris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valeron moves out of range of the body kick from Morris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Morris clinches up against the cage.
Valeron throws a punch but it's blocked by Morris.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Valeron stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Valeron doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Valeron tries to throw a body punch but Morris avoids it by throwing Valeron back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morris.
Valeron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Valeron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Valeron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valeron throws a punch but it's blocked by Morris.
Valeron working aggressively here.
Morris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Morris.
Morris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Valeron's head.
Valeron connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morris clinches.
Still in the clinch, Valeron scores with a nice short uppercut.
Valeron tries a body shot but Morris blocks it.
Valeron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Valeron on the inside.
Valeron slowing the pace effectively.
Morris tries to circle away but Valeron has him pinned against the cage.
Valeron tries to throw a body punch but Morris avoids it by throwing Valeron back against the cage.
Morris breaks from the clinch.
Valeron has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Morris on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valeron. Valeron obviously looking to wear him down.
Valeron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valeron lands a jab to Morris's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Valeron.
Morris clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses with an elbow strike.
Morris lands an elbow inside that Valeron shrugs off.
Morris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the liver by Valeron. Beautiful body shot.
Valeron closes the distance and clinches.
Morris blocks a body shot from Valeron.
Morris pushes off an throws an elbow but Valeron leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Valeron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valeron blocks the elbow strike.
Valeron is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Morris stalling in the clinch but Valeron improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valeron.
Morris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Valeron can't find room to land a body shot as Morris controls the action.
Valeron digs a right hand underneath Morris's ribcage. Morris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Valeron is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valeron.
Morris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Valeron.
Morris can't find room to land a body shot as Valeron controls the action.
Morris manages to break the clinch.
Valeron throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Morris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valeron throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valeron throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Valeron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valeron connects with a right hand. Morris shakes it off.
Morris looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Morris is looking to control Valeron's arms but Valeron gets an underhook and turns him. Now Morris has his back to the cage.
Valeron gets through Morris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morris prevents a body shot from Valeron.
Valeron avoiding damage as Morris throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Porsche Valeron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valeron throws a jab but it's blocked by Morris.
Morris takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Valeron takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Morris tries to land a front kick but Valeron steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Valeron misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Valeron cracks a nice hook into Morris's ribs.
Valeron with a nice cross.
Valeron chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morris can pounce on him.
Valeron cracks a nice hook into Morris's ribs.
Valeron lands a jab to the head.
Valeron misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Valeron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valeron throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morris looks to land a body kick but Valeron moved away.
Valeron checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab lands there for Valeron.
Morris lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morris closes the distance and clinches.
Morris letting Valeron take a breather here.
Morris blocks a body shot from Valeron.
Morris tries a body shot but Valeron blocks it.
Morris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Valeron connects with a looping right hand.
Valeron moves out of range as Morris throws a body kick.
Valeron throws a looping overhand right but Morris ducks down to avoid it.
Morris has Valeron up against the cage in a clinch.
Valeron keeps control of Morris as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Valeron's defenses.
Valeron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valeron is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Valeron throws a head punch that misses.
Valeron tries to throw a body punch but Morris avoids it by throwing Valeron back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Valeron.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morris.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morris is trying to push Valeron away but Valeron has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morris tries to break free but Valeron pushes him back against the cage.
Valeron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valeron lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Valeron on the inside.
Valeron lands a right hand that snaps the head of Morris backwards.
Morris tries to circle away but Valeron has him pinned against the cage.
Morris misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valeron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morris taking a breather.
Valeron takes an elbow to the temple.
Morris pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Morris prevents a body shot from Valeron.
Morris manages to break the clinch.
Valeron with a nice cross.
Valeron lands a nice looking body shot.
Valeron fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morris checks it well.
Valeron lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valeron looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
Morris clinches.
Morris manages to break the clinch.
Valeron throws a big shot that misses.
Valeron lands a jab to the head.
Valeron takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Porsche Valeron is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Porsche Valeron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valeron looks to score with a jab to the body but Morris is just out of range.
Valeron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Morris at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valeron scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sal Morris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morris fakes the leg kick and cracks Valeron in the body.
Morris clinches up against the cage.
Morris is trying to stall.
Valeron lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morris throws an elbow but misses.
Valeron lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morris as Valeron tries to tie him up.
Morris trying to land knees to the body.
Valeron digs a right hand underneath Morris's ribcage. Morris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Porsche Valeron comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Valeron has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Porsche Valeron!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Schell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillon Schell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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273 lbs
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252 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dillon Schell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Schell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDonald thows a body kick. Schell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McDonald slips under a jab.
McDonald moves into the clinch.
Schell is trying to force a seperation but McDonald has the dominant position.
McDonald landing knees to the body.
Schell is breathing heavily.
McDonald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schell's face.
A knee to the head by McDonald.
It looks like Dillon Schell 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!
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from McDonald.
McDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McDonald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schell's face.
McDonald lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from McDonald.
A knee to the head by McDonald.
Schell is rocked!
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
Oh Schell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schell seems to have got his legs back now.
McDonald using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McDonald lands a body punch.
McDonald lands an elbow inside that Schell shrugs off.
McDonald connects with a knee to the head.
McDonald with a knee to the head.
McDonald working the clinch nicely. Schell is working for position but McDonald cracks him with a big knee to the head! Schell crumples up against the cage and McDonald lands two more shots before the ref can save Schell! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ronald McDonald!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abe Babe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Vespucci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vespucci has chosen Unopposed as his entrance music. Mario Vespucci acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abe Babe!
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, Mario Vespucci!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vespucci avoids the body shot from Babe.
Babe moves out of range of the body kick from Vespucci.
Babe rushes Vespucci and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Babe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vespucci backwards.
Babe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Babe digs a right hand underneath Vespucci's ribcage. Vespucci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Babe prevents Vespucci from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Babe.
Vespucci takes a shot to the head.
Babe cracks Vespucci with a nice body shot.
Vespucci looks winded!
Babe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Babe.
Babe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Babe.
Babe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vespucci or not.
Babe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Babe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Babe works on Vespucci's body with a couple of short punches.
Vespucci jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Babe walks away with a smile on his face. Vespucci gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Babe has closed the distance and engaged Vespucci in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babe is working Vespucci over against the cage.
Babe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Babe lands an uppercut.
Vespucci is rocked!
Babe pushes Vespucci back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vespucci is still on wobbly legs! Can Babe finish him?
Babe manages to break the clinch.
Vespucci seems to have recovered his senses.
Babe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Babe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Babe throws a leg kick which misses Vespucci's front leg but catches the back leg as Vespucci tries to avoid it.
Babe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vespucci, pushing him back against the cage.
Babe dips a shoulder and cracks Vespucci with a mighty uppercut! Vespucci falls back against the cage and Babe unloads with a barrage of strikes! Vespucci is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Babe screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abe Babe!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arden Betancourt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Nemesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nemesis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: A definition of word nemesis. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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261 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arden Betancourt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Nemesis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nemesis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Betancourt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Betancourt.
It looks like The Nemesis has been cut.
A head kick from Nemesis lands but Betancourt takes it in his stride.
It looks like Arden Betancourt has been cut.
Nemesis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Betancourt.
Arden Betancourt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Betancourt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Betancourt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nemesis has time to react.
Betancourt misses with a hook.
Betancourt lands with a hook. Nemesis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Betancourt. That snapped Nemesis's head back.
Betancourt misses with the combination.
Betancourt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nemesis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Betancourt really felt that one!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Betancourt misses with the combination.
Nemesis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Betancourt manages to avoid it.
Betancourt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nemesis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Betancourt tries to clinch up.
Betancourt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betancourt misses the shot to the body.
Nemesis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Betancourt throws a right hand that Nemesis ducks under and follows up with a left that Nemesis also avoids with ease.
Nemesis forces Betancourt back against the cage and clinches.
Nemesis slowing the pace effectively.
Betancourt trying to stall but Nemesis improves his position.
A left hand lands to the body for Nemesis.
Nemesis blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nemesis.
Nemesis lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nemesis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Betancourt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Betancourt being controlled against the cage.
Nemesis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nemesis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Betancourt backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis just leaning against Betancourt, taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Betancourt.
Nemesis scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nemesis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nemesis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Nemesis - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betancourt.
Nemesis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Betancourt swings wildly with an uppercut but Nemesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Betancourt is trying to maintain a safe position but Nemesis gets an underhook and turns Betancourt into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Nemesis.
Betancourt swings wildly with an uppercut but Nemesis uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Betancourt throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Nemesis.
Betancourt prevents a body shot from Nemesis.
Betancourt tries to work over Nemesis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nemesis stalling.
Nemesis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nemesis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Betancourt blocking some punches.
Betancourt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nemesis misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Betancourt on the inside.
Betancourt throws a punch but it's blocked by Nemesis.
Nemesis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Betancourt backwards.
Nemesis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Betancourt lands a right hand.
Nemesis taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betancourt blocking some punches.
Betancourt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nemesis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Betancourt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Betancourt throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Betancourt.
Nemesis lands a nice uppercut.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Betancourt.
Betancourt stalling in the clinch but Nemesis improves position.
Nemesis lands a left hand.
Nemesis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nemesis pushes Betancourt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Nemesis scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Nemesis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Betancourt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Betancourt misses with a wild combination.
Betancourt tries to keep at a distance but Nemesis has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Betancourt.
Nemesis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Betancourt.
A head punch on the inside from Nemesis fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nemesis.
Nemesis lands a shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nemesis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Nemesis - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Nemesis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Nemesis.
Nemesis avoiding damage.
Nemesis tries to throw a body punch but Betancourt avoids it by throwing Nemesis back against the cage.
Good body shot from Nemesis.
Nemesis lands with a light punch inside.
Nemesis is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Nemesis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nemesis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Betancourt up against the cage.
Nemesis tries a body shot but Betancourt blocks it.
Nemesis pushes Betancourt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nemesis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nemesis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Nemesis.
Nemesis lands a right hand.
Nemesis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nemesis pushes Betancourt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Betancourt misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Nemesis.
Nemesis controlling the action here for a moment.
The Nemesis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nemesis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nemesis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Nemesis on the inside.
Nemesis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Nemesis as the two fighters clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nemesis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nemesis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nemesis in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by The Nemesis.
Nemesis feints and then cracks Betancourt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Betancourt down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nemesis lands a big head kick that sends Betancourt tumbling to the mat! Nemesis takes a step backwards and waves Betancourt back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Betancourt is rocked!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Nemesis! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Nemesis!
A victorious The Nemesis 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between TJ Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Collum Brick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brick has chosen Mice and Gods as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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225 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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210 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Collum Brick!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Washington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Washington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Washington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A combination from Brick does no damage.
Brick misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Washington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Washington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brick throws a right and a left that Washington avoids nicely.
Washington checks a leg kick nicely.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brick.
Washington tries to clinch up
and Brick counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Washington! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Brick!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Collum Brick!
Collum Brick seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Almedia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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252 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Almedia!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horizon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horizon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Almedia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horizon manages to avoid it.
Horizon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horizon throws the left hand but Almedia avoids the punch easily.
Almedia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Horizon.
Almedia moves out of range as Horizon strikes.
Almedia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Horizon counters with a nice body shot.
Horizon looks to land a left hand but Almedia moved out of range nicely.
Almedia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Horizon there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horizon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almedia manages to avoid it.
Almedia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Almedia's coach down at Demon's Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Almedia's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Almedia throws a body punch but Horizon moves out of range.
Horizon tries to clinch but Almedia moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almedia throws a lazy right hand but Horizon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Almedia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Almedia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Horizon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Almedia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Horizon.
Horizon is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Horizon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Almedia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almedia tries to clinch but Horizon is having none of it.
Horizon misses with a straight right.
Horizon has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Almedia.
Horizon stalling in the clinch but Almedia improves position.
Horizon seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Almedia is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Almedia tries to work over Horizon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Almedia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Horizon backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almedia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Almedia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Horizon can't find room to land a body shot as Almedia controls the action.
Horizon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Almedia throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Almedia.
Horizon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Horizon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Almedia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Almedia working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Almedia struggles to land a body shot inside as Horizon controls his hands.
Almedia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Almedia as the two fighters clinch.
Horizon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Almedia throws a head punch that misses.
Horizon presses Almedia against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Almedia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almedia struggles to land a body shot inside as Horizon controls his hands.
Horizon breaks from the clinch.
Almedia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Almedia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Almedia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Horizon scores with a shot to the body.
Horizon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horizon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horizon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Horizon lands a nice shot to the body.
Almedia slips under a jab from Horizon.
Almedia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horizon takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horizon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Almedia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horizon.
Almedia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horizon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Horizon slips a straight right by Almedia.
Almedia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horizon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horizon moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Horizon has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Horizon misses with an uppercut. Almedia saw that one coming.
Almedia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horizon cracks Almedia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Almedia misses the shot to the body.
Horizon misses with a hook.
Horizon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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 Evan Horizon will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Almedia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Horizon throws out the jab.
A big right from Horizon misses.
Almedia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horizon manages to avoid it.
Almedia looks to throw the jab but Horizon is out of range.
Almedia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horizon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Almedia.
Horizon cracks Almedia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like George Almedia has been cut.
Horizon connects with a looping right hand.
Almedia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horizon lands with an overhand left.
Horizon stuns Almedia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Horizon takes a swing at Almedia's ribcage but misses.
Horizon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horizon throws a hook but Almedia blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horizon lands an overhand right.
Horizon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Horizon coming out on top.
Horizon avoids the body shot from Almedia.
Almedia looks up at the clock. Bad move! Horizon lands a right hand from hell, dropping Almedia. Horizon pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Horizon!
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