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SPNY 235: Lopez - Underwood PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Peerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wagner comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Peerson has chosen Good Feeling 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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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Peerson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peerson shoots in and gets a takedown into Wagner's guard.
Peerson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Peerson trying to move into half guard but instead Wagner has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peerson keeping moving, preventing Wagner from controlling successfully.
Wagner is really struggling to control Peerson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wagner gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Peerson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Peerson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wagner counters with a good low kick that Peerson was not able to check.
Peerson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wagner throws a quick counter head kick but Peerson was just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peerson blocks a head kick by Wagner.
Peerson blocks a head kick by Wagner.
Despite the aggression on Peerson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Peerson does no damage.
Wagner tries a head kick but it misses.
Peerson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wagner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peerson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peerson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Peerson misses with a series of wild punches.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wagner moves into the clinch.
Peerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peerson.
Peerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Wagner circles away.
Peerson lands a jab-cross combination.
Wagner moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peerson working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner pulls guard successfully.
Peerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Wagner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wagner is adopting a defensive guard.
Wagner is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Peerson stays in close to Wagner's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peerson stands up and waves to Wagner to follow him.
Wagner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wagner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Peerson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wagner, pushing him back against the cage.
Wagner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peerson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Peerson moves out of range as Wagner throws a body kick.
A combination from Peerson does no damage.
Wagner thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses.
Wagner lands a high kick!
Wagner throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Wagner.
Peerson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Peerson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wagner doesn't seem bothered though.
Peerson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagner tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Peerson defends well and Wagner ends up having to push Peerson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Peerson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Peerson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Peerson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peerson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peerson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Peerson.
Wagner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wagner thinks about countering with a head kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wagner throws a head kick but Peerson moves out of range.
Wagner throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peerson is rocked!
Wagner lands with a right that hurts Peerson. Peerson looks to clinch but Wagner throws a short knee that drops Peerson. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Daniel Wagner!
A relieved looking Daniel Wagner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon has chosen Ace Of Spades as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Brandon!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Avila misses the target.
Avila scores with a jab. Brandon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Avila but Avila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brandon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avila was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandon.
Brandon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brandon misses with a head kick.
Brandon is looking to slow Avila down with leg kicks.
Brandon closes the distance and clinches up with Avila, looking for a takedown. Brandon pushes Avila against the cage but Avila circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brandon fails to land the takedown.
Oscar Avila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taz Brandon.
Avila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon throws the left hand but Avila avoids the punch easily.
Brandon misses with an uppercut.
Avila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brandon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Avila.
Brandon tries to clinch but Avila is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brandon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Avila appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila throws a nice looking combination but Brandon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taz Brandon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandon throws a leg kick but Avila checks it.
Avila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandon.
A punch lands to the side of Avila 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brandon looking to score a takedown here. Avila is defending well but Brandon drives through and ends up in Avila's guard.
Brandon trying to control but Avila is working from the bottom.
Brandon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brandon prevents Avila from getting back to his feet.
Avila pushes Brandon off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Avilas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brandon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A big right from Brandon misses.
Brandon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Avila swats away the attempt to clinch by Brandon.
Avila takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Brandon throws a low kick but Avila avoids it.
Brandon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brandon's coach down at Death Valley Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brandon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Nice takedown defense from Avila. No joy for Brandon on that attempt.
It looked like Avila was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Brandon.
Avila misses with a wild combination.
Brandon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Avila checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throws a body shot but no joy.
Avila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Avila counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brandon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Avila counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Avila throws a hook to the side of Brandon's head but Brandon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brandon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Avila as he avoids it easily.
Avila jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avila definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Avila misses with a looping right.
Brandon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Avila blocks it well.
Avila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brandon throws a right hand that misses
and Avila counters with a series of strikes. Brandon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Avila lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Avila.
Brandon lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avila checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brandon scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Avila. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila throws a series of punches but Brandon moves out of range.
Avila throws a right and a left that Brandon avoids nicely.
Avila connects with a crisp jab.
Brandon throws a right hand that misses
and Avila counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brandon misses with a hook.
Brandon misses with a series of wild punches.
Brandon is looking to slow Avila down with leg kicks.
Brandon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Avila closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Avila lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avila.
Brandon throws an off balance right hand
and Brandon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Avila tries to avoid it but Brandon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Avila to the ground. Avila escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Avila swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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 Oscar Avila will probably get the nod.
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.
Brandon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandon lands a jab to the head.
Avila avoids the body shot from Brandon.
Avila rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Avila takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brandon clinches up against the cage.
Avila blocks the elbow strike.
Avila has had enough of the clinch but Brandon keeps him there for the moment.
Brandon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Avila misses with a jab, cross combination.
Avila thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Brandon misses.
Avila takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Brandon moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila wants to break the clinch but can't.
Avila tries to break free but Brandon pushes him back against the cage.
Brandon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Avila wants to get back to striking at distance but Brandon won't allow it.
Brandon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandon throws a right hand that misses
and Avila counters with a one-two to the body.
Avila avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandon looks to throw a body kick
letting Avila counter with a right hand.
Brandon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avila paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Avila throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brandon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandon. Avila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandon swings for the body but Avila moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon has a takedown stuffed.
Avila blocks a jab.
Avila lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandon tries to clinch up but Avila circles away and keeps his distance.
Avila walks into a stiff left hand from Brandon.
Oscar Avila is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandon throws a lazy uppercut
and Avila counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Brandon thinking.
Brandon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab from Avila.
Brandon misses with a hook
and Avila counters with a right hand to the body.
Avila throws a right and a left that Brandon avoids nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brandon.
Brandon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brandon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Avila throws a series of punches but Brandon avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brandon is looking to stall here but Avila recovers full guard.
Avila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Avila swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandon trying to control but Avila is working from the bottom.
Avila wants to stand and escape but Brandon is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Avila is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Avila manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Brandon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Avila's efforts to push away.
Brandon jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Avila walks away with a smile on his face. Brandon gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oscar Avila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taz Brandon.
Brandon swinging wildly here.
It looked like Avila was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brandon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Avila stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brandon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taz Brandon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Avila on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Avila connects with a looping right hand.
Avila keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandon with a poor takedown
and Avila counters with a one-two to the body.
Brandon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Avila, pushing him back against the cage.
Brandon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brandon keeps control of Avila as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Avila can't break the clinch.
Brandon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Avila counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brandon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Avila went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brandon scores with a jab. Avila acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Avila counters with a one-two to the body.
Avila throws a nice looking combination but Brandon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon misses with a left hand
and Avila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No joy there for Avila, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brandon with the counter takedown but Avila avoids it easily.
Brandon tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Avila defends well and Brandon ends up having to push Avila into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Oscar Avila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taz Brandon.
Brandon tries for a takedown but Avila circles away easily
and Avila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brandon. That's going to slow Avila down.
Brandon misses with a takedown attempt
and Avila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Avila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avila.
Brandon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Avila lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Avila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon closes the distance and clinches.
Brandon looking to stall.
Avila escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Brandon.
Brandon blocks a jab.
Avila will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from Avila.
Brandon swinging wildly here.
Brandon throws a leg kick but Avila checks it.
As Brandon looks to move away, Avila throws a big counter combo bu Brandon just gets out of the way.
Avila is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Avila counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Avila misses.
Brandon wants to clinch.
Brandon catches Avila with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brandon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Avila, pushing him back against the cage.
Avila can't break the clinch.
Brandon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Avila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oscar Avila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Avila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandon.
Brandon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Avila throws a hook but Brandon avoids it easily.
Brandon closes the distance and clinches up with Avila, looking for a takedown. Brandon pushes Avila against the cage but Avila circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brandon.
It looked like Avila wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Avila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brandon scores with a one two! Avila had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oscar Avila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandon misses with a two punch combination.
Avila throws a big counter combination but Brandon scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brandon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Avila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brandon throws a body shot but no joy.
Brandon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Avila is trying to force a seperation but Brandon has the dominant position.
Avila is trying to break free.
Avila wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brandon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Avila.
Avila manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oscar Avila showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Avila has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oscar Avila!
Oscar Avila decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rock Machine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machine comes into the arena with Hell Yeah blaring out of the sound system. Sean Richards is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rock Machine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Richards!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Richards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Richards.
Machine drops down looking for an ankle pick but Richards pulls his leg out and moves away.
Richards slips under a jab from Machine.
Machine moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRichards.
Richards uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Machine.
Machine blocks a head kick by Richards.
Machine tests Richards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Machine is defended easily by Richards.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Richards on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Richards takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Machine lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machine looks to throw the jab but Richards is out of range.
Machine is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Machine tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Richards lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Machine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Richards.
Rock Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards tries to land a leg kick but Machine saw it coming and moves away.
Sean Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machine lands with a cross.
Machine throws a jab when Richards was well out of range.
Richards tries to counter with a clinch but Machine shakes him off and moves away.
Richards fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Machine, pushing him back against the cage.
Richards lands a right hand.
Richards landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Machine lands a nice knee to the body.
Richards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Machine avoids it.
Machine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards lands a right hand.
Machine struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
Machine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
I was talking to Machine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Machine blocks it.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Machine is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richards breaks the clinch.
Machine checks a low kick from Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine avoids the body shot from Richards.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Richards checks a leg kick.
Richards wants to land a leg kick but Machine is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Machine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Richards defending well as Machine loads up on a big left hand.
Richards keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Machine shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richards as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Machine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards moves into the clinch successfully.
Machine has had enough of the clinch but Richards keeps him there for the moment.
Richards lands a left hand that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Machine is looking to take this one to the mat.
Richards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Richards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richards landing knees to the head.
Machine goes for a takedown attempt but Richards pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Machine throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Machine fails with the takedown
and Richards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Richards throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machine blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine pulls guard successfully.
Richards pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machine is keeping the position for now.
Richards content to stall in guard here.
Machine keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Machine is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Richards presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Machine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Richards is keeping busy.
Richards landing knees to the head.
Richards is pressed up against the cage. Machine has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Richards down to the mat. Richards avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Machine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Richards appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richards working Machine over with knees to the body.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richards with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Richards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Machine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machine.
Richards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Machine down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Machine has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Richards finds it's way round the side to connect with Machine's head.
Richards forces Machine back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Richards dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machine throws a jab but it's blocked by Richards.
Machine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Richards's head backwards.
Machine scores with a nice strike.
Machine throws an off balance right hand
and Richards counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Richards pushes Machine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards pushes Machine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Richards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richards utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Richards putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machine in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Richards lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Richards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice body punch from Richards - that landed with a thud.
Richards breaks from the clinch.
Machine moves out of range of the leg kick from Richards.
Machine takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Machine drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richards can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Machine controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machine is working Richards over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Richards throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Machine trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards wants to sweep here but Machine controlling him for the moment.
Machine postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Machine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richards seems keen to control Machine's posture.
Machine trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Richards seems keen to control Machine's posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Machine throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Machine goes for a double leg but Richards avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Richards continues to drive forward.
Machine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Machine throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Richards is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Machine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Richards to the mat! Richards manages to get full guard.
Machine stopping the sweep attempt from Richards.
Machine throwing strikes but missing.
Machine preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Richards pushes a forearm under Machine's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Machine is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Richards!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mingo Deems (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
151 lbs
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157 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mingo Deems!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deems has a takedown stuffed.
Deems closes the distance and clinches up with Robinson, looking for a takedown. Deems pushes Robinson against the cage but Robinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Deems definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Deems tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deems is looking to clinch.
And Robinson tries to counter it with a takedown but Deems pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Robinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deems.
Robinson has a takedown stuffed.
Robinson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Robinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Deems.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mingo Deems. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson drives through with a takedown into Deems's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Deems is retaining full guard.
Robinson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Deems is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Deems has escaped and now he's on top!
Deems stands up from Robinson's guard - Deems perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deems fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Robinson avoids it really well and circles away.
Robinson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Deems is pushing Robinson's head away, looking to escape. Robinson manages to hold on to the position though.
Robinson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Deems is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Deems tries to buck Robinson off but Robinson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deems is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Robinson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Robinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Deems is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Robinson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Robinson is working for a kimura but Deems is defending it quite comfortably.
Deems looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deems tries to get to full guard but Robinson has control of the leg.
Robinson is working for a kimura but Deems is defending it quite comfortably.
Robinson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Deems manages to get to full guard.
That's four 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.
Robinson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robinson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Deems preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robinson won't allow Deems to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Deems throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deems tries to clinch up.
Robinson is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Robinson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Deems cracks Robinson with a good jab.
Robinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Robinson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Robinson seems to be looking for submissions.
Robinson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Deems sees it coming and defends easily.
Deems trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deems pushes Robinson off and gets back to his feet.
Robinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robinson dives in and grabs Deems's left leg, looking for a takedown. Deems pushes down on Robinson's head and hops out.
Deems swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deems will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Deems.
A head kick misses from Deems.
Decent striking displayed by Deems there.
Deems wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Robinson.
Mingo Deems has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean Robinson.
Deems gets caught napping as Robinson dives in and scores a takedown. Deems manages to retain guard.
Robinson throws a strike but Deems rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Deems passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Robinson wants to control but Deems postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson dodges the ground and pound from Deems.
Robinson is trying to control Deems's posture but Deems avoids it.
Deems is staying tight to Robinson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Deems working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Deems working away.
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!
Robinson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Deems wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Robinson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Robinson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Deems tries to get to full guard but Robinson has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throwing shots but Deems is blocking nicely.
Robinson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Deems is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Deems's head.
Robinson is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Deems does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robinson seems to be working for a kimura but Deems defends the submission attempt.
Robinson tries to pass to full mount but Deems defends it.
Robinson is looking to stall here but Deems recovers full guard.
Robinson trying to control but Deems is working from the bottom.
Robinson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Robinson stays in close to Deems's body and controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Deems is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mingo Deems will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Deems wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson feints the counter takedown.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Deems.
Deems shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab from Robinson.
A slow jab from Deems misses its intended target.
Robinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Deems swivels and escapes.
Deems fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Deems. Beautiful body shot.
Robinson blocks a head kick by Deems.
Robinson drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Deems defends it well.
Mingo Deems is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Deems.
Robinson feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Robinson. No joy for Deems on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mingo Deems. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Robinson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robinson wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deems misses with a takedown
and Robinson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mingo Deems seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Deems!
Sean Robinson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Robinson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Deems rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Robinson's guard! Nice work there by Deems!
Robinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Deems gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Robinson looking for subs off his back but Deems has passed one foot through into half guard.
Robinson pushes Deems off looking to stand but Deems dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deems prevents Robinson from improving his position.
Deems missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Deems postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Robinson to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robinson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Deems's waist but Deems gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Robinson off to one side.
Deems is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Deems throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Robinson gets a takedown into half guard.
Robinson wants to take a breather but Deems is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deems is controlling Robinson's trapped leg to prevent Robinson from advancing to side control.
Deems trying to control here.
Robinson stops Deems from getting back to his feet.
Deems is trying to control but can't.
Robinson lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Deems is looking to escape.
Deems is trying to get back to full guard.
Deems is defending against the submission attempts here by Robinson.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Deems tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Deems dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Robinson. That did some damage!
Robinson misses with a takedown attempt - Deems sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Deems lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Robinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robinson stuffs the takedown attempt from Deems. Deems gets slowly back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean Robinson.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Robinson!
Sean Robinson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen Roll Right as his entrance music. Marcello Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
186 lbs
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180 lbs
41 - 27 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcello Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Sanchez shoots in but Watson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanchez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Watson's half guard.
Watson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Watson is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but Watson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanchez to get the leverage.
Watson looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but Watson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanchez to get the leverage.
Sanchez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries to kick Sanchez off but Sanchez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sanchez throwing shots but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson is trying to stand back up but Sanchez is controlling him
Watson is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sanchez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sanchez working over Watson with some ground and pound. Watson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Watson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
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.
Sanchez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watson's head.
Sanchez throwing shots but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Watson slaps away a takedown attempt from Sanchez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Sanchez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Sanchez misses its target.
Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Sanchez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sanchez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Watson won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Watson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sanchez gets underhooks to prevent Watson's takedown attempt.
Watson stops a takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanchez down to the mat. Sanchez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watson swivels and escapes.
Sanchez fails with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Sanchez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Sanchez throws a strike but Watson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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 Marcello Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watson defends it nicely.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watson defends it nicely.
And Watson tries to counter it with a takedown but Sanchez pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up with Sanchez, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes Sanchez against the cage but Sanchez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marcello Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watson is controlling him.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez trying to control the position here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Watson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sanchez shoots in and drives through. Watson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Watson stalls from top position.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Watson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Watson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sanchez is not content to let Watson control the position.
Watson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Watson takes a little break here. Sanchez wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sanchez is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at SWF GYM - JUDO 'n' MMA , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep.
Watson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Watson trying to control the position but Sanchez is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Watson.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Watson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sanchez sneaks out the side door and pushes Watson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watson is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Watson circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson feints the counter takedown.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watson as he jumps to the side.
Watson misses with a body kick.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Watson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sanchez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watson swivels and escapes.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Watson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Watson sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez pushes Watson off looking to stand but Watson dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Watson scores with a takedown into Sanchez's guard.
Watson chips away with some ground and pound.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
Sanchez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sanchez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marcello Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Sanchez.
Marcello Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sanchez.
Watson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Watson won't allow it.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Watson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcello Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanchez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Watson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Watson.
Sanchez decides to pull guard.
Sanchez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez is controlling Watson's posture.
Sanchez is trying to hold Watson in close to prevent damage but Watson has managed to pass into half guard.
Sanchez trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to roll over but Watson keeps him under control.
Watson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watson lands a nice short elbow.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watson as he jumps to the side.
Watson gets a double leg takedown into Sanchez's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson working some strikes from top position.
Watson throws a strike but Sanchez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez won't allow Watson to get back to his feet.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sanchez throwing strikes from guard but Watson blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Watson!
Brian Watson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Day Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Day Man Remix. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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38
192 lbs
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197 lbs
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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
36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pedro Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Day Man!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man thuds a left hand into Bueno's body.
Bueno connects with a solid leg kick.
Man misses with a double jab
and Bueno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Day Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man misses with a body shot.
Bueno misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man cracks Bueno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bueno throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
letting Bueno counter with a right hand.
Man misses with a looping left.
A slow jab from Bueno misses its intended target.
Bueno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man.
Bueno drops Man with a beautiful combination! Man stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bueno is looking for the KO!
It looks like Day Man has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man misses with an uppercut
and Bueno counters with a nice uppercut.
Man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bueno momentarily.
Bueno takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Man is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bueno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bueno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bueno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bueno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bueno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bueno.
Man misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Bueno works over Man's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man swings for the body but Bueno moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bueno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bueno misses with a double jab.
Man lands an overhand right.
Bueno misses with a body shot.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Bueno appears to be looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Bueno.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man! But no joy.
Bueno tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bueno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bueno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Bueno keeps the fight on the outside.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno throws a head kick that half lands.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Bueno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man slips under a jab from Bueno.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Man! But no joy.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bueno circles away.
Bueno misses with a looping left.
Donk. Man catches Bueno right on the button with a cross.
Bueno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Man misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Bueno.
A big right from Bueno misses.
Bueno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bueno dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bueno lands with a good body shot.
Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Man misses.
Bueno seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Bueno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pedro Bueno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bueno looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
Bueno looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Bueno misses with a two punch combination.
Bueno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Man tries to clinch up.
Bueno dips to his left and cracks Man with an uppercut!
Man misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bueno slips under a jab from Man.
Bueno gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bueno keeps the fight on the outside.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Bueno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Day Man's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bueno misses with an uppercut
and Bueno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bueno lands with a shot to the body.
Bueno connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Man momentarily.
Bueno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueno moves away.
Man slips under a jab from Bueno.
Bueno throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Man throws out a counter right but Bueno avoids it with no problem.
Man lands a nice hook to Bueno's body. Bueno takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bueno shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Man scores with a hook to the body. Bueno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bueno misses with a straight right.
Pedro Bueno is winning the standup battle so far.
Man avoids the head kick by Bueno.
Bueno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Bueno tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bueno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man lands a head shot.
Bueno throws a leg kick
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man misses with a hook. Bueno ducked under it nicely.
Man stuns Bueno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big right from Man misses.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bueno counter with a right hand.
Man misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Man - just one landing.
Bueno looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Bueno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Man was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Bueno to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man misses with an uppercut. Bueno saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man takes a swing at Bueno's ribcage but misses.
Bueno bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man misses with a looping left.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Bueno slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Bueno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bueno throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Man counter with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Man, as that shot connected.
Bueno jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab from Man.
A jab from Bueno misses.
Bueno avoids the body shot from Man.
Bueno lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno misses the shot to the body.
Bueno throws out a powerful jab.
Bueno clobbers Man with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Man throws a sloppy body shot
and Bueno counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bueno.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Bueno.
Bueno keeps the fight on the outside.
Bueno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Man takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bueno misses with a hook
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bueno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man.
Bueno throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bueno throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
Bueno slips a jab from Man.
It looked like Bueno was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A big right from Bueno misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bueno. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bueno.
Bueno misses with a straight right.
Man let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Bueno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Bueno walks into a straight right hand from Man.
Man slips under a jab.
Man looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man is looking to clinch.
Man tries for a takedown but Bueno circles away easily
and Bueno counters with a low kick, right behind Man 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Day Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Day Man's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Man ducks under a wild hook from Bueno.
Bueno throws a lazy uppercut
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crunch! Bueno slams his shin into Man's torso.
Bueno lands with a shot to the body.
Bueno misses with a straight left.
Man throws a hook but Bueno avoids it easily.
Bueno throwing a counter right hand but Man manages to avoid it.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueno takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bueno moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bueno looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bueno looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
Bueno connects with the punch.
Bueno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bueno.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bueno misses with a left hand
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bueno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bueno was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bueno. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Man tests Bueno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Man.
Man throws a lazy uppercut
and Bueno counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Bueno is predictable there
and Man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bueno slips a straight right by Man.
Jab from Man.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Man.
A quick step to the side and Bueno tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Bueno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bueno ducks under a wild hook from Man.
Bueno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man darts in trying to clinch
and Bueno counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man misses with an uppercut
and Bueno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Man misses with a hook.
Man misses with a hook.
Man takes a swing at Bueno's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Bueno counters with a nice uppercut.
Man throws the left hand but Bueno avoids the punch easily.
Bueno moves away from the strike by Man.
Bueno connects with a looping right hand.
Bueno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bueno throwing a counter right hand but Man manages to avoid it.
Bueno goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man thows a left - swing and a miss!
Man avoids the head kick by Bueno.
A slow jab from Man misses its intended target.
Bueno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bueno scores with a leg kick.
Bueno swings away with a body shot that misses
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bueno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bueno lands a body shot.
Bueno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Bueno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bueno lands a two punch combo.
Man throws a shot from downtown. Bueno moves away and avoids it.
Bueno takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bueno lets loose with a powerful body kick. Man will feel that in the morning.
Bueno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Man misses with a body punch
and Bueno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Man scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bueno drops his hands momentarily and Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Man staying out of range there.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bueno missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bueno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bueno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man.
Man misses with a jab to the body
and Bueno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man moves away from the strike by Bueno.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pedro Bueno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bueno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Bueno!
A relieved looking Pedro Bueno thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Sansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Sansing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Sansing!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sansing throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sansing takes the fight into the clinch.
Sansing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silver.
Sansing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sansing closes the distance and pushes Silver back into the cage.
Sansing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver misses the shot to the body.
Sansing walks into a straight right hand from Silver.
Silver misses with an uppercut
and Sansing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sansing.
Silver pulls Sansing in close to prevent any damage.
Sansing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sansing trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansing showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sansing postures up and lands a big shot to Silver's brow.
Sansing trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Sansing throws a big elbow that misses.
Silver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sansing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sansing pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silver is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sansing won't allow Silver to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silver misses with an uppercut. Sansing saw that one coming.
Sansing looks for a takedown but Silver sprawls well.
Silver throws a body punch but Sansing moves out of range.
Alan Sansing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Silver.
Silver lands the left hand.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sansing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Silver. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silver.
Sansing feints and as Silver raises his hands in defense, Sansing changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sansing trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansing loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sansing is stalling in the full guard.
Sansing trying to move into half guard but instead Silver has managed to sweep!
Sansing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sansing had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silver defends it easily.
Silver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sansing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silver is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to control from the top but Sansing keeps moving.
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sansing on the ground.
Sansing has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silver can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver pushes down on Sansing's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sansing keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alan Sansing will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sansing misses with a body shot.
Sansing moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
Silver stalling the fight.
Sansing breaks the clinch.
Sansing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silver with a hook.
Sansing throws a shot from downtown. Silver moves away and avoids it.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sansing defending well as Silver loads up on a big left hand.
Silver displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sansing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silver takes a swing at Sansing's ribcage but misses.
Sansing steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Silver.
Sansing rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silver counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Silver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice shot lands for Silver.
Sansing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Silver was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sansing.
Silver misses with a wild body shot.
Sansing fails with a takedown attempt.
Silver looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnny Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Sansing.
Sansing moves forwards but Silver connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silver with a hook.
Silver connects with the punch.
Sansing takes one to the side of the head.
Sansing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Sansing.
Silver moves away from the strike by Sansing.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Sansing manages to avoid it.
Sansing misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Sansing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silver scores with a jab.
Silver thuds his right hand into Sansing's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Silver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sansing moves away.
Sansing misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sansing walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silver throws the left hand but Sansing avoids the punch easily.
Sansing changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sansing moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sansing shoots in and bounces Silver off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sansing is looking to pass into half guard but Silver pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silver is in guard.
Silver wants to control from the top but Sansing keeps moving.
Alan Sansing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sansing looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sansing wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansing looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silver puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sansing is trying to control but can't.
Sansing is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Silver jumps into side control!
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sansing can do to turn this around?
The referee asks Silver politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silver prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sansing tries to buck Silver off but Silver is having none of it.
Silver trying to control the position but Sansing is working away.
You can see the frustration on Sansing's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Silver dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sansing closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silver on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silver tries to get out of the position.
Silver takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sansing moves into full mount!
Silver is squirming around, avoiding Sansing's attempts to control the action.
Silver tries to lock up and control but Sansing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sansing is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It looks like Johnny Silver has been cut.
Sansing tries to control but Silver wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansing content just to control the position here.
Sansing wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
Sansing lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silver hang on?
Sansing takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silver is squirming around, avoiding Sansing's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sansing unloads with some shots from mount but Silver bucks and avoids them well.
Sansing lands a couple of good shots and Silver has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Sansing has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Silver has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Sansing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silver avoids the strikes from Sansing.
Sansing has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Silver wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sansing scores with punches to the body.
Well, with Sansing on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Silver is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Silver is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Sansing gets his way!
Will Sansing go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansing wants to control the position but Silver frees himself and scrambles - Sansing manages to regain control in side control.
Silver gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sansing is trying to control. Silver wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silver pushes Sansing off looking to stand but Sansing dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver is looking to improve his position.
Sansing is keen to just control but Silver is a slippery customer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alan Sansing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sansing has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alan Sansing!
Alan Sansing was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Kwang Soo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwang Soo comes to the cage accompanied by Smells Like Teen Spirit. Lee Kwang Soo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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35
215 lbs
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215 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
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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
26 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Kwang Soo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kwang Soo wants to clinch.
Henderson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Henderson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kwang Soo was covering up waiting for the punch and Henderson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Henderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kwang Soo is adopting a defensive guard.
Henderson stopping the sweep attempt from Kwang Soo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kwang Soo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Henderson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwang Soo 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.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kwang Soo has wrist control.
Henderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kwang Soo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kwang Soo is on top in guard.
Henderson is looking to stand up but Kwang Soo isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to control but Kwang Soo passes easily into half guard.
Henderson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kwang Soo.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Henderson is trying to stand back up but Kwang Soo is controlling him
Henderson trying to control here.
Henderson wants to stand back up but Kwang Soo manages to pass into side control.
Kwang Soo tries to advance to mount but Henderson denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kwang Soo with shots to the head and body - Henderson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Henderson is working to get back to half guard.
Henderson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwang Soo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Henderson can't escape the position.
Henderson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kwang Soo looking to finish Henderson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Henderson!
Kwang Soo thowing shots but they're missing.
Henderson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Henderson wants to hold on but Kwang Soo pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Kwang Soo dominated that round.
That's time! Kwang Soo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kwang Soo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kwang Soo throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Kwang Soo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kwang Soo throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kwang Soo digs a good body shot into Henderson's ribs.
Frank Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kwang Soo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Henderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kwang Soo looking to control.
Kwang Soo pulls Henderson in to control the position.
Henderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Henderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kwang Soo's head.
Kwang Soo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henderson is one step ahead there.
Kwang Soo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwang Soo won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Henderson stops Kwang Soo from standing up.
Henderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kwang Soo is keeping the position for now.
Kwang Soo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Henderson looking to sit in guard and control but Kwang Soo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kwang Soo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kwang Soo trying to control but Henderson postures up.
Henderson 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.
Henderson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kwang Soo manages to get to full guard.
Henderson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwang Soo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Kwang Soo keeps moving.
Kwang Soo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Henderson preventing the sweep.
Henderson stands up over Kwang Soo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Henderson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Henderson trying to control but Kwang Soo is working from the bottom.
Henderson postures up in Kwang Soo's guard and throws a big left but Kwang Soo blocks it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Henderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kwang Soo but Kwang Soo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kwang Soo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kwang Soo tries to clinch there but Henderson circles away.
Henderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kwang Soo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kwang Soo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Henderson's guard.
Kwang Soo stopping the sweep attempt from Henderson.
Kwang Soo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Henderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kwang Soo throwing strikes from guard but Henderson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Henderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kwang Soo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kwang Soo clinches with his opponent.
Kwang Soo can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Henderson has Kwang Soo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Henderson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kwang Soo tumbling to the mat - Henderson dives into Kwang Soo's guard.
Kwang Soo wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
Henderson controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwang Soo is trying to control the position but Henderson postures up.
Kwang Soo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson landing with the ground and pound.
Kwang Soo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kwang Soo wants to sweep here but Henderson controlling him for the moment.
Henderson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Kwang Soo keeping moving, preventing Henderson from controlling successfully.
Henderson stands up over Kwang Soo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kwang Soo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Henderson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Kwang Soo tries to clinch but Henderson moves away
and Henderson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kwang Soo's guard.
Kwang Soo pulls Henderson in to control the position.
Henderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kwang Soo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kwang Soo wants to stand but Henderson is controlling the position.
Henderson wants to control from the top but Kwang Soo keeps moving.
Kwang Soo wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kwang Soo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kwang Soo has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwang Soo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Henderson.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kwang Soo forces Henderson back against the cage and clinches.
Kwang Soo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kwang Soo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Henderson blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kwang Soo.
Henderson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lee Kwang Soo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Henderson.
Henderson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kwang Soo is pushing Henderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kwang Soo misses with a punch to the body.
Kwang Soo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kwang Soo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kwang Soo throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee Kwang Soo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kwang Soo looks for the body kick but Henderson saw that one coming.
Henderson throws a counter combo.
Kwang Soo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Henderson's sensitive parts.
A combination from Henderson does no damage.
Henderson needs to keep his hands up - Kwang Soo had a free shot at his head there.
Kwang Soo throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwang Soo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Kwang Soo tries to close the distance and clinch but Henderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Henderson misses.
Kwang Soo misses with a body shot.
Henderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kwang Soo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kwang Soo just misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson counters with a shoot takedown. Kwang Soo fights it but they end up in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Henderson.
I think Henderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Riasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Riasco's choice of entrance music: The Mexakinz ft. Xzibit - The Wake Up Show. Nick Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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149 lbs
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22
155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago Riasco!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans throws a lazy body kick
and Riasco counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Riasco.
Riasco looking to pass the guard.
Riasco thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Evans working a defensive guard here.
Riasco being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riasco looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riasco is still trying to improve position.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Riasco sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Evans's guard.
Evans is staying active underneath Riasco, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Riasco is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Riasco wants to take a breather but Evans is having none of it.
Riasco is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Riasco is looking for submissions but instead, Evans has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riasco wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Evans is trying to control the position but Riasco postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Riasco shoots in and drives through. Evans sprawls well.
Nick Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evans is looking to land body kicks.
Evans misses with a body shot.
Evans thumps Riasco with a low kick.
Riasco walks into a stiff left hand from Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riasco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riasco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Evans misses with a hook.
A leg kick checked by Riasco.
Riasco changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Riasco tries to counter it with a takedown but Evans pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Evans is looking to chop away at Riasco's legs.
Riasco drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Evans defends it well.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riasco.
Riasco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nick Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Riasco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riasco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans fires out a quick counter leg kick but Riasco just manages to avoid it.
Evans slaps away a takedown attempt from Riasco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Riasco. Riasco gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Riasco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Riasco shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evans looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Evans connects with a right hand. Riasco shakes it off.
Evans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riasco.
Evans appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Evans punishes Riasco's body with a nice straight punch.
Evans throws a jab but it's blocked by Riasco.
Evans leaves Riasco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Evans fires out a quick counter leg kick but Riasco just manages to avoid it.
Nick Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Riasco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riasco blocks the body kick.
Nick Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Riasco shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riasco shoots for a double leg takedown but Evans sprawls well. He's pushed Riasco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riasco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riasco has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Evans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Santiago Riasco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Riasco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Evans swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Riasco. Riasco gets slowly back to his feet.
Riasco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riasco moves out of range of the leg kick from Evans.
Riasco is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Riasco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Evans. Evans obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick from Evans misses.
Riasco tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Evans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Riasco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Evans scores with a kick to the body.
Evans goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riasco takes one to the side of the head.
Evans with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riasco shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Riasco can do to turn this around?
Riasco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evans defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riasco.
Evans is looking to counter with a body kick.
Evans throws a leg kick which misses Riasco's front leg but catches the back leg as Riasco tries to avoid it.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Riasco. Riasco gets slowly back to his feet.
Riasco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riasco blocks a head kick by Evans.
Evans throws a shot to the body.
Evans thuds a left hand into Riasco's body.
Evans connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riasco takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Riasco on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans is looking to land body kicks.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans lands with a nice body punch.
A head kick misses from Evans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Evans dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Evans throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Riasco counters with a takedown into side control.
Riasco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Riasco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Riasco working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Evans stops Riasco from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans wants to control but Riasco postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riasco tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Riasco has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Riasco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Evans struggling a bit here.
Riasco looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nick Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Evans tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Riasco wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Riasco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Evans has escaped the position, nice work there.
Evans struggling a bit here.
Riasco tries to advance to mount but Evans denies him.
Santiago Riasco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans struggling a bit here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Riasco blocks a head kick by Evans.
Riasco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Riasco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Evans circles away.
Evans scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Evans lands with a slapping head kick.
Evans moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Evans looks to land a body kick but Riasco moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riasco shoots for a takedown but Evans saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nick Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Santiago Riasco.
Riasco tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Evans defends well and Riasco ends up having to push Evans into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Evans was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Riasco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Riasco on that attempt.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
And Riasco tries to counter it with a takedown but Evans pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Evans connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans leaves Riasco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Evans!
A very excited looking Nick Evans made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francis Underwood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Underwood misses with a low kick.
Underwood lands an overhand right.
Underwood wants to slow Lopez down by chopping away at his legs.
Lopez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Underwood can pounce on him.
Underwood has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Underwood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Underwood throws a body kick, spinning off balance
so Lopez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Underwood keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Underwood trying to control the position.
Lopez trying to control the position from guard on top but Underwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lopez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Underwood working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lopez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Underwood keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Lopez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Underwood is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Underwood trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Lopez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Underwood keeps moving.
Underwood can't keep his opponent in guard - Lopez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lopez prevents Underwood from improving his position.
Lopez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Underwood has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lopez is trying to control. Underwood wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lopez tries to pass to full mount but Underwood defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Underwood trying to hold on to Lopez's head to control him but Lopez postures up.
Underwood is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lopez is staying active.
Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Underwood sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Underwood doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lopez.
Lopez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Underwood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood controlling the position well.
Underwood tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
Underwood keeps trying to improve his position.
Lopez is thwarting Underwood's attempts to control the position.
Underwood tries to roll over but Lopez keeps him under control.
Lopez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lopez is looking to advance position but Underwood won't allow it.
Lopez is thwarting Underwood's attempts to control the position.
That's four 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.
Underwood wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Underwood is still trying to improve position.
Lopez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Underwood sees it coming and defends easily.
Underwood is looking for a sweep. Lopez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lopez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Underwood trying to get back to full guard but Lopez takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Underwood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Lopez dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Underwood checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Francis Underwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Underwood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lopez looking to score a takedown here. Underwood is defending well but Lopez drives through and ends up in Underwood's guard.
Lopez won't allow Underwood to sweep him here.
Lopez drops back looking for a leg! Underwood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Underwood manages to kick Lopez off! Lopez jumps back into Underwood's guard.
Underwood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lopez trying to control but Underwood is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Underwood keeping moving, preventing Lopez from controlling successfully.
Underwood is pulling down on Lopez's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Underwood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Underwood keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Lopez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Underwood is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lopez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Francis Underwood is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Underwood throws a leg kick
and Lopez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lopez prevents Underwood from improving his position.
Underwood is controlling Lopez's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Underwood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lopez is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood manages to get to full guard.
Underwood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lopez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Underwood keeping full guard, as Lopez tries to pass.
Lopez passes Underwood's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Underwood wants to improve his position but Lopez is controlling well.
Lopez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Underwood!
Underwood is desperately trying to improve his position but Lopez has a good base and remains in mount.
Lopez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Underwood manages to avoid the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Underwood is looking to regain half guard here but Lopez keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Underwood, who protects the arm well.
Underwood is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Underwood, who protects the arm well.
Lopez tries for a kimura but Underwood is defending well.
Underwood is looking to regain half guard here but Lopez keeps moving and retains side control.
Lopez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lopez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Underwood can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Underwood is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lopez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Underwood trying to control from the bottom.
Underwood is trying to get back to full guard.
Lopez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Underwood sees it coming and defends easily.
Underwood is trying to control but Lopez passes into side control!
Underwood can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lopez tries for a kimura but Underwood is defending well.
Underwood is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Lopez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Underwood misses with a low kick as Lopez jumps back.
Underwood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Underwood scoring well with a low kick there.
Lopez avoids the head kick by Underwood.
Underwood connects with a leg kick. Lopez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A clash of legs there as Underwood blocks the low kick.
A low kick from Underwood is predictable there
and Lopez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lopez.
Lopez wants to control from the top but Underwood keeps moving.
Underwood trying to keep a closed guard but Lopez is proving a slippery customer.
Lopez advances position into side control!
Lopez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Underwood keeps working.
Lopez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lopez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lopez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Underwood can do to turn this around?
Underwood is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Underwood, who protects the arm well.
Underwood is trying to control Lopez's posture but Lopez avoids it.
Lopez working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Underwood wants to control but Lopez postures up.
Lopez swings around for an armbar but Underwood sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lopez's guard.
Francis Underwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lopez has a closed guard, preventing Underwood from standing up.
Lopez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Underwood defends it easily.
Underwood is looking to stand up but Lopez won't let him.
Lopez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Underwood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Underwood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lopez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Underwood is aware though and is defending well.
Lopez has a closed guard, preventing Underwood from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood chips away with some ground and pound.
Lopez looking to control.
Lopez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Underwood defends well.
Underwood has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lopez is proving hard to escape from.
Pedro Lopez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez is looking for a triangle but Underwood pushes his legs off easily.
Underwood tries to stand but Lopez is controlling from the bottom.
Lopez has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Underwood should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lopez has tightened it up now! Underwood should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pedro Lopez!
A victorious Pedro Lopez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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