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INY 53 Blake vs Bane PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bixler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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195 cm
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145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Benn Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Bixler!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn Jnr avoids a kick to the body.
Benn Jnr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benn Jnr throws a chopping leg kick but Bixler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bixler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benn Jnr moves into range and clinches up with Bixler.
Bixler scores a nice knee to the body.
Benn Jnr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benn Jnr avoiding damage as Bixler throws knees to the body.
Bixler stops a takedown attempt from Benn Jnr.
Bixler managing to block the knees to the body from Benn Jnr.
Bixler is pressed up against the cage. Benn Jnr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bixler down to the mat. Bixler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bixler misses with a body shot.
Benn Jnr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benn Jnr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benn Jnr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benn Jnr. Bixler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benn Jnr tries a head kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benn Jnr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jnr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benn Jnr moves out of range of the leg kick from Bixler.
As Bixler looks to move away, Benn Jnr throws a big counter combo bu Bixler just gets out of the way.
Bixler tries to clinch up but Benn Jnr circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn Jnr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Benn Jnr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bixler trying to control here.
Benn Jnr wants to pass the guard but Bixler is defending well.
Bixler is trying to stand.
Bixler felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Benn Jnr is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Benn Jnr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Benn Jnr is looking for a kimura but Bixler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benn Jnr to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixler tries to get to full guard but Benn Jnr has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Benn Jnr seems content to control.
Benn Jnr wants to free his trapped foot but Bixler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bixler wants to get back to his feet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bixler wants to control but Benn Jnr is keeping busy.
Benn Jnr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Benn Jnr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bixler's calf.
Bixler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bixler wants to clinch up but Benn Jnr keeps it at a distance.
Benn Jnr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bixler avoids it.
Bixler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jnr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jnr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bixler was covering up waiting for the punch and Benn Jnr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bixler wants to stand and escape but Benn Jnr is having none of it.
Benn Jnr drops back looking for a leg! Bixler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bixler manages to kick Benn Jnr off! Benn Jnr jumps back into Bixler's guard.
Benn Jnr drops back looking for a leg! Bixler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bixler manages to kick Benn Jnr off! Benn Jnr jumps back into Bixler's guard.
Bixler wants to stand but Benn Jnr is controlling the position.
Benn Jnr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bixler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benn Jnr is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jnr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bixler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benn Jnr trying to control the position from guard on top but Bixler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Benn Jnr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bixler's sensitive parts.
Bixler throws the left hand but Benn Jnr avoids the punch easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bixler blocks a low kick nicely.
Benn Jnr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bixler.
Chris Bixler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benn Jnr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benn Jnr content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Benn Jnr dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bixler tries to clinch but Benn Jnr is having none of it.
Benn Jnr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bixler avoids it.
Benn Jnr pushes Bixler away with a front kick.
Bixler wants to clinch up but Benn Jnr keeps it at a distance.
Benn Jnr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Benn Jnr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bixler tries to clinch up but Benn Jnr circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn Jnr throws a lazy right hand but Bixler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jnr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benn Jnr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bixler at a distance.
Bixler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Benn Jnr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bixler is out of range and Benn Jnr settles back down.
Bixler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jnr swats away the attempt to clinch by Bixler.
Benn Jnr lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bixler tries to clinch but Benn Jnr moves out of range.
Bixler ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jnr.
Chris Bixler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jnr shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bixler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jnr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixler dodges the ground and pound from Benn Jnr.
Benn Jnr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Benn Jnr controls the position from side control.
Benn Jnr trying to control the action but Bixler is working from the bottom.
Benn Jnr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Benn Jnr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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.
Benn Jnr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
An elbow from Benn Jnr crashes against the mat.
Nigel Benn Jnr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bixler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Benn Jnr has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bixler is trying to get back to half guard.
Benn Jnr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Benn Jnr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Benn Jnr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jnr tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bixler is trying to improve his position.
Bixler is pushing Benn Jnr's head away, looking to escape. Benn Jnr manages to hold on to the position though.
Benn Jnr is trying to get an arm triangle but Bixler is defending well.
Benn Jnr controls the position from side control.
Benn Jnr is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bixler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four 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.
Bixler is trying to improve his position.
Bixler prevents Benn Jnr from moving into mount.
Benn Jnr cracks Bixler with a big right hand but Bixler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ground and pound from Benn Jnr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Benn Jnr tries for a kimura but Bixler is defending well.
Bixler is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benn Jnr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bixler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Benn Jnr in side control, throwing shots but Bixler defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Benn Jnr dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bixler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bixler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn Jnr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bixler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bixler wants to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benn Jnr.
Benn Jnr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bixler. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benn Jnr. That's going to slow Bixler down.
Benn Jnr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bixler but Bixler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benn Jnr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bixler can do to turn this around?
Bixler moves to clinch but Benn Jnr breaks away
and Benn Jnr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bixler wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jnr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Bixler!
Bixler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Benn Jnr in side control, throwing shots but Bixler defends.
Bixler is trying to buck Benn Jnr off.
Benn Jnr tries to score with some ground and pound. Bixler controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bixler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Benn Jnr's best efforts.
Benn Jnr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benn Jnr wants to pass the guard but Bixler is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jnr trying to control the action but Bixler is working from the bottom.
Benn Jnr with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Benn Jnr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Still in half guard, Benn Jnr seems content to control.
Benn Jnr is looking for a kimura but Bixler is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benn Jnr to get the leverage.
Bixler wants to get back to his feet.
Bixler is looking for a sweep. Benn Jnr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benn Jnr is taking a breather. Bixler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Benn Jnr trying to mount his opponent but Bixler defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jnr is controlling the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Benn Jnr keeps the fight on the outside.
Bixler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benn Jnr digs a good hook to Bixler's body.
Benn Jnr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benn Jnr manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bixler on his heels. He'll look to pass Bixler's guard now, I'm sure.
Benn Jnr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bixler is keeping the position for now.
Bixler wants to stand but Benn Jnr is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn Jnr is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bixler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benn Jnr is controlling him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Benn Jnr throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Benn Jnr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benn Jnr swats away the attempt to clinch by Bixler.
Bixler tries to clinch but Benn Jnr moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bixler is looking to clinch.
Benn Jnr lands a leg kick that knocks Bixler off balance momentarily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benn Jnr, right into the meat.
Chris Bixler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nigel Benn Jnr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bixler looks to clinch
and Benn Jnr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jnr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benn Jnr, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jnr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robbo Audi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Robbo Audi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Pain!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain rushes Audi and presses him up against the cage.
Pain lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Robbo Audi has been cut.
Pain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Audi backwards.
Pain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Audi is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Audi tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Audi is trying to break free.
Pain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Audi stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Audi is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Audi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the cage.
Pain scores a nice knee to the body.
Pain connects with a knee to the head.
Pain lands a nice knee to the body.
Pain connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Audi gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pain can do anything to dispel that myth.
Audi wants to take a breather but Pain is having none of it.
Pain is trying to stand.
Pain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Audi has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain tries to kick Audi off in order to stand up. Audi Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Pain is pushing Audi's head away, looking to escape. Audi manages to hold on to the position though.
Audi trying to control the action but Pain is working from the bottom.
Audi lands an elbow.
Pain is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Audi is controlling him well.
Audi wants to control but Pain is keeping him busy.
Pain wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Audi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pain looks a forlorn figure.
Pain has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Pain is trying to stand.
Pain is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Audi looking to secure an arm triangle but Pain defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Audi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Audi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pain wants to get back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Audi controlling the pace for now.
Pain is trying to stand.
Audi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Audi content just to control the position here.
Pain is trying to stand.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Audi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Audi looking to control but Pain is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbo Audi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbo Audi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pain throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pain scores with a leg kick.
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain lands a body shot.
Pain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Audi tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Audi dodges an elbow strike from Pain.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pain obliges.
Audi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Audi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pain scores with a knee to the head.
Audi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Pain.
Bryan Pain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Audi can't break the clinch.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Audi's head.
Audi can't break the clinch.
Pain lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pain prevents Audi from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audi is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pain crunches a lovely knee into Audi's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pain prevents Audi from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pain.
Pain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Audi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Audi takes a shot to the head.
A knee to the head by Pain.
Pain using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pain landing knees to the head.
Pain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Pain.
Pain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Audi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Audi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pain walks away with a smile on his face. Audi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Audi tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Audi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pain walks away with a smile on his face. Audi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbo Audi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pain moves into the clinch.
Audi tries to circle away but Pain has him pinned against the cage.
Pain connects with a knee to the head.
Pain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pain with a knee to the head.
Pain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pain with a knee to the head.
Pain lands a nice knee to the body.
Audi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pain uses from the top position.
Pain wants to stand and escape but instead Audi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pain wants to stand and escape but Audi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robbo Audi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pain wants to stand but Audi is controlling the position.
Audi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Pain, up you get!
Audi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pain circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Audi fails with a takedown attempt.
Audi throws a front kick aimed at Pain's knee but Pain avoids it well.
Pain wants to clinch.
Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Audi tries for a takedown but Pain manages to get underhooks.
Audi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pain lands a knee to the head.
Audi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pain scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pain landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robbo Audi'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!
Pain forces Audi back against the cage and clinches.
Audi pulls guard successfully.
Pain wanted to stand there but Audi had control of the position.
Audi 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.
Pain wants to stand but Audi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Audi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pain manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Audi is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audi stays in close to Pain's body and controls the position.
Audi pushes down on Pain's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain is not content to let Audi control the position.
Audi is really struggling to control Pain but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pain wants to get back to his feet.
Audi trying to control the action but Pain is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pain wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Audi throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Pain to counter with a crisp jab.
Audi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Audi keeps the fight on the outside.
Audi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Audi shoots in and drives through. Pain sprawls well.
Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pain landing knees to the head.
Pain lands a hook that snaps the head of Audi backwards.
Pain landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pain is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain with a knee to the head.
Pain lands with a left to the head.
Audi is trying to maintain a safe position but Pain gets an underhook and turns Audi into the cage.
Audi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pain lands a shoulder strike.
Pain landing knees to the head.
Pain landing knees to the body.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but Audi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Audi.
Audi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the cage.
Audi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Audi blocks with his arms.
Audi jumps guard but Pain stands there with Audi around his waist. Audi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Audi wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audi wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain keeps control of Audi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pain misses with an elbow strike.
Pain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Audi trying to stall but Pain improves his position.
Pain throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Audi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbo Audi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Audi is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Audi backwards.
Pain with a knee to the head.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Audi blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pain lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Pain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pain 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Pain!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Jel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Baggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wojtek Jel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Wojtek Jel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Baggins!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baggins misses with an uppercut. Jel saw that one coming.
Baggins needs to keep his hands up - Jel had a free shot at his head there.
Jel looks to land a combination but Baggins avoids it well.
Jel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baggins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jel just misses with a punch to the body.
Baggins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baggins looks to clinch
and Jel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baggins thinking.
Baggins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like George Baggins has been cut.
Jel misses with a two punch combination.
Baggins drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baggins passes Jel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Baggins content to control rather than advance.
Baggins 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.
Jel pushes Baggins off looking to stand but Baggins dives back in and keeps control.
Jel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jel tries to get out of the position.
Baggins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baggins throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Baggins controlling the pace for now.
Jel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baggins unloads with some shots from mount but Jel bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Baggins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Baggins throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jel because Baggins loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Baggins there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Baggins on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baggins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baggins throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Jel has his hands clasped together but Baggins breaks the hold and Jel is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Baggins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Baggins!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Erik Kramer enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jericho Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Kramer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hill pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kramer is out of range and Hill settles back down.
Kramer scores with a punch to the head.
Kramer throws out a leg kick but Hill moves out of range and Kramer only half commits.
Hill feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hill takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kramer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Kramer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kramer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kramer throws a body shot but no joy.
Kramer scores with a jab to the body.
Hill motions for Kramer to come forward. Hill throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kramer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer misses with a straight right.
Hill throws a shot from downtown. Kramer moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Kramer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer throws a big shot that misses.
Hill is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kramer.
Kramer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hill throws a leg kick but Kramer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hill scores with a spinning back kick!
Hill takes one on the button.
Kramer throws a hook but Hill blocks it.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kramer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kramer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kramer misses with a wild body shot.
Hill was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hill throws a lazy uppercut
and Kramer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hill has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DJs Locker in the buildup to the fight.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Kramer.
Hill tries to counter by clinching up but Kramer breaks away and moves out of range.
Hill looks to throw a body kick
and Kramer counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kramer throws a jab but it's blocked by Hill.
Kramer misses with a hook to the body
and Hill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hill misses with a head kick.
Hill throws a low kick, looking for Kramer's leg but Kramer calmly moves out of range.
Hill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kramer.
Hill takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kramer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hill finds it's way round the side to connect with Kramer's head.
Hill throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kramer to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Hill.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a kick to the body
and Kramer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hill throws a head kick that misses
and Kramer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hill throws out a leg kick but Kramer moves out of range and Hill only half commits.
Kramer lands a jab to the head.
Kramer looks for the body kick but Hill saw that one coming.
Kramer lands a nice looking body shot.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer takes a swing at Hill's ribcage but misses.
As Kramer backs away, Hill returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hill wants to clinch.
Kramer checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a lazy body kick
and Kramer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kramer swinging wildly here.
Hill swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hill throws a low kick but Kramer avoids it.
Kramer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hill at a distance.
Hill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kramer connects with a crisp jab.
Hill on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hill has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hill there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kramer misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Kramer dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hill might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Erik Kramer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kramer throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Hill throws a head kick but Kramer moves out of range.
Hill darts in trying to clinch
enabling Kramer to counter with a crisp jab.
Hill staying out of range there.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Kramer counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer 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.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Kramer moves out of range easily.
Kramer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A low kick from Hill is predictable there
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kramer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It appears Hill was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer swings for the body but Hill moves out of range.
Kramer slips a jab from Hill.
Kramer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kramer!
Kramer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hill is rocked!
Kramer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hill counters with a series of strikes. Kramer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kramer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hill is looking to score with low kicks.
Kramer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Kramer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill throws a leg kick but Kramer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hill misses with an uppercut. Kramer saw that one coming.
Kramer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kramer throws a hook to the side of Hill's head but Hill sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Kramer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hill doesn't seem phased though.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kramer is looking for the big counter here.
Kramer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Kramer.
Hill moves into range and clinches up with Kramer.
Hill has a couple of punches blocked by Kramer.
Kramer is trying to break free.
Hill has Kramer pressed against the cage, preventing Kramer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hill prevents a body shot from Kramer.
Hill misses with the head strike.
Kramer working hard to break the clinch.
Hill lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hill tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kramer trying to stall but Hill improves his position.
Hill lands with a light punch inside.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hill.
Hill swings wildly with an uppercut but Kramer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kramer is trying to push Hill away but Hill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kramer wants to break free but Hill has control.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill trying to land knees to the body.
Hill working aggressively here.
Kramer can't break the clinch.
Hill lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kramer or not.
Hill working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a punch on the inside.
Kramer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hill keeps control of Kramer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hill goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hill lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hill can't find room to land a body shot as Kramer controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kramer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hill working aggressively here.
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 Jericho Hill will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kramer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kramer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Kramer.
A countering left hand to the body from Kramer misses.
Kramer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by Hill misses
and Kramer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Erik Kramer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Kramer.
Kramer lands a nice looking body shot.
Kramer throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kramer misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill looks to land a right hand but Kramer moved out of range.
Hill looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kramer lands a body shot.
Kramer lands with an uppercut that bounces Hill off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill avoids the body shot from Kramer.
Kramer misses with a combination
and Hill moves into the clinch.
Kramer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kramer misses with a straight left.
Hill throws a leg kick
and Kramer counters with a straight right hand.
Hill throws a leg kick but Kramer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kramer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kramer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Kramer looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Kramer digs a good hook to Hill's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hill or perhaps it was just good defense by Kramer, which made it look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a lazy head kick
and Kramer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kramer throws out a loose jab but Hill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hill lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kramer misses with a looping left.
Good shot there by Kramer.
Kramer checks a leg kick.
Kramer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer lands a right hook to the body.
Kramer slips a straight right by Hill.
Hill takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Kramer blocks the low kick.
Kramer throws out a counter right but Hill avoids it with no problem.
Kramer misses with a lunging right hand
and Hill counters with a low kick, right behind Kramer 's knee.
Hill throws a low kick, looking for Kramer's leg but Kramer calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Kramer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kramer jabs Hill right on the nose. Hill blinks but takes it well.
Hill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Kramer misses.
Kramer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hill throws a head kick that misses.
Kramer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hill throws a body shot but no joy.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Kramer misses with an uppercut.
Kramer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hill is able to avoid easily.
Hill is looking to counter the offense by Kramer and move into the clinch.
Kramer 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hill uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kramer.
Hill throws a push kick but Kramer slaps the foot to one side.
Kramer jabs at Hill's body.
Kramer's corner calls for a 1-2. Kramer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kramer.
Hill tries a head kick but it misses.
Kramer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
Hill ducks under a wild hook from Kramer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Kramer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kramer 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Kramer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Gomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Gomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gomas scores with a shot to the body.
Jackson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gomas counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the liver by Jackson. Beautiful body shot.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gomas misses the shot to the body.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomas.
Jackson feints the counter takedown.
Gomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Gomas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches up with Gomas, looking for a takedown. Jackson pushes Gomas against the cage but Gomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vincent Gomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Jackson.
Gomas lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Gomas is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jackson looks winded!
Oooooh!!! Gomas has knocked Jackson down with a huge combo! Gomas steps away and waves a wobbly Jackson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jackson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Gomas finish him?
Gomas connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
OH! Jackson has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Gomas smells blood and charges in for the finish! Gomas unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Jackson sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vincent Gomas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Lamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bok Choy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Choy's choice of entrance music: No Games by Rick Ross. Lorenzo Lamel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bok Choy's chin.
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170 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Lamel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bok Choy!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choy moves away from the strike by Lamel.
We've been told by Lamel's head coaches at Team Alpha Male that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Choy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamel loads up on a big right hand but Choy slips the punch.
Choy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lamel.
Choy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Choy clinches up against the cage.
Choy misses with a punch on the inside.
Choy digs a right hand underneath Lamel's ribcage. Lamel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Choy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Choy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lamel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Choy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Choy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lamel to score with a decent uppercut.
Lamel thuds a left hand into Choy's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lamel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Choy is out of range and Lamel settles back down.
Choy clinches with his opponent.
Choy can't find room to land a body shot as Lamel controls the action.
Choy leaning against his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choy avoiding damage.
Lamel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lamel blocking some punches.
Lamel is trying to force a seperation but Choy has the dominant position.
Choy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lamel up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Choy receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Choy lands a body shot.
Choy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lamel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lamel backwards.
Choy slows down the pace here.
Choy scores with a shot to the side of Lamel's head.
Choy scores with a shoulder strike.
Choy breaks from the clinch.
Choy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lamel, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Choy.
Choy is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lamel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Choy misses.
Lamel is looking to counter punch.
Lamel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Choy drives through and clinches with Lamel against the cage.
Choy can't find room to land a body shot as Lamel controls the action.
Choy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lamel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Choy breaks from the clinch.
Lamel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Choy has Lamel up against the cage in a clinch.
Choy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Choy.
Lamel lands a right hook to the body.
Lamel looks to land a right hand but Choy moved out of range.
Choy instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Choy.
Lamel blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lamel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Choy is keeping busy.
Choy lands a nice uppercut.
Choy breaks the clinch.
Choy has closed the distance and engaged Lamel in a clinch.
Choy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Choy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice leg kick lands there from Choy.
A combination from Lamel does no damage.
A jab from Choy finds it's way through Lamel's defenses.
Lamel misses the jab.
Lamel takes a swing at Choy's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bok Choy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lamel throws a hook but Choy blocks it.
Choy has Lamel up against the cage in a clinch.
Lamel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Choy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Choy darts in and clinches Lamel up against the cage.
A short left from Choy.
Choy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamel misses the target.
Lamel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bok Choy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Choy.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Choy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
An inside leg kick lands from Lamel.
Choy lands an overhand right.
Lamel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamel takes a swing at Choy's ribcage but misses.
Choy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lamel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Choy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Lamel to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamel. Choy does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Choy! But no joy.
Choy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Choy throws a head kick that misses.
Lamel tests Choy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lorenzo Lamel is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Choy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Choy has Lamel up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Choy.
Choy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Choy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lamel missing with a left hand there. Choy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choy lands a jab.
Lamel throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
Choy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Choy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lamel loads up on a big right hand but Choy slips the punch.
Choy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choy throws a body punch but Lamel moves out of range.
Choy closes the distance and pushes Lamel back into the cage.
Lamel prevents a body shot from Choy.
Choy throws a punch but it's blocked by Lamel.
Choy breaks the clinch.
Lamel throws a leg kick but Choy moved away.
Lamel misses with a straight right.
Choy connects with a leg kick. Lamel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lamel.
Lamel tries to land a leg kick but Choy saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choy blocks a leg kick.
Choy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Choy moves into the clinch successfully.
Choy tries to throw a body punch but Lamel avoids it by throwing Choy back against the cage.
Choy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Choy tries to clinch but Lamel moves out of range.
Lamel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Choy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Choy clinches with his opponent.
Choy manages to break the clinch.
Lamel moves out of range of the strikes.
Choy jabs Lamel right on the nose. Lamel blinks but takes it well.
Choy throws a leg kick
and Lamel counters with a right hand to the body.
Choy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lamel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Choy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamel misses with a straight left.
Choy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lamel eats them both and turns towards Choy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lamel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Choy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lamel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Choy doesn't seem bothered though.
Choy thuds his shin into the meat of Lamel's side.
Choy closes the distance and clinches.
Choy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lamel misses with an uppercut.
Choy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lamel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Choy.
Choy misses with a body kick.
It looked like Lamel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Choy.
An inside leg kick lands from Choy.
Choy forces Lamel back against the cage and clinches.
Choy scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Choy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Choy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bok Choy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Lamel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Choy throws out the jab.
Lamel throws a big counter combination but Choy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lamel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lamel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Choy's head.
Lamel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Choy throws an overhand right that lands on Lamel's shoulder, as Lamel tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Lamel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oooooh!!! Lamel has knocked Choy down with a huge combo! Lamel steps away and waves a wobbly Choy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Choy is rocked!
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!
Choy looks to land a combination but Lamel avoids it well.
Choy is still on wobbly legs! Can Lamel finish him?
Lamel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choy is looking to clinch but Lamel is avoiding it.
Choy moves out of range as Lamel strikes.
A little jabbing left from Choy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lamel drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lamel preventing the sweep.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Choy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Choy has control of Lamel's left arm, preventing Lamel from doing any damage.
Lamel won't allow Choy to sweep him here.
Lamel looking to sit in guard and control but Choy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Choy seems to have recovered his senses.
Lamel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Choy is one step ahead there.
Choy decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choy circles away quickly and effectively.
Despite the aggression on Choy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Choy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lamel's head.
Choy keeps Lamel at a distance using the push kick.
Choy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A combination from Lamel does no damage.
Choy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lamel tries to clinch there but Choy circles away.
Bok Choy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Choy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lamel throws a body punch but Choy moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamel. Choy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Choy misses.
Choy ducks under a wild hook from Lamel.
Choy lands a nice looking body shot.
Choy throws a nice looking combination but Lamel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Choy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Choy scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choy moves out of range of the strikes.
Choy instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamel is looking to break free of the clinch but Choy has double underhooks.
Choy lands a shot to the body.
Choy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Choy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lamel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Choy lands an uppercut.
Choy slows down the pace here.
Choy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lamel backwards.
Choy throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choy struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamel controls his hands.
Choy tries to work over Lamel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Choy breaks the clinch.
Lamel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choy walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Lamel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamel tries to move into range but Choy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Choy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamel.
Choy has managed to clinch.
Lamel prevents a body shot from Choy.
Choy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lamel loads up on a big right hand but Choy slips the punch.
Choy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choy lands with a good body shot.
Lamel lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choy rushes Lamel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Choy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Choy.
Choy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bok Choy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Choy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choy lands with a left to the head.
Lamel is rocked!
Choy tries to land a knee to the head but Lamel blocks with his arms.
Oh Lamel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Choy lands a hook that snaps the head of Lamel backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Choy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Choy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lamel blocks a body shot from Choy.
Lorenzo Lamel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Choy tries to throw a body punch but Lamel avoids it by throwing Choy back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bok Choy.
I've got Choy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bok Choy!
Post fight, an emotional Bok Choy said 'Every time I hit that guy all I could hear was - Cha-Ching Cha-Ching - lit him up like a slot machine. After-party at the casino y'all - I'll be bringing these dynamite hands to the poker tables!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firas Qabbani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Firas Qabbani!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Qabbani tries a head kick but it misses.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Qabbani misses.
McDonald is looking to clinch.
McDonald walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Qabbani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've been told by McDonald's head coaches at Tenement of Conviction that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McDonald takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McDonald throws a low kick but Qabbani moves out of range easily.
McDonald throws a solid leg kick but Qabbani takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McDonald.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qabbani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McDonald avoids the head kick by Qabbani.
McDonald misses with a body kick.
Qabbani throws a push kick but McDonald slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Qabbani.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McDonald. Qabbani shrugs it off though.
McDonald connects with a leg kick. Qabbani looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McDonald takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Qabbani throws a sloppy head kick and McDonald moves out of range easily.
McDonald lands a nice hook to Qabbani's body. Qabbani takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McDonald gets a clinch.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Qabbani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Qabbani avoids a wild elbow strike from McDonald.
Qabbani wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Qabbani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qabbani pushes McDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Qabbani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McDonald as Qabbani tries to tie him up.
McDonald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Qabbani has McDonald pushed against the cage.
Qabbani stalling in the clinch but McDonald improves position.
Qabbani avoids the elbow strike from McDonald, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Qabbani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Qabbani struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
Qabbani misses with a punch on the inside.
Qabbani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Qabbani has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. McDonald seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Qabbani can turn it around.
McDonald struggles to land a body shot inside as Qabbani controls his hands.
McDonald missing with knees to the body.
Qabbani avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.
McDonald lands a right hand.
McDonald landing knees to the head.
It looks like Firas Qabbani has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McDonald creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McDonald with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McDonald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qabbani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Qabbani lands with a short shot to the head.
Qabbani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Qabbani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Qabbani.
Qabbani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Qabbani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonald can't find room to land a body shot as Qabbani controls the action.
McDonald tries to throw a body punch but Qabbani avoids it by throwing McDonald back against the cage.
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Qabbani avoids it.
McDonald landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Qabbani looks winded!
Qabbani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
McDonald lands a body punch.
Qabbani avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Qabbani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Qabbani tries a body shot but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Qabbani backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Qabbani struggles to land a body shot inside as McDonald controls his hands.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Qabbani's elbow.
Qabbani works on McDonald's body with a couple of short punches.
McDonald lands a nice uppercut.
Qabbani avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.
Qabbani misses with some punches.
McDonald blocking some punches.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Qabbani presses McDonald against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Qabbani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McDonald avoids a kick to the body.
McDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Qabbani swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from McDonald misses.
Qabbani throws a fast counter high kick but McDonald manages to duck under it in time.
Ronald McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald McDonald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Firas Qabbani's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald. Qabbani does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McDonald takes the fight into the clinch.
Qabbani tries to break the clinch but McDonald is controlling the position.
A short right from McDonald.
Qabbani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Qabbani throws a punch but it's blocked by McDonald.
McDonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Qabbani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Qabbani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from McDonald on the inside.
McDonald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Qabbani.
Qabbani looking to slow down the pace here.
Qabbani cracks McDonald with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Qabbani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Qabbani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McDonald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McDonald lands a good knee to the midsection. Qabbani won't want to take too many of those.
Qabbani stalling in the clinch but McDonald improves position.
Qabbani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Qabbani avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.
Qabbani wants to break free but McDonald has control.
Qabbani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from McDonald - that landed with a thud.
Qabbani is breathing heavily.
Qabbani tries to throw a body punch but McDonald avoids it by throwing Qabbani back against the cage.
Qabbani wants to stall.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Qabbani backwards.
McDonald goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Qabbani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Qabbani's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands with a short shot to the head.
Qabbani avoiding damage as McDonald throws knees to the body.
Qabbani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McDonald lands with a light punch inside.
McDonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Qabbani is defending well for now.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Qabbani's elbow.
McDonald lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McDonald lands with a right to the head.
McDonald lands with a left to the head.
McDonald using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Qabbani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McDonald lands a nice knee to the body.
McDonald has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
McDonald unloads a knee to the mid-section. Qabbani lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short right from McDonald on the inside.
McDonald throws a knee to the head but misses.
Qabbani misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Qabbani can do to turn this around?
McDonald scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McDonald putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Qabbani in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McDonald has Qabbani pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Qabbani is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from McDonald - that's hurt Qabbani badly! Oh, another knee lands and Qabbani is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Qabbani doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ronald McDonald!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jasun Wharton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matel Huchkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matel Huchkov 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jasun Wharton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matel Huchkov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wharton slips a straight right by Huchkov.
An attempted straight right counter from Wharton misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Huchkov.
Huchkov throws a shot from downtown. Wharton moves away and avoids it.
Huchkov moves into the clinch.
Huchkov gets through Wharton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Huchkov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whartons head.
Wharton avoids a wild elbow strike from Huchkov.
Huchkov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Huchkov.
Huchkov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Huchkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wharton is trying to break the clinch but Huchkov is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huchkov digs a right hand into Wharton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wharton's gas tank.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Huchkov.
Wharton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Huchkov's elbow.
Huchkov taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wharton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huchkov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huchkov.
Wharton trying to stall but Huchkov improves his position.
Huchkov gets through Wharton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Huchkov stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Huchkov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huchkov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huchkov scores with a shot to the side of Wharton's head.
Huchkov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huchkov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Huchkov on the inside.
Huchkov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wharton backwards.
Huchkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wharton backwards.
Huchkov is stalling here.
Huchkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Huchkov lands a shot to the body.
Huchkov pushes Wharton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huchkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huchkov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wharton is rocked!
Huchkov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wharton backwards.
Oh Wharton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huchkov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huchkov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wharton! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Huchkov is unloading with more strikes now! Wharton drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matel Huchkov!
A very excited looking Matel Huchkov 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake has chosen Dead Man as his entrance music. Billy Bane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Blake!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane slaps away a takedown attempt from Blake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Blake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bane walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blake has Bane up against the cage in a clinch.
Bane tries to break free but Blake pushes him back against the cage.
Blake misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Blake.
Bane is trying to break the clinch but Blake has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blake scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Bane's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blake makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blake digs a right hand underneath Bane's ribcage. Bane let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Blake blocks a body shot from Bane.
Bane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blake prevents a body shot from Bane.
Blake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bane controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Blake.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blake.
Bane lands a hook that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blake scores with a shot to the side of Bane's head.
Blake prevents Bane from breaking the clinch.
Bane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Bane fails to land.
Blake scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Blake is working Bane over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blake.
Bane swings wildly with an uppercut but Blake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Blake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Bane.
Bane is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blake is working Bane over against the cage.
Bane can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Blake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blake's elbow.
Bane taking a breather.
Bane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blake is working Bane over against the cage.
Bane is breathing heavily.
Blake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blake lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blake lands with a short shot to the head.
Bane misses with a body punch.
Blake is stalling here.
Blake can't get the takedown.
Billy Bane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Blake.
Blake slowing the pace effectively.
Blake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blake can't find room to land a body shot as Bane controls the action.
A short uppercut from Blake.
Bane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bane is rocked!
It looks like Billy Bane has been cut.
Bane is trying to push Blake away but Blake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Oh Bane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Blake.
Bane seems to have got his legs back now.
Blake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bane doesn't seem bothered though.
Blake has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bane is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blake thuds a left hand into Bane's body.
Bane takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bane momentarily.
Bane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blake closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bane's guard.
Blake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bane is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Bane's cut.
That's time! Bane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blake shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bane's guard.
Blake won't allow Bane to sweep him here.
Blake wants to control from the top but Bane keeps moving.
Bane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake slips nicely into half guard.
Bane is defending against the submission attempts here by Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane is trying to get back to full guard.
Blake is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bane still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bane has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Bane wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blake, who protects the arm well.
Blake is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
Blake is trying to keep Bane in close.
Bane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blake lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Blake wants to control from the top but Bane keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a couple of elbows.
Blake is pushing down on Bane's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bane is fighting to maintain full guard but Blake has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bane wants to improve his position but Blake is controlling well.
Blake not doing much here.
William Blake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blake wants to control but Bane is keeping him busy.
Blake is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blake wants to control but Bane is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Blake scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blake has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Blake landing punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bane is squirming around, avoiding Blake's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Billy Bane's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bane misses with a looping left.
Bane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bane at a distance.
Bane scores with a hook.
Bane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blake moves away.
Blake throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bane.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bane.
Blake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bane momentarily.
Blake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Nice shot by Blake.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Billy Bane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bane looks to land a right hand but Blake moved out of range.
Blake shoots in and bounces Bane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blake's guard.
Bane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
Billy Bane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake is trying to control the position but Bane postures up.
Blake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bane looking to pass the guard.
Bane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bane wants to pass the guard but Blake is defending well.
Blake controlling the position well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bane's back!
Bane rolls, trying to escape but Blake keeps control of the position.
Blake has got his arm under Bane's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Bane has spun round into Blake's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Bane looking to pass the guard.
Blake pulls Bane in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Bane rolls with it to try and escape but Blake cranks on the arm and Bane is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Blake!
After winning the bout, William Blake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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