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SPNY 246: Danze - Manel PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dima Goldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daley comes to the cage accompanied by Danger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denton Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dima Goldin!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldin misses with a hook. Daley ducked under it nicely.
Goldin is looking to clinch but Daley is avoiding it.
Daley avoids the head kick by Goldin.
Daley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goldin wants to clinch.
Daley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldin was well out of range. Poor timing from Daley.
Goldin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Goldin throws a nice looking combination but Daley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Goldin connects with a right hand. Daley shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Daley misses the target.
Goldin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daley lands with a cross.
Goldin looks to clinch
and Daley counters with a stiff right hand.
Goldin's coach down at Private Quarters was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Goldin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley takes a swing at Goldin's ribcage but misses.
Daley loads up on a big right hand but Goldin slips the punch.
Daley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daley misses with a body shot.
Goldin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Goldin throws a sloppy head kick and Daley moves out of range easily.
Goldin takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldin pushes Daley up against the cage in a clinch.
Daley is looking to break free of the clinch but Goldin has double underhooks.
Daley can't break the clinch.
Goldin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goldin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goldin tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
Goldin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Goldin misses with an uppercut.
Goldin slips under a jab.
Goldin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Daley counters with a three punch combo that has Goldin backing up. Goldin nods at Daley to acknowledge the strikes.
Daley throws a shot from downtown. Goldin moves away and avoids it.
Goldin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Daley throws a looping overhand right but Goldin ducks down to avoid it.
Daley misses with a hook.
Daley swats away the attempt to clinch by Goldin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldin slips under a jab from Daley.
Goldin moves in looking to clinch but Daley pushes him off.
Daley is looking to counter punch.
Goldin fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Daley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daley cracks Goldin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Daley.
Goldin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Daley misses its intended target.
Daley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Goldin wants to clinch up but Daley keeps it at a distance.
Daley 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.
Daley looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldin is just out of range.
Daley misses with a looping right.
Goldin is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Daley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daley moves out of range of the body kick.
Goldin scores with a head kick. Daley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldin scores with a head kick. Daley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Daley misses with an uppercut.
Goldin closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Daley.
Daley stalling.
Daley trying to control the position but instead, Goldin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daley into the cage.
Daley breaks the clinch.
Daley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Daley lands a nice shot to the body.
Daley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Daley jabs at Goldin's body.
Daley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Goldin.
Daley throwing a counter right hand but Goldin manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goldin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daley.
Goldin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Daley misses with a hook. Goldin ducked under it nicely.
Goldin has Daley up against the cage in a clinch.
Goldin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daley moves out of range of the strikes.
Goldin staying out of range there.
Goldin is looking to clinch but Daley is avoiding it.
A shot to the liver by Daley. Beautiful body shot.
Daley missing with a left hand there. Goldin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldin moves away.
Daley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goldin doesn't seem bothered though.
Daley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Goldin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Daley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Daley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldin was well out of range. Poor timing from Daley.
Goldin rushes Daley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goldin breaks the clinch.
Daley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Daley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Daley slips a straight right by Goldin.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daley just misses with a punch to the body.
Daley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goldin can do to turn this around?
Goldin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goldin is looking to clinch.
Daley swings for the body but Goldin moves out of range.
Goldin misses with a wild combination.
Goldin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Goldin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goldin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldin doesn't manage to clinch there - Daley circles away.
Daley looks to throw the jab but Goldin is out of range.
Daley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch but Daley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goldin lands with a hook. Daley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daley looks to score with a jab to the body but Goldin is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley lands a two punch combo.
Goldin throws a sloppy head kick and Daley moves out of range easily.
Daley throwing a counter right hand but Goldin manages to avoid it.
Daley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goldin.
Daley misses with an uppercut. Goldin saw that one coming.
Goldin lands a head kick. Daley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Daley throws a right hand that misses
and Goldin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Daley misses.
Daley cracks Goldin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldin manages to avoid it.
Dima Goldin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldin.
Denton Daley is winning the standup battle so far.
Daley looks to throw the jab but Goldin is out of range.
Daley takes a kick to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daley with a hook.
Daley swings for the body but Goldin moves out of range.
Goldin defending well as Daley loads up on a big left hand.
Goldin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daley missing with a left hand there. Goldin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Daley keeps the fight on the outside.
Daley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Daley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Daley.
Goldin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daley.
Goldin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Daley misses with a body shot.
Daley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldin moves away.
Daley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldin was well out of range. Poor timing from Daley.
Goldin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Daley blocks it well.
A nice combination there by Goldin.
Daley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldin.
Goldin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daley throws out the jab.
Goldin tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Goldin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldin ducks under a wild hook from Daley.
Goldin moves into the clinch.
Goldin lands a left hand.
Daley is trying to push Goldin away but Goldin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Goldin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daley's efforts to push away.
Daley blocks the elbow strike.
Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Daley is looking to counter punch.
Goldin throws a head kick but Daley moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Daley. Beautiful body shot.
Daley misses with a wild body shot.
Goldin slips under a jab from Daley.
Daley misses with a body shot.
Goldin is looking to clinch.
Goldin ducks under a wild hook from Daley.
Goldin is looking to clinch but Daley is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldin moves away.
Goldin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daley finds it's way round the side to connect with Goldin's head.
Daley throws a body punch but Goldin moves out of range.
A big right from Daley misses.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Daley misses with a straight right.
Daley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldin was well out of range. Poor timing from Daley.
Goldin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daley scores with a jab to the head.
Goldin moves in looking to clinch but Daley pushes him off.
Daley looks to throw the jab but Goldin is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Daley.
Goldin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daley misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Goldin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Daley doesn't seem phased though.
Daley avoids the head kick by Goldin.
Goldin moves away from the strike by Daley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Daley dominated that second round.
That's time! Daley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Goldin slips under a jab.
Goldin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldin moves away.
Goldin throws a counter combo.
Daley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goldin thows a body kick. Daley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Daley throws a good cross that connects.
Daley takes a swing at Goldin's ribcage but misses.
Daley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goldin looks to score with a jab to the body but Daley is just out of range.
Goldin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Goldin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Goldin's hands.
Goldin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goldin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Goldin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daley throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldin.
Daley throws out a loose jab but Goldin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goldin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Daley misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daley sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Goldin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Daley scores with a jab. Goldin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Goldin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daley throws out the jab.
A jab from Goldin finds it's way through Daley's defenses.
Goldin tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.
Daley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Daley misses with a looping left.
Goldin thuds his right hand into Daley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Goldin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daley.
Daley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goldin.
A counter left hand to the body from Daley misses its target.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goldin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Goldin! But no joy.
Goldin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Denton Daley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldin instigates a clinch.
Goldin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daley can't find room to land a body shot as Goldin controls the action.
Goldin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Daley has him pressed against the cage.
Daley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goldin.
Daley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Goldin wants to clinch up but Daley keeps it at a distance.
Goldin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daley throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldin.
Goldin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daley.
Goldin doesn't manage to clinch there - Daley circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldin is looking to clinch but Daley is avoiding it.
Daley connects with a body shot.
Goldin ducks under a wild hook from Daley.
Daley looks to throw the jab but Goldin is out of range.
Daley throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Daley misses the target.
Goldin is looking to clinch.
Daley misses the jab.
Goldin wants to clinch up but Daley keeps it at a distance.
Goldin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Goldin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goldin.
Goldin throws a counter combo.
Goldin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daley misses the jab.
Goldin avoids the body shot from Daley.
Goldin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Daley cracks Goldin with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley swats away the attempt to clinch by Goldin.
Daley throwing a counter right hand but Goldin manages to avoid it.
A cross from Goldin lands.
A big right from Daley misses.
Goldin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dima Goldin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daley throws out a loose jab but Goldin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goldin slips under a jab.
Goldin shapes to counter with a head kick.
Daley tries to bum rush Goldin with a series of wild strikes but Goldin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Daley throws a shot from downtown. Goldin moves away and avoids it.
Daley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldin.
Goldin avoids the body shot from Daley.
Daley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daley misses with a looping left.
Goldin slips under a jab.
Daley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldin manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denton Daley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Daley, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denton Daley!
A relieved looking Denton Daley thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Freedmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freedmen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, #1 - Nelly . Kincaid has chosen Converge - as his entrance music. Billy Kincaid has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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258 lbs
22 - 12 - 0 |
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270 lbs
28 - 24 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Freedmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedmen cracks Kincaid with a good jab.
Freedmen throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Freedmen slips under a jab.
Freedmen slips under a jab from Kincaid.
Freedmen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Freedmen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Freedmen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Freedmen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freedmen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedmen misses with a low kick.
A big left from Kincaid misses.
Freedmen feinted with a counter takedown.
Freedmen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Freedmen moves away from the strike by Kincaid.
Freedmen is looking to counter the offense by Kincaid and move into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Freedmen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincaid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Freedmen is out of range.
Freedmen closes the distance and clinches.
Freedmen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kincaid tries to stall but Freedmen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Freedmen misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Freedmen.
Freedmen tries to sprawl but Kincaid drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Freedmen looking for submissions off his back.
Freedmen tries to roll over but Kincaid keeps him under control.
Freedmen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kincaid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Freedmen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kincaid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Freedmen trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Kincaid there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedmen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kincaid pulls his head out easily.
Freedmen trying to hold on to Kincaid's head to control him but Kincaid postures up.
Freedmen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kincaid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kincaid looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Freedmen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kincaid drops an elbow to the side of Freedmen's head.
Kincaid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Freedmen defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freedmen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Freedmen wants to control but Kincaid is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedmen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kincaid lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Freedmen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kincaid landing some decent shots from guard.
Freedmen looking for a guillotine here but Kincaid defends easily.
Kincaid trying to control but Freedmen is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kincaid's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid trying to control but Freedmen is working from the bottom.
Freedmen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Freedmen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freedmen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kincaid defends it easily.
Freedmen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Freedmen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Freedmen pushes a forearm under Kincaid's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kincaid is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Freedmen!
Roger Freedmen took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chisulo Kalagho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chisulo Kalagho!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalagho darts in looking for a takedown but Evans gets double underhooks and turns Kalagho into the cage.
Kalagho tries for a takedown but Evans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Kalagho moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Evans.
Evans throws a wild body kick that Kalagho sees coming a mile off.
Kalagho misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nick Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chisulo Kalagho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans slaps away a takedown attempt from Kalagho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Evans will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
Kalagho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Evans misses with the combination.
Kalagho is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Kalagho moves out of range easily.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalagho's coach down at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kalagho's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Evans throws a leg kick that misses.
Kalagho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evans defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalagho moves out of range as Evans throws a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evans.
Kalagho fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Evans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Evans misses with a leg kick
and Kalagho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalagho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kalagho defends it easily.
Kalagho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Evans has his hands on Kalagho's head, controlling the position.
Kalagho trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans is trying to keep Kalagho in close.
Evans is trying to hold Kalagho in close to prevent damage but Kalagho has managed to pass into half guard.
Kalagho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evans wants to control but Kalagho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kalagho is looking to advance position but Evans won't allow it.
Kalagho moves nicely into side control.
Kalagho thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kalagho lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Evans down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans tries to bench press Kalagho off him but Kalagho keeps the position.
Evans prevents Kalagho from improving position.
Evans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Evans dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Evans wants to land a leg kick but Kalagho is out of range.
Evans scores with a kick to the body.
Evans throws a lazy head kick
and Kalagho counters with a shoot takedown. Evans fights it but they end up in guard.
Evans trying to keep a closed guard but Kalagho is proving a slippery customer.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kalagho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kalagho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evans to see if he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalagho throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kalagho controls the position.
Kalagho misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to bench press Kalagho off him but Kalagho keeps the position.
Kalagho passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Evans!
Kalagho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kalagho connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Evans is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at BigMouth Cabrons, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Evans working to try and regain half guard.
Kalagho with a couple of short strikes.
Evans wants to control but Kalagho is having none of it.
Kalagho lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kalagho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Evans slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalagho working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalagho trying to mount his opponent but Evans defends it.
Evans has hold of Kalagho's hands but Kalagho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Evans trying to control but Kalagho postures up.
Kalagho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Evans wants to control but Kalagho is keeping busy.
Chisulo Kalagho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans wants to control the action here but instead Kalagho manages to pass to full mount!
Kalagho landing shots from mount.
Kalagho pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kalagho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
Evans drops back looking for a leg! Kalagho is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kalagho manages to kick Evans off! Evans jumps back into Kalagho's guard.
Kalagho wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Kalagho looking for subs off his back but Evans has passed one foot through into half guard.
Evans looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalagho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kalagho.
Kalagho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
Evans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Evans wants to control from the top but Kalagho keeps moving.
Evans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kalagho tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chisulo Kalagho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kalagho avoids a kick to the body.
Kalagho with the counter takedown but Evans avoids it easily.
Kalagho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Evans's guard.
Evans looking for a sweep. Not yet Evans, not yet.
Kalagho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kalagho is in close to Evans's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kalagho trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalagho distracts Evans with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kalagho pushing down on Evans's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans won't allow Kalagho to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to control but Kalagho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kalagho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ground and pound from Kalagho.
Evans regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kalagho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kalagho works over Evans with some ground and pound from guard.
Kalagho is looking to work some ground and pound but Evans has wrist control.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kalagho trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalagho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
Kalagho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Evans does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kalagho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Evans throws the left hand but Kalagho avoids the punch easily.
Evans tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a sloppy body shot
and Kalagho decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Evans's guard.
Evans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kalagho's guard.
Kalagho working for a triangle but Evans defends it easily.
Evans looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Evans wants to control from the top but Kalagho keeps moving.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalagho keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Kalagho wants to sweep but no luck.
Kalagho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kalagho wants to hit a switch here but Evans passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kalagho there!
Kalagho is squirming around, avoiding Evans's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kalagho is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chisulo Kalagho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kalagho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chisulo Kalagho!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ceasar Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes to the cage accompanied by Fat Lip. Johnny Silver has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ceasar Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Silver!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Morgan fails with the takedown
and Silver counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Morgan with that takedown attempt.
Morgan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silver avoids it really well and circles away.
Silver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ceasar Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver lands a jab.
Morgan fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morgan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Morgan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Morgan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morgan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Morgan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Morgan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Silver is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silver manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Silver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Morgan wants to control the position but Silver says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Morgan wants to get back to full guard.
Morgan controlling the position well.
Morgan is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Silver is tapping! Great win for Morgan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ceasar Morgan!
Ceasar Morgan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hantu Rockamole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockamole has chosen David Bowie - Let's dance as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Avery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hantu Rockamole!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery throws a low kick but Rockamole moves out of range easily.
Avery misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Rockamole.
Rockamole takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Avery drops his hands momentarily and Rockamole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Avery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rockamole changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Avery gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rockamole trying to control but Avery is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery working for a triangle but Rockamole defends it easily.
Rockamole trying to control but Avery is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avery bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rockamole's guard.
Rockamole looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Avery puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avery not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Avery throwing shots but Rockamole is blocking nicely.
Rockamole wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rockamole manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rockamole pulls Avery in close to his closed guard and prevents Avery from doing any damage or advancing position.
Avery wants to control from the top but Rockamole keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rockamole controlling the position.
Avery throws a strike but Rockamole rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Avery is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Avery missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Avery is stalling here. Rockamole is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Avery seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rockamole has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Avery is trying to control Rockamole's posture but Rockamole avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avery tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rockamole wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery prevents Rockamole from improving position.
Avery looking for a sweep but Rockamole has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Avery tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rockamole controlling from mount.
Rockamole can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Avery is looking to escape.
Rockamole tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Rockamole connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole looking to control but Avery is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Avery sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Avery is staying active underneath Rockamole, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Avery actively working from the bottom here.
Avery taking some punishment here, with Rockamole in his half guard.
Avery is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockamole pulls his head out easily.
Rockamole 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rockamole trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hantu Rockamole dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Avery fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Avery forces Rockamole back against the cage and clinches.
Rockamole misses with a body punch.
Rockamole is working Avery over against the cage.
Avery misses with a body punch.
Avery tries to land a knee to the head but Rockamole blocks with his arms.
Rockamole looking for a takedown.
Rockamole lands a body punch.
Avery throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rockamole blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery stalling in the clinch.
Rockamole managing to block the knees to the body from Avery.
Avery goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rockamole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Avery's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Avery is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rockamole is defending well for now.
Avery looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockamole drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Avery - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rockamole misses with a punch on the inside.
Rockamole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rockamole stalling against the cage.
Avery is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rockamole can't fight it off and eventually Avery manages to take the fight to the floor. Rockamole looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Avery with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rockamole utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole keeping moving, preventing Avery from controlling successfully.
Rockamole working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Avery.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Avery throws a big elbow that misses.
Hantu Rockamole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rockamole keeping moving, preventing Avery from controlling successfully.
Avery throwing strikes from guard but Rockamole blocks nicely.
Rockamole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rockamole shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Avery pinned against the cage. Avery gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Marcus Avery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hantu Rockamole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery checks the leg kick.
That kick from Avery tenderised Rockamole's leg. Rockamole is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rockamole tries a low kick but Avery avoids it.
Rockamole tries to work over Avery's front leg with a kick but Avery checks it.
Rockamole throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Avery.
Rockamole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avery tries to close the distance and clinch but Rockamole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rockamole throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Avery scores with a takedown into Rockamole's guard.
Avery postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Avery lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rockamole looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avery with a flurry of punches that miss.
Avery wants to pass the guard but Rockamole is keeping the position.
Avery preventing the sweep.
Avery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Avery postures up in Rockamole's guard and throws a big left but Rockamole blocks it.
Avery postures up and lands a big shot to Rockamole's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Avery dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Avery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rockamole misses with a low kick.
Avery smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rockamole throws a leg kick that misses.
Avery throws out a loose jab but Rockamole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockamole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Avery throws a shot from downtown. Rockamole moves away and avoids it.
Rockamole tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Avery throws a lazy right hand but Rockamole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Avery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rockamole missing with a left hand there. Avery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Avery fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rockamole checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avery listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Avery scoring well with a low kick there.
Avery takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Avery blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockamole throws a leg kick but Avery moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Rockamole. Those never looked like landing.
Avery avoids the head kick by Rockamole.
Avery scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Avery lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Avery throws a leg kick that misses.
Hantu Rockamole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rockamole throws out a loose jab but Avery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rockamole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rockamole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Avery doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rockamole chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Avery lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rockamole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avery moves away.
No joy there for Rockamole, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Avery misses its target.
Avery checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Avery tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockamole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Avery throws a hook but Rockamole blocks it.
Avery uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rockamole.
Avery throws a series of punches but Rockamole moves out of range.
Avery misses with a body kick.
Avery misses with a straight left.
Rockamole tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Avery is able to avoid easily.
Avery fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Avery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rockamole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rockamole there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rockamole misses the shot to the body.
Avery misses the jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Avery here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
A good leg kick by Avery.
Rockamole fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avery throws a lazy right hand but Rockamole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rockamole scores with a kick to the body.
Rockamole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rockamole swinging wildly here.
Avery tried to counter with a leg kick but Rockamole avoided it.
A big left from Avery misses.
Avery takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rockamole lands a glancing blow to the side of Avery's head.
Rockamole moves out of range as Avery throws a body kick.
Rockamole tries to move into range but Avery moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Avery has closed the distance and engaged Rockamole in a clinch.
Rockamole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Avery misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Avery trying to control the position but instead, Rockamole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Avery into the cage.
Rockamole lands with a short shot to the head.
Avery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rockamole is trying to drag Avery to the mat but Avery just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rockamole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rockamole cracks Avery with a nice body shot.
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!
Rockamole is looking for a takedown.
Marcus Avery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hantu Rockamole.
Avery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rockamole's elbow.
Avery blocks a body shot from Rockamole.
A head punch on the inside from Rockamole fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Marcus Avery.
Well Avery has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Marcus Avery!
Post fight, Marcus Avery stared into the camera and said 'I am Back baby ,needed a win for sure.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen The Mercenary as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21 - 19 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Randall Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Smith!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham misses the shot to the body.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith lands with a straight right. Cunningham didn't see that one coming.
Cunningham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Cunningham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Terry Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Cunningham misses.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cunningham.
Cunningham swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunningham is just out of range.
Cunningham swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith lands with a straight right. Cunningham didn't see that one coming.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've been hearing reports that Cunningham has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cunningham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
Smith avoids the head kick by Cunningham.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunningham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cunningham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cunningham tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Cunningham.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith throws a combination. Cunningham tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cunningham.
A shot to the liver by Cunningham. Beautiful body shot.
Cunningham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick
letting Cunningham counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cunningham moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Cunningham throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cunningham lands a body shot.
Cunningham lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Cunningham counter with a right hand.
Cunningham steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith moves away from the strike by Cunningham.
Smith unleashes a big counter combination but Cunningham bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cunningham throws a monster overhand right that drops Smith! Cunningham follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randall Cunningham!
Randall Cunningham decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alan Sansing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kilafwa Tatlumahi (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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150 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Sansing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kilafwa Tatlumahi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatlumahi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tatlumahi has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sansing is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sansing moves in looking to clinch but Tatlumahi pushes him off.
Tatlumahi throws a low kick, looking for Sansing's leg but Sansing calmly moves out of range.
Tatlumahi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tatlumahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sansing tries to counter with a takedown but Tatlumahi is quick to defend against it.
Sansing avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sansing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatlumahi throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sansing. Tatlumahi does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatlumahi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tatlumahi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sansing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sansing.
A frustrated look appears on Tatlumahi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sansing drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tatlumahi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sansing keeps control of Tatlumahi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sansing is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tatlumahi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Tatlumahi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tatlumahi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tatlumahi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sansing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alan Sansing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sansing - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sansing tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tatlumahi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tatlumahi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sansing manages to break the clinch.
Sansing is looking to clinch but Tatlumahi is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sansing looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sansing clinches.
I was talking to Sansing's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tatlumahi tries to circle away but Sansing has him pinned against the cage.
Sansing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sansing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatlumahi's efforts to push away.
Tatlumahi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sansing slips under a jab.
Sansing appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tatlumahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatlumahi punishes Sansing's body with a nice straight punch.
Tatlumahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatlumahi keeps the fight on the outside.
Sansing jabs Tatlumahi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tatlumahi throws a head kick that misses.
Tatlumahi tries a head kick but it misses.
Sansing misses with a wild body shot.
Tatlumahi throws a sloppy head kick and Sansing moves out of range easily.
Sansing will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sansing misses with a double jab.
Tatlumahi throws a big counter head kick but Sansing avoids it with no problem.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sansing or perhaps it was just good defense by Tatlumahi, which made it look bad.
Sansing fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansing misses with a wild body shot.
Tatlumahi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sansing digs a good body shot into Tatlumahi's ribs.
Sansing with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tatlumahi tries a low kick but Sansing avoids it.
Sansing drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tatlumahi sprawls and moves away.
Sansing takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sansing misses with a two punch combination.
Tatlumahi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatlumahi misses with a low kick.
Sansing is looking to counter the offense by Tatlumahi and move into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sansing dives in for a single leg takedown but Tatlumahi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sansing looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tatlumahi throws out a counter right but Sansing avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kilafwa Tatlumahi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sansing checks the leg kick.
Sansing is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tatlumahi.
Sansing is looking to wear down Tatlumahi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tatlumahi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kilafwa Tatlumahi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sansing takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tatlumahi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tatlumahi misses with a low kick.
Tatlumahi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sansing.
Tatlumahi takes a swing at Sansing's ribcage but misses.
Sansing appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tatlumahi looks to land a right hand but Sansing moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatlumahi moves out of range as Sansing strikes.
Tatlumahi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tatlumahi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sansing jabs Tatlumahi right on the nose. Tatlumahi blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatlumahi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatlumahi takes a swing at Sansing's ribcage but misses.
Tatlumahi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tatlumahi wants it to stay on the feet.
Tatlumahi tries a quick counter leg kick but Sansing is wise to it.
Tatlumahi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tatlumahi is looking to land body kicks.
Sansing shoots in for a takedown but Tatlumahi shows good takedown defense.
Tatlumahi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sansing throws a right and a left that Tatlumahi avoids nicely.
Tatlumahi lands with an overhand left.
Sansing shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tatlumahi's guard.
Sansing works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sansing looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatlumahi is not content to let Sansing control the position.
Sansing thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sansing wants to pass the guard but Tatlumahi is defending well.
Sansing frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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!
Sansing is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sansing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Sansing.
Tatlumahi is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatlumahi tries to hold on but Sansing pushes him away.
Sansing with the ground and pound from mount.
Sansing tries to control but Tatlumahi wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tatlumahi tries to hold on but Sansing postures up.
Sansing wants to control the pace but Tatlumahi is squirming around nicely.
Tatlumahi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sansing looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tatlumahi wants to hold on but Sansing pushes him away.
Tatlumahi is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tatlumahi tries to lock up and control but Sansing gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sansing punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Sansing dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sansing checks the leg kick.
Tatlumahi throws out a loose jab but Sansing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatlumahi is looking to slow Sansing down with leg kicks.
Sansing throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sansing dives in and grabs Tatlumahi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tatlumahi pushes down on Sansing's head and hops out.
Tatlumahi lands a big head kick that sends Sansing tumbling to the mat! Tatlumahi takes a step backwards and waves Sansing back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sansing is rocked!
It looks like Alan Sansing has been cut.
Tatlumahi throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Sansing crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kilafwa Tatlumahi!
A relieved looking Kilafwa Tatlumahi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Alan Sansing was interviewed post fight and said 'This fight's not over until my opponent tests negative for performance-enhancing drugs...and given his past history, I doubt that his system's clean.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Riasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riasco kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Mexakinz ft. Xzibit - The Wake Up Show. Francis Underwood will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santiago Riasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood cracks Riasco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Riasco shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Underwood pinned against the cage. Underwood gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Francis Underwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Underwood tried to score with a low kick but Riasco checks it.
Underwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riasco.
Underwood has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Riasco dives in and grabs Underwood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Underwood pushes down on Riasco's head and hops out.
Riasco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Riasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Underwood feints and then cracks Riasco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riasco down.
Underwood connects with a leg kick. Riasco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Riasco.
Underwood is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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Riasco tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Underwood is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Underwood is trying to improve his position.
Underwood isn't going anywhere.
Underwood looks to move to half guard but instead Riasco has passed into mount! Damn!
Underwood is squirming around, avoiding Riasco's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Underwood tries to hold on but Riasco pushes him away.
Underwood is looking to improve his position but Riasco isn't that keen on the idea.
Riasco wants to control the pace but Underwood is squirming around nicely.
Riasco working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Riasco working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Riasco with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Underwood wants to control but Riasco is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Riasco has control of Underwood's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Underwood regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood is in all sorts of trouble here.
Underwood is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Underwood regains half guard.
Underwood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Underwood is looking to get back to full guard here but Riasco has managed to pass to side control instead.
Riasco is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Underwood knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Underwood struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riasco is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Underwood has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underwood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Underwood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Riasco is working away from the top position though.
Underwood gets back to full guard.
Underwood keeping full guard, as Riasco tries to pass.
Underwood pulls Riasco in close to his closed guard and prevents Riasco from doing any damage or advancing position.
Riasco is pushing down on Underwood's leg trying to pass to half guard. Underwood is fighting to maintain full guard but Riasco has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Underwood is defending against the submission attempts here by Riasco.
Underwood wants to control but Riasco is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santiago Riasco dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Riasco with a poor takedown
and Underwood counters with a good, hard body kick but Riasco shrugs it off.
Underwood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Underwood lands with a thumping leg kick.
Riasco tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Underwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Riasco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Underwood swivels and escapes.
Underwood scores with a sloppy right hand. Riasco should have avoided that one.
Underwood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Riasco on the side of the head.
Underwood lands a big head kick that sends Riasco tumbling to the mat! Underwood takes a step backwards and waves Riasco back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Riasco is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Underwood misses with a body shot.
Riasco changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oh Riasco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riasco shoots for a double leg takedown but Underwood sprawls well. He's pushed Riasco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Riasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Underwood feints and then cracks Riasco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riasco down.
Riasco seems to have got his legs back now.
Decent striking displayed by Underwood there.
Underwood lands a big head kick that sends Riasco tumbling to the mat! Underwood takes a step backwards and waves Riasco back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Riasco shoots in for a double leg but Underwood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riasco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Underwood feints and then cracks Riasco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riasco down.
Riasco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Riasco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Riasco takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Underwood scoring well with a low kick there.
Underwood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riasco. That did some damage!
Underwood tries to land a front kick but Riasco steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Underwood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Underwood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Underwood throws a head kick that misses.
Underwood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Underwood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Underwood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riasco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Underwood throws a chopping leg kick but Riasco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Underwood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Underwood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Riasco counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Riasco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Underwood has managed to free his arm - good work.
Riasco is looking to advance position but Underwood won't allow it.
Underwood controlling the position well.
Underwood trying to control here.
Underwood is refusing to be controlled, as Riasco sits in half guard.
Riasco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood is trying to maintain the position but Riasco is very close to passing his half guard.
Underwood is defending against the submission attempts here by Riasco.
Riasco controlling the action here.
Riasco trying to pass the guard but Underwood defending well.
Underwood controlling the position well.
That's four 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.
Underwood is looking to improve his position.
Underwood is controlling Riasco's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Riasco is thwarting Underwood's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Riasco with that takedown attempt.
Riasco shoots in looking for a takedown but Underwood manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Riasco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Underwood shapes to counter with a head kick.
Francis Underwood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Underwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Underwood connects with an inside leg kick.
Riasco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riasco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Underwood 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. And we move into the final round!
Riasco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Underwood.
Riasco fails with a takedown attempt.
Riasco is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Underwood.
Riasco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Underwood is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Underwood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Riasco.
Underwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Underwood throws the kick towards the body but Riasco avoids it.
Underwood is looking to slow Riasco down with leg kicks.
Underwood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Underwood fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Underwood scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Underwood.
Riasco checks a low kick from Underwood.
Riasco appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Riasco's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Underwood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Underwood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Riasco fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Riasco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Underwood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Underwood lands with a kick to the ribs.
Underwood fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Riasco on the side of the head.
Underwood throws a right hand that Riasco ducks under and follows up with a left that Riasco also avoids with ease.
Riasco appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Underwood stuffs the takedown attempt from Riasco. Riasco gets slowly back to his feet.
Riasco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Riasco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Underwood is fending him off so far but Riasco persists. Nope, Underwood circles away and we're back to standing.
Underwood is looking to slow Riasco down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riasco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Underwood. Underwood obviously looking to wear him down.
Underwood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Underwood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riasco misses with a takedown
and Underwood counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Underwood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Underwood scores with the left hand. Riasco knows he should have avoided that one.
Underwood is looking to slow Riasco down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Underwood.
Underwood scores with a sloppy right hand. Riasco should have avoided that one.
Riasco fails with a takedown attempt.
Santiago Riasco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Underwood lands with a kick to the ribs.
Underwood scores with a crisp jab that stopped Riasco in his tracks.
Underwood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riasco momentarily.
Riasco dives in and grabs Underwood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Underwood pushes down on Riasco's head and hops out.
Riasco shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Underwood tries a quick counter leg kick but Riasco is wise to it.
Riasco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Underwood. Underwood obviously looking to wear him down.
Underwood cracks Riasco with a good jab.
Underwood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Underwood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Underwood moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Underwood, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Underwood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underwood connects with a solid leg kick.
Riasco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Underwood.
Riasco fails with a takedown attempt.
Underwood catches Riasco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A solid leg kick lands there for Underwood.
Underwood thumps Riasco with a low kick.
Underwood is looking to slow Riasco down with leg kicks.
A solid body kick from Underwood.
Riasco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Underwood.
Riasco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riasco has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Underwood.
Underwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Underwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Underwood 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Underwood!
Francis Underwood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JD Wildstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wildstein has chosen Do It Right as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, JD Wildstein!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildstein misses with a looping right.
Julio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wildstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wildstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Julio.
Julio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wildstein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wildstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Julio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Julio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wildstein.
Julio throws a sloppy head kick and Wildstein moves out of range easily.
Julio misses with a body kick.
Wildstein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Julio manages to avoid it.
Wildstein has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildstein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Julio wants to get back to striking at distance but Wildstein won't allow it.
Julio prevents a body shot from Wildstein.
Julio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein misses with the head strike.
Julio tries to break the clinch but Wildstein is controlling the position.
Wildstein misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wildstein misses with a punch to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wildstein has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Julio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wildstein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wildstein attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Julio blocks a leg kick.
Julio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Julio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wildstein.
Wildstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Julio.
Wildstein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Julio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Julio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wildstein moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Julio misses.
Wildstein appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Julio.
Julio looks to land a left hand but Wildstein moved out of range nicely.
Wildstein looking to score a takedown here. Julio is defending well but Wildstein drives through and ends up in Julio's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julio wants to get back to his feet but Wildstein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Julio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wildstein.
Wildstein postures up in Julio's guard and throws a big left but Julio blocks it.
Wildstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Julio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wildstein with a flurry of punches that miss.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wildstein throws a leg kick but Julio moved away.
Julio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Julio misses with a leg kick.
Julio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wildstein just misses with a punch to the body.
Julio lands the left hand.
Julio stuns Wildstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Julio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wildstein 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.
Julio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wildstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Julio.
Julio swings for the body but Wildstein moves out of range.
Julio connects with a single shot there.
Wildstein attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wildstein throws a head kick but Julio moves out of range.
Julio checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein throws a sloppy head kick and Julio moves out of range easily.
Wildstein looks to land a right hand but Julio moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Julio.
Wildstein raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Wildstein connects with an inside leg kick.
Julio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wildstein will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wildstein slips a jab from Julio.
Julio lunges at Wildstein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wildstein's hand.
Julio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wildstein misses with a looping right.
Julio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wildstein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Wildstein misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but JD Wildstein will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wildstein scores with a punch to the head.
Wildstein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wildstein misses with an uppercut. Julio saw that one coming.
Julio takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Julio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Julio swings for the body but Wildstein moves out of range.
Wildstein wants to slow Julio down by chopping away at his legs.
Wildstein avoids the head kick by Julio.
Wildstein misses with an uppercut
and Julio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wildstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Julio.
Wildstein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wildstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Wildstein. Beautiful body shot.
Wildstein looks to land a right hand but Julio moved out of range.
Wildstein throws a low kick but Julio moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Julio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Julio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Wildstein tries to counter it with a takedown but Julio pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wildstein throws a chopping leg kick but Julio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wildstein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wildstein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wildstein loads up on a big right hand but Julio slips the punch.
Wildstein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wildstein buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Julio moves out of range of the strikes.
Wildstein throws the left hand but Julio avoids the punch easily.
Julio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Julio looks for the body kick but Wildstein saw that one coming.
Wildstein drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Julio defends it well.
Julio lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein blocks a head kick by Julio.
Julio throws a push kick but Wildstein slaps the foot to one side.
Julio throws a series of punches but Wildstein moves out of range.
Wildstein tries to counter by closing the distance.
Julio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wildstein.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wildstein darts in and clinches Julio up against the cage.
Come on Wildstein - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wildstein swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Julio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wildstein tries to work over Julio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wildstein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Julio's brow.
Julio is looking to break free of the clinch but Wildstein has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein tries to throw a body punch but Julio avoids it by throwing Wildstein back against the cage.
Julio is pressed up against the cage. Wildstein has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Julio down to the mat. Julio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wildstein misses with a straight left.
Wildstein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Julio ducks under a wild hook from Wildstein.
Wildstein wants to land a leg kick but Julio is out of range.
Wildstein moves out of range of the body kick from Julio.
Wildstein throws a series of punches but Julio avoids them all with ease.
As Wildstein looks to move away, Julio throws a big counter combo bu Wildstein just gets out of the way.
Julio misses with a body kick.
Julio throws a hook but Wildstein blocks it.
JD Wildstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julio looks to land a right hand but Wildstein moved out of range.
Julio scores with a jab.
Wildstein swinging wildly here.
Wildstein throws a body punch but Julio moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Julio takes a swing at Wildstein's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Wildstein slams his shin into Julio's torso.
Wildstein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Julio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Julio throws a head kick that misses.
Wildstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wildstein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Julio throws out the jab.
Julio throws out a loose jab but Wildstein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wildstein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wildstein goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Julio misses with a body shot.
Julio clobbers Wildstein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Julio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Julio checks a low kick from Wildstein.
Donk. Julio catches Wildstein right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but JD Wildstein will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Julio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wildstein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Don Julio is winning the standup battle so far.
Julio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wildstein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Julio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wildstein slips under a jab.
Julio misses with a head kick.
Julio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Julio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Wildstein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Julio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wildstein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wildstein pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good standup being displayed there by Wildstein as he connects with a hook.
Julio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Julio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wildstein lands with a straight right. Julio didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Don Julio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildstein tries to work over Julio's front leg with a kick but Julio checks it.
Julio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wildstein throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Julio.
A swing and a miss from Wildstein.
Julio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Julio.
A bone on bone clash there as Wildstein blocks the leg kick.
Julio listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wildstein jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wildstein blocks a head kick by Julio.
Julio tries a head kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Julio blocks the leg kick.
Julio slips a jab from Wildstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein ducks right into an uppercut from Julio.
Wildstein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Julio counters with a right hand to the body.
Julio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Julio throws a hook to the side of Wildstein's head but Wildstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A clash of legs there as Julio blocks the low kick.
Julio scores with the left hand. Wildstein knows he should have avoided that one.
Julio avoids the head kick by Wildstein.
A slow jab from Julio misses its intended target.
Julio scores with a nice right hand.
Julio catches Wildstein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice inside leg kick there by Wildstein. That's going to slow Julio down.
Wildstein takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Julio thuds a left hand into Wildstein's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wildstein throws out a leg kick but Julio moves out of range and Wildstein only half commits.
It appears Julio was looking to counter with a kick there.
Julio 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.
Julio avoids the head kick by Wildstein.
Wildstein staying out of range there.
Wildstein with the counter takedown but Julio avoids it easily.
Julio checks the leg kick nicely there.
Julio is looking to counter punch.
Julio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Don Julio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wildstein with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wildstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Julio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wildstein throws a leg kick that is checked
and Julio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Julio misses with a head kick.
Wildstein is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Julio with a body shot.
Julio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Julio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wildstein feints and then cracks Julio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Julio down.
Julio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildstein scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Julio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wildstein throws a leg kick that misses.
Wildstein jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wildstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Julio lands an overhand right.
Julio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
JD Wildstein is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Julio misses with a hook.
Wildstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Julio swinging wildly here.
Julio swings for the body but Wildstein moves out of range.
Julio thows a body kick. Wildstein tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wildstein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Julio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wildstein 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Danze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Manel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danze comes to the cage accompanied by Handle ur Bizness by the Mash Out Possee. Manel has chosen A Portuguesa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Billy Danze has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Danze!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Toni Manel!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Danze misses.
Manel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danze swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Manel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Danze's guard.
Manel won't allow Danze to sweep him here.
Danze has momentary wrist control but Manel slips an elbow through the middle.
Danze bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Manel's guard.
Danze is fighting to break Manel's control of his arms but Manel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Danze throwing strikes from guard but Manel blocks nicely.
Manel trying to control the position here.
Danze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Manel looking for a sweep. Not yet Manel, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danze is working Manel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Danze wants to pass the guard but Manel is keeping the position.
Danze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Manel's head.
We've been hearing that Danze has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Danze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Danze wants to control from the top but Manel keeps moving.
Manel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Manel keeping moving, preventing Danze from controlling successfully.
Danze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Manel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Manel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Danze has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manel has managed to get both his arms back between Danze's legs - danger averted.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Manel working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Manel scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Manel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Danze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Manel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Danze keeping moving, preventing Manel from controlling successfully.
Manel postures up and lands a big shot to Danze's brow.
Manel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Danze wants to sweep here but Manel controlling him for the moment.
Manel lands a couple of elbows.
Manel throws a big right hand that misses.
Danze is looking for a triangle here but Manel uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danze manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Manel is looking to control Danze's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Manel avoid being mounted?
Manel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Danze passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Manel!
Danze lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Manel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Danze landing strikes from the mount.
Danze with shots to the head and body - Manel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Manel is rocked!
Manel tries to reverse the position but Danze maintains control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Danze thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danze connects with a bit shot that sees Manel covering up! More strikes from Danze and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Danze is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Danze!
Billy Danze retains his heavyweight title!
Billy Danze decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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