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USFC 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bilkington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Zal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Bilkington had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Bilkington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Zal!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilkington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bilkington can pounce on him.
Bilkington digs a good body shot into Zal's ribs.
Bilkington throws a body shot but no joy.
Bilkington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bobby Bilkington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilkington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zal.
Bilkington lands a two punch combo.
Bilkington shoots in looking for a takedown. Zal tries to sprawl out of it but Bilkington keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zal throws out a counter right but Bilkington avoids it with no problem.
Zal has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilkington shoots for a takedown but Zal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bilkington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bilkington moves away from the strike by Zal.
Bilkington throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Zal misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkington tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zal looks to throw the jab but Bilkington is out of range.
Bilkington scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bilkington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bilkington misses with a low kick.
Zal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zal catches Bilkington with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bilkington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown but Zal shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zal fails to land with a series of punches.
Bilkington lands a nice looking body shot.
Zal circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Zal tries to counter it with a takedown but Bilkington pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bilkington counters with a left and a right that stings Zal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bilkington lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bilkington momentarily.
Bilkington tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bilkington doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zal fails to land with a series of punches.
Zal connects with a crisp jab.
Zal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bilkington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zal.
Bilkington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bilkington.
Bilkington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zal defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bilkington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zal avoids it really well and circles away.
Bilkington defending well as Zal loads up on a big left hand.
Bilkington tries for a takedown but Zal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nick Zal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bilkington throws the kick towards the body but Zal avoids it.
Jab by Zal.
Zal throws a body shot but no joy.
Zal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bilkington is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington doesn't manage to clinch there - Zal circles away.
A slow jab from Zal misses its intended target.
Zal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bilkington moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bilkington looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bilkington doesn't seem bothered though.
Bilkington takes one to the chin there.
Bilkington rushes Zal and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bilkington stops a takedown attempt from Zal.
Bilkington wants to take the fight to the mat but Zal manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zal has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bilkington avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Zal dominated that 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.
A cross from Zal lands.
Bilkington fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zal moves out of range of the body kick from Bilkington.
Bilkington moves out of range of the strikes.
Bilkington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bilkington tries to clinch up
and Zal counters with a shoot takedown. Bilkington fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zal throwing strikes but missing.
Zal trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bilkington looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkington is really struggling to control Zal but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Zal is fighting to break Bilkington's control of his arms but Bilkington is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Zal postures up and lands a big shot to Bilkington's brow.
Bilkington keeping moving, preventing Zal from controlling successfully.
Bilkington looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bilkington shoots in for a double leg but Zal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A punch combination from Zal misses.
Bilkington fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zal sprawls well initially but Bilkington persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Zal is not content to let Bilkington control the position.
Zal is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zal looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bilkington is keen to just control but Zal is a slippery customer.
Zal is looking for a sweep. Bilkington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Zal is trying to stand back up but Bilkington is controlling him
Bilkington controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zal is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bilkington is looking to clinch but Zal is avoiding it.
Bilkington misses with a takedown attempt
and Zal counters with a nice body shot.
A swing and a miss from Zal.
Bobby Bilkington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zal misses with a few strikes there.
Zal throws out a loose jab but Bilkington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zal keeps the fight on the outside.
Zal stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zal wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilkington takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Bilkington misses.
Zal doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab lands there for Zal.
Bilkington goes for a double leg but Zal avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zal continues to drive forward.
Bilkington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bilkington is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bilkington looking to pass the guard.
Bilkington postures up.
Zal pushes Bilkington off and gets back to his feet.
Zal looks to score with a jab to the body but Bilkington is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Zal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Zal 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!
Zal scores with a body shot.
Bilkington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zal.
Bilkington will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bilkington tries to clinch but Zal is having none of it.
Zal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bilkington.
Bilkington misses with a two punch combination.
Bilkington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bilkington moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilkington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nick Zal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bilkington fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bilkington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilkington slips a jab and a cross from Zal.
Zal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bilkington is looking to counter the offense by Zal and move into the clinch.
No luck for Bilkington with that takedown attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zal, as that shot connected.
Zal slaps away a takedown attempt from Bilkington, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bilkington will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bilkington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zal avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zal throws a hook but Bilkington blocks it.
Bilkington drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zal sprawls and moves away.
Bilkington drops his hands momentarily and Zal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Zal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bilkington darts in looking for a takedown but Zal gets double underhooks and turns Bilkington into the cage.
Bilkington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zal jabs Bilkington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bilkington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bilkington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bilkington is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Zal.
Bilkington is looking for a counter combo.
Oh Bilkington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bilkington fails to land with a series of punches.
Zal dips to his left and cracks Bilkington with an uppercut!
Bilkington shoots and misses
and Zal counters with a stiff right hand.
Bilkington shoots in looking for a takedown but Zal manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bilkington's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bilkington wants to clinch up but Zal keeps it at a distance.
Bilkington seems to have got his legs back now.
Zal misses with a two punch combination.
Bilkington misses with a double jab.
Bilkington misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zal thuds a left hand into Bilkington's body.
Zal scores with a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Zal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zal leaves Bilkington with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A combination from Bilkington does no damage.
Bilkington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A punch lands to the side of Bilkington 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zal throws a head kick but Bilkington moves out of range.
Zal digs a good body shot into Bilkington's ribs.
Bobby Bilkington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Zal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Zal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Zal!
In defeat, Bobby Bilkington stepped up to the mic, saying 'You Can't win them all, the better man won tonight. Next fight i'm gonna come out twice as hungry'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wulfgar Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Haack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wulfgar Schwarz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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173 lbs
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183 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wulfgar Schwarz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Haack!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schwarz moves in looking to clinch but Haack pushes him off.
Schwarz has closed the distance and engaged Haack in a clinch.
Schwarz lands an elbow inside that Haack shrugs off.
Haack wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haack's brow.
Haack tries to circle away but Schwarz has him pinned against the cage.
Haack is trying to push Schwarz away but Schwarz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Haack dodges an elbow strike from Schwarz.
Haack struggles to land a body shot inside as Schwarz controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haack wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haack's brow.
Schwarz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schwarz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haack blocks an elbow strike from Schwarz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schwarz throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haack's brow.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it misses.
Schwarz misses with an elbow strike.
Schwarz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schwarz lands a damaging elbow.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it misses.
Schwarz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it misses.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Haack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schwarz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Schwarz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schwarz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haack's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haack's brow.
Haack misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haack's brow.
Haack blocks the elbow strike.
Haack dodges an elbow strike from Schwarz.
Schwarz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haack's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schwarz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wulfgar Schwarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwarz tries to clinch but Haack moves out of range.
Schwarz looks to land a combination but Haack avoids it well.
Schwarz misses with a two punch combination.
Haack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schwarz wants to clinch.
Schwarz moves in looking to clinch but Haack pushes him off.
Schwarz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack throws a quick inside leg kick.
Schwarz clinches up with Haack and pushes him back against the cage.
Schwarz lands an elbow inside.
Schwarz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schwarz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Haack wants to stall.
Schwarz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haack blocks an elbow strike.
Haack avoids the elbow strike from Schwarz, against the cage.
Haack blocks an elbow strike from Schwarz.
Schwarz misses with an elbow over the top.
Haack blocks an elbow strike.
Haack manages to break the clinch.
Schwarz clinches with his opponent.
Schwarz misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haack's brow.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack blocks an elbow strike from Schwarz.
Haack is trying to break the clinch but Schwarz is controlling him.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schwarz throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haack's brow.
Haack blocks an elbow strike from Schwarz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack blocks an elbow strike.
Schwarz misses with an elbow over the top.
Schwarz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Haack's defenses.
Schwarz misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schwarz throws an elbow but misses.
Schwarz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Haack avoids a wild elbow strike from Schwarz.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haack's brow.
Schwarz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haack misses with some punches.
Haack throws a punch but it's blocked by Schwarz.
Haack avoids a wild elbow strike from Schwarz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wulfgar Schwarz 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.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwarz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haack connects with an inside leg kick.
Schwarz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Schwarz. Those never looked like landing.
Wulfgar Schwarz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haack throws a head kick but Schwarz moves out of range.
Haack scoring well with a low kick there.
Schwarz is looking to clinch.
Haack scores with a head kick. Schwarz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Haack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schwarz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schwarz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Schwarz wants to clinch up but Haack keeps it at a distance.
Schwarz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack.
Schwarz tries to clinch but Haack moves out of range.
Haack throws a body kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schwarz tries to clinch but Haack is having none of it.
Schwarz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haack flicks out a counter leg kick but Schwarz steps away.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch but Haack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schwarz backing away here, and Haack unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Schwarz wants to clinch.
Haack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schwarz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schwarz blocks a head kick by Haack.
Andre Haack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schwarz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Haack keeps the fight on the outside.
Haack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwarz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haack appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Schwarz throws a combination that misses
and Haack counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Schwarz wants to clinch but Haack slips to the side
and Haack counters with a body kick that stops Schwarz in his tracks momentarily.
Haack throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz wants to clinch but Haack slips to the side
and Haack counters with a nice kick to the body.
Haack misses with a body kick.
Schwarz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haack connects with an inside leg kick.
Schwarz moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haack avoids a wild elbow strike from Schwarz.
Schwarz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Haack can't find room to land a body shot as Schwarz controls the action.
Haack misses with the head strike.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Haack avoids the elbow strike from Schwarz, against the cage.
Wulfgar Schwarz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Haack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch but Haack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Haack steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Haack scoring well with a low kick there.
Schwarz wants to clinch up but Haack keeps it at a distance.
Haack tries a quick counter leg kick but Schwarz is wise to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haack.
Haack lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz tries to clinch up but Haack circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Haack tenderised Schwarz's leg. Schwarz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Haack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haack keeps the fight on the outside.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Schwarz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Haack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Schwarz wants to clinch up but Haack keeps it at a distance.
Schwarz has closed the distance and engaged Haack in a clinch.
Haack avoids a wild elbow strike from Schwarz.
Haack blocks an elbow strike.
Haack breaks from the clinch.
Haack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schwarz tries to clinch up but Haack circles away and keeps his distance.
Schwarz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch but Haack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwarz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch but Haack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwarz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schwarz closes the distance but Haack moves to the side
and Haack counters with a low kick, right behind Schwarz 's knee.
Haack looks to land a body kick but Schwarz moved away.
Schwarz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Schwarz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schwarz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwarz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Haack thuds his shin into the meat of Schwarz's side.
A solid body kick from Haack.
Schwarz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schwarz wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Haack 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!
An inside leg kick lands from Haack.
Schwarz wants to clinch.
Schwarz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schwarz tries to clinch but Haack is having none of it.
Haack thumps Schwarz with a low kick.
Schwarz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haack only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Schwarz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Schwarz's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Schwarz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch but Haack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schwarz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Schwarz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Haack counters with a good low kick that Schwarz was not able to check.
Haack thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Schwarz if he has to take too many more of those.
Schwarz tries to clinch but Haack moves out of range.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch but Haack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwarz.
Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schwarz. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwarz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schwarz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haack swats away the attempt to clinch by Schwarz.
Schwarz backing away here, and Haack unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Schwarz clinches with his opponent.
Haack avoids a wild elbow strike from Schwarz.
Haack blocks an elbow strike.
Haack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schwarz has Haack pressed against the cage, preventing Haack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Haack on the inside.
Haack dodges an elbow strike from Schwarz.
Schwarz has Haack pressed against the cage, preventing Haack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack manages to break the clinch.
Haack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Haack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schwarz takes the fight into the clinch.
Haack misses with a punch on the inside.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Schwarz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haack's brow.
Haack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schwarz's elbow.
Haack blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haack manages to break the clinch.
Schwarz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schwarz. That did some damage!
Haack thows a body kick. Schwarz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schwarz wants to clinch
and Haack counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haack connects with a solid leg kick.
A combination from Schwarz does no damage.
Schwarz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haack was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
Schwarz moves in looking to clinch but Haack pushes him off.
Schwarz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haack throws a leg kick which misses Schwarz's front leg but catches the back leg as Schwarz tries to avoid it.
Haack fakes the leg kick and cracks Schwarz in the body.
Haack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schwarz fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Haack.
Schwarz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Haack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schwarz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schwarz misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack blocks an elbow strike from Schwarz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haack wants to break free but Schwarz has control.
Haack blocks an elbow strike from Schwarz.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haack can't break the clinch.
Schwarz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schwarz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Haack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schwarz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schwarz blocks an uppercut.
Haack blocks an elbow strike from Schwarz.
Haack has a couple of punches blocked by Schwarz.
Haack avoids a wild elbow strike from Schwarz.
Haack swings wildly with an uppercut but Schwarz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schwarz misses with an elbow over the top.
Haack dodges an elbow strike from Schwarz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Haack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Haack 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 Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Haack!
Andre Haack thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Deep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Julius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar has chosen How do you gauge Caesar? 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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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Deep!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Julius Caesar!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar ducks under a wild hook from Deep.
A big right from Deep misses.
Caesar shoots in but no luck this time.
Caesar has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Deep is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Caesar avoids the body shot from Deep.
Deep throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caesar with the counter takedown but Deep avoids it easily.
Deep takes one to the chin there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caesar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Deep's guard.
Deep working a defensive guard here.
Caesar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Caesar cracks Deep with a solid left hand.
Caesar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caesar with a nice head shot there.
Caesar throws a big elbow that misses.
Caesar throws a strike but Deep rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Deep has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Deep is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar looking for a sweep. Not yet Caesar, not yet.
Caesar is still trying to improve position.
Caesar is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Caesar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Deep is trying to control the position but Caesar postures up.
Deep looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caesar is one step ahead there.
Caesar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deep keeping moving, preventing Caesar from controlling successfully.
Deep had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Caesar defends it easily.
Deep looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caesar is one step ahead there.
Caesar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caesar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Deep on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Deep tries to get out of the position.
Deep is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Caesar is controlling him.
Caesar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Deep works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar trying to control the position from guard on top but Deep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Caesar prevents Deep from getting back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Caesar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Deep to the mat! Deep manages to get full guard.
Caesar postures up in Deep's guard and throws a big left but Deep blocks it.
Deep trying to control the position.
Deep has his foot on Caesar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caesar works his way back into a safe position though.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caesar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Caesar scoring with some ground and pound.
Caesar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Caesar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caesar advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Caesar.
Deep sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Caesar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Deep keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caesar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Deep to regain full guard.
Caesar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deep wants to sweep here but Caesar controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Deep working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Caesar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Caesar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaius Julius Caesar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Caesar feints and as Deep raises his hands in defense, Caesar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Deep looking for a guillotine here but Caesar defends easily.
Caesar throws a big elbow that misses.
Caesar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caesar trying to control the position from guard on top but Deep is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gaius Julius Caesar has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caesar scoring with some ground and pound.
Deep is rocked!
Caesar arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Deep's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gaius Julius Caesar!
Gaius Julius Caesar gave a mention to AnonymouS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Vale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vale has chosen Motorhead-Iron Fist as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alistair Spong could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Simon Vale's chin.
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245 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alistair Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Vale!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vale looks to land a right hand but Spong moved out of range.
Vale looks to land a combination but Spong avoids it well.
Vale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spong.
Spong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vale scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spong doesn't seem bothered though.
Spong stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Spong wants it to stay on the feet.
Vale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vale throws a combination that misses
and Spong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vale thinking.
Vale shoots for a double leg takedown but Spong sprawls well. He's pushed Vale's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Spong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vale.
Spong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Spong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vale shoots in but Spong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alistair Spong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Vale.
Vale misses with a body punch
and Spong counters with a big head kick but Vale shrugs it off.
Spong cracks Vale with a right hand to the side of the head.
Simon Vale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong tries to keep at a distance but Vale has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vale's face.
Vale swings wildly with an uppercut but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Spong.
Vale is trying to push Spong away but Spong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Spong.
Knees to the body from Spong.
Vale looks winded!
Spong lands with a short shot to the head.
Spong drops Vale with a big knee straight up the middle! Vale is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Vale is rocked!
It looks like Simon Vale has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alistair Spong!
Simon Vale spoke after the fight, saying 'I just want to say that tonight the better man won, Your a good fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Douglas's choice of entrance music: You're Going Down. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly misses with a two punch combination.
Douglas throws a hook but McFly avoids it easily.
Douglas takes a swing at McFly's ribcage but misses.
Douglas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McFly's head backwards.
It looks like Jackson McFly has been cut.
Douglas throws a hook but McFly avoids it easily.
Jackson McFly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McFly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McFly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McFly.
It looks like Mikey Douglas has been cut.
No joy there for McFly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. McFly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas connects with a good right hand that stumbles McFly. McFly circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Douglas misses the target.
McFly misses with the combination.
Douglas misses with a hook. McFly ducked under it nicely.
Douglas throws out a powerful jab.
Douglas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Douglas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Douglas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McFly.
McFly jabs Douglas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McFly throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McFly throws out the jab.
Douglas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. McFly moves away and avoids it.
Douglas throws a big shot that misses.
McFly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McFly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McFly slips under a jab.
Douglas with a jab.
McFly staying out of range there.
McFly slips under a jab from Douglas.
Douglas misses the jab.
McFly misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Douglas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Douglas throws the left hand but McFly avoids the punch easily.
Douglas walks into a straight right hand from McFly.
McFly defending well as Douglas loads up on a big left hand.
Douglas sizes up McFly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Douglas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McFly scores with a nice head shot.
McFly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Douglas.
McFly throws a predictable looking body shot
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Douglas misses.
A combination from McFly does no damage.
The fighters circling - Douglas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Douglas lands a nice looking body shot.
Douglas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McFly misses with a wild combination.
McFly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Douglas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McFly has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Douglas finds it's way round the side to connect with McFly's head.
Douglas lands a slapping body shot.
McFly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Douglas connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McFly scrambles back to his feet.
Douglas cracks a nice hook into McFly's ribs.
Douglas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McFly.
McFly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McFly is looking for a counter combo.
McFly lands a nice looking body shot.
Douglas misses with a hook.
A jab from McFly finds it's way through Douglas's defenses.
Douglas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Douglas misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas takes one to the chin there.
McFly is looking to wear down Douglas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A combination from McFly does no damage.
McFly works over Douglas's head and body with a nice combination.
McFly throws a series of punches but Douglas avoids them all with ease.
McFly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McFly moves away from the strike by Douglas.
Douglas thuds a left hand into McFly's body.
McFly cracks Douglas with a right hand to the side of the head.
McFly lands with a good body shot.
McFly lands a jab-cross combination.
Douglas is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McFly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Douglas doesn't seem bothered though.
Douglas looks winded!
McFly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McFly blocks a jab.
Douglas throws a shot from downtown. McFly moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Douglas misses.
Douglas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McFly lands with a cross.
Douglas is still on wobbly legs! Can McFly finish him?
Douglas throws a looping overhand right but McFly ducks down to avoid it.
McFly plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Douglas to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Douglas just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jackson McFly!
Jackson McFly decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Mikey Douglas had this to say: 'I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arse Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
260 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arse Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Marks!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks misses with a hook. Face ducked under it nicely.
Face on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Face swinging wildly here.
Marks misses with an uppercut.
Face drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marks lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Arse Face has been cut.
Marks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Face.
Face gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Face has a takedown stuffed.
Marks cracks Face with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marks throws out a loose jab but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Marks defends well and Face ends up having to push Marks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Marks cracks Face with a hook to the temple - Face is on wobbly legs here! Marks swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Face falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Marks wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeff Marks!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Louden Hurley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malik Aker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hurley comes to the cage accompanied by self starter. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Louden Hurley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malik Aker!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Aker working for a triangle but Hurley defends it easily.
Aker is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hurley rolls with it to try and escape but Aker cranks on the arm and Hurley is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Malik Aker!
Malik Aker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Louden Hurley was interviewed post fight and said 'the fuck man'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray has chosen Dead man walking as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd just misses with a punch to the body.
Byrd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Murray unleashes a big counter combination but Byrd bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Murray takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Murray throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.
Byrd connects with a nice looking jab.
Byrd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murray .
Murray unleashes a big counter combination but Byrd bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Murray misses with a body shot.
Byrd works the jab nicely.
Byrd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murray looks to score with a jab to the body but Byrd is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Byrd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Byrd misses.
Murray throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murray throws a series of punches but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd lands with an overhand left.
Murray misses with a double jab
and Murray takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murray swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Byrd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Murray looks to land a combination but Byrd avoids it well.
Byrd swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murray looks to land a left hand but Byrd moved out of range nicely.
Byrd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Byrd somewhat.
Murray is looking for the big counter here.
Byrd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murray lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Byrd at a distance.
Byrd clinches up with Murray and pushes him back against the cage.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrd presses Murray against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Murray lands a body shot.
I was talking to Byrd's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Byrd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrd prevents a body shot from Murray .
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Byrd backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murray breaks from the clinch.
Murray avoids the body shot from Byrd.
Murray is looking for the big counter here.
Murray throws a series of strikes that have Byrd backpedaling.
Murray throws a nice looking combination but Byrd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murray misses the shot to the body.
Byrd throwing a counter right hand but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Byrd lands a slapping body shot.
Byrd tries to land a leg kick but Murray saw it coming and moves away.
Byrd scores with a nice strike.
Byrd looks to land a body kick but Murray moved away.
Murray throws out a counter right but Byrd avoids it with no problem.
Byrd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray scores with a jab to the head.
Murray takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Byrd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Byrd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murray looks to throw the jab but Byrd is out of range.
Murray takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Byrd moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byrd is looking to wear down Murray with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murray scores with a jab to the body.
Murray lands a two punch combo.
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!
Murray misses with a body shot.
Murray throws the left hand but Byrd avoids the punch easily.
Byrd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Byrd lands with a straight right. Murray didn't see that one coming.
Byrd connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray .
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Decent striking displayed by Murray there.
Byrd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Murray misses with a wild combination.
As Murray backs away, Byrd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Byrd.
Murray misses with a wild body shot.
Murray lands with a nice combination. Byrd backs away looking to recover.
Murray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Byrd lands.
Chad Murray is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murray slips a straight right by Byrd.
Byrd tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Murray is able to avoid easily.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jolly Leg Byrd will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Byrd jabs Murray right on the nose. Murray blinks but takes it well.
A punch combination from Murray misses.
Murray misses with a hook. Byrd ducked under it nicely.
Byrd lands a leg kick that knocks Murray off balance momentarily.
Murray cracks Byrd with a good jab.
Byrd works Murray 's body with a nice hook.
Byrd takes a swing at Murray 's ribcage but misses.
Murray misses the jab.
Byrd attempts a counter takedown but Murray avoids it well and moves away.
Murray throws a looping overhand right but Byrd ducks down to avoid it.
Byrd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Byrd takes a swing at Murray 's ribcage but misses.
Murray fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrd manages to avoid it.
Byrd looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Murray !
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Byrd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murray is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrd is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Byrd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murray is looking for a sweep.
Murray is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
A control attempt from Murray but he's now mounted!
Byrd tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd avoids the attempt from Murray to control.
Byrd working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Byrd wants to take Murray 's back but he can't do it this time.
Byrd throws some wild stikes that Murray manages to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murray tries to hold on but Byrd postures up.
Byrd misses with a head shot.
Byrd working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Byrd looking to control and managing it successfully.
Byrd throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Murray because Byrd loaded up on that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Byrd controlling the position easily from mount.
Byrd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jolly Leg Byrd 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!
A lazy left from Murray finds it's target.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murray can do to turn this around?
Byrd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byrd throws a right hand that misses
and Murray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Byrd thinking.
Murray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byrd looks to throw the jab but Murray is out of range.
Byrd lands a nice hook to Murray 's body. Murray takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chad Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byrd throws a leg kick
and Murray counters with a right hand to the body.
Byrd moves out of range as Murray strikes.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Byrd looks to score with a jab to the body but Murray is just out of range.
Murray throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Murray .
Byrd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murray at a distance.
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byrd.
Murray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Byrd throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Byrd moves out of range as Murray strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murray .
Jolly Leg Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
Murray scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Byrd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Murray releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Byrd cracks a nice hook into Murray 's ribs.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .
Murray scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byrd 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.
Byrd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jolly Leg Byrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Byrd is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Murray .
Murray slaps away a takedown attempt from Byrd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Byrd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murray rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Byrd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murray swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Byrd to counter with a crisp jab.
Byrd dips to his left and cracks Murray with an uppercut!
A shot to the body from Murray misses
and Byrd counters by moving into the clinch.
Byrd blocks an uppercut.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Byrd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray is trying to force a seperation but Byrd has the dominant position.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byrd lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byrd tries to work over Murray 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Byrd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Byrd softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray can't break the clinch.
Byrd scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray is trying to break the clinch but Byrd is controlling him.
Murray lands a nice uppercut.
Byrd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murray 's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Murray 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Byrd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Wobinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born in the Usa kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Wobinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wobinson shoots for a double leg takedown but Daniels sprawls well. He's pushed Wobinson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Daniels defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wobinson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Daniels! But no joy.
Wobinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wobinson with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wobinson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Wobinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from Wobinson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wobinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
Wobinson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jake Wobinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels missing with a left hand there. Wobinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wobinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daniels is out of range and Wobinson settles back down.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daniels has Wobinson pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
Wobinson working hard to break the clinch.
Daniels is stalling here.
Daniels manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Daniels prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch on the inside from Daniels fails to land.
Daniels lands with a short shot to the head.
Wobinson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Daniels is trying to keep an underhook but Wobinson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobinson is controlling the pace.
Wobinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Daniels looks like he's trying to stand up.
Daniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wobinson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniels is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wobinson is keen to just control but Daniels is a slippery customer.
Daniels is trying to stand back up but Wobinson is controlling him
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Daniels is in trouble now - Wobinson has advanced to mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels wants to control but Wobinson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wobinson tries to control but Daniels wriggling away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wobinson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wobinson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Daniels manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wobinson wants to control but Daniels is keeping him busy.
What's Daniels going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Daniels is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wobinson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to get back to half guard.
Wobinson trying to control the position but Daniels is working away.
Wobinson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wobinson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wobinson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Wobinson is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wobinson working away.
Daniels is not content to let Wobinson control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jake Wobinson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wobinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wobinson misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daniels throws a body shot but no joy.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wobinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daniels throws out a counter right but Wobinson avoids it with no problem.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wobinson - that will leave a mark!
Daniels throws a hook but Wobinson avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels blocks a head kick by Wobinson.
Nice takedown defense from Daniels. No joy for Wobinson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Wobinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wobinson shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Daniels was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobinson throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Wobinson ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Wobinson dives in and grabs Daniels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daniels pushes down on Wobinson's head and hops out.
Wobinson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels lands a head shot.
Wobinson tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
Wobinson shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daniels misses with a hook.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wobinson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wobinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wobinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wobinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Wobinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wobinson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wobinson showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels wants to improve his position but Wobinson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to hold on to Wobinson's head to control him but Wobinson postures up.
Daniels is looking to escape.
Wobinson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Daniels is trying to stand up here but Wobinson is controlling him well.
Wobinson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Wobinson's attempts to control the action.
Daniels working to try and regain half guard.
Wobinson looking for a guillotine from mount but Daniels is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wobinson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Daniels is surviving well by controlling Wobinson's body position as best he can.
Wobinson tries to control but Daniels wriggling away.
Daniels's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wobinson tries to control but Daniels wriggling away.
Daniels is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels wants to control but Wobinson is having none of it.
Daniels wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Daniels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Daniels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wobinson.
Daniels lands a two punch combo.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wobinson.
Daniels throws out a counter right but Wobinson avoids it with no problem.
Wobinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Daniels.
Daniels might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wobinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels, which made it look bad.
A little jabbing left from Daniels on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Wobinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wobinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Daniels is able to avoid easily.
Daniels tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wobinson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wobinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daniels throws a low kick, looking for Wobinson's leg but Wobinson calmly moves out of range.
Daniels cracks Wobinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wobinson fails to land the takedown.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from Wobinson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wobinson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wobinson.
Daniels is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jack Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jake Wobinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Daniels.
Wobinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Daniels lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wobinson fails to land the takedown.
Daniels let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Daniels moves into the clinch.
Daniels is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Daniels landing knees to the body.
A short left from Daniels.
Daniels lands a nice knee to the body.
Daniels lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Daniels lands a hook to the side of the head.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniels crunches a lovely knee into Wobinson's ribcage.
Daniels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wobinson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daniels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daniels lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Daniels.
Daniels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Daniels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wobinson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Daniels is defending well.
Daniels scores with a shot to the side of Wobinson's head.
Wobinson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wobinson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Daniels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Daniels breaks from the clinch.
Wobinson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniels sizes up Wobinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wobinson throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wobinson ducks right into an uppercut from Daniels.
Daniels lands with a hook. Wobinson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wobinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Daniels 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Daniels!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Devin Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacare Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Move B***H. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Devin Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacare Romero!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Logan gets a double leg takedown into Romero's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Logan drops back looking for a leg! Romero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Romero manages to kick Logan off! Logan jumps back into Romero's guard.
Logan drops back looking for a leg! Romero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Romero manages to kick Logan off! Logan jumps back into Romero's guard.
Romero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Logan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Romero keeping full guard, as Logan tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero tries to strike from the bottom.
Logan looking to pass the guard.
Logan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Logan 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.
Logan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Logan takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Logan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Logan tries to free his leg and advance position but Romero is retaining full guard.
Romero is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Logan taking some punishment here, with Romero in his half guard.
Logan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Romero pulls his head out easily.
Logan wants to get back to full guard.
Romero throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Logan taking some punishment here, with Romero in his half guard.
Romero lands strikes from half guard.
Romero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though.
Romero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romero 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.
Romero working Logan over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero trying to mount his opponent but Logan defends it.
Romero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Romero missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Logan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Romero pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Romero there.
Logan actively working from the bottom here.
Logan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan looking for submissions off his back.
Romero not doing much here.
Logan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Logan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romero advances to full mount.
Romero landing shots from mount.
Logan is rocked!
Romero looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Logan covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacare Romero!
During a confident post fight interview, Jacare Romero thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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