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USFC 53 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy McIrish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal Mohammed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Mohammed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paddy McIrish!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Mohammed both land. Nice combination.
Mohammed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McIrish slips a jab and a cross from Mohammed.
Jamal Mohammed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed tries to clinch up.
Mohammed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McIrish lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McIrish fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mohammed to the ground. McIrish is now in Mohammed's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McIrish's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McIrish slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McIrish scoring with punches and elbows.
McIrish creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
McIrish controlling the position.
Let's hope that McIrish has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Mohammed manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed actively working from the bottom here.
McIrish stalling.
Mohammed looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mohammed looking for submissions off his back.
McIrish takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mohammed with the active half guard here but McIrish passes nicely into side control.
Mohammed might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mohammed tries to buck McIrish off but McIrish is having none of it.
McIrish is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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.
McIrish controlling the position.
McIrish has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mohammed!
McIrish controlling the position easily from mount.
Mohammed is in all sorts of trouble here.
McIrish controlling the pace for now.
Mohammed is desperately trying to improve his position but McIrish has a good base and remains in mount.
McIrish controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McIrish is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mohammed is surviving well by controlling McIrish's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIrish working the ground and pound effectively.
Mohammed is looking to improve his position but McIrish isn't that keen on the idea.
McIrish looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mohammed is in a horrible position here. McIrish smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McIrish controlling from the full mount.
Mohammed is looking to get to half guard.
Mohammed is working hard here to advance position.
McIrish content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McIrish with shots to the head and body - Mohammed looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is looking to improve his position but McIrish isn't that keen on the idea.
McIrish fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McIrish content just to control the position here.
Mohammed is looking to improve his position but McIrish isn't that keen on the idea.
McIrish with good strikes from the mount here!
McIrish working for a submission but Mohammed is keeping him at bay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mohammed is trying desperately to improve position.
McIrish lands a nice shot to the head.
McIrish landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mohammed 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.
Paddy McIrish dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McIrish misses the jab.
McIrish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jamal Mohammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mohammed stuns McIrish with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mohammed throws a hook to the side of McIrish's head but McIrish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like McIrish was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McIrish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McIrish shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than McIrish was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A lull in the action here.
Mohammed is looking to reverse the position.
Mohammed on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mohammed seems a little lost for a moment, as McIrish dominates the positioning.
Mohammed is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mohammed is trying to work for a sweep but McIrish has mounted him!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammed is desperately trying to improve his position but McIrish has a good base and remains in mount.
McIrish controlling his opponent.
McIrish with good strikes from the mount here!
Mohammed is looking to improve his position but McIrish isn't that keen on the idea.
McIrish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McIrish dominating with strikes here.
McIrish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIrish connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mohammed regains half guard.
McIrish content to control rather than advance.
Mohammed looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if McIrish is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
McIrish's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McIrish pulls his head out easily.
Mohammed looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McIrish controlling the action here.
Mohammed is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McIrish pulls his head out easily.
Well, if McIrish is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mohammed has hold of McIrish's hands but McIrish slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McIrish looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mohammed with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McIrish is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McIrish moves into full mount! Mohammed won't be happy about that!
McIrish controlling the position easily from mount.
McIrish working away from the top, dropping strikes.
McIrish takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McIrish fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McIrish content just to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McIrish raining down hammerfists from mount.
McIrish with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paddy McIrish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mohammed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McIrish changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mohammed looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McIrish controls the position from side control.
Mohammed is trying to improve his position.
Mohammed tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but McIrish presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Mohammed is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paddy McIrish has got the better of the ground game so far.
McIrish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McIrish is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mohammed can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
McIrish lands a nice shot to the head.
McIrish content just to control the position here.
Mohammed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McIrish sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mohammed tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIrish is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mohammed can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
McIrish landing strikes from the mount and Mohammed is in trouble!
Mohammed keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
McIrish working the ground and pound effectively.
McIrish scoring with strikes but Mohammed is staying in there.
The referee warns Mohammed that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIrish looking for a guillotine from mount but Mohammed is having none of it.
McIrish looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mohammed working to try and regain half guard.
McIrish landing strikes from the mount and Mohammed is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIrish controlling from the full mount.
Mohammed is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. McIrish locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Mohammed is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paddy McIrish!
In defeat, Jamal Mohammed stepped up to the mic, saying 'losses happen whatever im still going to be the best ever'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arse Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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225 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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 - 7 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Campion!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campion connects with a body shot.
Campion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Face wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Face moves out of range of the strikes.
Face scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Face instigates a clinch.
Campion breaks from the clinch.
Campion throws an overhand right that lands on Face's shoulder, as Face tries to avoid the shot.
Face appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Campion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Face, pushing him back against the cage.
Campion manages to break the clinch.
Campion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Campion works the jab nicely.
Gregory Campion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campion fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campion moves into range and connects with a jab.
Face slips a jab from Campion.
Campion checks a leg kick.
As Face backs off Campion throws a huge counter combo but Face manages to avoid it all.
Campion just misses with a punch to the body.
Campion throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion throws a series of punches but Face avoids them all with ease.
Campion misses with a body shot.
Face lands with a straight right. Campion didn't see that one coming.
Face rushes Campion and presses him up against the cage.
Campion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campion stalks Face and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Face's face. Face staggers backwards, shaken.
Campion misses with a combination
and Face counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Campion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Face drops down looking for a counter takedown but Campion sprawls and moves away.
Campion lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campion misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Face gets a clinch.
Face ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Face no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Campion stands and steps away. Face gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face shoots in and gets a takedown into Campion's guard.
Campion manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Campion connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Face momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Campion.
Campion swinging wildly here.
Face takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Face could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Campion throws a body shot but no joy.
Campion tries to bum rush Face with a series of wild strikes but Face uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Face drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Campion explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Campion is trying to defend but Face finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Campion kicks Face off and gets back to his feet.
Face is breathing heavily.
Face shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Campion is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Campion regains guard.
Campion has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Face off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campion.
It looks like Arse Face has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Campion. Those never looked like landing.
Campion lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Face takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Campion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Face doesn't seem bothered though.
Face dodges the punch combination from Campion.
Campion drops Face with a beautiful combination! Face stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Campion is looking for the KO!
Face is rocked!
Campion lands a big right hook! Face looks hurt but is still standing! Campion lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Face falls down and Campion dives in with a huge hammer fist! Face's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Campion runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gregory Campion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nissay Ramuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaye Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nissay Ramuo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Nissay Ramuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaye Wong!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong lands a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Ramuo there.
Ramuo misses with a wild body shot.
Ramuo tries a head kick but it misses.
Wong is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ramuo circles away quickly and effectively.
Ramuo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ramuo on the side of the head.
Wong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramuo was well out of range. Poor timing from Wong.
Ramuo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wong.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramuo.
Wong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ramuo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ramuo showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramuo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wong tries to kick Ramuo off in order to stand up. Ramuo Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramuo tries to score with some ground and pound. Wong controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wong is pushing Ramuo's head away, looking to escape. Ramuo manages to hold on to the position though.
Wong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ramuo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ramuo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Wong is trying to buck Ramuo off.
Ramuo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wong to see if he's OK.
Wong is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ramuo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ramuo just content to control the position.
Ramuo trying to control the action but Wong is working from the bottom.
Ramuo 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramuo lands some shots froms side control.
Wong is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ramuo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ramuo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wong sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Ramuo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wong is avoiding damage well.
Ramuo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wong is trying to get back to his feet.
Wong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramuo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramuo scoring with punches and elbows.
Ramuo is putting a hurting on Wong here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ramuo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ramuo scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramuo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ramuo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wong is not content to let Ramuo control the position.
Ramuo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Ramuo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ramuo cracks Wong with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sloppy strikes there by Ramuo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong parries the strikes from Ramuo easily there. Ramuo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wong to escape.
Wong defending against the ground and pound.
Wong is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ramuo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ramuo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wong is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wong is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ramuo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ramuo in side control, throwing shots but Wong defends.
Ramuo working the ground and pound but Wong is defending the strikes.
Wong wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Ramuo is looking to take a break and control but Wong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nissay Ramuo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ramuo lands with a slapping head kick.
Wong misses with a series of wild punches.
Wong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wong connects with a crisp jab.
Nissay Ramuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ramuo under the eye.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wong wants to get back to striking at distance but Ramuo won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramuo stalling the fight.
Ramuo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramuo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramuo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramuo lands a right hand.
Ramuo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wong.
Ramuo looking to throw knees to the head but Wong is blocking nicely.
Wong is trying to push Ramuo away but Ramuo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramuo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wong.
Wong has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kaye Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wong throws a head kick but Ramuo moves out of range.
Ramuo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
An inside leg kick lands from Ramuo.
Ramuo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wong, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramuo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ramuo.
Wong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ramuo working aggressively here.
Ramuo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
I was talking to Ramuo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramuo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramuo taking a breather.
Ramuo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Ramuo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wong avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Ramuo.
Wong is trying to break the clinch but Ramuo is controlling him.
Wong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramuo has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Ramuo to work.
Ramuo has Wong pushed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ramuo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramuo.
Wong blocking some punches.
Ramuo trying to land knees to the body.
Ramuo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wong is looking to break free of the clinch but Ramuo has double underhooks.
Ramuo lands a takedown into guard.
Wong wants to get back to his feet but Ramuo passes into half guard.
Ramuo working Wong over with strikes.
Wong looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ramuo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wong can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramuo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wong defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nissay Ramuo dominated that second round.
That's time! Ramuo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wong misses the shot to the body.
Wong cracks Ramuo with a good jab.
Wong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ramuo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wong.
Ramuo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramuo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wong to the mat! Wong manages to get full guard.
Ramuo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wong is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ramuo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramuo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ramuo lands strikes from half guard.
Ramuo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wong's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramuo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wong wants to get back to his feet.
Wong is refusing to be controlled, as Ramuo sits in half guard.
Wong avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramuo.
Ramuo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wong is trying to stand.
Wong is in trouble now - Ramuo has advanced to mount!
Wong is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wong avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ramuo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramuo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wong is bucking up trying to escape but Ramuo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ramuo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ramuo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wong is rocked!
Ramuo cracks Wong with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nissay Ramuo!
Nissay Ramuo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Laverne Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Stoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laverne Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Stoic!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds wants to clinch.
Stoic shoots in and bounces Reynolds off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stoic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet but Stoic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stoic landing with the ground and pound.
Stoic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stoic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reynolds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stoic has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stoic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoic wants to pass the guard but Reynolds is keeping the position.
Stoic trying to control but Reynolds is working from the bottom.
Stoic tries to free his leg and advance position but Reynolds is retaining full guard.
Stoic is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.
Stoic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stoic is looking to work some ground and pound but Reynolds has wrist control.
Stoic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reynolds is keeping the position for now.
Reynolds wants to get back to his feet but Stoic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reynolds controls Stoic momentarily but Stoic frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stoic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stoic passes into half guard.
Reynolds knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stoic on the ground.
Reynolds has hold of Stoic's hands but Stoic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Stoic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Reynolds with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stoic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Stoic there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stoic lands a nice short elbow.
Reynolds is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stoic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reynolds keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Reynolds is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Midnight MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Reynolds taking some punishment here, with Stoic in his half guard.
Reynolds pushes Stoic off looking to stand but Stoic dives back in and keeps control.
Stoic working the head and body with strikes.
Stoic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Stoic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reynolds is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoic is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Stoic unloading with bombs!
Oh Reynolds is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stoic softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Reynolds is out cold! Stoic jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Stoic!
Victor Stoic made sure to mention his sponsor, BlackStar Athletics in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco O Neill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Neill has chosen Survival 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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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cletus Kasady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bosco O Neill!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neill misses with an uppercut
and Kasady counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Neill lands a jab to the nose.
Nice sprawl there from O Neill as Kasady shoots in.
Kasady changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Neill tries to avoid it but Kasady manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Neill to the ground. O Neill escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kasady shoots in looking for a takedown but O Neill manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kasady's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus Kasady. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Neill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Neill wants it to stay on the feet.
O Neill rushes Kasady and presses him up against the cage.
O Neill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kasady blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Neill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kasady backwards.
Kasady gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasady wants to control from the top but O Neill keeps moving.
Kasady pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. O Neill is keeping the position for now.
O Neill is looking for a triangle but Kasady pushes his legs off easily.
O Neill keeping moving, preventing Kasady from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Our spies down at at The Axis of Evil inform us that O Neill has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasady throws a big right hand that misses.
Kasady lying in O Neill's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. O Neill decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Kasady taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bosco O Neill!
Bosco O Neill managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, AnonymouS, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Haack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Oliver Queen!
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, Andre Haack!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen throws a series of punches but Haack moves out of range.
Haack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Queen throws the left hand but Haack avoids the punch easily.
Haack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Queen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Haack walks into a straight right hand from Queen.
Haack tries to work over Queen's front leg with a kick but Queen checks it.
Queen looks to throw the jab but Haack is out of range.
Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
Haack only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Queen.
Haack moves out of range as Queen strikes.
Haack is looking to slow Queen down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haack scores with a head kick.
Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Haack attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack throws a front kick aimed at Queen's knee but Queen avoids it well.
Haack lands a front kick.
Haack misses with a low kick.
Haack gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
Haack scores with a kick to the midsection.
Haack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Queen throws the left hand but Haack avoids the punch easily.
Andre Haack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haack is looking to chop away at Queen's legs.
Queen punishes Haack's body with a nice straight punch.
Haack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Queen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Haack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Haack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Queen tries to bum rush Haack with a series of wild strikes but Haack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Haack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haack lands a leg kick that knocks Queen off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a double jab.
Queen lands with a good body shot.
Haack delivers a nice body kick.
Haack scores with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Haack is predictable there
and Queen counters by moving into the clinch.
Queen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Queen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Haack manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Queen misses.
Queen loads up on a big right hand but Haack slips the punch.
Queen misses with a right hand
and Haack counters with a low kick, right behind Queen 's knee.
Haack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Haack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with the combination.
Haack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Queen is able to avoid easily.
Queen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Haack. That one must have hurt.
Queen connects with a body shot that sends Haack's belly button to the back.
Queen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haack follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Haack throws a lazy head kick
and Queen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Haack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Haack, right into the meat.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.
Queen loads up on a big right hand but Haack slips the punch.
Queen misses with a straight right.
Haack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen.
A head kick misses from Haack.
Queen throwing a counter right hand but Haack manages to avoid it.
Haack lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Haack.
Queen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haack.
Queen moves out of range of the leg kick from Haack.
Haack tries a head kick but it misses.
Haack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Queen throws a poor cross that misses
and Haack counters with a body kick.
Queen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Haack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Queen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Haack tries to land a front kick but Queen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Queen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Queen moves out of range of the body kick from Haack.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Queen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haack pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haack is looking to slow Queen down with leg kicks.
Haack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Queen. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Haack dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Queen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Haack has time to react.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Haack in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Queen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haack pushes Queen away with a front kick.
Haack throws a low kick but Queen avoids it.
Haack lands a nice looking body kick.
Haack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Queen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Haack fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Queen.
Haack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Queen.
Queen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Haack.
Haack throws a push kick but Queen slaps the foot to one side.
Haack throws a low kick, looking for Queen's leg but Queen calmly moves out of range.
Andre Haack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Queen throws a jab when Haack was well out of range.
Haack is trying to counter with his kicks.
Haack scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haack throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Queen moves out of range of the body kick from Haack.
Queen misses with a few strikes there.
Queen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Queen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Haack throws a low kick but Queen moves out of range easily.
Haack thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Queen if he has to take too many more of those.
Haack throws a leg kick but Queen checks it.
Haack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haack walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Queen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Queen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Queen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haack throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Queen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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!
Queen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Queen misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Queen misses with an uppercut. Haack saw that one coming.
Queen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haack throws a leg kick but Queen checks it.
Haack throws a leg kick but Queen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Queen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Queen misses with a wild combination.
Queen misses with an uppercut. Haack saw that one coming.
Haack thumps Queen with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haack.
Haack lands a leg kick that knocks Queen off balance momentarily.
Queen scores with a one two! Haack had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haack throws a body kick that misses
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haack.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haack throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Queen's head.
Queen misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with a straight left.
Haack was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Queen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haack. Haack obviously looking to wear him down.
Haack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Queen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That kick from Haack tenderised Queen's leg. Queen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Queen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Queen blocks a leg kick.
Queen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Haack defending well as Queen loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Queen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Queen's calf.
Queen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack.
Haack feints and then cracks Queen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Queen down.
Queen checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Queen misses the target.
Haack throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haack. That's going to slow Queen down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Queen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haack.
Haack throws a leg kick but Queen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Queen.
Haack throws a leg kick that misses.
Queen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Queen throws a body punch but Haack moves out of range.
Haack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Queen.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haack lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Queen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Queen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That kick from Haack tenderised Queen's leg. Queen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Queen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Queen misses with a straight left.
Queen stuns Haack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Queen misses with a body shot.
Queen throws a body shot but no joy.
Haack feints and then cracks Queen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Queen down.
Haack avoids the body shot from Queen.
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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Haack cracks the inside of Queen's front leg.
Queen's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Haack throws a push kick but Queen slaps the foot to one side.
Queen checks a low kick from Haack.
Queen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Haack moved out of range nicely.
Haack connects with an inside leg kick.
Haack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haack.
Haack cracks the inside of Queen's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haack.
Haack tries to work over Queen's front leg with a kick but Queen checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haack scores with a spinning back kick!
Queen throws a hook but Haack blocks it.
Haack is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nice defenses there by Haack.
Queen scores with a nice strike.
Queen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Haack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haack. That's going to slow Queen down.
Queen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Queen.
Haack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Haack.
Queen misses with a looping left.
Queen misses with a combination
and Haack counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Queen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haack lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice defenses there by Haack.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
Haack lands with a kick to the temple. Queen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oliver Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haack slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haack. That's going to slow Queen down.
Haack throws a half hearted mid kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Haack!
Queen throws an off balance right hand
and Haack counters with an outside leg kick.
Queen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Queen misses the shot to the body.
Haack tries a quick counter leg kick but Queen is wise to it.
Haack lands a high kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Haack.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
An inside leg kick lands from Haack.
A head kick misses from Haack.
Queen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haack.
Queen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Andre Haack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Haack.
Queen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haack tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Queen. Haack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Queen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haack makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Haack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Queen's calf.
Queen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick from Haack lands but Queen takes it in his stride.
Queen takes a swing at Haack's ribcage but misses.
Haack counters with a body kick.
Haack thumps Queen with a low kick.
Haack throws a leg kick which misses Queen's front leg but catches the back leg as Queen tries to avoid it.
A jab from Queen misses.
Haack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haack slips a jab from Queen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Queen misses with a lunging right hand
and Haack counters with a nice body kick.
Haack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A shot to the body from Queen misses
and Haack counters with a leg kick.
Queen looks to land a left hand but Haack moved out of range nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haack.
Haack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Queen throws a jab when Haack was well out of range.
Haack only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haack is looking to slow Queen down with leg kicks.
Queen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haack.
Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haack was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen.
Haack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Queen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haack.
Haack misses with a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Haack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Haack winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Haack!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Haack thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Budawalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack McGuinness!
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, Marius Budawalski!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuinness with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuinness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budawalski.
McGuinness is looking for a counter combo.
Budawalski throws a lazy uppercut
enabling McGuinness to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuinness fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Budawalski.
McGuinness jabs at Budawalski's body.
Budawalski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGuinness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Budawalski moves away.
Budawalski blocks a jab.
McGuinness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Budawalski swings widly with a right hand
letting McGuinness counter with a right hand.
McGuinness uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budawalski.
McGuinness swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Budawalski throws an off balance right hand
and McGuinness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuinness walks into a straight right hand from Budawalski.
Budawalski blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budawalski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuinness manages to avoid it.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Budawalski.
McGuinness tries to bum rush Budawalski with a series of wild strikes but Budawalski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McGuinness works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as McGuinness lands an impressive looking overhand right. Budawalski doesn't seem phased though.
McGuinness jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Budawalski throws a right hand that misses
and McGuinness counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Budawalski.
Budawalski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McGuinness.
Budawalski throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuinness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McGuinness throws a shot from downtown. Budawalski moves away and avoids it.
McGuinness blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from McGuinness on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Budawalski throws an overhand right that lands on McGuinness's shoulder, as McGuinness tries to avoid the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGuinness.
Marius Budawalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budawalski misses with a looping right.
Budawalski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGuinness scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Budawalski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Budawalski shoots in for a takedown but McGuinness shows good takedown defense.
Budawalski 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.
Budawalski fails with the takedown
and McGuinness counters with a straight right hand.
Jack McGuinness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marius Budawalski.
A jab from McGuinness misses.
Budawalski throws a hook but McGuinness blocks it.
Budawalski defending well as McGuinness loads up on a big left hand.
Budawalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budawalski dodges the punch combination from McGuinness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGuinness blocks a jab.
Budawalski misses with a wild combination.
McGuinness is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Budawalski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Budawalski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Budawalski blocks a jab.
It seemed like Budawalski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Budawalski throws an off balance right hand
and McGuinness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Budawalski throws a big shot that misses.
McGuinness is looking to counter punch.
McGuinness lands a right hook to the body.
Budawalski throws a series of punches but McGuinness moves out of range.
McGuinness bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Budawalski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Budawalski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McGuinness.
Budawalski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McGuinness can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Budawalski misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuinness sizes up Budawalski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McGuinness tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Budawalski checks a leg kick nicely.
Budawalski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuinness counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGuinness throws a nice looking combination but Budawalski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Budawalski scores with a hook to the body. McGuinness takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Budawalski misses with a hook. McGuinness ducked under it nicely.
McGuinness misses with an uppercut.
Budawalski looks to land a left hand but McGuinness moved out of range nicely.
Budawalski throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuinness counters with a right hand to the body.
McGuinness moves out of range of the strikes.
Budawalski throws a jab but it's blocked by McGuinness.
McGuinness appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuinness slips under a jab.
McGuinness scores with a punch to the head.
McGuinness slips under a jab from Budawalski.
McGuinness appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuinness throws a leg kick but Budawalski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Budawalski is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuinness throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuinness moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McGuinness half committed to a counter leg kick.
McGuinness wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Budawalski misses with a straight left.
McGuinness lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGuinness attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Budawalski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Budawalski lands a nice hook to McGuinness's body. McGuinness takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Budawalski - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Budawalski.
Budawalski takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuinness throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Budawalski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Budawalski throws a lazy right hand but McGuinness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Budawalski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuinness thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGuinness throws a hook to the side of Budawalski's head but Budawalski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budawalski misses with a straight right.
Budawalski shoots in for a double leg but McGuinness sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Budawalski throws a right hand that misses
and McGuinness counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack McGuinness 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.
McGuinness moves out of range as Budawalski strikes.
Budawalski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Budawalski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McGuinness has got the better of the exchanges.
Budawalski swings widly with a right hand
and Budawalski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Budawalski checks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from McGuinness.
McGuinness digs a good hook to Budawalski's body.
Budawalski takes one to the chin there.
Budawalski throws a hook to the side of McGuinness's head but McGuinness sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuinness.
A telegraphed right hand from Budawalski misses the target.
Budawalski checks a low kick from McGuinness.
Budawalski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuinness.
Budawalski 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.
Budawalski throws a looping overhand right but McGuinness ducks down to avoid it.
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!
McGuinness tried to score with a low kick but Budawalski checks it.
A big left from Budawalski misses.
McGuinness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGuinness connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness slips under a jab.
McGuinness connects with a nice looking jab.
Budawalski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGuinness catches Budawalski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Budawalski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuinness.
McGuinness ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Budawalski throws the left hand but McGuinness avoids the punch easily.
It looked like McGuinness was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Budawalski.
McGuinness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Budawalski.
McGuinness looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Budawalski throws a hook but McGuinness blocks it.
McGuinness throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuinness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Budawalski throws a jab when McGuinness was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Budawalski misses the target.
Budawalski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Budawalski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Budawalski throws a hook but McGuinness avoids it easily.
Jack McGuinness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Budawalski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuinness ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski lands a head shot.
Jack McGuinness is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuinness throws a leg kick but Budawalski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Budawalski throws a lazy right hand but McGuinness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McGuinness moves out of range of the strikes.
McGuinness lands a really nice looking cross but Budawalski seems unphased.
McGuinness with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McGuinness lands with a nice body punch.
Budawalski throws a poor cross that misses
and McGuinness counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for McGuinness.
McGuinness ducks under a wild hook from Budawalski.
Budawalski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Budawalski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling McGuinness to counter with a crisp jab.
McGuinness connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Budawalski steps into range and cracks McGuinness with a monster punch that buckles his knees! McGuinness flops backwards and Budawalski dives into his guard looking to finish!
McGuinness is rocked!
Budawalski won't allow McGuinness to sweep him here.
Oh McGuinness is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Budawalski postures up.
McGuinness on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGuinness tries to get out of the position.
Budawalski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski throws a big right hand that misses.
Budawalski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! McGuinness'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 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marius Budawalski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Kowalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalski's entrance music is Pantera - Fucking Hostile. A fine choice. Brutus Kowalski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xavier David's chin.
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutus Kowalski!
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, Xavier David!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David checks a leg kick.
David takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
David fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kowalski gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting David counter with a right hand.
Kowalski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract David.
David connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kowalski momentarily.
David keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kowalski gets a clinch.
Kowalski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with David's elbow.
David lands with a short shot to the head.
David misses with the head strike.
Kowalski tries to throw a body punch but David avoids it by throwing Kowalski back against the cage.
Kowalski pushes David back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Xavier David has been cut.
David scores with a shot to the side of Kowalski's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
David wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kowalski has him pressed against the cage.
Kowalski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kowalski misses with a body punch.
David misses with the head strike.
David looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
David lands a right hand.
David comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Brutus Kowalski has been cut.
Kowalski is leaning against David and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kowalski lands a nice uppercut.
Kowalski lands an uppercut.
David wants to get back to striking at distance but Kowalski won't allow it.
David has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kowalski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if David can turn it around.
David throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalski.
Kowalski letting David take a breather here.
Kowalski misses with a body punch.
David lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kowalski backwards.
David has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalski.
Kowalski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kowalski misses with a punch on the inside.
David is trying to break the clinch but Kowalski is controlling him.
Kowalski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning David up against the cage.
Kowalski is leaning against David and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kowalski misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski can't find room to land a body shot as David controls the action.
David wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kowalski lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalski lands with a short shot to the head.
Kowalski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
David misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kowalski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Kowalski.
David looks winded!
Kowalski dodges an elbow strike from David.
David takes a shot to the head.
Kowalski stalls.
Kowalski lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kowalski.
Kowalski digs a right hand underneath David's ribcage. David let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kowalski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
David is rocked!
Kowalski lands a big right hand that drops David! The killer instinct kicks in and Kowalski finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kowalski!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Kowalski!
Brutus Kowalski 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergiu Petrescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alasdair Thacker (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergiu Petrescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thacker misses with a jab to the body
and Petrescu counters with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrescu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrescu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thacker's head.
Petrescu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrescu is just out of range.
Thacker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrescu.
Petrescu drives through and clinches with Thacker against the cage.
Petrescu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Petrescu swings wildly with an uppercut but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrescu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thacker avoiding damage as Petrescu throws knees to the body.
Thacker trying to land knees to the body.
Petrescu lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petrescu.
Petrescu misses with the head strike.
Petrescu breaks the clinch.
Thacker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thacker pushes Petrescu up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker working aggressively here.
Thacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thacker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Petrescu throws a head punch that misses.
Thacker tries to throw a body punch but Petrescu avoids it by throwing Thacker back against the cage.
Thacker landing knees to the head.
Petrescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrescu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thacker blocking some punches.
Petrescu scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Alasdair Thacker has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Petrescu.
Petrescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thacker tries to clinch but Petrescu moves out of range.
Thacker tries to clinch but Petrescu is having none of it.
Petrescu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrescu throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Petrescu connects with a right hand. Thacker shakes it off.
Thacker throws a looping overhand right but Petrescu ducks down to avoid it.
Petrescu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Petrescu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thacker doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu misses with a wild body shot.
Petrescu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thacker's hands.
Thacker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrescu scores with a jab to the body.
Petrescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thacker.
Petrescu is looking to counter with head kicks.
Petrescu misses with a head kick.
Thacker wants to slow Petrescu down by chopping away at his legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Petrescu.
Petrescu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Thacker misses.
Thacker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrescu slips a jab from Thacker.
Thacker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrescu swats away the attempt to clinch by Thacker.
Petrescu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thacker misses with a two punch combination.
Petrescu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrescu 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thacker.
Thacker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Petrescu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrescu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Petrescu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thacker throws a hook but Petrescu avoids it easily.
Thacker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thacker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thacker takes one on the button.
Petrescu avoids the body shot from Thacker.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thacker takes the fight into the clinch.
Thacker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thacker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Petrescu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Petrescu lands a good knee to the midsection. Thacker won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrescu misses with some punches.
Thacker can't find room to land a body shot as Petrescu controls the action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Petrescu obliges.
Petrescu digs a right hand into Thacker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thacker's gas tank.
Thacker looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu connects with a knee to the head.
Petrescu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrescu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Thacker has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Petrescu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Thacker can turn it around.
Petrescu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrescu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrescu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Petrescu blocks an uppercut.
Thacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrescu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thacker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Petrescu lands a right hand.
Petrescu lands a shoulder strike.
Petrescu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Petrescu is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thacker has a couple of punches blocked by Petrescu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thacker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thacker misses with a right hand
and Petrescu counters with a nice uppercut.
Thacker tries a low kick but Petrescu avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiu Petrescu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alasdair Thacker's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petrescu feints a jab promting Thacker to slip. Petrescu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thacker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Petrescu cracks Thacker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrescu tests Thacker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice cross by Petrescu.
Thacker misses with a looping right.
Nice straight punches there by Petrescu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrescu.
Nice defenses there by Petrescu.
Thacker clobbers Petrescu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrescu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thacker if he has to take too many more of those.
Thacker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrescu lands with a cross.
Thacker looks to throw the jab but Petrescu is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Petrescu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrescu lands a head kick!
Thacker throws a wild body kick that Petrescu sees coming a mile off.
Thacker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrescu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrescu. Thacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrescu throws a right and a left that Thacker avoids nicely.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thacker in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Petrescu tries to clinch but Thacker moves out of range.
Petrescu moves in looking to clinch but Thacker pushes him off.
Thacker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrescu tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice side step and Thacker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thacker blocks a head kick by Petrescu.
Thacker throws a series of punches but Petrescu moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Petrescu.
Petrescu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrescu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thacker was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrescu.
Petrescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thacker.
Petrescu fakes the leg kick and cracks Thacker in the body.
Thacker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thacker misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thacker closes the distance and pushes Petrescu back into the cage.
Thacker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrescu lands a good knee to the midsection. Thacker won't want to take too many of those.
A nice left hand lands by Petrescu.
Petrescu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thacker throws a series of punches but Petrescu moves out of range.
Thacker connects with a body shot that sends Petrescu's belly button to the back.
Petrescu is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thacker is breathing heavily.
Petrescu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrescu duly obliges.
Petrescu lands with a nice body punch.
Petrescu gets a clinch.
Thacker has a couple of punches blocked by Petrescu.
Petrescu lands with a short shot to the head.
Thacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thacker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thacker slowing the pace effectively.
Petrescu working Thacker over with knees to the body.
Petrescu tries to work over Thacker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu misses with a punch on the inside.
Petrescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrescu gets through Thacker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thacker tries a body shot but Petrescu blocks it.
Petrescu misses with a knee strike.
Petrescu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Thacker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrescu scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrescu scores a nice knee to the body.
Petrescu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Petrescu lands a head kick!
Petrescu jabs at Thacker's body.
Thacker looks to land a right hand but Petrescu moved out of range.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Petrescu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrescu moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thacker misses with a straight right.
Petrescu connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thacker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrescu blocks a jab.
Thacker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Petrescu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrescu.
Thacker tries to clinch but Petrescu is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Petrescu.
Thacker throws out a counter right but Petrescu avoids it with no problem.
Petrescu fakes the leg kick and cracks Thacker in the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrescu.
Decent striking displayed by Petrescu there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Petrescu.
Petrescu throws a head kick but Thacker moves out of range.
Thacker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrescu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thacker scrambles back to his feet.
Thacker looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrescu is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrescu throws a head kick but Thacker moves out of range.
Petrescu clinches up against the cage.
Petrescu breaks the clinch.
Petrescu throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergiu Petrescu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alasdair Thacker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Petrescu gets tackled into the cage by Thacker. Thacker maintains the clinch.
Petrescu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petrescu breaks the clinch.
Thacker misses the body punch
and Petrescu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrescu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thacker doesn't manage to clinch there - Petrescu circles away.
Petrescu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Petrescu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thacker can do to turn this around?
Petrescu lands a leg kick that knocks Thacker off balance momentarily.
Thacker swings widly with a right hand
and Petrescu counters with a left to the body.
Thacker misses with a head kick.
Petrescu slips under a jab.
Petrescu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thackers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Petrescu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thacker backs up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Petrescu catches Thacker right on the button with a cross.
Petrescu takes the fight into the clinch.
Sergiu Petrescu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thacker lands a shoulder strike.
Petrescu scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrescu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrescu breaks the clinch.
Petrescu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thacker tries to keep at a distance but Petrescu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thacker stalling in the clinch.
Thacker throws a head punch that misses.
Petrescu lands a shoulder strike.
Thacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thacker throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrescu.
Petrescu lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrescu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thacker.
Thacker can't find room to land a body shot as Petrescu controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Petrescu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thacker blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrescu misses with a knee to the head.
Sergiu Petrescu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Petrescu.
Petrescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thacker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thacker lands an uppercut.
Thacker tries a body shot but Petrescu blocks it.
Thacker throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrescu.
Still in the clinch, Thacker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker cracks Petrescu with a nice body shot.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petrescu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thacker takes a swing at Petrescu's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrescu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Thacker throws a right hand that misses
enabling Petrescu to counter with a crisp jab.
Alasdair Thacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrescu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thacker.
Petrescu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thacker rushes Petrescu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees to the body from Petrescu.
Thacker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrescu has a couple of punches blocked by Thacker.
Petrescu blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thacker lands with a right to the head.
Thacker tries to land a knee to the head but Petrescu blocks with his arms.
A short uppercut from Petrescu.
Thacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Petrescu.
A short right from Petrescu.
Thacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thacker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker.
Petrescu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Thacker throws a head punch that misses.
Petrescu blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergiu Petrescu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Petrescu 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergiu Petrescu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Universe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn comes to the cage accompanied by The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Mr Universe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cu Chulainn's chin.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Universe!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Universe clinches with his opponent.
Universe is pressed up against the cage. Chulainn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Universe down to the mat. Universe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A big left from Universe misses.
Chulainn half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Universe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chulainn has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Universe missing with knees to the body.
Chulainn looking for a takedown.
Universe gets underhooks to prevent Chulainn's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cu Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chulainn takes an elbow to the temple.
Chulainn is working for takedown but Universe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Universe.
Chulainn avoids the elbow strike from Universe, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Universe.
It looks like Cu Chulainn has been cut.
Universe gets underhooks to prevent Chulainn's takedown attempt.
Chulainn is trying to drag Universe to the mat but Universe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Universe just leaning against Chulainn, taking a breather.
Universe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Universe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Universe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Universe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Universe lands an elbow just above Chulainn 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Universe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chulainn has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Universe after a bit of a struggle.
Chulainn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chulainn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Universe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chulainn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chulainn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Universe lands an elbow inside that Chulainn shrugs off.
Chulainn tries to score a body lock takedown but Universe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Universe lands an elbow just above Chulainn 's eye.
Chulainn is rocked!
Universe lands an elbow inside that Chulainn shrugs off.
Oh Chulainn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Universe.
Chulainn avoids the elbow strike from Universe, against the cage.
Universe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Universe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chulainn is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Universe has Chulainn pressed against the cage. He pushes Chulainn back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Universe throws a beautiful elbow that sends Chulainn crashing to the floor! Universe piles on the pressure with more strikes! Chulainn is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Universe!
After winning the bout, Mr Universe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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