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KFC 12. PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daxx Goodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haven Baez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daxx Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haven Baez!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Baez stuffs the takedown.
Baez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Goodman closes the distance and clinches.
Goodman tries to pull guard but Baez holds him up against the cage and eventually Goodman drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daxx Goodman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goodman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Goodman stops a takedown attempt from Baez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman decides to pull guard.
Baez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Goodman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Baez has Goodman in his guard.
Goodman postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Baez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Goodman, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baez looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goodman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Goodman won't allow Baez to get back to his feet.
Goodman trying to control but Baez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goodman wants to stand but Baez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Goodman throwing strikes from guard but Baez blocks nicely.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Baez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goodman looking to sit in guard and control but Baez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Baez throws an elbow that misses. Goodman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baez's guard. Nice move by Goodman!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Baez has a closed guard, preventing Goodman from standing up.
Baez working for a triangle but Goodman defends it easily.
Goodman trying to control but Baez is working from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Baez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Goodman is controlling him.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Baez keeps moving.
Goodman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Baez's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Baez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daxx Goodman 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.
Goodman dives in and grabs Baez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baez pushes down on Goodman's head and hops out.
Goodman gets caught napping as Baez dives in and scores a takedown. Goodman manages to retain guard.
Baez looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daxx Goodman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Goodman wants to get up but he can't break Baez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Baez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goodman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Baez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Goodman controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman tries to free his leg and advance position but Baez is retaining full guard.
Baez has his foot on Goodman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goodman works his way back into a safe position though.
Baez is breathing heavily.
Goodman trying to control the position from guard on top but Baez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goodman wants to stand but Baez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Goodman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Baez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Goodman escapes and throws Baez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Baez trying to remain calm as Goodman controls from the top position.
Goodman has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Baez!
Goodman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Goodman looking to control but Baez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman lands a big shot there that rocks Baez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Goodman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Baez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Goodman throws some wild stikes that Baez manages to avoid easily.
Goodman with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman trying to control but Baez is having none of it.
Goodman unloads with some shots from mount but Baez bucks and avoids them well.
Baez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Goodman.
Goodman content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baez has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daxx Goodman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Baez shoots and misses
and Goodman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Goodman.
Goodman stops a takedown attempt from Baez.
Goodman breaks from the clinch.
Goodman shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Baez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Baez is looking to get back to his feet here but Goodman is keeping cool and he's managed to take Baez's back.
Baez defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Goodman's arms.
Goodman is cranking Baez's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Baez! He's tightened the choke and Baez is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daxx Goodman!
Haven Baez spoke after the fight, saying 'I WANT A REMATCH!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kristoffer Fredholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xander Moral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredholm comes to the cage accompanied by Drake - Headlines. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kristoffer Fredholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xander Moral!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moral tries to clinch up
enabling Fredholm to counter with a crisp jab.
Fredholm lands a big head kick that sends Moral to the canvas! Fredholm follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kristoffer Fredholm!
Kristoffer Fredholm gave a mention to Bushido Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Blessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tessin Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sugar Blessed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tessin Randy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blessed misses with a straight right.
Blessed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randy.
Randy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blessed.
Randy connects with a body shot.
Blessed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blessed misses with an uppercut.
Blessed misses with a straight right.
Randy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blessed was well out of range. Poor timing from Randy.
Blessed slips a jab from Randy.
Randy misses with a body punch
and Blessed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Randy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blessed counters by clinching up.
Blessed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy can't find room to land a body shot as Blessed controls the action.
Randy can't find room to land a body shot as Blessed controls the action.
Blessed can't find room to land a body shot as Randy controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Randy.
Blessed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Blessed lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blessed misses with a punch on the inside.
Randy throws a head punch that misses.
Randy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blessed is stalling here.
Blessed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blessed leaning against his opponent.
Blessed 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.
Blessed blocks a body shot from Randy.
Randy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blessed misses with a body punch.
Randy tries to work over Blessed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blessed can't find room to land a body shot as Randy controls the action.
Randy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Randy working aggressively here.
Blessed struggles to land a body shot inside as Randy controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blessed lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Blessed fails to land.
Randy looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Randy.
Randy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Randy working aggressively here.
Blessed effectively controlling the action here.
Blessed lands a left hand that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
A short left from Blessed.
Randy tries to throw a body punch but Blessed avoids it by throwing Randy back against the cage.
Blessed slowing the pace effectively.
Blessed misses with a punch to the body.
Randy tries a body shot but Blessed blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blessed throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Blessed can't find room to land a body shot as Randy controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blessed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blessed throws a head punch that misses.
Blessed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randy blocks a body shot from Blessed.
A hook to the body from Blessed.
Blessed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blessed lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blessed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blessed struggles to land a body shot inside as Randy controls his hands.
Randy tries to work over Blessed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blessed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randy leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short uppercut from Blessed.
Randy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blessed scores with a shot to the side of Randy's head.
Blessed struggles to land a body shot inside as Randy controls his hands.
Blessed taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Randy.
Blessed prevents a body shot from Randy.
Blessed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blessed can't find room to land a body shot as Randy controls the action.
Blessed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blessed lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Blessed.
Randy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Blessed.
Blessed tries a body shot but Randy blocks it.
Blessed blocking some punches.
Randy takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sugar Blessed dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Randy swings for the body but Blessed moves out of range.
Blessed throws a hook to the side of Randy's head but Randy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Blessed.
Randy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blessed counters with a huge left! Randy is in big trouble! He's backing up but Blessed isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Randy from any more damage. A dominating finish by Blessed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sugar Blessed!
Tessin Randy spoke after the fight, saying 'I felt bad for the man! '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Steller (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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Steller!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steller clinches up with Diaz and pushes him back against the cage.
Steller can't get the takedown.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Steller.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz presses Steller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Steller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steller misses with some punches.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steller is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Steller.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Diaz digs a right hand into Steller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steller's gas tank.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steller backwards.
Diaz stalling in the clinch but Steller improves position.
Steller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steller pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Steller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steller is trying to trip Diaz. He has hold of a leg but Diaz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Steller persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Steller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steller on the ground.
Steller throws a big right hand that misses.
Steller chips away with some ground and pound.
Steller stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Steller lands a couple of elbows.
Steller engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Diaz working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steller slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steller throwing strikes from guard but Diaz blocks nicely.
Steller throws a big elbow that misses.
Steller with a nice head shot there.
Steller connects with a couple of short punches.
Steller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Diaz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steller trying to control the position from guard on top but Diaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diaz rushes Steller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steller looking for a takedown.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Steller backwards.
A right hand to the body from Diaz.
Diaz stops a takedown attempt from Steller.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Steller scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Chuck Diaz has been cut.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Diaz digs a right hand into Steller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steller's gas tank.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steller blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steller misses with the head strike.
Steller lands a shoulder strike.
Steller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Diaz.
Steller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Steller.
Steller misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chuck Diaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chuck Diaz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diaz closes the distance and clinches.
Diaz gets underhooks to prevent Steller's takedown attempt.
Steller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Steller swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steller looking for a takedown.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Steller.
Diaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Steller.
Steller looking for a takedown.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steller.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steller misses with some punches.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steller lands a right hand.
Steller is looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diaz.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Steller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Steller is breathing heavily.
Steller blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz presses Steller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steller struggles to land a body shot inside as Diaz controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Steller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diaz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steller can do to turn this around?
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stellers head.
Chuck Diaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steller misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steller backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steller looking for a takedown.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steller takes a shot to the head.
Diaz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaz backwards.
Steller prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz gets through Steller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Diaz prevents it.
Steller digs a right hand underneath Diaz's ribcage. Diaz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Diaz lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steller.
A short uppercut from Diaz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steller.
Steller blocking some punches.
Steller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steller misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Diaz.
Steller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Steller.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Steller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Steller as the two fighters clinch.
Diaz pushes Steller back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steller or not.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Steller.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Steller wants to take the fight to the mat but Diaz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diaz struggles to land a body shot inside as Steller controls his hands.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steller backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steller backwards.
Steller looking for a takedown.
Steller blocks an uppercut.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Diaz lands a right hand.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Steller controls the action.
Steller misses with a body punch.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
Steller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body.
Steller blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steller backwards.
Steller is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diaz is defending well.
Steller throws a punch but it's blocked by Diaz.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Diaz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Steller tries to counter it with a takedown but Diaz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steller clinches with his opponent.
Steller is working for takedown but Diaz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Steller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Steller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steller has Diaz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diaz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Chuck Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Steller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steller takes a shot to the head.
Steller can't get the takedown.
Steller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Steller tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Steller back against the cage.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steller backwards.
Steller is trying to trip Diaz. He has hold of a leg but Diaz is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Steller persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Steller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steller.
Steller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steller throwing strikes but missing.
Steller wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving.
Steller won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Diaz is working hard here to advance position.
Diaz controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Diaz has closed the distance and engaged Steller in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Diaz.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Steller backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steller working aggressively here.
Steller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Diaz on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Steller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steller has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Diaz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Diaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Steller.
Diaz lands a nice uppercut.
Steller is working for takedown but Diaz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diaz digs a right hand into Steller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steller's gas tank.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steller tries to work over Diaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steller has a couple of punches blocked by Diaz.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
Diaz blocking some punches.
Steller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diaz presses Steller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Steller looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Diaz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steller or not.
Diaz tries to throw a body punch but Steller avoids it by throwing Diaz back against the cage.
Diaz slows down the pace here.
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ben Steller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Diaz presses Steller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by Steller.
Steller takes a shot to the head.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Steller.
Steller lands a body shot.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
A short left from Diaz.
Diaz lands a body punch.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steller misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Chuck Diaz!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Chuck Diaz!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Chuck Diaz!
Chuck Diaz wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dunkin Donats (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunkin Donats looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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28
190 lbs
3 - 9 - 0 |
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190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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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
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Dunkin Donats!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donats gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Michaels to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Michaels distracts Donats with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Michaels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Donats swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Michaels stays in close to Donats's body and controls the position.
Michaels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donats works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donats trying to strike off his back.
Michaels drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Donats dives on top into guard.
Donats works over Michaels with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Donats defends well.
Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Donats doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Donats manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Donats knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Michaels on the ground.
Donats working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Michaels is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Michaels striking off his back but it's not causing Donats any problems.
Michaels looking for a triangle here. Donats is fighting it but it looks tight! Michaels pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Donats is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Joseph Michaels!
Joseph Michaels took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Dunkin Donats spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be stronger'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mason Masterclass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Macellaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Masterclass!
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, Giovanni Macellaio!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masterclass has managed to clinch.
Masterclass misses with the head strike.
Macellaio avoids a wild elbow strike from Masterclass.
A shot in the inside from Macellaio.
Macellaio gets through Masterclass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masterclass pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masterclass.
Macellaio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Masterclass.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Macellaio.
A head punch on the inside from Masterclass fails to land.
Masterclass blocks a body shot from Macellaio.
Masterclass crunches a lovely knee into Macellaio's ribcage.
Masterclass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Masterclass landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Macellaio blocks an elbow strike from Masterclass.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masterclass throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masterclass comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Giovanni Macellaio has been cut.
Macellaio dodges an elbow strike from Masterclass.
Macellaio gets through Masterclass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Macellaio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masterclass has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macellaio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Macellaio scores with a shot to the side of Masterclass's head.
Masterclass using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Macellaio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Masterclass takes a shot to the head.
Macellaio lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Macellaio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Masterclass lands a good knee to the midsection. Macellaio won't want to take too many of those.
Masterclass tries to land knees in the clinch but Macellaio avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Macellaio.
Macellaio lands an uppercut.
Masterclass pushes off an throws an elbow but Macellaio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Masterclass with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Masterclass throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Masterclass letting Macellaio take a breather here.
Macellaio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Mason Masterclass has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masterclass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Macellaio lands with a light punch inside.
Macellaio tries to throw a body punch but Masterclass avoids it by throwing Macellaio back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macellaio is looking to take this one to the mat.
Macellaio lands with a light punch inside.
Masterclass tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Macellaio.
Macellaio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Macellaio.
A shot in the inside from Macellaio.
Macellaio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Macellaio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Masterclass or not.
Macellaio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Masterclass throws an elbow but misses.
Macellaio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Masterclass is breathing heavily.
Macellaio misses with a body punch.
Masterclass throws a punch but it's blocked by Macellaio.
Macellaio avoids the elbow strike from Masterclass, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Macellaio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Masterclass throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macellaio blocks it with crossed arms.
Macellaio scores with a shot to the side of Masterclass's head.
Macellaio has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Masterclass seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Macellaio can turn it around.
Masterclass tries to land knees in the clinch but Macellaio avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Macellaio.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Macellaio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Macellaio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch on the inside from Masterclass fails to land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Masterclass as Macellaio tries to tie him up.
Macellaio tries to land knees in the clinch but Masterclass avoids the damage to the body.
Macellaio pushes off an throws an elbow but Masterclass leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Macellaio scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Macellaio.
Masterclass gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Macellaio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Macellaio manages to break the clinch.
Jab by Macellaio.
Macellaio scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masterclass takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Masterclass is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macellaio jabs at Masterclass's body.
Oh Masterclass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Macellaio connects with a right that clearly hurt Masterclass. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Macellaio proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Masterclass collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giovanni Macellaio!
A less than humble Giovanni Macellaio misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bardo Gregorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorio is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disturbed- Down with the Sickness. Marcus Winston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Winston!
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, Bardo Gregorio!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregorio throws a leg kick that misses.
Winston checks a leg kick nicely.
Winston closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gregorio's guard.
Gregorio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Winston trying to control the position from guard on top but Gregorio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Winston passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winston working away.
Winston is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gregorio has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Winston working away.
Gregorio is looking for a sweep.
Gregorio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Winston wants to control but Gregorio is keeping him busy.
Winston is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gregorio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Winston really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Winston wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gregorio, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gregorio is looking for a sweep.
Gregorio wants to control but Winston postures up.
Gregorio is looking to regain half guard here but Winston keeps moving and retains side control.
Winston trying to control the position but Gregorio is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio struggling a bit here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gregorio throws a shot from downtown. Winston moves away and avoids it.
Gregorio misses with a looping right.
Winston uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gregorio.
Nice defenses there by Gregorio.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregorio.
Gregorio lunges at Winston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Winston's hand.
Gregorio wants to slow Winston down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gregorio. Winston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston throws a shot from downtown. Gregorio moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gregorio scores with a shot to the body.
Gregorio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gregorio is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Winston shoots for a takedown but Gregorio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gregorio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid body kick from Gregorio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregorio thows a leg kick but Winston checks it
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Winston blocks a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gregorio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gregorio throws out a loose jab but Winston uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bardo Gregorio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Winston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gregorio connects with a solid leg kick.
Winston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gregorio moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Gregorio misses.
Gregorio lands a glancing blow to the side of Winston's head.
Winston slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Gregorio tenderised Winston's leg. Winston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Winston misses with an uppercut. Gregorio saw that one coming.
Winston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gregorio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but Gregorio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregorio.
Gregorio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Winston if he has to take too many more of those.
Bardo Gregorio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gregorio jabs at Winston's body.
Gregorio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gregorio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Winston tries to counter with a takedown but Gregorio is quick to defend against it.
Winston shoots in and drives through. Gregorio sprawls well.
Marcus Winston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gregorio. Winston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gregorio throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gregorio throws a lazy right hand but Winston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winston fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregorio.
Gregorio misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Gregorio.
Gregorio moves out of range as Winston strikes.
Winston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gregorio.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gregorio enables Winston to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gregorio manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gregorio pulls Winston in close to his closed guard and prevents Winston from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gregorio is trying to control the position but Winston postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston tries to free his leg and advance position but Gregorio is retaining full guard.
Gregorio is trying to control the position but Winston postures up.
Winston passes Gregorio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Winston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gregorio's head.
Gregorio gets full guard.
Winston works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Winston is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Winston wants to free his trapped foot but Gregorio is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marcus Winston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston is trying to work for a kimura but Gregorio is defending well.
Gregorio gets full guard.
Gregorio throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Winston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gregorio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Winston has managed to get both his arms back between Gregorio's legs - danger averted.
Gregorio working a defensive guard here.
Gregorio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bardo Gregorio 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!
Gregorio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Winston.
Winston checks a leg kick nicely.
Winston tries to counter with a takedown but Gregorio is quick to defend against it.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gregorio.
Gregorio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Winston avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gregorio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gregorio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gregorio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winston drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gregorio sprawls and moves away.
Winston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gregorio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Winston somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorio throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gregorio. That's going to slow Winston down.
Winston swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gregorio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Winston checks a low kick from Gregorio.
Winston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gregorio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Gregorio.
Winston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gregorio sprawls well. Gregorio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Winston gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston shoots in for a takedown but Gregorio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Winston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregorio with a nice cross.
Bardo Gregorio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gregorio's jab looks to have found its range, popping Winston under the eye.
Gregorio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winston.
Gregorio throws a leg kick but Winston checks it.
Winston changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Winston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Winston walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregorio jabs at Winston's body.
Winston works Gregorio's body with a nice hook.
Gregorio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio lands with a right hand.
Gregorio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Winston is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Winston takes a swing at Gregorio's ribcage but misses.
Winston lands a nice looking body shot.
Gregorio slips a jab and a cross from Winston.
Gregorio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston.
Winston seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Winston throws a series of punches but Gregorio avoids them all with ease.
Gregorio tries to bum rush Winston with a series of wild strikes but Winston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winston pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gregorio back to the cage. Winston follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorio takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
Winston just misses with a punch to the body.
Gregorio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Winston with a body shot.
Gregorio fails to land with a series of punches.
Winston feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregorio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Winston gets a takedown into half guard.
Gregorio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Winston is thwarting Gregorio's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bardo Gregorio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gregorio 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight for Bardo Gregorio!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Bardo Gregorio!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Bardo Gregorio!
Bardo Gregorio wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Bardo Gregorio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chew Bacca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chew Bacca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bacca is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bacca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin flicks out a counter leg kick but Bacca steps away.
Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Bacca shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Chew Bacca has been cut.
Bacca's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bacca scrambles back to his feet.
Bacca walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bacca clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bacca.
Bacca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bacca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bacca cracks Martin with a nice body shot.
Martin lands with a left to the head.
Bacca lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bacca misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bacca working aggressively here.
Bacca tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bacca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bacca lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin is trying to break the clinch but Bacca has him pressed against the cage.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bacca throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bacca.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bacca has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martin.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bacca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bacca misses with a hook
and Martin counters with a good, hard body kick but Bacca shrugs it off.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bacca closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Bacca scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Martin working aggressively here.
Bacca lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bacca lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Martin lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Bacca.
Bacca tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Martin throws a sloppy head kick and Bacca moves out of range easily.
Frank Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin is looking to slow Bacca down with leg kicks.
Martin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Martin scores with a shot to the body.
Bacca rushes Martin and presses him up against the cage.
Bacca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martin.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin throws a front kick that sends Bacca stumbling back into the cage.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Bacca wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bacca wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Martin throws a leg kick which misses Bacca's front leg but catches the back leg as Bacca tries to avoid it.
Bacca tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bacca instigates a clinch.
Martin lands a hook that snaps the head of Bacca backwards.
Martin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bacca backwards.
Martin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bacca seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Martin can turn it around.
Martin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin tries to work over Bacca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin tries to work over Bacca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands an uppercut.
Bacca scores with a shoulder strike.
Bacca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bacca misses with the head strike.
Bacca pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bacca fails to land.
A body shot lands from Martin.
Martin scores with a hook to the body.
Bacca throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Still in the clinch, Martin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bacca lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bacca scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bacca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bacca can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin breaks the clinch.
Bacca clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Martin.
Bacca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chew Bacca's cut.
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.
That kick from Martin tenderised Bacca's leg. Bacca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martin lands with a nice body kick.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bacca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bacca.
Martin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bacca.
Bacca is rocked!
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Martin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin. Martin obviously looking to wear him down.
Martin pushes Bacca away with a front kick.
Martin thumps Bacca with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands a big head kick that sends Bacca tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves Bacca back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Bacca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martin seems to be stalking Bacca here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Bacca drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Martin!
A very excited looking Frank Martin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alka Mangrove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gap Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gap Turner struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alka Mangrove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gap Turner!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangrove throws a leg kick but Turner checks it.
Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mangrove tries a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Turner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mangrove moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mangrove rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turner tries a knee to the head but Mangrove blocks it.
Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mangrove's guard.
Mangrove trying to control the position.
Turner connects with a couple of short punches.
Mangrove wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
Mangrove lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Turner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mangrove defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Mangrove from controlling successfully.
Turner trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Turner looking for a sweep. Not yet Turner, not yet.
Turner keeping full guard, as Mangrove tries to pass.
Mangrove trying to move into half guard but instead Turner has managed to sweep!
Mangrove escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Turner gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mangrove wants to hit a switch here but Turner passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mangrove there!
Turner trying to control but Mangrove is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mangrove tries to hold on but Turner postures up.
The referee warns Mangrove that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Turner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Turner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mangrove is looking to improve his position but Turner isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner trying to control but Mangrove is having none of it.
Turner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mangrove hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Turner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mangrove is bucking up trying to escape but Turner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Turner with the ground and pound from mount.
Turner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Turner prevents Mangrove from getting the reversal.
Turner looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Turner has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mangrove's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangrove tries to reverse the position but Turner maintains control.
Turner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Turner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Turner breaks from Mangrove's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mangrove is rocked!
Turner working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Mangrove is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turner lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to control the pace but Mangrove is squirming around nicely.
Mangrove seems to have got his legs back now.
Mangrove takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mangrove tries to hold on but Turner postures up.
Turner is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mangrove has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Turner is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mangrove can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Turner with good strikes from the mount here!
Turner tries to control but Mangrove wriggling away.
Turner with shots to the head and body - Mangrove looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner looking to control but Mangrove is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gap Turner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mangrove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mangrove gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Turner.
Turner blocks a body shot from Mangrove.
Mangrove looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mangrove struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turner throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Turner avoids the elbow strike from Mangrove, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mangrove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turner's brow.
Mangrove misses with a punch to the body.
Mangrove struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
Mangrove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
Mangrove tries to clinch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner throws a push kick but Mangrove slaps the foot to one side.
Mangrove tries to counter by clinching up but Turner breaks away and moves out of range.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Turner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Turner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mangrove keeps working.
Nice strikes from Turner there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove wants to get back to full guard.
Turner winds up and cracks Mangrove with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mangrove is trying to get back to full guard.
Mangrove is looking to control Turner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mangrove avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turner lands a nice short elbow.
Turner trying to pass the guard but Mangrove defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mangrove is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turner working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the action but Mangrove is working from the bottom.
Turner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Turner controlling the action here.
Turner is looking to take a break and control but Mangrove is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mangrove is looking to improve his position.
Gap Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Turner working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Turner lands a nice short elbow.
Turner prevents Mangrove from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Turner is working away from the top position though.
Mangrove manages to get to full guard.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangrove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mangrove looking for subs off his back but Turner has passed one foot through into half guard.
Turner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gap Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mangrove avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner digs a good body shot into Mangrove's ribs.
Mangrove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner checks a low kick from Mangrove.
Mangrove goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mangrove tries to clinch up
and Turner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mangrove really felt that one!
Mangrove swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mangrove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Turner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mangrove scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Turner is looking to improve his position.
Turner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Turner is looking for a triangle but Mangrove pushes his legs off easily.
Turner throws a couple of heel strikes.
Turner has a closed guard, preventing Mangrove from standing up.
Mangrove thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mangrove avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turner is on top in guard.
Turner trying to control but Mangrove is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Mangrove has wrist control.
Turner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Turner postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
My spies in watch this inform me that Turner has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mangrove is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mangrove is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turner defends well.
Turner is in close to Mangrove's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mangrove wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner stays in close to Mangrove's body and controls the position.
Mangrove is trying to keep Turner in close.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Mangrove's brow.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mangrove has an active guard here but Turner has managed to pass into half guard.
Turner prevents Mangrove from improving his position.
Turner slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove wants to get back to full guard.
Turner lands strikes from half guard.
Mangrove is looking for a sweep. Turner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mangrove wants to control but Turner is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Turner seems to be working for a kimura but Mangrove defends the submission attempt.
Mangrove wants to get back to full guard.
Turner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mangrove tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Turner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gap Turner really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
Turner looking to score a takedown here. Mangrove is defending well but Turner drives through and ends up in Mangrove's guard.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turner cracks Mangrove with a solid left hand.
Mangrove working a defensive guard here.
Turner wants to control from the top but Mangrove keeps moving.
Turner connects with a couple of short punches.
Turner got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mangrove has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Turner has managed to get both his arms back between Mangrove's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner postures up and lands a big shot to Mangrove's brow.
Mangrove has control of Turner's left arm, preventing Turner from doing any damage.
Mangrove keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Mangrove seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangrove wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner lands a couple of elbows.
Mangrove trying to control the position.
Turner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Turner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Turner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mangrove tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mangrove's head.
Turner wants to control from the top but Mangrove keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Turner trying to control but Mangrove is working from the bottom.
Mangrove is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Turner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Turner forces his way into half guard.
Mangrove gets back to full guard.
Mangrove working for a triangle but Turner defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner landing with the ground and pound.
Turner trying to control but Mangrove is working from the bottom.
Mangrove has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Turner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Turner landing some decent shots from guard.
Turner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Turner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mangrove seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Mangrove is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Turner is aware though and is defending well.
Mangrove has momentary wrist control but Turner slips an elbow through the middle.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turner wants to control from the top but Mangrove keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Turner is working Mangrove over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangrove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gap Turner dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mangrove tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner throws a solid leg kick but Mangrove takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turner.
Mangrove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner takes a swing at Mangrove's ribcage but misses.
Mangrove has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Mangrove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner blocks an elbow strike from Mangrove.
Mangrove tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Mangrove back against the cage.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner blocks a body shot from Mangrove.
Mangrove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Mangrove pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mangrove just misses with a elbow thrown towards Turner's brow.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Mangrove has him pressed against the cage.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mangrove blocks the body kick.
Mangrove tries to counter by clinching up but Turner breaks away and moves out of range.
Mangrove drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mangrove trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Turner manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mangrove looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alka Mangrove has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mangrove's head.
Turner is in close to Mangrove's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mangrove keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner is working Mangrove over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mangrove looking to control.
Turner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mangrove is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangrove tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mangrove has an active guard here but Turner has managed to pass into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Turner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangrove is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mangrove is looking to control Turner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mangrove avoid being mounted?
Turner is taking a breather. Mangrove says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mangrove actively working from the bottom here.
Mangrove tries to roll over but Turner keeps him under control.
Turner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turner working Mangrove over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mangrove is pressing down on Turner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Turner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mangrove trying to keep a closed guard but Turner is proving a slippery customer.
Turner working some strikes from top position.
Turner is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Turner scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Turner is in close to Mangrove's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Turner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mangrove can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turner controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Mangrove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gap Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Gap Turner!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Gap Turner!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Gap Turner!
Gap Turner wins by unanimous decision! Gap Turner retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gareth Keenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keenan has chosen Coming Home as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gareth Keenan!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo ducks right into an uppercut from Keenan.
Keenan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Keenan slips under a jab.
Keenan connects with a body shot.
Keenan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aldo scores with a nice right hand.
Keenan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Keenan cracks Aldo with a good jab.
Keenan checks a leg kick.
Keenan tries a head kick but it misses.
Aldo misses with a hook. Keenan ducked under it nicely.
Keenan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Keenan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aldo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan connects with the punch.
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Keenan.
Aldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Keenan.
Keenan tests Aldo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aldo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aldo misses the jab.
Keenan works the jab nicely.
Keenan blocks a low kick nicely.
Aldo scoring well with a low kick there.
Aldo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aldo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Keenan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Keenan avoids a kick to the body.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Keenan misses with an uppercut
and Aldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Keenan jabs Aldo right on the nose. Aldo blinks but takes it well.
Keenan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Keenan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Keenan tries to land a body kick
and Aldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keenan throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldo.
Keenan misses the shot to the body.
Aldo misses with a wild combination.
Keenan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Aldo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aldo is rocked!
Keenan walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Aldo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Keenan swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Aldo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gareth Keenan!
Gareth Keenan is the new featherweight champion!
A less than humble Gareth Keenan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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