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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Darren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thompson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Boys Are Back by Dropkick Murphys. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Darren!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darren works over Thompson's head and body with a nice combination.
Darren lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darren.
Darren swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darren scores with a head kick.
Thompson clinches up against the cage.
Darren working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darren lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Chris Thompson has been cut.
Darren keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Darren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darren lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Thompson to his knees! Darren keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Darren!
James Darren thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivar Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnaar has chosen Lillasyster - Berätta det för Lina as his entrance music. Ivar Ragnaar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivar Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ragnaar wants to land a leg kick but Bones is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bones misses the target.
Bones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a kick to the body
and Bones counters with a series of strikes. Ragnaar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bones moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnaar.
Bones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big right from Bones misses.
Ragnaar thumps Bones with a low kick.
Bones checks a low kick from Ragnaar.
Bones appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ragnaar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bones misses with a low kick.
Bones lands a front kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bones.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Bones blocks the leg kick.
Bones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Bones moves out of range easily.
Bones moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar tries to work over Bones's front leg with a kick but Bones checks it.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Bones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ragnaar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Ragnaar takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ivar Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones misses with a double jab.
An inside leg kick from Bones misses.
Ragnaar appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ragnaar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Ragnaar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ragnaar scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a head kick!
Bones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bones is out of range.
Ragnaar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ragnaar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ragnaar.
It looked like Bones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body kick from Ragnaar.
Bones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ragnaar wants to land a leg kick but Bones is out of range.
Ragnaar scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bones checks the leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ragnaar.
Ragnaar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ragnaar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bones moves out of range of the leg kick from Ragnaar.
Bones throws a hook to the side of Ragnaar's head but Ragnaar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ragnaar tries to work over Bones's front leg with a kick but Bones checks it.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnaar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Bones.
Bones throwing a counter right hand but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar slips a straight right by Bones.
That kick from Bones tenderised Ragnaar's leg. Ragnaar is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnaar.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ragnaar. That's going to slow Bones down.
Bones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Ragnaar misses.
As Ragnaar backs away, Bones returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bones throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnaar moves out of range easily.
Ragnaar misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Bones moved away.
Ragnaar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bones tries a low kick but Ragnaar avoids it.
Bones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bones throws a body punch but Ragnaar moves out of range.
Ragnaar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bones is out of range and Ragnaar settles back down.
Ragnaar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ragnaar throws a shot from downtown. Bones moves away and avoids it.
Ragnaar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bones's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ivar Ragnaar will probably get the nod.
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.
Bones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick that knocks Bones off balance momentarily.
Ragnaar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnaar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bones misses with a lunging right hand
letting Ragnaar counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Ragnaar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ivar Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
Bones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ragnaar is looking to score with low kicks.
Bones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ragnaar on the side of the head.
Bones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Bones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick that misses.
Bones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ragnaar can pounce on him.
Bones lands a glancing blow to the side of Ragnaar's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar cracks the inside of Bones's front leg.
Ragnaar lands an overhand right.
Bones needs to keep his hands up - Ragnaar had a free shot at his head there.
Bones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bones throwing a counter right hand but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ragnaar misses with a two punch combination.
Bones throws out a loose jab but Ragnaar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar feints a counter leg kick.
Ragnaar is looking to land body kicks.
Bones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnaar dodges the punch combination from Bones.
Bones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ragnaar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bones.
Ragnaar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses
and Bones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ragnaar's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar connects with a leg kick. Bones looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnaar avoids the body shot from Bones.
Ragnaar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bones.
Ragnaar tries to land a leg kick but Bones saw it coming and moves away.
Bones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ragnaar misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Ragnaar misses its intended target.
Bones throws a body shot but no joy.
Bones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ragnaar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bones.
Bones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ragnaar tries a low kick but Bones avoids it.
Bones slips a jab from Ragnaar.
Bones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bones scoring well with a low kick there.
Ragnaar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Bones misses.
Ragnaar scoring well with a low kick there.
Bones avoids the head kick by Ragnaar.
Bones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ragnaar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bones is looking to counter punch.
Bones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ragnaar.
Bones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ragnaar checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar throws out a loose jab but Bones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnaar misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Bones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ragnaar's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bones lands with an uppercut that bounces Ragnaar off the cage and back into range.
Bones avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnaar throws a nice head kick!
Ragnaar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Bones blocks the leg kick.
Bones avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Ragnaar looks to move away, Bones throws a big counter combo but Ragnaar just gets out of the way.
Ragnaar is breathing heavily.
Ragnaar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ragnaar connects with an inside leg kick.
Bones throws a jab when Ragnaar was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivar Ragnaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bones throws a low kick, looking for Ragnaar's leg but Ragnaar calmly moves out of range.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick
and Bones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bones.
Ragnaar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bones takes a swing at Ragnaar's ribcage but misses.
Ragnaar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bones is out of range and Ragnaar settles back down.
Bones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ragnaar's sensitive parts.
Bones stuns Ragnaar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ragnaar tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Bones checks it.
Ragnaar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ragnaar just manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ragnaar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bones is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ragnaar manages to avoid it.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but Bones checks it.
Ragnaar staying out of range there.
Ragnaar looks to land a left hand but Bones moved out of range nicely.
Bones throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragnaar is looking to score with low kicks.
Ragnaar wants to land a leg kick but Bones is out of range.
Bones misses with a low kick as Ragnaar jumps back.
Bones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ragnaar takes a swing at Bones's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Ragnaar misses.
Ragnaar tries to score with a low kick but Bones moves his leg out of the way.
Bones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar throws a sloppy head kick and Bones moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bones is out of range.
Ragnaar avoids a kick to the body.
Ragnaar looks to land a body kick but Bones moved away.
Bones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Bones blocks the low kick.
Ragnaar misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Bones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ragnaar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bones is out of range.
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Bones.
Bones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Bones was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bones checks it well.
Bones tries to counter by clinching up but Ragnaar breaks away and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ragnaar.
A bone on bone clash there as Ragnaar blocks the leg kick.
Ragnaar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bones scores with a hook to the body. Ragnaar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a head kick.
Bones is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ragnaar walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bones.
Ragnaar throws a head kick that misses.
Bones jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bones feints a jab promting Ragnaar to slip. Bones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ragnaar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bones. Ragnaar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bones.
Ragnaar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bones connects with a right hand. Ragnaar shakes it off.
Bones scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bones throws an overhand right that lands on Ragnaar's shoulder, as Ragnaar tries to avoid the shot.
Ragnaar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ragnaar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bones.
Ragnaar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bones checks it well.
Ragnaar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bones was well out of range. Poor timing from Ragnaar.
Bones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ragnaar misses the target.
Bones wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar tries a head kick but it misses.
Ragnaar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bones misses with a looping right.
Bones lands a two punch combo.
Ragnaar checks a leg kick nicely.
Bones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bones misses with a hook. Ragnaar ducked under it nicely.
Bones misses with a looping left.
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Melvin Bones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melvin Bones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ragnaar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivar Ragnaar!
Ivar Ragnaar decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Soupy Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cameron MacGruffyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soupy Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cameron MacGruffyd!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacGruffyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Campbell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell throws a leg kick but MacGruffyd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campbell.
MacGruffyd closes the distance and clinches.
MacGruffyd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
MacGruffyd tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Campbell wants to get back to striking at distance but MacGruffyd won't allow it.
A short left from MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Campbell misses with a low kick.
MacGruffyd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campbell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Campbell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces MacGruffyd back to the cage. Campbell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell throws a predictable looking body shot
and MacGruffyd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cameron MacGruffyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell jabs MacGruffyd right on the nose. MacGruffyd blinks but takes it well.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd moves out of range.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campbell lands a body shot.
Campbell scores with the left hand. MacGruffyd knows he should have avoided that one.
Campbell scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell keeps the fight on the outside.
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch successfully.
Campbell can't break the clinch.
MacGruffyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacGruffyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGruffyd.
It looked like Campbell was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Campbell connects with a good right hand that stumbles MacGruffyd. MacGruffyd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
MacGruffyd has managed to clinch.
Campbell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
MacGruffyd works on Campbell's body with a couple of short punches.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between MacGruffyd's hands.
MacGruffyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGruffyd.
Campbell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacGruffyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell tries to keep at a distance but MacGruffyd has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacGruffyd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell lands a jab-cross combination.
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.
MacGruffyd is working Campbell over against the cage.
MacGruffyd gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacGruffyd throws a right hand that Campbell ducks under and follows up with a left that Campbell also avoids with ease.
MacGruffyd closes the distance and pushes Campbell back into the cage.
Campbell wants to break free but MacGruffyd has control.
MacGruffyd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacGruffyd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.
MacGruffyd manages to break the clinch.
MacGruffyd takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Campbell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits MacGruffyds jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacGruffyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Campbell counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell works over MacGruffyd's head and body with a nice combination.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Campbell misses with a double jab.
Campbell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Campbell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd moves out of range.
Campbell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacGruffyd closes the distance and pushes Campbell back into the cage.
MacGruffyd prevents Campbell from breaking the clinch.
MacGruffyd throws a punch but it's blocked by Campbell.
MacGruffyd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from MacGruffyd - that landed with a thud.
Campbell lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Campbell.
Campbell is trying to force a seperation but MacGruffyd has the dominant position.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacGruffyd on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Campbell misses with a body kick.
MacGruffyd bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Campbell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Campbell swinging wildly here.
Campbell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Campbell throws a leg kick but MacGruffyd sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Campbell misses with a series of wild punches.
MacGruffyd is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Campbell.
MacGruffyd takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soupy Campbell dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Campbell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Campbell throws a nice looking combination but MacGruffyd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
MacGruffyd checks a leg kick nicely.
MacGruffyd closes the distance and clinches.
MacGruffyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacGruffyd instigates a clinch.
Campbell tries to circle away but MacGruffyd has him pinned against the cage.
MacGruffyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacGruffyd gets a clinch.
Campbell is trying to push MacGruffyd away but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Campbell manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Soupy Campbell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Campbell lands with a shot to the body.
Campbell lands with a straight right. MacGruffyd didn't see that one coming.
Campbell jabs at MacGruffyd's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacGruffyd manages to avoid it.
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacGruffyd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
MacGruffyd clinches up against the cage.
MacGruffyd breaks from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from MacGruffyd in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
MacGruffyd instigates a clinch.
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Campbell wants to slow MacGruffyd down by chopping away at his legs.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd avoids them all with ease.
Campbell lands with a right hand.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
Campbell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
MacGruffyd rushes Campbell and presses him up against the cage.
MacGruffyd misses with some punches.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
MacGruffyd takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacGruffyd keeps control of Campbell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacGruffyd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces MacGruffyd back to the cage. Campbell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Campbell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacGruffyd wants to clinch but Campbell slips to the side
and Campbell counters with a left and a right that stings MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Campbell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd is looking to clinch.
Campbell misses with a few strikes there.
MacGruffyd darts in and clinches Campbell up against the cage.
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MacGruffyd gets a clinch.
Campbell tries to break the clinch but MacGruffyd is controlling the position.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacGruffyd checks a low kick from Campbell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGruffyd checks a leg kick.
MacGruffyd tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Campbell counters with a series of strikes. MacGruffyd will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Campbell. Those never looked like landing.
MacGruffyd lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Campbell throws a body shot but no joy.
Campbell scores with a jab. MacGruffyd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
MacGruffyd takes a swing at Campbell's ribcage but misses.
Campbell connects with a looping right hand.
Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Soupy Campbell is winning the standup battle so far.
MacGruffyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campbell lands with a nice body punch.
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!
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
MacGruffyd digs a good hook to Campbell's body.
MacGruffyd has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGruffyd tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
Campbell is looking for a counter combo.
Campbell throws a series of punches but MacGruffyd avoids them all with ease.
Campbell misses with a two punch combination.
MacGruffyd closes the distance looking to clinch
and Campbell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Campbell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as MacGruffyd backs up against the cage.
MacGruffyd gets a clinch.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MacGruffyd can do to turn this around?
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacGruffyd doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
MacGruffyd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Campbell wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, MacGruffyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
MacGruffyd gets through Campbell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by MacGruffyd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soupy Campbell dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Campbell is looking to chop away at MacGruffyd's legs.
MacGruffyd darts in and clinches Campbell up against the cage.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
MacGruffyd instigates a clinch.
MacGruffyd has Campbell pressed against the cage, preventing Campbell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MacGruffyd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacGruffyd moves into range and clinches up with Campbell.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell tried to score with a low kick but MacGruffyd checks it.
MacGruffyd is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campbell rather than just go for the knockout.
MacGruffyd dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell feints and then cracks MacGruffyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow MacGruffyd down.
Campbell lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Campbell lands a glancing blow to the side of MacGruffyd's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacGruffyd rushes Campbell and presses him up against the cage.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
Campbell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of MacGruffyd's head.
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacGruffyd closes the distance and pushes Campbell back into the cage.
MacGruffyd is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Campbell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Campbell is trying to break the clinch but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from MacGruffyd on the inside.
MacGruffyd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Campbell's efforts to push away.
MacGruffyd lands a hook that snaps the head of Campbell backwards.
Campbell wants to break free but MacGruffyd has control.
MacGruffyd manages to break the clinch.
MacGruffyd clinches with his opponent.
MacGruffyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campbell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacGruffyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacGruffyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Campbell was well out of range. Poor timing from MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacGruffyd doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
MacGruffyd has Campbell up against the cage in a clinch.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
MacGruffyd has taken the fight to the clinch.
MacGruffyd has a couple of punches blocked by Campbell.
Campbell tries to circle away but MacGruffyd has him pinned against the cage.
Soupy Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campbell wants to break free but MacGruffyd has control.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch.
MacGruffyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Campbell does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacGruffyd gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacGruffyd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Campbell.
MacGruffyd misses the body punch
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Campbell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Campbell misses the target.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from MacGruffyd.
Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacGruffyd on the side of the head.
MacGruffyd misses with a body shot
and Campbell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck MacGruffyd on the side of the head.
MacGruffyd tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
MacGruffyd tries to clinch
and Campbell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campbell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Campbell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacGruffyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacGruffyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Campbell throws a right hand that MacGruffyd ducks under and follows up with a left that MacGruffyd also avoids with ease.
Jab, jab by Campbell - just one landing.
MacGruffyd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacGruffyd dodges the punch combination from Campbell.
MacGruffyd swings for the body but Campbell moves out of range.
Campbell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch.
Campbell is trying to push MacGruffyd away but MacGruffyd has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Campbell blocks a body shot from MacGruffyd.
MacGruffyd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
MacGruffyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Campbell misses the shot to the body.
Campbell tries to bum rush MacGruffyd with a series of wild strikes but MacGruffyd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacGruffyd moves into the clinch successfully.
MacGruffyd scores a nice knee to the body.
Cameron MacGruffyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacGruffyd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Soupy Campbell.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Campbell, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soupy Campbell!
Soupy Campbell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank LA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Pearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank LA!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LA shoots and misses
and Pearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
LA keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pearson.
LA attempts a counter takedown but Pearson avoids it well and moves away.
Pearson lands a head shot.
LA tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pearson defends well and LA ends up having to push Pearson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pearson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pearson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pearson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt LA.
LA fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank LA. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pearson connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt LA! He's out on his feet! Pearson rushes in and drops LA with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyson Pearson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remington Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remington Sanders !
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders wants to clinch but Belfort slips to the side
and Belfort counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Belfort is working for a submission of some sort.
Belfort thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanders 's head.
Belfort is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Belfort seems to be working for a kimura but Sanders defends the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders pushes Belfort off looking to stand but Belfort dives back in and keeps control.
Belfort is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Belfort throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanders can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanders 's head.
Belfort is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Belfort looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Belfort is looking for a kimura here.
Belfort is working for a kimura but Sanders is defending it quite comfortably.
Belfort 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanders 's head.
Belfort sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sanders defending well though.
Belfort throwing shots but Sanders is blocking nicely.
Sanders is trying to stand back up but Belfort is controlling him
Sanders avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Belfort.
Belfort is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Belfort working for a guillotine from mount but Sanders is in no mood to give up.
Belfort with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to finish this one by submission but Sanders is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Belfort.
Belfort can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanders is looking to escape.
Belfort definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Belfort wants to take Sanders 's back but he can't do it this time.
Belfort has control of Sanders 's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sanders regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Belfort tries to control but Sanders wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Sanders slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Sanders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Belfort. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belfort is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanders doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belfort.
Belfort is looking for a kimura here.
Sanders has one foot on Belfort's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Belfort dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belfort is defended easily by Sanders .
Belfort has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Belfort there as he acknowledges the shot.
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown attempt by Belfort or perhaps it was just good defense by Sanders , which made it look bad.
Sanders tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Belfort is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders has managed to clinch.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Sanders is controlling him.
Belfort pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sanders can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mike Belfort overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belfort looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Belfort is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sanders wants to stand but Belfort is controlling his posture from full guard.
Belfort is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanders defends well.
Sanders must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Belfort is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanders is aware though and is defending well.
Sanders avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanders wants to stand but Belfort has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belfort wants to hit a switch here but Sanders passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Belfort there!
Belfort wants to control but Sanders is having none of it.
Belfort sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Belfort looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Belfort wants to control but Sanders is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders wants to stand up but Belfort has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Belfort looking for submissions off his back.
Belfort looking for submissions off his back.
Belfort tries to roll over but Sanders keeps him under control.
Sanders stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Good exchange - Sanders coming out on top.
Belfort fails with the takedown
and Sanders moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Belfort. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanders lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanders goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belfort is looking to take this one to the mat.
Belfort tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Belfort controls the action.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike.
Belfort tries for a takedown but Sanders manages to get underhooks.
Sanders lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Sanders as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanders scores with a shoulder strike.
Belfort wants a takedown but no success here.
Sanders digs a right hand underneath Belfort's ribcage. Belfort let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remington Sanders showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sanders paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belfort is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Sanders lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Belfort head around and knocks him out cold! Sanders hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Remington Sanders !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jorens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lou Tailler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tailler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Emblematique kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dan Jorens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Jorens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lou Tailler!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorens misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tailler scores with a sloppy right hand. Jorens should have avoided that one.
Jorens moves into range and clinches up with Tailler.
Tailler blocks the elbow strike.
Jorens misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tailler.
Jorens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jorens lands with a left to the head.
Jorens misses with a punch to the body.
Jorens throws a punch but it's blocked by Tailler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Jorens - that landed with a thud.
Jorens swings wildly with an uppercut but Tailler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jorens throws a punch but it's blocked by Tailler.
Jorens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jorens swings wildly with an uppercut but Tailler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tailler blocks an uppercut.
Jorens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jorens misses with the head strike.
Tailler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jorens tries a body shot but Tailler blocks it.
A short right from Jorens on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Tailler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tailler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jorens pushes Tailler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jorens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jorens throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tailler tries to circle away but Jorens has him pinned against the cage.
Jorens throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Jorens.
Tailler wants to break free but Jorens has control.
Tailler blocks an uppercut.
Tailler working hard to break the clinch.
Jorens lands an elbow just above Tailler 's eye.
Tailler is rocked!
It looks like Lou Tailler has been cut.
Jorens lands an elbow that stopped Tailler in his tracks for a moment.
Tailler is still on wobbly legs! Can Jorens finish him?
Jorens dips a shoulder and cracks Tailler with a mighty uppercut! Tailler falls back against the cage and Jorens unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tailler is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jorens screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Jorens!
Dan Jorens is the new bantamweight champion!
Dan Jorens thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Lou Tailler stepped up to the mic, saying 'C'est la vie '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Ironside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring the Funk by Parliament Funkadelic. Bjorn Ironside has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bjorn Ironside!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a right hand that Ironside ducks under and follows up with a left that Ironside also avoids with ease.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Brian Jackson has been cut.
Ironside doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Jackson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've been told by Ironside's head coaches at JP´s School Of Excellence that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ironside dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Ironside scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson lands with a kick to the temple. Ironside shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Bjorn Ironside has been cut.
Jackson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ironside forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Ironside working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson is rocked!
Ironside pushes Jackson against the cage. Ironside is working some dirty boxing. Ironside pushes off with a quick right hook! Jackson goes down! Jackson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ironside moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bjorn Ironside!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zucta Valesces (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Valesces might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Undertaker. Zucta Valesces has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zucta Valesces!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Scorpion!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Scorpion.
Valesces slips a jab from Scorpion.
Valesces looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Scorpion.
Scorpion has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice defenses there by Valesces.
Valesces slips under a jab from Scorpion.
Jab by Scorpion.
Valesces misses with a wild combination.
Scorpion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Valesces scores with a jab to the body.
Valesces lunges at Scorpion with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Scorpion's hand.
It looks like Johnny Scorpion has been cut.
A slow jab from Scorpion misses its intended target.
Valesces throws a lazy right hand but Scorpion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scorpion has closed the distance and engaged Valesces in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Valesces.
Scorpion lands a hook that snaps the head of Valesces backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valesces lands a body punch in the clinch.
Scorpion scores with a shot to the side of Valesces's head.
Valesces blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesces tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Valesces lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Valesces.
Valesces has Scorpion pressed against the cage.
Scorpion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion leaning against his opponent.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
Valesces misses with some punches.
Scorpion looking to slow down the pace here.
Scorpion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valesces working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Valesces misses with a punch to the body.
Valesces lands with a right to the head.
Valesces is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scorpion tries to break the clinch but Valesces is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valesces managing to block the knees to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valesces.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Valesces has Scorpion pressed against the cage, preventing Scorpion from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valesces is working Scorpion over against the cage.
Valesces lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Valesces.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Scorpion misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Valesces fails to land.
Valesces fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valesces.
Scorpion is trying to break the clinch but Valesces has him pressed against the cage.
Scorpion trying to stall but Valesces improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Valesces.
Scorpion lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scorpion lands an uppercut.
Valesces has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion wants to get back to striking at distance but Valesces won't allow it.
Valesces throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Valesces lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valesces tries to work over Scorpion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Valesces throws a head punch that misses.
Valesces works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Valesces has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Valesces misses with a punch on the inside.
Valesces goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Valesces misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Valesces.
Valesces is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scorpion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valesces blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valesces misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valesces working aggressively here.
Valesces pressing his opponent against the cage.
Scorpion wants to break the clinch but can't.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Scorpion tries to break free but Valesces pushes him back against the cage.
Valesces tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Valesces back against the cage.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Still in the clinch, Valesces scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls for Scorpion to work.
Valesces lands a hook that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
Valesces misses with the head strike.
Scorpion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valesces backwards.
Valesces tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Valesces lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Scorpion backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zucta Valesces dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Scorpion's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Valesces keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Valesces.
Valesces takes a swing at Scorpion's ribcage but misses.
Scorpion misses with a hook.
Valesces gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Scorpion.
Scorpion pushes Valesces up against the cage in a clinch.
Scorpion trying to stall but Valesces improves his position.
Scorpion has a couple of punches blocked by Valesces.
Valesces has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valesces throws a head punch that misses.
Zucta Valesces has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valesces takes a shot to the head.
Valesces swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valesces misses with a punch on the inside.
Valesces misses with a punch on the inside.
Valesces tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Valesces tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Valesces back against the cage.
Valesces throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Scorpion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesces misses with some punches.
Scorpion is trying to break the clinch but Valesces has him pressed against the cage.
Scorpion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Valesces lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Scorpion lands a right hand.
Scorpion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scorpion blocks a body shot from Valesces.
Scorpion pushes Valesces back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion lands with a light punch inside.
Scorpion leaning his opponent against the cage.
Valesces blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
Scorpion avoiding damage.
Valesces blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion leaning against his opponent.
Valesces tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Scorpion is trying to maintain a safe position but Valesces gets an underhook and turns Scorpion into the cage.
A short right from Valesces on the inside.
Scorpion softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valesces misses with the head strike.
Scorpion is trying to break the clinch but Valesces is controlling him.
Scorpion taking a breather.
Valesces misses with the head strike.
Scorpion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Valesces lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Scorpion throws a head punch that misses.
Valesces stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Valesces tries to throw a body punch but Scorpion avoids it by throwing Valesces back against the cage.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Scorpion.
A bit of stalling here from Scorpion.
Valesces lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valesces lands an uppercut.
Valesces keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scorpion's efforts to push away.
Scorpion pushes Valesces back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion wants to break free but Valesces has control.
Scorpion misses with the head strike.
Valesces blocks an uppercut.
Valesces manages to break the clinch.
Valesces throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Scorpion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valesces ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scorpion moves away.
A little jabbing left from Scorpion on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Scorpion misses the target.
A cross from Valesces lands.
Valesces jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scorpion throws the left hand but Valesces avoids the punch easily.
Scorpion ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Scorpion! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion takes a swing at Valesces's ribcage but misses.
Scorpion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scorpion pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valesces moves into the clinch successfully.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A frustrated look appears on Scorpion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Valesces lands with a short shot to the head.
Valesces lands a left hand.
Scorpion looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scorpion manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Valesces swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Scorpion will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Johnny Scorpion's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Valesces keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scorpion.
Valesces throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnny Scorpion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scorpion is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valesces.
Scorpion swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valesces walks into a stiff left hand from Scorpion.
Nice defenses there by Valesces.
Scorpion throws a hook but Valesces blocks it.
Johnny Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valesces displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scorpion throws out the jab.
Valesces takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valesces throws a hook but Scorpion avoids it easily.
Valesces lands a glancing blow to the side of Scorpion's head.
Scorpion scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valesces slips a jab from Scorpion.
Valesces wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Scorpion throws a right and a left that Valesces avoids nicely.
Scorpion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valesces's hands.
Valesces throws a nice looking combination but Scorpion bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valesces throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Scorpion was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valesces takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valesces tries to close the distance and clinch but Scorpion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scorpion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scorpion throws a hook but Valesces avoids it easily.
Valesces instigates a clinch.
Valesces throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Scorpion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Scorpion has Valesces pushed against the cage.
Valesces throws a punch but it's blocked by Scorpion.
Valesces tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Scorpion's elbow.
Scorpion gets through Valesces's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Valesces breaks the clinch.
Valesces is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Scorpion.
Sloppy strikes from Valesces. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Scorpion on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Scorpion lands a lovely overhand right.
Valesces connects with a body shot that sends Scorpion's belly button to the back.
Valesces fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion keeps the fight on the outside.
Valesces uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scorpion.
Valesces is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scorpion lands with a right hand.
Valesces throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scorpion misses with a double jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Scorpion, as that shot connected.
Valesces walks into a left hand.
Valesces is looking to clinch.
Valesces moves away from the strike by Scorpion.
Scorpion misses with an uppercut
and Valesces counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Valesces slips a jab and a cross from Scorpion.
Scorpion gets tackled into the cage by Valesces. Valesces maintains the clinch.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion blocks an uppercut.
Valesces struggles to land a body shot inside as Scorpion controls his hands.
Valesces lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Scorpion.
Valesces managing to block the knees to the body from Scorpion.
Valesces breaks from the clinch.
Valesces slips under a jab from Scorpion.
The fighters circling - Scorpion throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Valesces scores with a sloppy right hand. Scorpion should have avoided that one.
Valesces connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Scorpion momentarily.
Scorpion takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scorpion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valesces closes the distance and clinches.
Valesces blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valesces working aggressively here.
Valesces swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion working hard to break the clinch.
Valesces lands a body punch.
Scorpion misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valesces.
Valesces tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Valesces misses with a punch on the inside.
Valesces tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valesces makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valesces lands with a light punch inside.
Valesces tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion wants to break free but Valesces has control.
Valesces scores with a hook to the body.
Valesces misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Valesces.
Valesces stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valesces.
Scorpion is trying to break the clinch but Valesces has him pressed against the cage.
Valesces lands an uppercut.
Valesces swings wildly with an uppercut but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Zucta Valesces did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Johnny Scorpion'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.
Scorpion works over Valesces's head and body with a nice combination.
Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Scorpion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scorpion is struggling to control the position.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Valesces uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valesces.
Valesces misses with some punches.
Valesces lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Valesces uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion trying to control the position but instead, Valesces has worked for underhooks and has pushed Scorpion into the cage.
Valesces lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scorpion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Valescess head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Valesces.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Valesces.
Scorpion taking a breather.
A short right from Valesces.
Scorpion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Valesces misses with a short punch on the inside.
Valesces blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valesces tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Valesces is struggling to control the position.
Scorpion tries to circle away but Valesces has him pinned against the cage.
Scorpion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Valesces.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valesces creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valesces blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valesces misses with some punches.
Valesces swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scorpion misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valesces lands with a left to the head.
Valesces throws a head punch that misses.
Valesces misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valesces.
A short right from Valesces on the inside.
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!
Valesces misses with a hook from the clinch.
Scorpion taking a breather.
Valesces misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Scorpion fails to land.
Scorpion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valesces blocks an uppercut.
Scorpion working hard to break the clinch.
Valesces wants to stall.
Valesces lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Scorpion.
Valesces blocking some punches.
Valesces misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valesces avoids it.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Valesces.
Valesces misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Scorpion.
Scorpion missing with knees to the body.
Valesces goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scorpion stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Valesces lands a hook to the side of the head.
Valesces lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Johnny Scorpion's cut even more.
A right hand to the body from Valesces.
Scorpion is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Valesces cracks Scorpion with a nice body shot.
Valesces has a couple of punches blocked by Scorpion.
Valesces misses with some punches.
Valesces blocks an uppercut.
Valesces throws a head punch that misses.
Scorpion prevents a body shot from Valesces.
Valesces lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valesces working aggressively here.
Valesces breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scorpion throws a good cross that connects.
Valesces connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valesces scores with a shot to the body.
Valesces throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Scorpion is rocked!
Valesces cracks Scorpion with a hook to the temple - Scorpion is on wobbly legs here! Valesces swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Scorpion falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Valesces wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zucta Valesces!
Zucta Valesces is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Zucta Valesces rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boe Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brain Buro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buro has chosen Brian Boro`s March as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boe Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brain Buro!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Buro.
Hogan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Buro's head backwards.
Buro lands the left hand.
Hogan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Buro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hogan manages to avoid it.
Buro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buro lands a jab to Hogan's midsection.
Buro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Buro! But no joy.
Hogan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hogan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Buro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Buro lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Buro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Buro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boe Hogan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Buro thuds a left hand into Hogan's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buro scores with a nice strike.
Hogan ducks right into an uppercut from Buro.
Hogan throws a big shot that misses.
Hogan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Buro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hogan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Buro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hogan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hogan trying to control but Buro is working from the bottom.
Buro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hogan is aware though and is defending well.
Buro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buro has his feet on Hogan's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hogan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hogan feints and then cracks Buro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buro down.
Buro tests Hogan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buro lands a nice shot that snaps Hogan's head back.
Buro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hogan takes one to the side of the head.
Brain Buro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hogan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Buro.
Hogan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Buro was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hogan throws a leg kick but Buro checks it.
Hogan lands a high kick!
Hogan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buro doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buro lands a really nice looking cross but Hogan seems unphased.
Hogan moves into the clinch.
Hogan lands a shoulder strike.
Buro is rocked!
Hogan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buro backwards.
Buro is still on wobbly legs! Can Hogan finish him?
Hogan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Buro! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hogan is unloading with more strikes now! Buro drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boe Hogan!
An out of breath Boe Hogan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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