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RISE TO GLORY PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Mirc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirc comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Da Pain. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Mirc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bean!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Bean.
Mirc has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gladiator Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Bean misses with a kick to the body.
Mirc lands a head kick. Bean smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like James Bean has been cut.
A punch combination from Mirc misses.
Mirc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bean to score with a decent uppercut.
Mirc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mirc misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Mirc does no damage.
Mirc misses with a double jab
and Bean counters with a series of strikes. Mirc will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean clobbers Mirc with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mirc on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mirc throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bean holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mirc makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bean blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirc misses with an elbow strike.
Mirc has a couple of punches blocked by Bean.
Mirc working hard to break the clinch.
Bean wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mirc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bean shoots and misses
and Mirc counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bean is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mirc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bean counters with a left to the body.
Mirc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Bean.
Bean avoids the head kick by Mirc.
Mirc misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.
Bean raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mirc throws a right and a left that Bean avoids nicely.
Mirc sets himself, and Bean steps forward looking for the clinch! Mirc avoids it this time.
Mirc misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Mirc throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bean! But no joy.
Mirc lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Mirc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bean forces Mirc back against the cage and clinches.
Mirc is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bean breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mirc misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirc throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.
Mirc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirc was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Mirc appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bean.
Bean throws a shot to the body.
Mirc scores with a three punch combo!
Mirc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mirc throws a right hand that Bean ducks under and follows up with a left that Bean also avoids with ease.
Mirc has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bean.
Mirc throws a head kick that misses
and Bean makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bean clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean has Mirc pressed against the cage.
Mirc creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirc wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bean has him pressed against the cage.
Bean is pushing Mirc up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mirc misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirc tries to break free but Bean pushes him back against the cage.
Bean manages to break the clinch.
Bean moves in looking to clinch but Mirc pushes him off.
Anton Mirc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirc was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Mirc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anton Mirc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Mirc.
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 Anton Mirc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Bean's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bean scores with a nice head shot.
Mirc works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mirc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mirc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mirc throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mirc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bean.
Mirc throws a wild body kick that Bean sees coming a mile off.
Mirc misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mirc.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mirc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mirc momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirc fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bean checks it well.
Mirc throws a head kick but Bean moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Bean's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirc throws a lazy head kick
and Bean counters with a two punch combo.
Mirc wants to land a leg kick but Bean is out of range.
Mirc misses with a wild combination.
Bean blocks a head kick by Mirc.
Mirc avoids the head kick by Bean.
Mirc seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bean dives in and grabs Mirc's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mirc pushes down on Bean's head and hops out.
Bean moves out of range of the body kick from Mirc.
Bean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Mirc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bean lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mirc misses with a few strikes there.
Bean wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bean moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirc scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mirc throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Bean both land. Nice combination.
Bean connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mirc momentarily.
Anton Mirc is winning the standup battle so far.
Mirc takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bean motions for Mirc to come forward. Bean throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bean scores with a body shot.
Bean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anton Mirc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean tries for a takedown but Mirc sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mirc takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bean drives through and clinches with Mirc against the cage.
Bean has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mirc seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bean can turn it around.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mirc with a hook.
Bean tries to land a front kick but Mirc steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bean misses with a body kick.
Mirc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bean scores with a jab to the body.
Bean cracks Mirc with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bean lands a high kick!
Mirc waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bean.
Bean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bean connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mirc. Mirc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean jabs at Mirc's body.
Mirc throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.
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!
Mirc takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mirc connects with a high kick.
Mirc misses with a wild combination.
Bean fails to land the takedown.
Anton Mirc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bean.
Bean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirc was well out of range. Poor timing from Bean.
Mirc throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bean counters with a right hand to the body.
Bean throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mirc.
Mirc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bean looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bean stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Bean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Bean'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bean misses with a head kick.
Mirc looks to land a left hand but Bean moved out of range nicely.
Bean lands a nice looking body shot.
Bean fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mirc misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bean! But no joy.
Mirc throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean cracks a nice hook into Mirc's ribs.
Mirc throws a head kick that misses.
Mirc throws a push kick but Bean slaps the foot to one side.
Bean misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirc misses with a series of wild punches.
Mirc throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bean throws a counter combo.
Mirc looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bean's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mirc under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mirc. Bean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mirc falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bean counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mirc throws a series of punches but Bean moves out of range.
Bean paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mirc goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bean forces Mirc back against the cage and clinches.
Mirc swings wildly with an uppercut but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bean's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bean blocks an elbow strike from Mirc.
Mirc working aggressively here.
Mirc keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bean's efforts to push away.
Mirc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mirc misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bean.
Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mirc.
Bean instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bean is looking to break free of the clinch but Mirc has double underhooks.
Mirc tries to throw a body punch but Bean avoids it by throwing Mirc back against the cage.
Mirc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirc is looking to break free of the clinch but Bean has double underhooks.
Bean pulls Mirc into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bean has Mirc pulled in close to control his posture.
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.
Mirc trying to control the position from guard on top but Bean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bean has Mirc pulled in close to control his posture.
Mirc tries to stand but Bean is controlling from the bottom.
Bean is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Mirc presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Mirc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mirc pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mirc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Anton Mirc.
I think Mirc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Mirc!
Anton Mirc decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ato Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Skol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ato Velasquez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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232 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ato Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Skol!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skol connects with a leg kick. Velasquez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've been told by Velasquez's head coaches at Abobomination Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Velasquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velasquez connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Nick Skol has been cut.
Velasquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skol counters with a slapping leg kick.
Velasquez scores with a hook to the body. Skol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Velasquez.
Skol pivots, looking for a leg kick but Velasquez is out of range and Skol settles back down.
Velasquez takes a swing at Skol's ribcage but misses.
Velasquez misses with a double jab.
Nice shot by Velasquez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Velasquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Skol 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.
Velasquez plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Skol swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Skol face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ato Velasquez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Everaldo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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150 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Everaldo Junior!
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, Josh Kane!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kane scores with a body shot.
Junior throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
Junior takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Everaldo Junior has been cut.
Kane has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Junior is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Everaldo Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane throws a combination. Junior tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Junior is rocked!
Junior tries to get into range but Kane steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Junior! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Kane scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Josh Kane!
Josh Kane seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sin has chosen Original Nuttah 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Sin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page darts in and clinches Sin up against the cage.
Sin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Sin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sin breaks the clinch.
Page bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sin's head.
Page connects with a nice looking jab.
Sin cracks Page with an open hand slap.
Sin scores with a punch to the head.
Sin throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page throws a right hand that Sin ducks under and follows up with a left that Sin also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Sin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Page ducks right into an uppercut from Sin.
Page throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sin on the side of the head.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Sin ducks down to avoid it.
Page seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sin scores with a punch to the head.
Sin throws a shot to the body.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice side step and Sin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sin.
Sin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Page on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sin lands a nice shot to the body.
Sin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Page rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sin lands a right hook to the body.
Page misses with a right hand
and Sin counters with a left and a right that stings Page.
Sin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Page.
Sin moves out of range of the body kick.
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Page tries to move into range but Sin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danny Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Sin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sin lands the left hand.
Sin blocks a head kick by Page.
Nice uppercut there from Sin.
Page gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Page tries to clinch up.
The crowd cheers as Sin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Page doesn't seem phased though.
Sin connects with a body shot.
Page tries to clinch up but Sin circles away and keeps his distance.
Page throws an off balance right hand
and Sin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sin blocks a jab.
Sin lands a head shot.
Sin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Page does it's job there.
Sin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Page moves forwards but Sin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Page had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Page throws a body shot but no joy.
Page throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Page throws a right hand that misses
and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Sin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Page closes the distance but Sin moves to the side
and Sin counters with a series of strikes. Page will be more careful next time no doubt.
Page throws a hook to the side of Sin's head but Sin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Page on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Page misses with a hook
and Sin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sin lands a nice looking body shot.
Sin digs a good body shot into Page's ribs.
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!
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Page takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Page avoids a kick to the body.
Page clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Page throws an elbow but misses.
Sin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Sin scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sin.
Sin gets through Page's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sin lands a shoulder strike.
Sin avoids a wild elbow strike from Page.
Sin lands with a short shot to the head.
Sin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Page backwards.
Nice body punch from Sin - that landed with a thud.
Sin lands an uppercut.
Sin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Page fails to land.
Page has Sin pressed against the cage.
Sin is working Page over against the cage.
Page is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page has picked Sin up - he's going for a ride! Page dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Let's hope that Sin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin 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.
Sin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Page misses with a left hand
letting Sin counter with a right hand.
Sin digs a good hook to Page's body.
Sin lands a slapping body shot.
Page throws a poor cross that misses
and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee Sin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Page throws a hook but Sin blocks it.
Sin scores with a jab to the body.
Sin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sin lands with a right hand.
Page swinging wildly here.
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!
Page swings widly with a right hand
and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sin lands a nice shot that snaps Page's head back.
Page tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Page.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Page throws an overhand right that lands on Sin's shoulder, as Sin tries to avoid the shot.
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Page doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sin lands with a cross.
Sin blocks a jab.
Page is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Page looks to land a right hand but Sin moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Sin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sin blocks a head kick by Page.
Sin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sin cracks Page with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sin throws out a counter right but Page avoids it with no problem.
Sin lands with a shot to the body.
Page misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sin.
Page takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Sin lands a nice looking body shot.
Page needs to keep his hands up - Sin had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Sin walks into a jab.
Page misses with a looping right.
Page misses with a right hand
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Page throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sin throws a series of strikes that have Page backpedaling.
Page pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sin scores with a punch to the head.
Page closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sin connects with a body shot.
Page throws a series of strikes that have Sin backpedaling.
Page takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Page takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Page is rocked!
Page misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin lands a slapping body shot.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Page.
Sin lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice body kick there by Sin.
Sin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Page momentarily.
Page falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sin lands an overhand right.
Page fails to land with a series of punches.
Sin lands a jab to the head.
Page throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Page takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Page is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Page swinging wildly here.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sin! But no joy.
Page seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin lands a nice shot that snaps Page's head back.
Page throws a sloppy head kick and Sin moves out of range easily.
Page on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Page wants to clinch.
Sin lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Page misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Page wants to clinch
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
Sin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sin digs a good hook to Page's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Page scores with a hook.
Sin misses with a kick to the body.
Sin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Page. That did some damage!
Sin cracks Page with a good jab.
A left lands for Page.
Sin connects with a body shot.
Page walks into a jab.
Sin blocks a jab.
Page closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Page on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Sin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Page's calf.
Sin defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
Sin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Page with a body shot.
Page throws a jab when Sin was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sin lands a right hook to the body.
Page looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Page lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Page throws a looping overhand right but Sin ducks down to avoid it.
Page misses with a shot to the body
and Sin counters with a straight right hand.
Sin ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Page misses with a looping left.
Sin scores with the left hand. Page knows he should have avoided that one.
Sin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Page's calf.
Sin digs a good hook to Page's body.
Sin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Page at a distance.
Sin lands a nice shot to the body.
Sin throws a right and a left that Page avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Page throws a head kick but Sin moves out of range.
Sin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Page throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Page swinging wildly here.
Sin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Page closes the distance but Sin moves to the side
and Sin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Page fails to land with a series of punches.
Sin throws out a counter right but Page avoids it with no problem.
Page throws a right hand that misses
letting Sin counter with a right hand.
Sin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Page fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Sin.
Sin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sin as he connects with a hook.
Page takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Page tries to land a body kick
and Page takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sin lands with a good body shot.
Page lands the left hand.
Page scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sin in his tracks.
Page throws a lazy uppercut
and Sin counters with a leg kick.
Page gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sin counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sin, as that shot connected.
Page lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page misses with an uppercut
enabling Sin to counter with a crisp jab.
Page moves forwards but Sin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sin. Page shrugs it off though.
Sin cracks Page with an open hand slap.
Page cracks Sin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin stuns Page with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Page throws a good cross that connects.
Page walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sin works Page's body with a nice hook.
Danny Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Page throws a sloppy head kick and Sin moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sin! But no joy.
Sin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sin! But no joy.
Sin lands a glancing blow to the side of Page's head.
Page takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sin lands with a shot to the body.
Page tries to move into range but Sin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Page misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Page throws the left hand but Sin avoids the punch easily.
Page throws a jab when Sin was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Sin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sin 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 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sin!
A victorious Lee Sin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Caius Cosades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Thunda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosades's entrance music is Reign of the Septims. A fine choice. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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159 lbs
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164 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice sprawl there from Thunda as Cosades shoots in.
It seemed like Thunda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thunda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cosades walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thunda throws a jab but it's blocked by Cosades.
Cosades throws a quick counter kick to the body but Thunda avoids it.
Cosades fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cosades steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunda.
Cosades throws a jab but it's blocked by Thunda.
Cosades slips under a jab from Thunda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cosades on the side of the head.
It looks like Caius Cosades has been cut.
Cosades is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cosades showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cosades stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cosades blocks a head kick by Thunda.
Cosades ducks right into an uppercut from Thunda.
Cosades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunda.
Thunda throws a right and a left that Cosades avoids nicely.
Cosades blocks a jab.
Thunda checks a leg kick.
Thunda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cosades's head backwards.
Thunda misses with a body shot.
Cosades changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Cosades there.
A punch lands to the side of Thunda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thunda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
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!
Thunda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cosades tries to counter with a takedown but Thunda is quick to defend against it.
DJ Thunda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunda lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cosades steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thunda.
Cosades swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cosades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cosades keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thunda tries to work over Cosades's front leg with a kick but Cosades checks it.
Thunda misses with a lunging right hand
and Cosades counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades tries to move into range but Thunda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thunda bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Cosades! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Cosades is rocked!
Cosades is controlling Thunda's posture.
Thunda sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thunda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cosades is looking for a triangle but Thunda pushes his legs off easily.
Cosades working a defensive guard here.
Cosades is trying to hold Thunda in close to prevent damage but Thunda has managed to pass into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Cosades manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Thunda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caius Cosades's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Cosades.
Cosades feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thunda.
A head kick misses from Cosades.
Thunda punishes Cosades's body with a nice straight punch.
Thunda wants to slow Cosades down by chopping away at his legs.
Cosades appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Thunda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thunda lands a right hook to the body.
Thunda throws a big shot that misses.
DJ Thunda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunda checks the leg kick.
Thunda lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thunda connects with a body shot that sends Cosades's belly button to the back.
Cosades avoids the head kick by Thunda.
Cosades is looking for a counter combo.
DJ Thunda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cosades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunda.
Cosades is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Thunda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cosades ducks under a wild hook from Thunda.
Thunda looks to land a left hand but Cosades moved out of range nicely.
Cosades shoots in and gets a takedown into Thunda's guard.
Cosades working some strikes from top position.
Thunda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thunda pulls Cosades in close to prevent any damage.
Thunda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda seems keen to control Cosades's posture.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cosades throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cosades with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cosades wants to control from the top but Thunda keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cosades shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Thunda.
Thunda thows a leg kick but Cosades checks it
and Cosades counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thunda.
Thunda listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cosades uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunda.
Cosades attempts a counter takedown but Thunda avoids it well and moves away.
Thunda loads up on a big right hand but Cosades slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Cosades misses the target.
Thunda misses with a head kick.
Cosades swinging wildly here.
Thunda misses with a kick to the body
and Cosades counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cosades tries a head kick but it misses.
Cosades misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Thunda misses
and Cosades counters with an inside leg kick.
Thunda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thunda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cosades on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunda scores with a nice strike.
Thunda looks to score with a jab to the body but Cosades is just out of range.
Thunda scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cosades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunda.
Cosades shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thunda sprawls well. Thunda wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cosades gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Thunda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Caius Cosades's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thunda throws a sloppy head kick and Cosades moves out of range easily.
Thunda throws out a powerful jab.
Cosades takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thunda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cosades half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thunda throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cosades throws a quick counter head kick but Thunda was just out of range.
Thunda misses with a low kick.
Cosades seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Thunda lands a nice hook to Cosades's body. Cosades takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cosades is looking to counter punch.
Jab by Thunda.
Thunda looks for the body kick but Cosades saw that one coming.
Thunda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunda misses with a wild combination.
Cosades is looking to counter punch.
Cosades defending well as Thunda loads up on a big left hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Thunda. Cosades shrugs it off though.
Thunda pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cosades back to the cage. Thunda follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cosades throws a head kick but Thunda moves out of range.
Thunda throws a combination. Cosades tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oh Cosades is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cosades pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thunda is out of range and Cosades settles back down.
Thunda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cosades seems to have got his legs back now.
Cosades takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caius Cosades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cosades takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice cross by Thunda.
Thunda misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunda misses the target.
Thunda misses with a straight left.
Thunda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cosades ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cosades was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thunda misses with a combination
and Cosades counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunda misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Cosades misses its target.
Thunda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cosades is looking to counter punch.
Thunda misses with a straight left.
Cosades is looking for a counter combo.
Cosades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thunda.
Thunda lands with an uppercut that bounces Cosades off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Thunda misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thunda.
Thunda sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Cosades to the ground! Thunda dives into full mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades is looking to improve his position but Thunda isn't that keen on the idea.
Thunda controlling the pace for now.
Cosades is trying desperately to improve position.
Cosades is squirming around, avoiding Thunda's attempts to control the action.
Cosades really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Thunda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thunda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Thunda!
After winning the bout, DJ Thunda thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waylon Mercy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingvar Ingesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingesson has chosen Sail - AWOLNATION as his entrance music. Waylon Mercy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ingvar Ingesson's chin.
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203 lbs
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202 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waylon Mercy!
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, Ingvar Ingesson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingesson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mercy can pounce on him.
Mercy scores with a leg kick.
Mercy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mercy looks to land a combination but Ingesson avoids it well.
Ingesson tries to counter with a clinch but Mercy shakes him off and moves away.
Ingesson throws a big shot that misses.
Ingesson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ingesson misses with a few strikes there.
Mercy connects with a crisp jab.
Mercy lands a slapping body shot.
Ingesson misses with a left hand
and Mercy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ingesson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mercy. Mercy obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mercy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mercy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mercy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercy lands a left and a right that send Ingesson crashing to the mat, dazed. Mercy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ingesson is rocked!
Mercy drops Ingesson with a naaaaasty hook - Ingesson is in real trouble here! Mercy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waylon Mercy!
Waylon Mercy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bosco Iwoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonnie Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iwoba comes to the cage accompanied by Hercules*. Bosco Iwoba 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bosco Iwoba!
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, Lonnie Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iwoba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vaughn misses with the combination.
Vaughn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vaughn throws a hook but Iwoba avoids it easily.
Iwoba cracks the inside of Vaughn's front leg.
Iwoba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iwoba tries to counter with a takedown but Vaughn is quick to defend against it.
A swing and a miss from Iwoba.
Vaughn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughn takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Iwoba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vaughn.
Vaughn throws the kick towards the body but Iwoba avoids it.
Vaughn throws a head kick that misses.
Iwoba is looking to counter punch.
Iwoba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vaughn throws out the jab.
Vaughn throws a right hand that Iwoba ducks under and follows up with a left that Iwoba also avoids with ease.
Vaughn throws a series of punches but Iwoba moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaughn throws a series of punches but Iwoba avoids them all with ease.
Vaughn misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwoba lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Iwoba avoids a kick to the body.
Iwoba tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vaughn manages to circle out of the way.
Vaughn scoring well with a low kick there.
Vaughn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iwoba was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaughn.
Iwoba wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Iwoba pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vaughn misses with a wild combination.
Iwoba slips under a jab.
Iwoba throws a leg kick which misses Vaughn's front leg but catches the back leg as Vaughn tries to avoid it.
Vaughn throws a hook but Iwoba avoids it easily.
Vaughn just misses with a punch to the body.
Iwoba looks to land a left hand but Vaughn moved out of range nicely.
Iwoba has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iwoba there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vaughn looks to land a right hand but Iwoba moved out of range.
Iwoba throwing a counter right hand but Vaughn manages to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Iwoba.
Iwoba is looking to slow Vaughn down with leg kicks.
Nice body punch from Iwoba.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iwoba avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba misses with a body kick.
Iwoba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaughn takes a swing at Iwoba's ribcage but misses.
Iwoba lands a head shot.
It looks like Lonnie Vaughn has been cut.
Iwoba lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vaughn, right into the meat.
Vaughn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vaughn fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaughn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Iwoba scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Iwoba.
Iwoba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Iwoba is looking to slow Vaughn down with leg kicks.
Vaughn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Vaughn finds it's way through Iwoba's defenses.
Vaughn misses with a straight right.
Vaughn throws a jab when Iwoba was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vaughn throws a front kick aimed at Iwoba's knee but Iwoba avoids it well.
Vaughn misses with a leg kick
and Iwoba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vaughn is stalling here.
Iwoba pushes Vaughn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Iwoba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vaughn fails to land.
Iwoba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vaughn misses with the head strike.
Vaughn takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Iwoba.
Vaughn swings wildly with an uppercut but Iwoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Iwoba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vaughn's elbow.
Vaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iwoba's elbow.
Iwoba blocks an uppercut.
Iwoba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vaughn or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Iwoba.
Vaughn looks winded!
Iwoba lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwoba tries to work over Vaughn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iwoba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vaughn backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vaughn fails to land.
Vaughn tries to work over Iwoba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vaughn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Iwoba landing knees to the body.
Iwoba tries to throw a body punch but Vaughn avoids it by throwing Iwoba back against the cage.
Vaughn misses with a punch on the inside.
Iwoba lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Iwoba.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Iwoba.
Iwoba lands a body punch.
Vaughn takes a shot to the head.
Iwoba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iwoba.
Vaughn is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Iwoba as the two fighters clinch.
Vaughn is still on wobbly legs! Can Iwoba finish him?
Iwoba creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Vaughn's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Vaughn drops to his knees and Iwoba pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bosco Iwoba!
A very excited looking Bosco Iwoba 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.
Lonnie Vaughn spoke after the fight, saying 'He got me man. Rough night, but i'll be back stronger. We'll do this again down the line.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Steel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francisco Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Steel!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Steel slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Steel trying to control the action but Escobar is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Steel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Steel is trying to get an arm triangle but Escobar is defending well.
Steel advances to full mount.
Steel controlling from mount.
Steel wants to finish this one by submission but Escobar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Steel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel working for a submission but Escobar is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel tries to control but Escobar wriggling away.
Escobar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel fails to advance to Escobar's back.
Escobar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Steel tries to control but Escobar wriggling away.
Steel fails to move to back control.
Steel is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Steel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Steel!
An out of breath James Steel 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by The Pretender. Morrison Lee 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morrison Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Wilkinson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilkinson throws out the jab.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilkinson jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee defending well as Wilkinson loads up on a big left hand.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
letting Wilkinson counter with a right hand.
Wilkinson avoids the head kick by Lee.
Morrison Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Wilkinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Wilkinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Wilkinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkinson steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lee wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Wilkinson misses.
Wilkinson 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.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
Timothy Wilkinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilkinson.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee lunges at Wilkinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilkinson's hand.
Wilkinson misses with a body shot.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wilkinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee swings for the body but Wilkinson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Wilkinson throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee works over Wilkinson's head and body with a nice combination.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkinson moves out of range easily.
Wilkinson tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
Wilkinson throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Wilkinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilkinson scores with a nice strike.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilkinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away.
Wilkinson has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Wilkinson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Wilkinson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson stalling the fight.
Wilkinson stalling in the clinch.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Wilkinson controls the action.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wilkinson fails to land.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilkinson.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Wilkinson manages to avoid it.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee connects with the punch.
Wilkinson throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilkinson finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
Wilkinson misses with a looping left.
Lee moves out of range as Wilkinson strikes.
Wilkinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilkinson doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wilkinson momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilkinson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wilkinson throws the kick towards the body but Lee avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Wilkinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wilkinson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lee keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wilkinson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson looking to stall.
Wilkinson lands with a right to the head.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkinson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilkinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilkinson throws a nice head kick!
Wilkinson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wilkinson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Wilkinson jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee tests Wilkinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilkinson throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkinson.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilkinson as he jumps to the side.
Wilkinson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Lee backing away here, and Wilkinson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilkinson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wilkinson misses with an uppercut.
Wilkinson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilkinson manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Wilkinson misses.
Wilkinson moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilkinson misses with a combination
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Wilkinson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Wilkinson moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Wilkinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Wilkinson.
Lee slips under a jab from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilkinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Wilkinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee misses with a combination
and Wilkinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Wilkinson had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice jab there from Lee.
Wilkinson fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee looks for a takedown but Wilkinson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morrison Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilkinson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilkinson throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilkinson.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilkinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilkinson cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wilkinson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee clobbers Wilkinson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilkinson tries to score with a low kick but Lee moves his leg out of the way.
Lee digs a good body shot into Wilkinson's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Morrison Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wilkinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilkinson misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilkinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wilkinson lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Wilkinson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilkinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Wilkinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wilkinson throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have Wilkinson backpedaling.
Wilkinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wilkinson connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilkinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilkinson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilkinson throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wilkinson tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
Wilkinson scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wilkinson.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee lands a jab.
Wilkinson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wilkinson avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilkinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilkinson throws a big counter head kick but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Wilkinson replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lee blocks it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Wilkinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkinson. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee cracks Wilkinson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilkinson on the side of the head.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilkinson slips a jab from Lee.
Wilkinson gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wilkinson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lee is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkinson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a hook.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wilkinson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Wilkinson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Wilkinson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morrison Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkinson misses the shot to the body.
Wilkinson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilkinson circles away.
Wilkinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Wilkinson settles back down.
Lee fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wilkinson feints a jab promting Lee to slip. Wilkinson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lee slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Morrison Lee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson'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.
Wilkinson looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee cracks Wilkinson with an open hand slap.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee throws the left hand but Wilkinson avoids the punch easily.
Wilkinson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Wilkinson.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilkinson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lee with a body shot.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee lands a body shot.
Wilkinson scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Wilkinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jab by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lee is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands with a cross.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Wilkinson throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilkinson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilkinson misses the shot to the body.
Lee swings for the body but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Lee misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Wilkinson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Wilkinson counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Wilkinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wilkinson slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee moves away from the strike by Wilkinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilkinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lee cracks the inside of Wilkinson's front leg.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Wilkinson's head back.
Lee avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Wilkinson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big right from Lee misses.
Wilkinson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wilkinson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wilkinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee misses the jab.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wilkinson slips a jab from Lee.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilkinson can do to turn this around?
Wilkinson throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Good work by Wilkinson as he checks the leg kick.
Wilkinson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Wilkinson misses.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Wilkinson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Wilkinson settles back down.
Wilkinson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wilkinson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilkinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilkinson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Lee.
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!
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee tries a low kick but Wilkinson avoids it.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilkinson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilkinson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lee throws a right hand that Wilkinson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilkinson also avoids with ease.
Wilkinson misses with a hook.
Wilkinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilkinson. Wilkinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee had his way with Timothy Wilkinson in that round.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lee throws a hook but Wilkinson avoids it easily.
Wilkinson feints a counter leg kick.
Wilkinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Wilkinson takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Wilkinson connects with a leg kick. Lee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Lee.
As Lee backs off Wilkinson throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilkinson did well to prevent Lee getting side control.
Wilkinson is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
Lee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson pushes Lee off looking to stand but Lee dives back in and keeps control.
Lee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Wilkinson defends the submission attempt.
Wilkinson kicks off Lee and gets to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Wilkinson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lee back to the cage. Wilkinson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilkinson feints a counter leg kick.
Lee misses with a hook
and Wilkinson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Wilkinson manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Lee coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Timothy Wilkinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Wilkinson.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilkinson counters with a nice kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lee.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Wilkinson.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilkinson.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilkinson.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wilkinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilkinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A head kick by Wilkinson misses
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilkinson is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wilkinson misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilkinson throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Wilkinson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Wilkinson slips under a jab.
Lee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wilkinson closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Lee.
A short left from Wilkinson.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilkinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Lee.
Wilkinson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wilkinson!
Lee is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Lee catches Wilkinson right on the button with a cross.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee throws out a loose jab but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilkinson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Wilkinson off the cage and back into range.
Lee sizes up Wilkinson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Wilkinson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timothy Wilkinson.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:46
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Lee!
Morrison Lee retains his lightweight title!
Our winner, Morrison Lee, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Osterman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mendez's choice of entrance music: Angelito. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Osterman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Osterman.
Mendez slips under a jab from Osterman.
Osterman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mendez moves away.
Mendez misses with a combination
and Osterman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Osterman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendez goes for a double leg but Osterman avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Osterman continues to drive forward.
A right-left combo lands from Mendez.
We've been told by Osterman's head coaches at LOD - Slaughterhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Osterman.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Osterman.
Osterman moves out of range as Mendez strikes.
Mendez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mendez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Osterman did well to prevent Mendez getting side control.
Osterman kicks Mendez off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez 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.
Osterman tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mendez wants to counter with a clinch but Osterman pushes him away.
Osterman lands a nice shot to the body.
Osterman tries to bum rush Mendez with a series of wild strikes but Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Osterman takes a swing at Mendez's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Osterman's hands.
Osterman misses with a body shot.
Osterman lands a two punch combo.
Osterman scores with a nice right hand.
Osterman lands a nice shot that snaps Mendez's head back.
Mendez scores with a three punch combo!
Mendez misses with the combination.
Osterman throws a shot from downtown. Mendez moves away and avoids it.
Osterman throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Osterman.
Mendez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Osterman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendez.
Osterman stuffs the takedown.
Osterman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mendez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Osterman.
Mendez throws a poor cross that misses
and Osterman counters with a straight right hand.
Mendez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mendez is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Osterman.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Osterman finish him?
Osterman defending well as Mendez loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Osterman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mendez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Osterman.
Mendez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Osterman lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Osterman!
Kevin Osterman retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Kevin Osterman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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