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OMEGA NO SURRENDER PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Kimmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Rewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Rewell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanley Kimmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Rewell!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rewell lands with an uppercut that bounces Kimmons off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Stanley Kimmons has been cut.
Rewell scores with a leg kick.
Kimmons has his takedown stuffed
and Rewell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kimmons could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rewell scores with a spinning back kick!
Kimmons takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kimmons takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kimmons is breathing heavily.
Rewell scores with a nice strike.
Rewell lands a big right hand that sends Kimmons crashing to the mat! Rewell stays standing though and waves Kimmons back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rewell cracks Kimmons with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Rewell has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kimmons to stand back up!
Kimmons is rocked!
Nice body punch from Rewell.
Rewell scores with a kick to the body.
Alexander Rewell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimmons walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rewell.
Rewell feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Kimmons collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexander Rewell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Patterson 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derek Patterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bean!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean works Patterson's body with a nice hook.
Bean bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Bean lands.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bean regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Patterson.
Patterson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson throwing strikes from guard but Bean blocks nicely.
Bean keeping full guard, as Patterson tries to pass.
Patterson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Bean keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Patterson is controlling him.
Patterson throwing strikes but missing.
Patterson throws a big elbow that misses.
Bean working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patterson.
Patterson with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Patterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Patterson is in close to Bean's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Patterson throws a strike but Bean rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bean lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Patterson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bean wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Patterson is keeping the position for now.
Bean wanted to stand there but Patterson had control of the position.
Bean won't allow Patterson to sweep him here.
Patterson managing to control the position.
Bean slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bean wants to stand but Patterson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bean defends it nicely.
Bean lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Patterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Derek Patterson has been cut.
A left and a right from Bean both land. Nice combination.
Patterson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bean.
Bean lands with a shot to the body.
Bean throws a nice looking combination but Patterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James Bean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bean has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Patterson darts in trying to clinch
and Bean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bean circles away.
Bean lands with a hook. Patterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bean closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson clinches up against the cage.
Patterson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Patterson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Patterson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bean gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bean lands with a right to the head.
Bean has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Patterson uses from the top position.
Bean wants to stand but Patterson is controlling the position.
Patterson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Patterson looking to sit in guard and control but Bean gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bean being controlled here momentarily.
Patterson wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Derek Patterson'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.
Bean swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Patterson.
Bean jabs Patterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bean lands a nice hook to Patterson's body. Patterson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patterson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bean.
Patterson is looking for a counter combo.
Bean lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice side step and Bean releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Patterson drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Patterson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bean looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bean bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Patterson's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bean wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
Bean tries to stand but Patterson is controlling from the bottom.
Patterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Bean from controlling successfully.
Patterson tries to strike from the bottom.
Bean trying to control the position from guard on top but Patterson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Patterson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bean is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Patterson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bean is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Patterson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Patterson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bean pinned against the cage. Bean gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bean shoots in and drives through. Patterson sprawls well.
Bean fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bean has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bean throws a good cross that connects.
Bean clinches up against the cage.
Patterson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson is trying to pull guard but Bean has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson looking to stall.
Patterson is looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean prevents a takedown attempt there.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bean.
Bean prevents Patterson from breaking the clinch.
Patterson wants to take the fight to the mat but Bean manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bean is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Patterson is defending well.
Bean breaks the clinch.
Bean shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bean won't allow Patterson to sweep him here.
Patterson has a closed guard, preventing Bean from standing up.
Bean prevents Patterson from getting back to his feet.
James Bean has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bean stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Patterson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bean engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bean is now in half guard.
Patterson trying to control but Bean postures up.
Bean slows the pace down in half guard.
Bean wants to stand up but Patterson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bean performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Bean showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Derek Patterson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Bean with a hook.
Bean fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Patterson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bean.
Patterson fails with a takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Patterson has Bean pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bean manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bean throws out a powerful jab.
Bean throws a shot to the body.
A left lands for Bean.
Patterson is looking to clinch.
Patterson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Patterson gets a takedown into half guard.
Patterson trying to control the action but Bean is working from the bottom.
Patterson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Patterson trying to control from Bean's half guard. Bean has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Bean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bean keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Bean had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Patterson defends it easily.
James Bean is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Patterson distracts Bean with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bean has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Patterson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!
Bean breaks from the clinch.
Derek Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bean fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bean looks to land a combination but Patterson avoids it well.
Bean tries a head kick but it misses.
Patterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Patterson darts in and clinches Bean up against the cage.
Bean drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is trying to drag Bean to the mat but Bean just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derek Patterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson lands a left hand.
Patterson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bean prevents it.
Bean pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bean manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patterson instigates a clinch.
Bean stops a takedown attempt from Patterson.
Bean gets underhooks to prevent Patterson's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson goes for a takedown attempt but Bean pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bean rushes Patterson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patterson looking for a takedown.
Patterson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bean after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Patterson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bean has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bean has double underhooks.
Patterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bean pulls his leg out and moves away.
Good exchange - Bean coming out on top.
Bean scores with a jab.
Derek Patterson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patterson walks into a left hand.
Bean shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Patterson is trying to defend but Bean finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bean uses his free foot to push down on Patterson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Patterson.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Bean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bean 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bean!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mouwanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Mouwanga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Page!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouwanga fails to land with a series of punches.
Mouwanga takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've been informed that Page has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Page has managed to clinch.
Page trying to land knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga manages to break the clinch.
Mouwanga drives through and clinches with Page against the cage.
Mouwanga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Mouwanga.
Mouwanga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danny Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Page tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Mouwanga does no damage.
Mouwanga scores with a crisp jab that stopped Page in his tracks.
Mouwanga lands a big head kick that sends Page tumbling to the mat! Mouwanga takes a step backwards and waves Page back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Danny Page has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Mouwanga there.
Mouwanga lands a jab.
Page is rocked!
Nice body punch from Page.
Mouwanga jabs at Page's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouwanga connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Page momentarily.
Page is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Mouwanga moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Mouwanga!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Mirc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingvar Ingesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirc comes to the cage accompanied by Bring Da Pain. Ingesson has chosen Sail - AWOLNATION as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ingvar Ingesson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirc scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ingesson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ingesson lands with a right that hurts Mirc. Mirc looks to clinch but Ingesson throws a short knee that drops Mirc. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Ingvar Ingesson!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ingvar Ingesson thanked Sin City Allstars for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Three Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strong has chosen Egypt Central - Kick Ass 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Strong!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog misses with a head kick.
Dog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dog throws a lazy body kick
and Strong counters with a nice uppercut.
Strong has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dog is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A jab from Dog misses.
Strong throws a body shot but no joy.
Dog looks to land a right hand but Strong moved out of range.
Dog throws a leg kick but Strong moved away.
Dog is looking to chop away at Strong's legs.
Strong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Strong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dog - the referee stops the clock and Strong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dog. Strong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dog.
It looks like Mark Strong has been cut.
Dog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong scores with a hook.
Strong throws out a loose jab but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strong throws a looping overhand right but Dog ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dog's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong misses with a hook.
Strong throws a hook but Dog avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dog. Strong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Strong moves out of range as Dog strikes.
The crowd cheers as Strong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dog doesn't seem phased though.
Dog finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Strong misses with a looping right.
Strong throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dog takes one to the side of the head.
Strong takes a swing at Dog's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dog lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Strong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dog misses with a body punch
and Strong counters with a straight right hand.
Strong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Three Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strong works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strong misses with a looping right.
Dog half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jab by Strong.
Strong throws out a loose jab but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dog misses the target.
Strong lands a jab to the head.
Strong is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dog had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dog misses with a body kick.
Dog takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dog slips a jab from Strong.
Nice body punch from Dog.
Strong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dog.
Strong fails with the takedown.
Strong throws a looping overhand right but Dog ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong misses the jab.
Strong throws a jab when Dog was well out of range.
Dog throwing a counter right hand but Strong manages to avoid it.
Strong lands with a nice body punch.
Dog is looking to slow Strong down with leg kicks.
Dog throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dog.
Strong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dog pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Strong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dog uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strong.
Strong shoots in and bounces Dog off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Strong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Strong chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dog controls Strong momentarily but Strong frees himself.
Dog wants to sweep but no luck.
Dog keeping moving, preventing Strong from controlling successfully.
Dog bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strong's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Strong is on top in guard.
Dog being controlled here, momentarily.
Dog has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Strong has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Strong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Strong'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.
Strong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dog throws a leg kick but Strong checks it.
Strong missing with a left hand there. Dog was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dog walks into a stiff left hand from Strong.
Strong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Strong misses the jab.
Strong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog misses with a leg kick
and Strong counters with a nice uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Strong. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Strong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strong scores with a hook to the body. Dog takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mark Strong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dog misses with a double jab
and Strong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dog thinking.
Dog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Strong misses with an uppercut. Dog saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dog.
Strong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dog scores with a nice strike.
Strong works the jab nicely.
Strong stuns Dog with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dog cracks the inside of Strong's front leg.
Strong throws a combination. Dog tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Strong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Dog.
A telegraphed right hand from Strong misses the target.
Dog tried to counter with a leg kick but Strong avoided it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong connects with a looping right hand.
Dog looks to score with a jab to the body but Strong is just out of range.
Strong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Strong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong trying to pass the guard but Dog defending well.
Dog is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Strong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dog is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Strong jumps into side control!
Strong trying to control the action but Dog is working from the bottom.
Dog is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands an elbow.
Mark Strong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dog manages to get back to half guard.
Dog gets back to full guard.
Dog isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Strong stacks Dog on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Strong!
Strong is working Dog over with some ground and pound from side control.
Strong tries to advance to mount but Dog denies him.
Dog is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dog's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Strong trying to control the action but Dog is working from the bottom.
Strong has control of an arm but Dog manages to advance to Strong's back!
Strong is really stuck here.
Dog working for a choke but Strong is defending well.
Strong tries to roll but Dog sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Strong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Strong's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Strong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Strong lands a right hook to the body.
Dog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strong slips a jab and a cross from Dog.
Dog moves away from the strike by Strong.
Dog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strong thuds a left hand into Dog's body.
Strong throws a hook to the side of Dog's head but Dog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dog fires out a quick counter leg kick but Strong just manages to avoid it.
Strong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dog on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dog's corner calls for a 1-2. Dog obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strong throws a looping overhand right but Dog ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog dodges the punch combination from Strong.
Dog throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Strong.
Dog swings widly with a right hand
and Strong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strong avoids the head kick by Dog.
Dog goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Strong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Strong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Strong misses with a lunging right hand
and Dog counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Strong. Beautiful body shot.
Strong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dog under the eye.
Strong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dog but Dog pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dog is looking to counter punch.
Three Dog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog throws a leg kick but Strong checks it.
Strong darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strong lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strong.
Strong moves out of range of the strikes.
Strong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dog at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Strong blocks the low kick.
Strong moves out of range as Dog strikes.
Strong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dog slips a jab and a cross from Strong.
Dog tries to land a body kick
and Dog takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog misses with a lunging right hand
and Strong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dog misses with a kick to the body.
Strong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strong avoids the body shot from Dog.
Strong now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strong lands a jab to Dog's midsection.
Strong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dog seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dog misses with a head kick.
Strong goes for a double leg but Dog avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dog continues to drive forward.
Strong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dog misses with a leg kick
and Strong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Strong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strong paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong avoids the head kick by Dog.
It seemed like Strong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Strong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dog's waist but Dog gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strong off to one side.
Three Dog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Strong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strong. Dog does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dog. Dog circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Strong shoots in for a double leg but Dog sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dog moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strong lands a glancing blow to the side of Dog's head.
Mark Strong is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dog throws a front kick that sends Strong stumbling back into the cage.
Dog throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Strong to counter with a crisp jab.
Strong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strong, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Strong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strong 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Strong!
A very excited looking Mark Strong made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Baxster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Booyakasha. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Buzz Baxster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baxster forces Bravo back against the cage and clinches.
A hook to the body from Baxster.
Bravo prevents a body shot from Baxster.
Bravo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baxster lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bravo blocks an uppercut.
Bravo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bravo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxster lands a nice looking body kick.
We've been informed that Bravo has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Baxster keeps Bravo at a distance using the push kick.
Baxster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bravo.
Bravo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bravo misses with a hook
and Baxster counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bravo looks to score with a jab to the body but Baxster is just out of range.
Bravo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baxster dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bravo. That did some damage!
Baxster throws a body punch but Bravo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo tries to bum rush Baxster with a series of wild strikes but Baxster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bravo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bravo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Buzz Baxster has been cut.
Baxster keeps Bravo at a distance using the push kick.
Baxster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Bravo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baxster lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bravo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bravo misses with a head kick.
Bravo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baxster was well out of range. Poor timing from Bravo.
Baxster tries to clinch up.
Baxster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baxster throws a head kick but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo looks to land a right hand but Baxster moved out of range.
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxster tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bravo manages to circle out of the way.
Baxster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bravo throws a right and a left that Baxster avoids nicely.
Baxster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bravo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo tries a head kick but it misses.
Buzz Baxster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baxster moves away.
Bravo misses with the combination.
Bravo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bravo takes one on the button.
Baxster rushes Bravo and presses him up against the cage.
Baxster lands a damaging elbow.
Baxster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravo's efforts to push away.
Baxster digs a right hand underneath Bravo's ribcage. Bravo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bravo wants to break free but Baxster has control.
Bravo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baxster lands a good knee to the midsection. Bravo won't want to take too many of those.
Baxster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bravos head.
Baxster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxster scores with a shoulder strike.
Baxster using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bravo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baxster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bravo.
Baxster throws a head kick that Bravo semi-blocks.
Bravo lands a slapping body shot.
Bravo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baxster connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bravo scrambles back to his feet.
Baxster defending well as Bravo loads up on a big left hand.
Baxster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baxster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baxster blocks a head kick by Bravo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baxster instigates a clinch.
Bravo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baxster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bravo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Baxster.
Baxster misses with a knee to the head.
Bravo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baxster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baxster moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bravo misses with a few strikes there.
Baxster thuds his right hand into Bravo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baxster misses with a right hand
and Bravo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baxster scores with a jab.
Bravo misses with a few strikes there.
Baxster is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baxster lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Baxster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buzz Baxster's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bravo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baxster blocks a head kick by Bravo.
It looked like Baxster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bravo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Baxster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bravo is trying to force a seperation but Baxster has the dominant position.
Baxster keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bravo's efforts to push away.
A right hook to the body lands for Baxster.
Baxster unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baxster scores with a knee to the head.
Baxster utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxster tries to work over Bravo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bravo avoiding damage as Baxster throws knees to the body.
Baxster with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bravo breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo throws a body punch but Baxster moves out of range.
Bravo misses with a body kick.
Baxster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bravo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baxster is looking to clinch.
Bravo just misses with a punch to the body.
Baxster connects with the punch.
Baxster tries to clinch but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Baxster defends it well.
Baxster instigates a clinch.
Baxster lands with a short shot to the head.
Bravo is trying to break free.
Baxster misses with a knee to the head.
Baxster can't find room to land a body shot as Bravo controls the action.
Baxster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baxster tries to work over Bravo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buzz Baxster has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Baxster letting Bravo take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baxster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bravo is trying to force a seperation but Baxster has the dominant position.
Baxster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baxster tries a knee to the head but Bravo blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It appears Baxster was looking to counter with a kick there.
Baxster walks into a left hand.
Baxster moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bravo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baxster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bravo can do to turn this around?
Bravo missing with a left hand there. Baxster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bravo keeps the fight on the outside.
Bravo tries a head kick but it misses.
Baxster scores with a head kick. Bravo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Baxster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baxster tries to close the distance and clinch but Bravo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baxster throws a body punch but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo throws a hook to the side of Baxster's head but Baxster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baxster closes the distance and clinches.
Baxster has Bravo pressed against the cage, preventing Bravo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baxster misses with a body punch.
Baxster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bravo pushes off an throws an elbow but Baxster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baxster tries to land a knee to the head but Bravo blocks with his arms.
Baxster misses with the head strike.
Bravo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baxster tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baxster connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bravo's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is trying to break the clinch but Baxster is controlling him.
Baxster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baxster misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo wants to break free but Baxster has control.
Baxster lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Bravo managing to block the knees to the body from Baxster.
Baxster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baxster working aggressively here.
Baxster with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baxster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Baxster avoiding damage as Bravo throws knees to the body.
Baxster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baxster.
Baxster misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Baxster dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buzz Baxster's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bravo cracks Baxster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baxster throws a sloppy body shot
and Bravo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Bravo misses its intended target.
Bravo throws a hook to the side of Baxster's head but Baxster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baxster is looking to clinch but Bravo is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bravo. Baxster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bravo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baxster scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bravo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baxster slips a jab and a cross from Bravo.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baxster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bravo is trying to break free.
Bravo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Baxster scores with a hook.
Bravo is looking to land body kicks.
Bravo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baxster throws a one two combo.
Baxster lands a head shot.
Bravo lands a glancing blow to the side of Baxster's head.
Bravo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bravo throws a sloppy head kick
and Baxster counters by moving into the clinch.
Bravo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Baxster misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baxster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baxster misses with the head strike.
Baxster swings wildly with an uppercut but Bravo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baxster lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Buzz Baxster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxster has Bravo pressed against the cage, preventing Bravo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bravo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bravo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bravo tries to work over Baxster's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bravo tries to break the clinch but Baxster is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo has had enough of the clinch but Baxster keeps him there for the moment.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baxster tries to clinch but Bravo is having none of it.
Bravo misses with a wild combination.
Baxster tries to close the distance and clinch but Bravo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Baxster.
Baxster misses with a series of wild punches.
Baxster clinches up with Bravo and pushes him back against the cage.
Bravo manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo looks to land a left hand but Baxster moved out of range nicely.
Baxster wants to clinch.
Bravo lands a jab.
Tony Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bravo throws a hook but Baxster blocks it.
Baxster misses the shot to the body.
Bravo looks to throw the jab but Baxster is out of range.
Bravo scores with a decent looking hook.
Baxster wants to clinch up but Bravo keeps it at a distance.
Bravo misses with an uppercut.
Baxster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baxster is looking to slow Bravo down with leg kicks.
Baxster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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 Buzz Baxster.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Baxster, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Baxster!
During a confident post fight interview, Buzz Baxster thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonnie Vaughn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez comes to the cage accompanied by Angelito. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelo Mendez!
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, Lonnie Vaughn!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vaughn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vaughn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaughn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vaughn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vaughn slips a jab and a cross from Mendez.
Vaughn is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vaughn has Mendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendez is trying to force a seperation but Vaughn has the dominant position.
Mendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vaughn scores with a shot to the side of Mendez's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vaughn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Vaughn.
Vaughn has a couple of punches blocked by Mendez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vaughn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vaughn misses with a punch on the inside.
Vaughn tries a body shot but Mendez blocks it.
Mendez lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vaughn has him pressed against the cage.
Mendez blocking some punches.
Vaughn controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mendez controls his hands.
Vaughn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mendez or not.
Vaughn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vaughn.
Mendez looking to throw knees to the head but Vaughn is blocking nicely.
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Vaughn. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vaughn 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.
Mendez misses with a straight left.
Vaughn throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Vaughn's head but Vaughn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.
Vaughn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Vaughn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vaughn, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vaughn misses with a body shot.
Vaughn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Lonnie Vaughn has been cut.
A nice combination there by Vaughn.
Mendez blocks a jab.
Vaughn throws a head kick but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez tries to counter with a takedown but Vaughn is quick to defend against it.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaughn gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mendez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaughn tries to clinch up.
Mendez missing with a left hand there. Vaughn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vaughn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Vaughn is controlling him.
I was talking to Mendez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Vaughn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vaughn misses with the head strike.
Vaughn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vaughn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mendez.
Vaughn pushes Mendez up against the cage in a clinch.
Vaughn lands a nice uppercut.
Vaughn throws a head punch that misses.
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
Mendez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Vaughn.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vaughn looks to land a right hand but Mendez moved out of range.
Mendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Vaughn counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaughn is looking to clinch but Mendez is avoiding it.
Vaughn gets a clinch.
Vaughn keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mendez working hard to break the clinch.
Vaughn can't find room to land a body shot as Mendez controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to push Vaughn away but Vaughn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vaughn trying to control the position but instead, Mendez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vaughn into the cage.
Vaughn lands with a short shot to the head.
Mendez tries to circle away but Vaughn has him pinned against the cage.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mendez is looking to break free of the clinch but Vaughn has double underhooks.
Vaughn lands a left hand.
Vaughn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Vaughn.
Mendez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vaughn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mendez rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez misses with a wild combination.
Mendez lands a jab.
A slow jab from Vaughn misses its intended target.
Mendez feinted with a counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lonnie Vaughn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lonnie Vaughn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mendez lands a lovely overhand right.
Vaughn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vaughn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mendez's sensitive parts.
Vaughn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Vaughn throws a looping overhand right but Mendez ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vaughn.
Mendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaughn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Angelo Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaughn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vaughn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Mendez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Mendez misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaughn slips under a jab from Mendez.
Vaughn clinches up against the cage.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Vaughn keeps him there for the moment.
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.
Vaughn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vaughn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mendez's elbow.
Mendez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mendez blocks an uppercut.
Vaughn misses with some punches.
Mendez manages to break the clinch.
Vaughn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mendez.
A bone on bone clash there as Mendez blocks the leg kick.
Vaughn moves forwards but Mendez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mendez throws a hook to the side of Vaughn's head but Vaughn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mendez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vaughn misses with the combination.
Lonnie Vaughn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaughn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaughn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Vaughn wants to land a leg kick but Mendez is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mendez.
Mendez throws a right and a left that Vaughn avoids nicely.
Vaughn tries to counter by closing the distance.
Mendez blocks a head kick by Vaughn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vaughn's head backwards.
Angelo Mendez is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaughn defending well as Mendez loads up on a big left hand.
Mendez avoids the head kick by Vaughn.
Mendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaughn misses with a hook. Mendez ducked under it nicely.
Vaughn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mendez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mendez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mendez misses with a right hand
and Vaughn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vaughn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vaughn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendez lands a nice shot to the body.
Mendez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaughn moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mendez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vaughn scrambles back to his feet.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches.
Vaughn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mendez.
Vaughn throws a solid leg kick but Mendez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vaughn.
Mendez is looking to score with low kicks.
Vaughn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mendez.
Vaughn throws an overhand right that lands on Mendez's shoulder, as Mendez tries to avoid the shot.
Mendez jabs at Vaughn's body.
Vaughn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mendez throws a hook but Vaughn avoids it easily.
Vaughn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vaughn is rocked!
Mendez drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vaughn right on the button. Vaughn goes down! Mendez follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mendez gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelo Mendez!
Angelo Mendez gave a mention to My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Lonnie Vaughn stepped up to the mic, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abroham Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pripps Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abroham Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pripps Blue!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lincoln. That did some damage!
Lincoln has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($500/week) in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by Lincoln. Beautiful body shot.
Lincoln fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - Lincoln coming out on top.
Blue gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blue on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lincoln lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blue moves out of range as Lincoln strikes.
Blue scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blue's coach down at The Factory was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Blue's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lincoln tests Blue's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lincoln throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
A nice side step and Blue releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Abroham Lincoln seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincoln throws a leg kick but Blue sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blue will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Blue's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blue duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Lincoln as he checks the leg kick.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Blue there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blue looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blue throws the kick towards the body but Lincoln avoids it.
Blue misses with a body shot.
Blue takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lincoln takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincoln misses the target.
Lincoln throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blue.
Blue steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lincoln throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blue counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lincoln throws a body shot but no joy.
Blue takes one to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lincoln checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blue pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lincoln. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blue slips under a jab from Lincoln.
Blue misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lincoln throws the kick towards the body but Blue avoids it.
Blue looks to land a body kick but Lincoln moved away.
Lincoln swings for the body but Blue moves out of range.
Blue closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blue throws a leg kick which misses Lincoln's front leg but catches the back leg as Lincoln tries to avoid it.
Blue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincoln was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue walks into a straight right hand from Lincoln.
Lincoln tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lincoln lands with a good body shot.
Lincoln throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blue moves out of range as Lincoln strikes.
Lincoln misses with a body punch
and Blue counters with a head kick. That will keep Lincoln thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lincoln missing with a left hand there. Blue was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lincoln lands a front kick.
Blue slips a jab from Lincoln.
Lincoln backing away here, and Blue unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lincoln connects with a looping right hand.
Lincoln throws a body punch but Blue moves out of range.
Blue misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
Lincoln tries to work over Blue's front leg with a kick but Blue checks it.
Blue feints a counter leg kick.
Blue ducks under a wild hook from Lincoln.
Blue unleashes a big counter combination but Lincoln bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lincoln tries to work over Blue's front leg with a kick but Blue checks it.
Lincoln lands a right hook to the body.
Lincoln thows a leg kick but Blue checks it
and Blue counters with a leg kick.
Lincoln tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blue was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincoln.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Lincoln misses the target.
Blue stuns Lincoln with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blue lands with a slapping head kick.
Blue misses with a low kick as Lincoln jumps back.
Blue looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lincoln throws a leg kick
and Blue counters with a body kick.
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 Abroham Lincoln will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lincoln ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lincoln with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blue throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lincoln counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Pripps Blue has been cut.
Lincoln is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blue can do to turn this around?
Blue gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lincoln.
Blue needs to keep his hands up - Lincoln had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lincoln. Blue does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blue walks into a straight right hand from Lincoln.
Blue is rocked!
Blue throws a solid leg kick but Lincoln takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blue.
Blue misses with a shot to the body
and Blue takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blue is still on wobbly legs! Can Lincoln finish him?
Blue throws a head kick but Lincoln moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Blue in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Blue throws a head kick that misses.
Blue seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincoln throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blue takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blue is breathing heavily.
Blue throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lincoln counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blue is able to avoid easily.
Blue doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blue moves out of range of the leg kick from Lincoln.
Lincoln tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Lincoln. Beautiful body shot.
Blue doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Lincoln.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Lincoln ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Blue avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lincoln bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lincoln misses with a leg kick.
Blue throws a looping overhand right but Lincoln ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue thuds a left hand into Lincoln's body.
Blue is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blue lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lincoln takes a step back to recover.
Lincoln connects with a right hand. Blue shakes it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blue, right into the meat.
Lincoln lands the left hand.
Lincoln attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blue is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lincoln rather than just go for the knockout.
Lincoln throws out a powerful jab.
Lincoln misses the shot to the body.
Blue looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Lincoln was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blue.
Lincoln fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blue manages to avoid it.
Blue now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Good work by Blue as he checks the leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Blue might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lincoln has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln cracks Blue with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lincoln will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blue! But no joy.
Blue walks into a left hand.
Blue turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pripps Blue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lincoln misses with a wild body shot.
Lincoln lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blue has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Blue is holding his hands too far apart here. Lincoln throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Blue is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abroham Lincoln!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Dyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dyer has chosen Zack Hemsey – Don't Get In My Way as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar stuns Dyer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar blocks it with crossed arms.
Escobar is struggling to control the position.
Nice body punch from Escobar.
Dyer lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Francisco Escobar has been cut.
Escobar tries to circle away but Dyer has him pinned against the cage.
Dyer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escobar's face.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escobar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Escobar tries to stall but Dyer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dyer scores with a knee to the head.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Escobar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dyer's elbow.
Dyer is pressed up against the cage. Escobar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dyer down to the mat. Dyer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Francisco Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Dyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar looks to clinch
and Dyer counters with a left and a right that stings Escobar.
Escobar misses with a combination
letting Dyer counter with a right hand.
Escobar is rocked!
Dyer moves into the clinch.
Escobar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dyer is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
A knee to the head by Dyer.
Oh Escobar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been hearing reports that Escobar has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar seems to have got his legs back now.
Dyer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Escobar was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Escobar moves into the clinch successfully.
Escobar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Escobar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dyer blocking some punches.
Escobar pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dyer won't allow Escobar to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Dyer from controlling successfully.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Dyer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Dyer from controlling successfully.
Escobar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escobar is keeping the position for now.
Dyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Escobar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Dyer from controlling successfully.
Dyer wants to pass the guard but Escobar is keeping the position.
Dyer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dyer wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Escobar working for a triangle but Dyer defends it easily.
Escobar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
Dyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Escobar keeping full guard, as Dyer tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dyer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dyer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dyer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Escobar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dyer has managed to get both his arms back between Escobar's legs - danger averted.
Escobar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dyer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francisco Escobar'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.
Escobar tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Escobar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dyer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dyer misses with a series of wild punches.
Escobar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Escobar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dyer.
Dyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dyer landing knees to the head.
Dyer working Escobar over with knees to the body.
Dyer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dyer tries a knee to the head but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar is trying to pull guard but Dyer has him pressed against the cage.
Dyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escobar blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Escobar tries to pull guard but Dyer won't allow it.
Dyer trying to land knees to the body.
Escobar is looking to control Dyer's arms but Dyer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Escobar has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer stops a takedown attempt from Escobar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tom Dyer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Escobar tries a body shot but Dyer blocks it.
Dyer is pressed up against the cage. Escobar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dyer down to the mat. Dyer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Dyer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dyer trying to control from half guard but Escobar is working away.
Tom Dyer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dyer moves into full mount! Escobar won't be happy about that!
Dyer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Escobar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Dyer is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Escobar has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dyer trying to control the action but Escobar is working from the bottom.
Dyer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Escobar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dyer's guard! Nice work there by Escobar!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar stands and throws Dyer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Escobar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dyer is pushing Escobar's head away, looking to escape. Escobar manages to hold on to the position though.
Escobar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dyer tries to buck Escobar off but Escobar is having none of it.
Escobar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dyer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Escobar tries for a kimura but Dyer is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Escobar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Escobar moves into full mount!
Dyer tries to reverse the position but Escobar maintains control.
Dyer is still trying to improve position.
Escobar won't let Dyer get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escobar looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Escobar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tom Dyer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Francisco Escobar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Dyer unleashes a big counter combination but Escobar bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Francisco Escobar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dyer throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Dyer keeps it at a distance.
Escobar moves to clinch but Dyer breaks away
and Dyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Dyer circles away.
Escobar misses with a straight left.
Dyer is looking for the big counter here.
Dyer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobar is looking to clinch.
Escobar wants to clinch up but Dyer keeps it at a distance.
Dyer throws a right and a left that Escobar avoids nicely.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar darts in trying to clinch
and Dyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dyer. That's going to slow Escobar down.
Escobar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Escobar tries to clinch but Dyer is having none of it.
Escobar wants to clinch
enabling Dyer to counter with a crisp jab.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dyer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Escobar misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dyer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Escobar doesn't manage to clinch there - Dyer circles away.
Dyer tries to counter with a clinch but Escobar shakes him off and moves away.
Dyer lands an overhand right.
Dyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Escobar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dyer.
Dyer working Escobar over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dyer just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dyer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Escobar is trying to maintain a safe position but Dyer gets an underhook and turns Escobar into the cage.
Escobar is trying to pull guard but Dyer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dyer scores with a knee to the head.
Escobar is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dyer is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Escobar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by Dyer.
Escobar is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escobar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dyer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escobar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dyer lands an uppercut.
Dyer landing knees to the body.
Dyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dyer landing knees to the head.
Dyer lands with a left to the head.
Francisco Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dyer throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dyer.
Dyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dyer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dyer lands a big knee! That's hurt Escobar! Oh, he's all over the place! Dyer lands another knee that sends Escobar to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Dyer!
Tom Dyer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into the arena with The Pretender blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Drew Peacock!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee cracks Peacock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morrison Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peacock pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peacocks head.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Peacock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peacock obliges.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Peacock lands a nice elbow.
Peacock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peacock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Peacock pressing his opponent against the cage.
Peacock taking a breather.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee looks to land a combination but Peacock avoids it well.
Peacock instigates a clinch.
Peacock lands a nice knee to the body.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee works on Peacock's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Peacock.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee tries a body shot but Peacock blocks it.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peacock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Peacock.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Peacock connects with a knee to the head.
Peacock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Peacock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Peacock slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Peacock throws a fast counter high kick but Lee manages to duck under it in time.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peacock.
Peacock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Peacock. Peacock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks a head kick by Peacock.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Peacock fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Peacock looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Peacock just gets out of the way.
Peacock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lee.
Peacock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peacock checks a low kick from Lee.
A big right from Lee misses.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Peacock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Peacock takes a kick to the side of the head.
Peacock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Peacock walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peacock wants to clinch
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee sets himself, and Peacock steps forward looking for the clinch! Lee avoids it this time.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Peacock avoids the body shot from Lee.
Peacock throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee avoids the head kick by Peacock.
Peacock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drew Peacock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peacock was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Peacock looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peacock moves away from the strike by Lee.
Peacock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Lee catches Peacock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peacock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peacock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peacock looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee scores with a head kick. Peacock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Peacock is rocked!
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Peacock.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Peacock lands a jab.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee cracks Peacock with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Peacock wants to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch position.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Peacock wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Peacock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peacock avoids the head kick by Lee.
Peacock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Peacock moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a head kick but Peacock moves out of range.
Peacock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Lee catches Peacock right on the button with a cross.
Drew Peacock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peacock tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peacock lands a jab to the head.
Lee lands with a straight right. Peacock didn't see that one coming.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Peacock.
Peacock swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peacock blocks a jab.
Peacock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peacock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peacock can do to turn this around?
Peacock is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Peacock is just out of range.
Peacock is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Peacock checks a leg kick.
Peacock tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee lands a nice hook to Peacock's body. Peacock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peacock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock is looking to clinch.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Peacock's head but Peacock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Peacock is out of range.
Peacock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Peacock throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Peacock moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee sets himself, and Peacock steps forward looking for the clinch! Lee avoids it this time.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Peacock moves out of range easily.
Lee throws the left hand but Peacock avoids the punch easily.
Lee scores with a head kick. Peacock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Peacock.
Peacock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
Peacock is stalling here.
Peacock landing knees to the head.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Peacock has him pressed against the cage.
Peacock scores with a knee to the head.
Lee tries to circle away but Peacock has him pinned against the cage.
Peacock blocks an uppercut.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peacock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee pushes Peacock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Peacock blocks a head kick by Lee.
Peacock tries to counter with a clinch but Lee shakes him off and moves away.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Peacock moved out of range nicely.
Lee throws a low kick but Peacock moves out of range easily.
Peacock drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Peacock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Peacock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Peacock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Peacock moved out of range.
Lee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee throws a series of punches but Peacock avoids them all with ease.
Peacock tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peacock throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Peacock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peacock has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Peacock lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Morrison Lee has been cut.
Lee pushes Peacock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Peacock misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Peacock.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peacock looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peacock tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Peacock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peacock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peacock misses with a knee to the head.
Peacock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee thows a leg kick but Peacock checks it
and Peacock counters with a stiff right hand.
Peacock gets a clinch.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Peacock missing with knees to the body.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peacocks head.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peacock fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peacock.
Peacock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Peacock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Peacock doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Peacock cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peacock looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Peacock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Peacock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Peacock drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Peacock stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock misses with an elbow strike.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Peacock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocks a body shot from Peacock.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Peacock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee misses with a hook.
Lee sets himself, and Peacock steps forward looking for the clinch! Lee avoids it this time.
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 takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Peacock has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Peacock won't allow it.
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Peacock was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee sets himself, and Peacock steps forward looking for the clinch! Lee avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morrison Lee clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Morrison Lee'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.
Peacock tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick but Peacock moves out of range.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Peacock. Peacock maintains the clinch.
Peacock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Peacock blocks an uppercut.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Peacock just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
Peacock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peacock throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Peacock counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Peacock to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick but Peacock sees it coming and moves out of range.
Peacock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peacock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
A clash of legs there as Peacock blocks the low kick.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Peacock's knee but Peacock avoids it well.
Peacock scores with a head kick.
Peacock tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Peacock moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Peacock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee with a jab.
Lee blocks a head kick by Peacock.
Peacock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peacock closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
Peacock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Peacock stalling the fight.
Peacock lands a shoulder strike.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peacock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Peacock closes the distance and clinches.
Peacock controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a right hand.
Peacock prevents the takedown attempt.
Peacock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee avoiding damage as Peacock throws knees to the body.
Peacock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Peacock prevents a body shot from Lee.
Peacock tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Peacock keeps him there for the moment.
Lee wants to break free but Peacock has control.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peacock lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Peacock digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peacock.
Lee lands a nice hook to Peacock's body. Peacock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Jab by Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Peacock tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peacock thinking.
Peacock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peacock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peacock moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Morrison Lee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Morrison Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Peacock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lee misses with a hook. Peacock ducked under it nicely.
Lee connects with a high kick.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Peacock doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peacock avoids the head kick by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Peacock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Peacock.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee cracks Peacock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick misses from Peacock.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peacock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Peacock counters by clinching up.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Peacock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morrison Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peacocks head.
Peacock looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morrison Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Peacock tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Peacock's front leg but catches the back leg as Peacock tries to avoid it.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peacock.
Lee throws a hook but Peacock blocks it.
Lee sets himself, and Peacock steps forward looking for the clinch! Lee avoids it this time.
Peacock tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Peacock. Peacock maintains the clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peacock lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Peacock misses with a body punch.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peacock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Peacock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peacock.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Peacock takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses
and Peacock counters by moving into the clinch.
Peacock controlling the action here for a moment.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Peacock.
Peacock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peacock struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Peacock.
Peacock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Peacock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Peacock tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peacock tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to force a seperation but Peacock has the dominant position.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Peacock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Lee misses.
Drew Peacock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peacock wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee misses with a hook to the body
and Peacock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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 blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Peacock trying to land knees to the body.
Peacock tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee blocks a body shot from Peacock.
Peacock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Peacock leaning his opponent against the cage.
Morrison Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peacock lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Drew Peacock.
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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:46
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morrison Lee!
Morrison Lee retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Morrison Lee 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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