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CoV 100: Fantana vs McKenzie PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youssef Hadji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hadji's choice of entrance music: The National Anthem of Morocco. 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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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Youssef Hadji!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hadji takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hadji pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rogers thuds a left hand into Hadji's body.
Hadji is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Youssef Hadji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hadji shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Rogers! Hadji is backing up but he can't get away as Rogers lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Hadji and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Rogers!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Lacey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Lacey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Long!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long stuffs the takedown attempt from Lacey. Lacey gets slowly back to his feet.
Lacey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lacey is nestled in close to Long, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Long tries to get to full guard but Lacey has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lacey connects with a nice short shot to Long's temple.
Long looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Long is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lacey's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lacey's back!
Long doesn't have the hooks in and Lacey manages to turn into his guard.
Lacey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lacey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Long is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lacey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lacey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lacey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lacey is in close to Long's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Long looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lacey is one step ahead there.
Long not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lacey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lacey stands up over Long, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lacey lands a couple of elbows.
Lacey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lacey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lacey thows a big elbow that misses.
Lacey landing some decent shots from guard.
Lacey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Long is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Long is still in real trouble! Can Lacey finish him?
Lacey postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Long covers up, he's hurt! Lacey keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Lacey and the ref steps in to end the fight! Lacey can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Lacey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Echavarria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jones might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queens of the Stone Age - Goin Out West. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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280 lbs
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235 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buck Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Echavarria!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Echavarria fails to land the takedown.
A cross from Jones lands.
It looks like Hector Echavarria has been cut.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Echavarria shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jones has his feet on Echavarria's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Echavarria is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Echavarria backs up against the cage.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Echavarria, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Buck Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Echavarria.
Jones cracks Echavarria with a hook to the temple - Echavarria is on wobbly legs here! Jones swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Echavarria falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jones wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Buck Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Kolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by I Want War by Pastor Troy. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Simon Kolling was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
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Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Simon Kolling!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kolling works Graves's body with a nice hook.
Graves drives through and clinches with Kolling against the cage.
Graves is leaning against Kolling and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Graves lands a nice elbow.
Graves throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kollings head.
Graves lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Graves just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kolling's brow.
Graves missing with knees to the body.
Graves tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kolling avoids it.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kolling wants to break free but Graves has control.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
Kolling blocks an elbow strike.
Graves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kolling's elbow.
Graves has clasped his hands together around Kolling's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
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!
Graves cracks Kolling with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Graves lands an elbow.
Kolling is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Graves is controlling him well.
Kolling takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kolling tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Graves is working to tighten is grip on Kolling's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kolling has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Graves is really squeezing tight and eventually Kolling passes out! Graves breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Graves!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Joans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Joans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Quick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Joans's calf.
Quick thumps Joans with a low kick.
Joans throws a jab when Quick was well out of range.
Joans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quick.
Joe Quick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joans blocks a head kick by Quick.
Quick rushes Joans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Joe Quick has been cut.
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!
Joans lands a lovely overhand right.
Quick tries to clinch up but Joans circles away and keeps his distance.
Quick looks to land a combination but Joans avoids it well.
Quick seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Joans shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Quick is backing up but Joans catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Quick covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Joans Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikey Joans!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hollis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heel Jando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hollis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to UGK - Pocket Full of Stones. Jando has chosen The Strokes - Someday as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Hollis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heel Jando!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jando throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jando pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hollis lands a body shot.
Hollis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jando drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jando tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hollis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jando throws a leg kick
and Hollis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jando on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hollis.
Hollis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hollis scores with the left hand. Jando knows he should have avoided that one.
Hollis digs a good body shot into Jando's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Hollis. Beautiful body shot.
Jando looks gassed!
Donk. Hollis catches Jando right on the button with a cross.
Jando is rocked!
A punch combination from Hollis misses.
Hollis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hollis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hollis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jando.
Hollis throws a combination. Jando tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jando is still on wobbly legs! Can Hollis finish him?
Joe Hollis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollis works Jando's body with a nice hook.
Jando seems to have recovered his senses.
Hollis throws a leg kick which misses Jando's front leg but catches the back leg as Jando tries to avoid it.
Hollis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollis rushes Jando with punches - Jando moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Jando goes down! Hollis follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Hollis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Huang Di (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Heines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua Heines has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huang Di!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joshua Heines!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di is looking to clinch.
Di tries to clinch up but Heines circles away and keeps his distance.
Di tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heines swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heines throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heines throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Di sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Di takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Di moves in looking to clinch but Heines pushes him off.
Di throws a head kick that misses.
Di tries to clinch but Heines moves out of range.
Di doesn't manage to clinch there - Heines circles away.
Heines jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Di tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Di scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di tries to clinch up.
Di moves out of range of the strikes.
Heines swats away the attempt to clinch by Di.
Heines stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Huang Di seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Di tries to close the distance and clinch but Heines swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Di fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heines fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Di manages to avoid it.
Di throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heines swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Di takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Di is looking to clinch but Heines is avoiding it.
Heines throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Di moves out of range as Heines strikes.
Heines keeps the fight on the outside.
Heines digs a good body shot into Di's ribs.
Heines is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Di.
Di moves into range and clinches up with Heines.
A knee to the head by Di.
Di utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Heines is looking to break free of the clinch but Di has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heines blocks the elbow strike.
Heines is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heines misses with a punch to the body.
Di tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Di throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heines blocks it with crossed arms.
Di tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Di throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Heines blocks it with crossed arms.
Heines just leaning against Di, taking a breather.
Heines is working Di over against the cage.
Di trying to land knees to the body.
Heines is trying to break free.
Heines leaning his opponent against the cage.
Di misses with a knee strike.
Heines digs a right hand into Di's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Di's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Heines.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Heines avoiding damage.
Di misses with a knee to the head.
Heines is trying to stall.
Heines on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Di blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heines looking to slow down the pace here.
Heines misses with a short punch on the inside.
Di using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heines has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Heines lands a body punch in the clinch.
Heines is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Di is keeping busy.
Heines goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Di with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heines working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Heines dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Di is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heines throws a jab when Di was well out of range.
Heines throws an overhand right that lands on Di's shoulder, as Di tries to avoid the shot.
Di attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Di tries to clinch up.
Di uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heines.
Di slips a jab from Heines.
Di moves away from the strike by Heines.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heines jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Di doesn't manage to clinch there - Heines circles away.
Di tries to clinch but Heines moves out of range.
Di tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di keeps Heines at a distance using the push kick.
Di tries to clinch but Heines moves out of range.
Di tries to clinch but Heines moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Di.
Di is looking to clinch.
Di tries to clinch up.
Di tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Di throws a body kick that misses.
Di slips a straight right by Heines.
Di fails in his attempt to clinch.
Di wants to clinch up but Heines keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heines misses with a wild body shot.
Di throws a wild body kick that Heines sees coming a mile off.
Di misses with a head kick.
Di tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Di tries to clinch there but Heines circles away.
Heines avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Di is looking to clinch.
Di defending well as Heines loads up on a big left hand.
Di keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heines throws the left hand but Di avoids the punch easily.
Heines scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di moves out of range as Heines strikes.
Di blocks a jab.
Di throws a leg kick which misses Heines's front leg but catches the back leg as Heines tries to avoid it.
Di is looking to clinch.
Di tries to clinch but Heines is having none of it.
Di tries to close the distance and clinch but Heines swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Di wants to clinch.
Di is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Di keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fight stays on the outside here - Di looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Heines throws a hook to the side of Di's head but Di sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Di pushes Heines up against the cage in a clinch.
Heines is trying to break the clinch but Di has him pressed against the cage.
Di landing knees to the head.
Di looking to throw knees to the head but Heines is blocking nicely.
Di looking to throw knees to the head but Heines is blocking nicely.
Di using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heines has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Di misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heines.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Heines throws a head punch that misses.
Heines is trying to break the clinch but Di has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Di tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heines avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Huang Di will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Di fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Heines, pushing him back against the cage.
Di tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heines blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Di with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Di tries to land a knee to the head but Heines blocks with his arms.
Di tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Di connects with a nasty looking knee right to Heines's face.
Di keeps control of Heines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Heines taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Di missing with knees to the body.
Heines tries a body shot but Di blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heines breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Di wants to clinch up but Heines keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Heines.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di clinches up with Heines and pushes him back against the cage.
Di is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Heines lands a body shot.
Heines goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heines dodges an elbow strike from Di.
Heines avoiding damage as Di throws knees to the body.
Heines blocks the elbow strike.
Di putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heines in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Di putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Heines in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Heines on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Heines is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Di is keeping busy.
Heines lands an uppercut.
Di looking to throw knees to the head but Heines is blocking nicely.
Di missing with knees to the body.
Di looking to throw knees to the head but Heines is blocking nicely.
Di tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heines stalling.
Di using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Heines has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Di.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Heines to work.
Di tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Heines wants to stall.
Heines tries to work over Di's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Heines slows down the pace here.
Di blocks a body shot from Heines.
Di blocks a body shot from Heines.
Di blocks a body shot from Heines.
Di misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Di misses with a knee strike.
Heines fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Di misses with a knee to the head.
Di looking to throw knees to the head but Heines is blocking nicely.
Heines misses with a hook to the ribs.
Di throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Heines is trying to break the clinch but Di has him pressed against the cage.
Di looking to throw knees to the head but Heines is blocking nicely.
Heines lands a right hand.
Heines lands a nice uppercut.
Di misses with a knee strike.
Di misses with an elbow strike.
Heines is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Heines lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Di tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Knees to the body from Di.
Di utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Di misses with an elbow strike.
Di throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Heines is defending well for now.
Di keeps control of Heines as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Di with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Heines working aggressively here.
Heines has Di pressed against the cage.
Di misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Heines.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Di looking to throw knees to the head but Heines is blocking nicely.
Heines manages to break the clinch.
Di slips under a jab.
Di on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Heines comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Heines has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Joshua Heines!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Joshua Heines!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Joshua Heines!
Joshua Heines wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leland Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chapman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dog the Bounty Hunter (Theme Song). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Murder Ya by Kenny Ken (Benny Page RMX). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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280 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leland Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chapman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones misses with a low kick as Chapman jumps back.
Chapman blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chapman throws a head kick that misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Leland Chapman has been cut.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Chapman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Chapman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chapman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones has his hands on Chapman's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chapman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones pushes Chapman off and gets back to his feet.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chapman takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Leland Chapman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chapman clobbers Jones with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Chapman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chapman wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chapman misses with a looping left.
Chapman throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with a hook. Chapman ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chapman.
Jones looks gassed!
Chapman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chapman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Chapman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chapman misses with a punch to the body.
Chapman is working Jones over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Chapman slowing the pace effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman lands a right hand.
Chapman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chapman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Chapman.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Chapman is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Chapman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chapman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chapman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chapman stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Chapman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Chapman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leland Chapman'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.
The fighters circling - Chapman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chapman counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chapman moves into the clinch.
Chapman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chapman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Chapman lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Chapman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Chapman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chapman connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Chapman.
A jab from Jones misses.
Chapman connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Chapman throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Chapman tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Chapman throws a leg kick that misses.
Chapman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chapman wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Chapman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chapman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chapman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones wants to sweep here but Chapman controlling him for the moment.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Chapman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Chapman from controlling successfully.
Chapman passes Jones's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jab, jab by Chapman - just one landing.
Chapman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chapman misses with a body punch.
Chapman scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Chapman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chapman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Chapman fails to land.
Chapman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chapman working aggressively here.
Chapman misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chapman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chapman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones tries a body shot but Chapman blocks it.
Jones has Chapman pressed against the cage, preventing Chapman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chapman misses with the head strike.
Chapman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chapman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leland Chapman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leland Chapman's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Chapman pushes him off.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Chapman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chapman slips under a jab.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chapman misses with a leg kick.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Chapman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Chapman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barclay Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman misses with a low kick.
Chapman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chapman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chapman misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a right hand that Chapman ducks under and follows up with a left that Chapman also avoids with ease.
Chapman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chapman somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Chapman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chapman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chapman manages to avoid it.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Chapman counters with a leg kick.
Leland Chapman is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones throws a series of punches but Chapman avoids them all with ease.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chapman scores with a shot to the body.
Jones is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chapman has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Chapman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Chapman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones wants to clinch up but Chapman keeps it at a distance.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Chapman back into the cage.
Chapman can't get the takedown.
Barclay Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Chapman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chapman tries to pull guard but Jones holds him up against the cage and eventually Chapman drops back down to his feet.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones tries a body shot but Chapman blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Chapman.
Chapman lands a body punch.
Chapman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chapman lands with a light punch inside.
Chapman lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chapman misses with some punches.
Chapman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Good body shot from Chapman.
Jones misses with some punches.
Chapman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chapman has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
A right hook to the body lands for Chapman.
Leland Chapman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chapman breaks the clinch.
Chapman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
Chapman throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chapman cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chapman misses with a few strikes there.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leland Chapman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chapman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Leland Chapman!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Leland Chapman!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Leland Chapman!
Leland Chapman wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chris Mullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mullen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Country Boy Can Survive. The crowd seem to be enjoying Skye's choice of entrance music: Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Mullen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damion Skye!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skye closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Skye moves out of range of the leg kick from Mullen.
Skye bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mullen's head.
Mullen moves into the clinch.
Skye controlling the action here for a moment.
Skye is trying to force a seperation but Mullen has the dominant position.
Mullen crunches a lovely knee into Skye's ribcage.
Mullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skye's elbow.
Mullen lands a nice shot to the body.
Mullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skye's elbow.
Mullen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mullen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mullen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Skye prevents it.
Come on Mullen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mullen misses with a punch on the inside.
Mullen leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Mullen.
Mullen breaks the clinch.
Mullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Skye throws a body punch but Mullen moves out of range.
Mullen scores a takedown into full mount!
Mullen avoids the attempt from Skye to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullen has control of Skye's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Skye regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullen controlling from mount.
Skye working to try and regain half guard.
Mullen avoids the attempt from Skye to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mullen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mullen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Skye taking shots to the head.
Skye is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mullen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Skye is looking to escape.
Mullen unloads with some shots from mount but Skye bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullen dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mullen looking to secure an arm triangle but Skye defends it well.
Mullen looking to control but Skye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mullen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skye throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Skye misses its intended target.
Mullen scores with a shot to the body.
Mullen walks into a stiff left hand from Skye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mullen.
Mullen takes one on the button.
Mullen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Skye if he has to take too many more of those.
Mullen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mullen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Skye scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skye avoids a punch combination nicely.
Skye fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mullen is looking to slow Skye down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skye is breathing heavily.
Skye throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mullen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mullen, right into the meat.
Skye misses with a low kick.
Mullen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mullen looks to land a combination. Skye sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mullen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mullen scores with a head kick.
Mullen scores with a spinning back kick!
Skye doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mullen scores with a leg kick.
Mullen throws a nice head kick!
Mullen lands a nice hook to Skye's body. Skye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mullen.
Mullen lands a nice looking body shot.
Skye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mullen can pounce on him.
Mullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mullen scoring well with a low kick there.
Mullen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mullen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mullen lands a nice looking body shot.
Mullen thumps Skye with a low kick.
Mullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mullen scores with a shot to the body.
Mullen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skye can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Mullen.
Skye's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mullen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Skye at a distance.
Good leg kick by Mullen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen lands a body shot.
Skye takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mullen is looking to wear down Skye with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mullen fakes the leg kick and cracks Skye in the body.
Skye throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mullen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chris Mullen is winning the standup battle so far.
Skye throws an overhand right that lands on Mullen's shoulder, as Mullen tries to avoid the shot.
Crunch! Mullen slams his shin into Skye's torso.
Mullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skye. That did some damage!
Mullen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mullen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Skye misses
and Mullen counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skye prevents Mullen from improving position.
Skye is not content to let Mullen control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye is looking to regain half guard here but Mullen keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mullen trying to control the position but Skye is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Mullen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Skye throws a hook but Mullen blocks it.
Mullen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mullen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skye.
Mullen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Skye bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mullen's head backwards.
Mullen ducks under a wild hook from Skye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Mullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skye.
Mullen blocks a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalling in the clinch from Mullen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mullen.
Mullen has Skye pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Skye fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Mullen.
Skye misses with a shot to the body
and Mullen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Skye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Skye misses with a body shot
and Mullen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mullen leaning against his opponent.
Skye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Skye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skye blocks a low kick nicely.
Damion Skye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Skye is just out of range.
Skye blocks the body kick.
Skye misses with a wild body shot.
Skye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Skye.
Skye keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skye misses with a leg kick
and Mullen counters with a straight right hand.
Mullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Damion Skye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mullen fails with a takedown attempt.
Mullen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mullen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Skye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skye is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Mullen tries to score with a low kick but Skye moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullen avoids the head kick by Skye.
Mullen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skye looks to land a right hand but Mullen moved out of range.
Skye misses with a hook to the body
and Mullen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Skye throws a lazy right hand but Mullen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skye thows a body shot but no joy.
Mullen tries for a takedown but Skye sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chris Mullen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Skye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skye walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mullen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Skye needs to keep his hands up - Mullen had a free shot at his head there.
Mullen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damion Skye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mullen can pounce on him.
Skye throws an overhand right that lands on Mullen's shoulder, as Mullen tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skye. Mullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Skye misses
and Mullen counters with a body kick.
Skye misses with a jab to the body
and Mullen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mullen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mullen pushes Skye away with a front kick.
Mullen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skye drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Danga de danga de dang - Mullen scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Skye misses.
Mullen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mullen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mullen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mullen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Mullen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mullen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Chris Mullen!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Chris Mullen!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Chris Mullen!
Chris Mullen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantana comes to the cage accompanied by You! Me! Dancing!. The crowd seem to be enjoying McKenzie's choice of entrance music: BMTH- Diamonds aren't forever.... Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Fantana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul McKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for McKenzie.
Fantana looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenzie is just out of range.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fantana moves away.
McKenzie throws an overhand right that lands on Fantana's shoulder, as Fantana tries to avoid the shot.
Fantana rushes McKenzie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Fantana.
Fantana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fantana lands a body punch.
A short left from Fantana.
Fantana lands a right hand.
McKenzie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantana breaks from the clinch.
McKenzie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McKenzie throws an overhand right that lands on Fantana's shoulder, as Fantana tries to avoid the shot.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fantana moves away.
McKenzie tries to move into range but Fantana moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantana misses with a body shot
and McKenzie counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fantana drops his hands momentarily and McKenzie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McKenzie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fantana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McKenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fantana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKenzie.
McKenzie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McKenzie misses with a straight right.
Fantana connects with a looping right hand.
McKenzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
McKenzie goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McKenzie defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fantana.
McKenzie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fantana at a distance.
Fantana blocks a head kick by McKenzie.
McKenzie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fantana counters with a nice body shot.
McKenzie looks gassed!
A punch lands to the side of McKenzie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McKenzie walks into a jab.
Fantana staying out of range there.
Fantana lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McKenzie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fantana finds it's way round the side to connect with McKenzie's head.
McKenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fantana.
No joy there for Fantana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantana has McKenzie up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantana slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana cracks McKenzie with a nice body shot.
Fantana lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantana controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brian Fantana.
McKenzie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McKenzie misses with a combination
and Fantana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McKenzie throws a head kick but Fantana moves out of range.
Fantana swings for the body but McKenzie moves out of range.
McKenzie scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McKenzie throws a jab when Fantana was well out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fantana.
McKenzie defending well as Fantana loads up on a big left hand.
Paul McKenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fantana scores with a body shot.
Fantana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantana connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantana misses with a jab to the body
and McKenzie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantana scores with a hook to the body. McKenzie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantana lands with a good body shot.
Fantana catches McKenzie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McKenzie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McKenzie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantana is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantana tests McKenzie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantana moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fantana connects with a looping right hand.
Fantana misses with a straight right.
Fantana lands the left hand.
Fantana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McKenzie is trying to defend but Fantana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantana trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantana working over McKenzie with some ground and pound. McKenzie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana trying to mount his opponent but McKenzie defends it.
Fantana content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fantana drops an elbow to the side of McKenzie's head.
McKenzie is defending against the submission attempts here by Fantana.
McKenzie is refusing to be controlled, as Fantana sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McKenzie is looking to control Fantana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McKenzie avoid being mounted?
McKenzie might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fantana kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fantana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fantana connects with a nice short shot to McKenzie's temple.
Fantana wants to pass the guard but McKenzie is defending well.
McKenzie trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana winds up and cracks McKenzie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantana wants to pass to mount but McKenzie is defending the position.
McKenzie wants to improve his position but Fantana is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKenzie controlling the position for now.
Fantana is keen to just control but McKenzie is a slippery customer.
Fantana is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fantana looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McKenzie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantana lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McKenzie tries to get to full guard but Fantana has control of the leg.
McKenzie trying to hold on to Fantana's head to control him but Fantana postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fantana throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Fantana.
Brian Fantana is winning the standup battle so far.
McKenzie misses with a hook. Fantana ducked under it nicely.
McKenzie throws out a loose jab but Fantana uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McKenzie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fantana doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantana clinches.
A short body shot lands from Fantana as the two fighters clinch.
Fantana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantana looks to score with a jab to the body but McKenzie is just out of range.
McKenzie slips a jab from Fantana.
Fantana ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut. Fantana saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fantana. McKenzie does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKenzie misses with the combination.
Fantana tries to clinch there but McKenzie circles away.
McKenzie throws out a loose jab but Fantana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantana dodges the punch combination from McKenzie.
McKenzie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McKenzie misses with a body shot.
Fantana closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McKenzie misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fantana counters with a three punch combo that has McKenzie backing up. McKenzie nods at Fantana to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantana lands a nice hook to McKenzie's body. McKenzie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice defenses there by Fantana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantana misses with a wild body shot.
Fantana looks to land a combination. McKenzie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice shot by Fantana.
Fantana walks into a jab.
Fantana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKenzie.
Fantana throws a series of punches but McKenzie moves out of range.
McKenzie misses with a jab to the body
and Fantana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McKenzie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantana dives in and grabs McKenzie's left leg, looking for a takedown. McKenzie pushes down on Fantana's head and hops out.
Fantana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKenzie can do to turn this around?
A jab from Fantana finds it's way through McKenzie's defenses.
McKenzie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brian Fantana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantana lands with a nice combination. McKenzie backs away looking to recover.
Fantana bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana is looking to take a break and control but McKenzie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Fantana stalls from top position.
Fantana landing strikes.
McKenzie can't do much from the bottom here.
McKenzie dodges the ground and pound from Fantana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fantana taking a breather here.
Fantana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McKenzie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McKenzie dodges the ground and pound from Fantana.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fantana in side control, throwing shots but McKenzie defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fantana fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McKenzie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fantana lands a nice looking body shot.
McKenzie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McKenzie misses with a wild combination.
Fantana blocks a jab.
No joy there for Fantana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantana thuds his right hand into McKenzie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McKenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut.
Fantana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McKenzie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantana throws a body punch but McKenzie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana with a nice cross.
McKenzie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fantana.
A jab lands there for Fantana.
Fantana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantana thuds a left hand into McKenzie's body.
Fantana lands a left and a right that send McKenzie crashing to the mat, dazed. Fantana thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
McKenzie is rocked!
BOOM! Fantana lands a beautiful left hook that drops McKenzie. McKenzie tries to recover but Fantana is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and McKenzie lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Fantana!
Brian Fantana retains his featherweight title!
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