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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Boy Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baby Boy Harris will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Boy Harris!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scarn.
Nice straight punches there by Harris. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harris.
Harris jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Scarn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scarn closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Harris to work.
Scarn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harris, as that shot connected.
Harris is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Harris avoids the body shot from Scarn.
Some wild striking there from Scarn.
Harris scores with a nice right hand.
Harris throws a series of strikes that have Scarn backpedaling.
It looks like Michael Scarn has been cut.
Harris has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Scarn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scarn misses with a few strikes there.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Harris misses with a leg kick
and Scarn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harris misses with a hook
and Scarn counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Scarn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Scarn slips a straight right by Harris.
Harris lands with a straight right. Scarn didn't see that one coming.
Scarn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harris thinks about the counter body kick.
Scarn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris misses with a kick to the body.
Scarn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good shot there by Harris.
Harris lands a leg kick that knocks Scarn off balance momentarily.
Scarn throws a one two combo.
Harris lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scarn instigates a clinch.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Scarn has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Scarn.
Scarn blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Scarn.
Scarn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scarn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Harris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scarn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Scarn swings for the body but Harris moves out of range.
Scarn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scarn.
Harris connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Scarn's hands.
Scarn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Scarn throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Scarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarn lands a two punch combo.
Harris is rocked!
Harris gets tackled into the cage by Scarn. Scarn maintains the clinch.
Harris is still on wobbly legs! Can Scarn finish him?
Scarn lands a nice elbow.
Clinched against the cage, Scarn lands a big elbow that drops Harris! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Harris is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Scarn!
Michael Scarn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bee Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez has chosen Doom 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bee Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
Jay misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alvarez throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jay looks to throw the jab but Alvarez is out of range.
Jay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jay seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Alvarez scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as Alvarez blocks the leg kick.
Jay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jay takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Jay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Bee Jay has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Alvarez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Alvarez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jay can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay moves into the clinch.
Jay lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Michael Alvarez has been cut.
Alvarez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alvarez misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez lands an elbow that stopped Jay in his tracks for a moment.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
Jay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alvarez.
Jay blocks an elbow strike.
Jay tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A right hand to the body from Alvarez.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alvarez stalling against the cage.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez controlling the action here for a moment.
Jay prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Jay has Alvarez pushed against the cage.
Alvarez pushes off an throws an elbow but Jay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Jay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alvarez avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Jay wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jay dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jay is trying to drag Alvarez to the mat but Alvarez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alvarez.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Alvarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jay or not.
Alvarez cracks Jay with a nice body shot.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jay content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
Jay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Alvarez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Jay dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body.
Jay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jay blocks a body shot from Alvarez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alvarez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Alvarez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jay counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alvarez controls Jay momentarily but Jay frees himself.
Jay looking to pass the guard.
Alvarez wants to stand but Jay is controlling the position.
Alvarez controlling the position.
Alvarez keeping moving, preventing Jay from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jay engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Michael Alvarez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez closes the distance and pushes Jay back into the cage.
Alvarez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alvarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvarez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jay takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alvarez tries a body shot but Jay blocks it.
Jay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alvarez after a bit of a struggle.
Alvarez gets through Jay's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jay wants to take the fight to the mat but Alvarez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jay takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Alvarez throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a body punch.
Jay is stalling here.
Alvarez scores with a hook to the body.
Alvarez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jay avoids the elbow strike from Alvarez, against the cage.
Jay turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Alvarez explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alvarez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jay somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bee Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay throws a hook but Alvarez avoids it easily.
Alvarez keeps the fight on the outside.
Jay throws a low kick but Alvarez avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay misses with a low kick as Alvarez jumps back.
Alvarez misses with a body kick.
Michael Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Alvarez moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Donk. Alvarez catches Jay right on the button with a cross.
Jay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvarez as he avoids it easily.
Alvarez wants to counter with a clinch but Jay pushes him away.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Jay.
Good shot there by Alvarez.
Jay throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jay gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Alvarez.
Good shot there by Alvarez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jay tries to clinch up.
Jay sets himself, and Alvarez steps forward looking for the clinch! Jay avoids it this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alvarez.
Jay on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michael Alvarez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alvarez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alvarez throws a push kick but Jay slaps the foot to one side.
Alvarez tests Jay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Alvarez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alvarez has managed to clinch.
Alvarez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alvarez misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alvarez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good work by Jay as he checks the leg kick.
Jay gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alvarez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez presses Jay against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Alvarez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alvarez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jay's brow.
Nice body punch from Alvarez - that landed with a thud.
Alvarez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Alvarez.
Jay tries for a takedown but Alvarez manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jay missing with knees to the body.
Alvarez tries to throw a body punch but Jay avoids it by throwing Alvarez back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jay prevents a body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws an elbow that misses.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Alvarez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jay's defenses.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that Jay shrugs off.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Jay avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez can't find room to land a body shot as Jay controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right from Alvarez on the inside.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside that Jay shrugs off.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Alvarez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michael Alvarez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jay blocks the elbow strike.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Jay has Alvarez pushed against the cage.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jay takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jay takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay dodges an elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jay avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jay's elbow.
Jay throws a punch but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez is struggling to control the position.
Alvarez struggles to land a body shot inside as Jay controls his hands.
Alvarez lands an elbow just above Jay 's eye.
Bee Jay's cut is getting worse.
Jay avoids a wild elbow strike from Alvarez.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it misses.
Alvarez lands an elbow that stopped Jay in his tracks for a moment.
Alvarez lands an elbow inside.
Alvarez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jay's elbow.
Alvarez misses with an elbow strike.
Jay leaning his opponent against the cage.
Alvarez lands a damaging elbow.
Alvarez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alvarez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jay drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Alvarez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bee Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alvarez 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Alvarez!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Alvarez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Glover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Blade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Glover!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glover moves into the clinch.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Glover blocks an uppercut.
Glover pushes Blade back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Glover's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blade misses with a looping right.
Blade works the jab nicely.
Jake Blade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Glover tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Blade defends well and Glover ends up having to push Blade into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Blade is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Glover swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glover throws out the jab.
Glover misses with a body shot.
Blade uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Glover clinches up against the cage.
Blade lands with a left to the head.
Blade has Glover pushed against the cage.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blade misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glover throws a low kick but Blade avoids it.
Glover tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover throws a low kick but Blade moves out of range easily.
Glover is looking to chop away at Blade's legs.
Blade on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot by Blade.
Blade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glover circles away quickly and effectively.
Blade sizes up Glover with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Blade blocks the low kick.
Glover tries to score with a low kick but Blade moves his leg out of the way.
Blade lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Don Glover has been cut.
Glover throws a head kick but Blade moves out of range.
Blade blocks a head kick by Glover.
Glover has managed to clinch.
Glover blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blade scores with a shot to the side of Glover's head.
Glover tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
A short left from Blade.
Glover is rocked!
Blade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glover is still on wobbly legs! Can Blade finish him?
Glover throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Glover tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glover throws a leg kick but Blade checks it.
Glover seems to have recovered his senses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blade.
Glover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blade.
Blade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blade throws a big counter combination but Glover scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Glover throws a hook to the side of Blade's head but Blade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glover closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blade did well to prevent Glover getting side control.
Blade is trying to stand back up but Glover is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glover content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Glover stops Blade from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover is controlling the pace.
Glover thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blade's head.
Blade trying to control from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blade tries to get to full guard but Glover has control of the leg.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Blade throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Glover slips under a jab.
Glover has managed to clinch.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Glover tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blade blocks a body shot from Glover.
A short right from Blade.
Blade trying to stall but Glover improves his position.
Blade has a couple of punches blocked by Glover.
Blade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blade working aggressively here.
Blade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blade misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Glover.
Blade tries to break the clinch but Glover is controlling the position.
Blade blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Glover.
Glover has a couple of punches blocked by Blade.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Glover.
Glover lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
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!
Glover has Blade pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blade manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Glover misses with the head strike.
Blade is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Glover pushes Blade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Glover will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Don Glover's cut.
That's time! Blade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blade throws a leg kick
and Glover counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blade closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glover counters with an outside leg kick.
Blade misses with a hook. Glover ducked under it nicely.
Glover throws a hook to the side of Blade's head but Blade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blade throws a big counter combination but Glover scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blade throws a leg kick
and Glover makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Glover throws a nice outside leg kick.
Glover moves out of range of the strikes.
Glover looks for a takedown but Blade sprawls well.
Blade swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Glover.
Glover tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Glover.
Blade missing with a left hand there. Glover was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blade staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blade misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blade lands with a nice combination. Glover backs away looking to recover.
Blade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glover takes the fight into the clinch.
Blade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blade blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Blade.
Blade pushes off an throws an elbow but Glover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Glover lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Glover makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Glover leaning against his opponent.
Glover cracks Blade with a nice body shot.
Glover lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blade backwards.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blade has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Glover.
Blade gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glover trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glover sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Glover trying to control the position from guard on top but Blade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blade wants to get back to his feet but Glover is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Glover is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Glover wants to control from the top but Blade keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Glover sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Glover tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Glover tries for a takedown but Blade sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Glover scores with a leg kick.
Glover shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blade is trying to defend but Glover finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Blade manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Glover keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Don Glover seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blade.
Glover goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glover is looking to break free of the clinch but Blade has double underhooks.
A short right from Blade on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glover lands a shot to the body.
Glover is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Glover throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Glover lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blade.
Still in the clinch, Blade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Glover tries a body shot but Blade blocks it.
Glover lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Glover.
A hook to the body from Glover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Glover pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blade takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Glover has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Glover fails with the takedown.
Jake Blade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Glover.
Blade throws a leg kick but Glover checks it.
A cross from Glover lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Glover will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Don Glover's cut.
That's time! Blade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A good leg kick by Blade.
Blade throws an overhand right that lands on Glover's shoulder, as Glover tries to avoid the shot.
Glover lands a slapping body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Blade as Glover shoots in.
Blade clinches with his opponent.
Glover lands with a light punch inside.
Glover tries to work over Blade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glover.
Glover throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blades head.
Blade blocks a body shot from Glover.
Blade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glover's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glover scores with a hook to the body.
Glover tries to throw a body punch but Blade avoids it by throwing Glover back against the cage.
Blade is looking to break free of the clinch but Glover has double underhooks.
A short right from Blade on the inside.
Glover doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glover lands a nice uppercut.
Blade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glover creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Glover lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Glover on the inside.
Glover lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Glover working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blade is rocked!
Glover lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Blade is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Glover fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glover breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blade misses the jab.
Glover connects with a leg kick. Blade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blade seems to have got his legs back now.
Glover throws a leg kick but Blade moved away.
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!
Glover blocks a jab.
Blade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Blade shoots in but Glover avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jake Blade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blade on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glover fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blade has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Glover forces Blade back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Glover - that landed with a thud.
Glover tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Glover as the two fighters clinch.
Glover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Glover.
Blade misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Glover.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blade.
Blade misses with a punch to the body.
Glover struggles to land a body shot inside as Blade controls his hands.
Glover lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glover scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glover scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glover lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glover cracks Blade with a nice body shot.
Glover throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Glover softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Glover pushes Blade against the cage. Glover is working some dirty boxing. Glover pushes off with a quick right hook! Blade goes down! Blade tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Glover moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Glover!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eva Contonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by Another One Bites the Dust. This should be a great matchup!
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Eva Contonio!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Contonio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Contonio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walker's head.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Contonio misses with a right hand
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Contonio misses the jab.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Contonio counters with a stiff right hand.
Contonio closes the distance and clinches.
Contonio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker pushes Contonio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contonio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Contonio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Contonio throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Walker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Contonio catches Walker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sloppy strikes from Contonio. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio moves into the clinch.
Contonio lands with a right to the head.
Contonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Contonio lands a body shot.
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Contonio lands a head shot.
Contonio shoots in and drives through. Walker sprawls well.
Walker throws a counter high kick but Contonio was just alert enough to avoid it.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
John Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Contonio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker looks to land a combination but Contonio avoids it well.
Contonio tries to land a leg kick but Walker saw it coming and moves away.
Contonio moves out of range of the body kick from Walker.
Walker with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Contonio tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Contonio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Contonio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walker.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Contonio. Walker shrugs it off though.
The fighters circling - Contonio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Contonio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
Walker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Contonio responds with a good body kick, but Walker manages to step out the way in time.
Contonio throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Walker blocks a head kick by Contonio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Walker scores with a spinning back kick!
Contonio moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Contonio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Contonio misses.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
Walker misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Contonio misses.
Contonio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Contonio moves out of range of the body kick.
Contonio looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Contonio manages to avoid it.
Walker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Contonio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Contonio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Contonio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Walker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walker misses with a left hand
and Contonio counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Contonio does no damage.
Walker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Walker slips under a jab.
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Contonio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Contonio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Contonio misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
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 John Walker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Walker lands with an overhand left.
Contonio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
Contonio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Contonio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Contonio's hands.
Contonio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Contonio avoids a kick to the body.
Contonio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Contonio is looking to clinch.
Walker scores with a head kick. Contonio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Contonio moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Contonio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker throws a quick counter head kick but Contonio was just out of range.
Walker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Contonios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Contonio blocks a head kick by Walker.
Contonio misses with a straight right.
Walker tried to counter with a leg kick but Contonio avoided it.
Walker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Contonio can do to turn this around?
Contonio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Contonio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walker throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Contonio throws a nice outside leg kick.
Contonio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Contonio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Contonio.
Contonio digs a good hook to Walker's body.
Contonio fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Contonio lands with a kick to the temple. Walker shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker tries to land a front kick but Contonio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walker lands a body shot.
Contonio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Contonio ducks right into an uppercut from Walker.
Contonio cracks a nice hook into Walker's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
Contonio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walker throws a head kick but Contonio moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Contonio. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker lets loose with a powerful body kick. Contonio will feel that in the morning.
Contonio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walker.
Contonio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walker.
Contonio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Contonio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A lazy body kick from Walker
and Contonio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Contonio blocks a head kick by Walker.
Nice uppercut lands for Contonio. That snapped Walker's head back.
Contonio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker takes a swing at Contonio's ribcage but misses.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Contonio tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Contonio avoids the body shot from Walker.
Contonio scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Contonio tries to clinch up.
Contonio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Contonio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Contonio tries to land a front kick but Walker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Contonio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walker throws a push kick but Contonio slaps the foot to one side.
John Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Contonio tries to clinch up.
Walker dips to his left and cracks Contonio with an uppercut!
Contonio lands a jab.
A low kick from Walker is predictable there
letting Contonio counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Walker dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Contonio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker swings for the body but Contonio moves out of range.
Contonio unleashes a big counter combination but Walker bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Contonio lands with an overhand left.
Contonio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Contonio connects with a body shot.
Walker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walker backing away here, and Contonio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Walker works Contonio's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contonio.
Walker swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Contonio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Contonio closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab lands there for Contonio.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Contonio's head but Contonio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Contonio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walker.
Contonio moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Contonio!
Contonio scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Contonio lands with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Contonio.
Walker throws a series of punches but Contonio moves out of range.
Contonio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Contonio manages to avoid it.
Contonio lands with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Walker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Contonio doesn't seem phased though.
Contonio tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Contonio wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Contonio avoids the head kick by Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walker misses with a few strikes there.
Contonio throws a push kick but Walker slaps the foot to one side.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Contonio clinches.
I was talking to Walker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Contonio fails to land the takedown.
Walker is looking for a counter combo.
Walker swings for the body but Contonio moves out of range.
Contonio wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Walker thows a body kick. Contonio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Contonio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Walker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Contonio.
Contonio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Contonio misses
and Walker counters with a two punch combo.
Contonio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Contonio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Contonio misses with a straight left.
Contonio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Contonio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Contonio.
Contonio lands a slapping body shot.
Eva Contonio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Contonio scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Walker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Walker, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Walker!
John Walker really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MayheM sportswear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patricio Freire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crose McCringe (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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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patricio Freire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crose McCringe!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Freire.
McCringe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Freire avoids it really well and circles away.
Freire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McCringe fails with a takedown attempt.
Freire lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCringe misses with a takedown attempt
and Freire counters with a stiff right hand.
Patricio Freire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crose McCringe.
McCringe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Freire.
McCringe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Freire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCringe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCringe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Freire defends well and McCringe ends up having to push Freire into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Freire is looking to counter punch.
McCringe takes one on the button.
McCringe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McCringe tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McCringe has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Freire is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Freire is trying to get back to full guard.
Freire gets back to full guard.
Freire is looking for a triangle but McCringe pushes his legs off easily.
McCringe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Freire throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McCringe escapes and throws Freire's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire is looking to regain half guard here but McCringe keeps moving and retains side control.
McCringe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Freire has escaped the position, nice work there.
McCringe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Freire tries to buck McCringe off but McCringe is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freire prevents McCringe from moving into mount.
Freire gets back to half guard.
McCringe is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCringe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Freire!
Freire taking shots to the head.
Freire sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Freire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Freire looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freire makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Freire.
Freire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McCringe.
Freire working for a triangle but McCringe defends it easily.
McCringe postures up and lands a big shot to Freire's brow.
McCringe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Freire's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Freire manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patricio Freire dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Freire throws a jab but it's blocked by McCringe.
Freire looks to throw the jab but McCringe is out of range.
McCringe darts in looking for a takedown but Freire gets double underhooks and turns McCringe into the cage.
Freire missing with a left hand there. McCringe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCringe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Freire manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McCringe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCringe wants to control but Freire is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McCringe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Freire's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Freire's back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freire is really stuck here.
McCringe is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Freire knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Freire for a finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire fending off the submission attempt from McCringe.
McCringe is persistently looking for the submission but Freire is defending it well.
McCringe has the hooks in. Freire is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Freire is working hard here to advance position.
McCringe is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Freire is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freire rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
McCringe is looking for a kimura here.
McCringe thows a huge punch but Freire dodges it nicely.
McCringe trying to mount his opponent but Freire defends it.
Freire avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McCringe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCringe is working for a submission of some sort.
Freire is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCringe pulls his head out easily.
Freire is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCringe pulls his head out easily.
McCringe prevents Freire from improving his position.
McCringe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Freire is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCringe pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Freire looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
McCringe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Freire is trying to escape the mount.
McCringe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCringe working the ground and pound effectively.
Freire working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crose McCringe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McCringe blocks a jab.
Patricio Freire is winning the standup battle so far.
Freire loads up on a big right hand but McCringe slips the punch.
Freire looks to land a right hand but McCringe moved out of range.
Crose McCringe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCringe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McCringe shoots in but Freire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCringe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCringe shoots in for a takedown but Freire shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Patricio Freire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crose McCringe.
Freire throws a jab when McCringe was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCringe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Freire.
Freire throws a jab but it's blocked by McCringe.
Crose McCringe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCringe avoids the body shot from Freire.
McCringe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freire throws a body shot but no joy.
McCringe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freire circles away.
Freire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McCringe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Freire scores with a decent looking hook.
McCringe shoots in but Freire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCringe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Freire throws a hook to the side of McCringe's head but McCringe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Freire.
McCringe shoots in and drives through. Freire sprawls well.
McCringe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Freire's waist but Freire gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCringe off to one side.
Freire takes a swing at McCringe's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCringe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Freire sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McCringe somewhat.
McCringe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McCringe fails with a takedown attempt.
Freire cracks McCringe with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freire throws a lazy right hand but McCringe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Freire misses with an uppercut. McCringe saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freire. McCringe does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCringe looks for a takedown but Freire sprawls well.
It looked like Freire wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Freire misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCringe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by McCringe.
McCringe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Freire counters with a nice uppercut.
Freire just misses with a punch to the body.
Freire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good exchange - Freire coming out on top.
Freire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCringe can do to turn this around?
McCringe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freire moves away.
McCringe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Freire but Freire pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Freire cracks McCringe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McCringe misses with a takedown attempt
and Freire counters with a stiff right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McCringe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freire is looking to reverse the position.
Freire manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McCringe is looking for a sweep. Freire is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McCringe keeps trying to improve his position.
Freire looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McCringe is defending against the submission attempts here by Freire.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patricio Freire showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Freire has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patricio Freire!
After the fight, Patricio Freire was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philo Beddoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Durant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beddoe comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold/ Ted Nugent. Kevin Durant will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philo Beddoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Durant!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beddoe misses with a hook
and Beddoe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beddoe cracks Durant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beddoe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Durant avoids the body shot from Beddoe.
Durant stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beddoe looks to land a right hand but Durant moved out of range.
Durant throws out a counter right but Beddoe avoids it with no problem.
Durant throws out a loose jab but Beddoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Durant lands.
Durant has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Durant slips under a jab from Beddoe.
Durant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Durant on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beddoe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beddoe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beddoe tries to throw a body punch but Durant avoids it by throwing Beddoe back against the cage.
Beddoe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Durant or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Durant.
Beddoe scores with a hook to the body.
Beddoe blocking some punches.
Beddoe misses with the head strike.
Durant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Beddoe backwards.
Durant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Beddoe moves in looking to clinch but Durant pushes him off.
Beddoe throws a body punch but Durant moves out of range.
Beddoe blocks a jab.
Durant explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Durant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beddoe.
Beddoe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durant scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beddoe misses with a hook to the body
and Durant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beddoe looks to score with a jab to the body but Durant is just out of range.
Durant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe lands with a nice body punch.
Beddoe moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beddoe scores with a nice strike.
Kevin Durant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Beddoe tries to clinch there but Durant circles away.
Durant defending well as Beddoe loads up on a big left hand.
Beddoe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Durant looks to land a left hand but Beddoe moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Durant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beddoe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Philo Beddoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beddoe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good shot there by Beddoe.
Beddoe throws a looping overhand right but Durant ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Durant, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beddoe.
Durant tries to throw a body punch but Beddoe avoids it by throwing Durant back against the cage.
Beddoe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beddoe lands a nice uppercut.
Beddoe stalls.
Beddoe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durant pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Durant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beddoe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beddoe blocks an elbow strike.
Beddoe prevents a body shot from Durant.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durant tries to throw a body punch but Beddoe avoids it by throwing Durant back against the cage.
Beddoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Durant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant throws an elbow that misses.
Durant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beddoe tries to clinch up
and Durant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beddoe feints a jab promting Durant to slip. Beddoe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Durant slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durant throws a head kick that misses.
Beddoe scores with a takedown into Durant's guard.
Beddoe wants to control from the top but Durant keeps moving.
Durant looking to control.
Durant is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beddoe defends well.
Durant looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beddoe is one step ahead there.
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 Philo Beddoe will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Beddoe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Durant circles away.
Durant looks to land a body kick but Beddoe moved away.
Durant lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Beddoe misses with a takedown attempt
and Durant counters with a good, hard body kick but Beddoe shrugs it off.
Beddoe misses with a takedown attempt
and Durant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philo Beddoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beddoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durant gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beddoe.
Beddoe throws a hook but Durant blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durant! But no joy.
Durant lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant throws a head kick that misses.
Beddoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Durant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beddoe throws a lazy uppercut
and Durant counters with a straight right hand.
Beddoe misses the jab.
Durant is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Durant misses with a head kick.
Durant misses with a looping right.
Beddoe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Durant stuns Beddoe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beddoe misses with a right hand
and Durant counters with a stiff right hand.
Durant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beddoe.
A big right from Durant misses.
Beddoe attempts a counter takedown but Durant avoids it well and moves away.
Beddoe lands with a good body shot.
Beddoe has closed the distance and engaged Durant in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durant struggles to land a body shot inside as Beddoe controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Beddoe.
Beddoe'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.
Durant tries a body shot but Beddoe blocks it.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durant lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Philo Beddoe has been cut.
Beddoe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beddoe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Durant lands an elbow just above Beddoe 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Durant.
Philo Beddoe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beddoe lands a body shot.
Beddoe misses with the head strike.
Beddoe looking to slow down the pace here.
Beddoe tries to throw a body punch but Durant avoids it by throwing Beddoe back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durant misses with some punches.
Durant throws a punch but it's blocked by Beddoe.
Beddoe pushes Durant back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beddoe throws a body punch but Durant moves out of range.
Durant swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Beddoe misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durant! But no joy.
Beddoe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Beddoe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beddoe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beddoe shoots in and drives through. Durant sprawls well.
Durant with a jab.
Beddoe throws a poor cross that misses
and Durant counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant throws the left hand but Beddoe avoids the punch easily.
Beddoe closes the distance and clinches up with Durant, looking for a takedown. Beddoe pushes Durant against the cage but Durant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beddoe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Durant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beddoe scores with a punch to the head.
Durant defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Beddoe.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Beddoe.
Durant gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Beddoe wants to work for an arm triangle but Durant is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Durant trying to control but Beddoe postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Durant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Philo Beddoe's cut.
That's time! Beddoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Durant. That snapped Beddoe's head back.
Beddoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durant appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Durant misses the shot to the body.
Durant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beddoe misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Durant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Durant.
Beddoe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Durant defends well and Beddoe ends up having to push Durant into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Durant throws out a counter right but Beddoe avoids it with no problem.
Beddoe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durant on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beddoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Durant.
Beddoe throws a jab when Durant was well out of range.
Kevin Durant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beddoe avoids a kick to the body.
Durant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beddoe throws out the jab.
Beddoe misses with a hook.
Beddoe connects with the punch.
Beddoe wants to clinch
and Durant counters with a nice body kick.
Durant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beddoe throws out the jab.
Beddoe connects with a nice looking jab.
Durant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beddoe was well out of range. Poor timing from Durant.
Beddoe scores with a nice head shot.
Beddoe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Durant looks for the body kick but Beddoe saw that one coming.
Durant misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe closes the distance and pushes Durant back into the cage.
Beddoe can't find room to land a body shot as Durant controls the action.
Durant lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Durant trying to land knees to the body.
Durant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Beddoe misses with a punch on the inside.
Beddoe blocks a body shot from Durant.
Beddoe managing to block the knees to the body from Durant.
Beddoe blocks an uppercut.
Durant swings wildly with an uppercut but Beddoe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Durant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Beddoe as the two fighters clinch.
Durant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Durant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beddoe moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beddoe blocks a head kick by Durant.
Beddoe tries for a takedown but Durant circles away easily
and Durant counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Durant throws a head kick that Beddoe semi-blocks.
Durant lands with a slapping head kick.
Beddoe moves into range and clinches up with Durant.
Beddoe misses with a knee to the head.
Durant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durant goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beddoe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Durant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Beddoes head.
Beddoe tries a body shot but Durant blocks it.
Beddoe prevents a body shot from Durant.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durant tries a body shot but Beddoe blocks it.
Durant tries a knee to the head but Beddoe blocks it.
Beddoe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Durant crunches a lovely knee into Beddoe's ribcage.
Beddoe wants to stall.
Beddoe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Durant avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philo Beddoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Durant misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beddoe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Durant is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durant lands a nice shot to the body.
Beddoe managing to block the knees to the body from Durant.
Durant struggles to land a body shot inside as Beddoe controls his hands.
Beddoe throws a punch but it's blocked by Durant.
Durant breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Beddoe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Durant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durant 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Durant!
Kevin Durant bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marian Balkon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alasdair Thacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marian Balkon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alasdair Thacker!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thacker moves in looking to clinch but Balkon pushes him off.
Thacker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thacker tries to clinch up but Balkon circles away and keeps his distance.
Balkon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Balkon feints a jab promting Thacker to slip. Balkon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thacker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thacker closes the distance and pushes Balkon back into the cage.
Thacker blocks a body shot from Balkon.
Balkon with a knee to the head.
Balkon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Balkon tries a knee to the head but Thacker blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Thacker.
Balkon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thacker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Balkon obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balkon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thacker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Balkon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Balkon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thacker lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Marian Balkon has been cut.
Thacker lands a shoulder strike.
Thacker lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thacker avoiding damage as Balkon throws knees to the body.
Thacker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Balkon stalling in the clinch but Thacker improves position.
A short left from Thacker.
Thacker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Balkon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Balkon fails to land with a series of punches.
Thacker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Balkon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Balkon misses its intended target.
Balkon throws a nice head kick!
Thacker throws a big shot that misses.
Balkon throws a jab when Thacker was well out of range.
Thacker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Balkon lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Thacker misses the target.
Thacker misses the body punch
and Thacker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thacker looks to land a right hand but Balkon moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon misses the shot to the body.
Thacker throws out a counter right but Balkon avoids it with no problem.
Thacker is looking to clinch.
Thacker lands with a hook. Balkon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thacker drives through and clinches with Balkon against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker.
Thacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balkon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thacker throws a head punch that misses.
Balkon connects with a knee to the head.
Thacker misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Thacker.
Thacker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balkon backwards.
A hook to the body from Thacker.
Balkon lands a good knee to the midsection. Thacker won't want to take too many of those.
Balkon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thacker avoiding damage as Balkon throws knees to the body.
Balkon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Balkon tries to land a knee to the head but Thacker blocks with his arms.
Thacker works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Balkon is breathing heavily.
Balkon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thacker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balkon avoiding damage as Thacker throws knees to the body.
Balkon breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Balkon.
Balkon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thacker in his tracks.
Thacker cracks Balkon with a good jab.
Thacker loads up on a big right hand but Balkon slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Thacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thacker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thacker throws a series of punches but Balkon moves out of range.
Thacker misses with a left hand
and Balkon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thacker misses with a straight right.
Balkon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Balkon slips under a jab from Thacker.
Balkon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balkon swinging wildly here.
Balkon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thacker slips under a jab from Balkon.
Thacker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thacker digs a good body shot into Balkon's ribs.
Thacker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Balkon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thacker misses with a punch to the body.
Balkon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Balkon swings wildly with an uppercut but Thacker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thacker has a couple of punches blocked by Balkon.
Balkon working aggressively here.
Thacker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Balkon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thacker.
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.
Balkon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thacker avoids it.
Balkon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thacker blocks it with crossed arms.
Thacker swings wildly with an uppercut but Balkon uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alasdair Thacker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marian Balkon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Balkon misses the jab.
Marian Balkon is winning the standup battle so far.
Balkon throws a series of strikes that have Thacker backpedaling.
Thacker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thacker staying out of range there.
Balkon throws the left hand but Thacker avoids the punch easily.
Thacker throws a jab when Balkon was well out of range.
Thacker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thacker gets a clinch.
Balkon tries a knee to the head but Thacker blocks it.
Balkon tries a knee to the head but Thacker blocks it.
Balkon tries to stall but Thacker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Alasdair Thacker seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balkon blocking some punches.
Thacker tries to throw a body punch but Balkon avoids it by throwing Thacker back against the cage.
Thacker is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Balkon lands a shoulder strike.
Balkon misses with the head strike.
Thacker lands a nice shot to the body.
Thacker is leaning against Balkon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thacker tries a body shot but Balkon blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thacker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Balkon.
Thacker tries a body shot but Balkon blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thacker lands a right hand.
A short left from Thacker.
Balkon landing knees to the body.
Thacker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thacker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Thacker.
Balkon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thacker is defending well for now.
Thacker managing to block the knees to the body from Balkon.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thacker 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.
Thacker throws a head punch that misses.
Balkon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Balkon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thacker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Balkon scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Balkon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thacker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Balkon lands an elbow inside that Thacker shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balkon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thacker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thacker lands a left hand.
Thacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thacker lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Thacker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thacker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Balkon misses with a knee to the head.
Thacker pushes Balkon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thacker misses with the head strike.
Balkon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thacker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Balkon tries a knee to the head but Thacker blocks it.
Balkon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Thacker.
Thacker lands a left hand.
Thacker lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Thacker.
Thacker missing with knees to the body.
Balkon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Thacker.
Balkon is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thacker.
Oh Balkon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thacker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A body shot lands from Thacker.
Thacker lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Balkon to his knees! Thacker keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alasdair Thacker!
After winning the bout, Alasdair Thacker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Balfour Darrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balfour Darrow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Balfour Darrow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Josh Miller!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Darrow throws a one two combo.
Darrow misses with a body punch
and Darrow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow lands with a straight right. Miller didn't see that one coming.
Miller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darrow on the side of the head.
Miller fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Miller throws a series of strikes that have Darrow backpedaling.
Darrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Miller on the inside.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
Darrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Darrow throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Darrow.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Darrow.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
Come on Miller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miller is looking to control Darrow's arms but Darrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Miller has his back to the cage.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Darrow seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Miller can turn it around.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.
Miller looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to stall but Darrow improves his position.
Darrow misses with a punch to the body.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Darrow.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
The referee calls for Miller to work.
Miller prevents a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow cracks Miller with a nice body shot.
Miller takes a shot to the head.
Miller throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller is working Darrow over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow lands a right hand.
Miller blocking some punches.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Darrow up against the cage.
Miller blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller lands an elbow inside that Darrow shrugs off.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Darrow.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Miller gets through Darrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Miller stalling in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Miller stalling the fight.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Josh Miller will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miller scores with a jab.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darrow's hands.
Miller slips under a jab from Darrow.
Miller defending well as Darrow loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Miller.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Miller throws a right and a left that Darrow avoids nicely.
Josh Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Miller.
Miller tries for a takedown but Darrow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miller gets tackled into the cage by Darrow. Darrow maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Miller pulls Darrow in close to prevent any damage.
Darrow trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darrow would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Miller pulls Darrow in close to his closed guard and prevents Darrow from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Darrow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Miller 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darrow.
It seemed like Miller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from Miller.
A big right from Darrow misses.
Darrow throws a hook but Miller blocks it.
Miller throws out a powerful jab.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Darrow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Darrow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Miller moves into the clinch.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow scores with a shot to the side of Miller's head.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darrow as Miller tries to tie him up.
Darrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darrow tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darrow stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Miller throws an elbow but it misses.
Miller pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Josh Miller will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darrow was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Josh Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Miller throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Miller swinging wildly here.
Darrow lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darrow dips to his left and cracks Miller with an uppercut!
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Darrow connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darrow misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darrow throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Miller looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Darrow lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
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!
Miller throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Darrow looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Darrow blocks the body kick.
Darrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with a series of strikes. Darrow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Darrow drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Darrow scores with a head kick.
Miller stalks Darrow and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Darrow's face. Darrow staggers backwards, shaken.
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darrow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Darrow throws a poor cross that misses
and Miller counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Darrow.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Darrow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darrow lands with a right hand.
Miller is rocked!
Darrow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Darrow finish him?
Miller misses with a double jab.
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks a head kick by Darrow.
Darrow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Miller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darrow takes one to the side of the head.
Miller wants to clinch up but Darrow keeps it at a distance.
Miller misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Miller. Those never looked like landing.
Miller swinging wildly here.
A combination from Darrow does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Miller! But no joy.
Good leg kick by Darrow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Darrow throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Miller lands a two punch combo.
Miller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Miller takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Darrow makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miller really felt that one!
Miller misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming.
Darrow scores with a jab to the head.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Miller jabs at Darrow's body.
Darrow lands a nice hook to Miller's body. Miller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Darrow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Darrow throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Darrow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Darrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Darrow ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Darrow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darrow swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Miller's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Miller misses with a series of wild punches.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
Miller takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Darrow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Darrow clinches up with Miller and pushes him back against the cage.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller stalls.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Balfour Darrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Josh Miller just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Darrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Darrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Darrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darrow tries to counter by clinching up but Miller breaks away and moves out of range.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darrow.
Darrow scores with a kick to the body.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darrow. Darrow circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Miller swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darrow can't find room to land a body shot as Miller controls the action.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Darrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Darrow.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to stall but Darrow improves his position.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow blocks an elbow strike.
Miller taking a breather.
Miller lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Darrow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Darrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Darrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Miller is trying to stall.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Darrow.
Darrow lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Miller.
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!
Miller'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.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Darrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Darrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miller lands a left hand.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Darrow.
Darrow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Darrow.
Miller misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Darrow.
Darrow avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Miller stalling in the clinch but Darrow improves position.
Darrow gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Darrow trying to control from Miller's half guard. Miller has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darrow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Darrow passes Miller's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller tries to get to full guard but Darrow has control of the leg.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
Miller is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Darrow is keen to just control but Miller is a slippery customer.
Still in half guard, Darrow seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balfour Darrow had his way with Josh Miller in that round.
That's time! Darrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Darrow misses with a wild body shot.
Miller tries to counter with a clinch but Darrow shakes him off and moves away.
Miller throws a right hand that Darrow ducks under and follows up with a left that Darrow also avoids with ease.
Darrow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Darrow.
Miller lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Darrow blocks a head kick by Miller.
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Darrow moves into range and clinches up with Miller.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Miller slowing the pace effectively.
Miller tries to stall but Darrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Darrow tries to score a body lock takedown but Miller shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Miller looking to stall.
Darrow has Miller pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow goes for a takedown attempt but Miller pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Balfour Darrow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller lands a really nice looking cross but Darrow seems unphased.
Miller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Darrow bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Miller misses with a looping left.
Darrow on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller lands with a kick to the ribs.
Miller slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Darrow misses the target.
Darrow with a hook.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Darrow counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Darrow does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
Darrow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darrow dodges the punch combination from Miller.
Darrow doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Darrow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Darrow has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Darrow's head.
Miller misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Miller.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands a jab to the head.
Darrow throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller looks to land a combination but Darrow avoids it well.
Darrow shoots in and drives through. Miller sprawls well.
Darrow slips a jab from Miller.
Darrow tries to counter by clinching up but Miller breaks away and moves out of range.
Miller slips a jab from Darrow.
Miller throws out a counter right but Darrow avoids it with no problem.
Darrow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miller lands a slapping body shot.
Darrow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Balfour Darrow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darrow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
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!
Darrow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Miller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Darrow stalks Miller and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Miller's face. Miller staggers backwards, shaken.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Darrow.
Miller doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Darrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Darrow defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Miller closes the distance and pushes Darrow back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Miller!
Josh Miller is the new bantamweight champion!
Josh Miller seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Graves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaire defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Graves.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a single leg into guard. Zaire didn't expect that.
Graves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graves postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zaire is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Graves, into his guard.
Graves has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Zaire is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Graves.
Graves is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire controlling from side mount.
Graves tries to buck Zaire off but Zaire is having none of it.
Zaire is staying tight to Graves's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves tries to buck Zaire off but Zaire is having none of it.
Zaire stands up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Zaire. Graves shrugs it off though.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Zaire has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Graves is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zaire.
Zaire with a nice cross.
Zaire throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Alex Graves has been cut.
Zaire connects with a leg kick. Graves looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Zaire stuns Graves with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Graves looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zaire lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaire gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Graves counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zaire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Graves is one step ahead there.
Graves tries to free his leg and advance position but Zaire is retaining full guard.
Zaire is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Graves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zaire perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Graves actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire prevents Graves from improving his position.
Zaire is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Graves is trying to get back to full guard.
Zaire slows the pace down in half guard.
Zaire prevents Graves from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Graves looking for submissions off his back.
Graves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zaire drops an elbow to the side of Graves's head.
Zaire is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Zaire lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zaire is controlling the pace.
Graves is not content to let Zaire control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abdullah Zaire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Graves's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zaire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Graves. That did some damage!
Graves takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zaire lands a front kick.
Graves on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zaire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zaire throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Graves drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zaire sprawls and moves away.
Zaire throws the kick towards the body but Graves avoids it.
Graves drops down looking for a counter takedown but Zaire sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Alex Graves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaire gets caught flat footed, as Graves shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaire working a defensive guard here.
Graves advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire holding on.
Zaire is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Zaire keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Zaire won't allow Graves to pass to mount.
Zaire is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Graves is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zaire is just riding it out for now. Graves eventually gives up the hold.
Graves is working for a kimura but Zaire is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two 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.
Zaire slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Graves stopping the sweep attempt from Zaire.
Zaire is still trying to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaire bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Graves's guard.
Zaire is pushing down on Graves's leg trying to pass to half guard. Graves is fighting to maintain full guard but Zaire has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Zaire in particular looking to stall.
Zaire looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Graves with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Graves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zaire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Zaire.
Zaire not doing much here.
Graves is not content to let Zaire control the position.
Zaire lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Graves quite badly. Graves pulls Zaire in close trying to recover. Zaire postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Graves on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Graves doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Zaire!
Abdullah Zaire is the new middleweight champion!
Abdullah Zaire decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Alex Graves had this to say: 'This isn't over. That was luck and we will be back to breaking arms and spirits very soon!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taite Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Elpidio (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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215 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
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taite Abrams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edwin Elpidio!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Abrams misses
and Elpidio counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Abrams scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Elpidio's brow.
Abrams lands an elbow just above Elpidio 's eye.
It looks like Edwin Elpidio has been cut.
Elpidio manages to break the clinch.
Elpidio ducks under a wild hook from Abrams.
Abrams scores with a head kick. Elpidio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Abrams scores with a sloppy right hand. Elpidio should have avoided that one.
Elpidio is rocked!
Abrams lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Elpidio falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taite Abrams!
A very excited looking Taite Abrams 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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