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Total War 2 - Champions Rise PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Jones!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
James ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. James no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
James trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
Jones won't allow James to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to stand up but James won't let him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones fails with the takedown.
As Jones looks to move away, James throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Jones has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as James is landing a low percentage of strikes.
James darts in and clinches Jones up against the cage.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but James prevents it.
James manages to pull guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James kicks Jones off and gets to his feet.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
James avoids the body shot from Jones.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
James shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
James tries to sprawl but Jones drives through with a takedown into half guard.
James kicks off Jones and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jones, pushing him back against the cage.
James jumps guard.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
James keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James is trying to control the position from the bottom.
James will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
James trying to control the position.
James is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam James dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones feints a jab promting James to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. James slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
James closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
James is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
James drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
James stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Adam James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
James missing with knees to the body.
James is stalling here.
James fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones is looking for a takedown.
James prevents the takedown attempt.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. James pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
Jones throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Johnny Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James throws a big counter combination but Jones scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Jones throws a head kick that misses
and James holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
James wants a takedown but no success here.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. James avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for a takedown.
James decides to pull guard.
Jones is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! James is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! James has escaped and now he's on top!
Jones wants to improve his position but instead James has moved into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Adam James will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown attempt by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Jones, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James wants to clinch.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from James with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a punch to the body.
Jones can't get the takedown.
A bit of stalling here from James.
James prevents a takedown attempt there.
James wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
James manages to break the clinch.
James slips under a jab from Jones.
James seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
James fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jones is looking for the big counter here.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
James takes the fight into the clinch.
James lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries for a takedown but James manages to get underhooks.
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
James tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten James somewhat.
Jones lands a front kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Johnny Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think James 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heath Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucien Michaelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Heath Storm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucien Michaelson!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaelson clinches up with Storm and pushes him back against the cage.
Michaelson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Michaelson tries to land knees in the clinch but Storm avoids the damage to the body.
Michaelson managing to block the knees to the body from Storm.
Michaelson lands with a short shot to the head.
Storm letting Michaelson take a breather here.
Michaelson managing to block the knees to the body from Storm.
Michaelson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michaelson misses with a punch on the inside.
Michaelson misses with a knee to the head.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Storm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Storm prevents a body shot from Michaelson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm looking to throw knees to the head but Michaelson is blocking nicely.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Michaelson's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Michaelson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Storm looking to stall.
Storm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Michaelson is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michaelson is looking for a takedown.
Michaelson blocks an elbow strike from Storm.
Michaelson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Storm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michaelson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Storm prevents it.
Storm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Storm lands a body punch.
Storm blocking some punches.
Storm lands with a light punch inside.
Storm tries to land a knee to the head but Michaelson blocks with his arms.
Michaelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michaelson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Michaelson pushes Storm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Michaelson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Michaelson letting Storm take a breather here.
Michaelson stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaelson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Michaelson fails to land.
Storm tries to land knees in the clinch but Michaelson avoids the damage to the body.
Storm tries to land knees in the clinch but Michaelson avoids the damage to the body.
Storm stalling in the clinch but Michaelson improves position.
Storm is trying to maintain a safe position but Michaelson gets an underhook and turns Storm into the cage.
Michaelson lands a left hand.
Michaelson is working for takedown but Storm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Heath Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucien Michaelson.
A short uppercut from Michaelson.
Michaelson is working for takedown but Storm is calmly controlling the position for now.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
Michaelson avoiding damage as Storm throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Michaelson.
Storm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Michaelson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Storm up against the cage.
Michaelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Storm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Michaelson. That snapped Storm's head back.
Michaelson throws a series of punches but Storm avoids them all with ease.
Michaelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Storm misses.
A little jabbing left from Michaelson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaelson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Storm lands a nice shot to the body.
Storm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michaelson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michaelson avoiding damage as Storm throws knees to the body.
Michaelson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Storm tries a body shot but Michaelson blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Michaelson blocks an elbow strike.
Michaelson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Storm stalling.
Michaelson tries to pull guard but Storm holds him up against the cage and eventually Michaelson drops back down to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaelson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Storm - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Michaelson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Michaelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Storm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Storm clinches with his opponent.
Storm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaelson.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michaelson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Storm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Michaelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucien Michaelson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Michaelson closes the distance and clinches.
Storm misses with a punch to the body.
Storm pressing his opponent against the cage.
Michaelson prevents a body shot from Storm.
Storm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Storm has Michaelson pressed against the cage.
Michaelson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Still in the clinch, Michaelson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Michaelson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Michaelson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Michaelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Michaelson looking for a takedown.
Lucien Michaelson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Michaelson.
Michaelson is stalling here.
Storm dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Michaelson controls the action.
Storm tries a body shot but Michaelson blocks it.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Storm dodges an elbow strike from Michaelson.
Michaelson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Michaelson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Michaelson gets through Storm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Michaelson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Michaelson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michaelson slowing the pace effectively.
Michaelson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Storm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Michaelson avoids it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Michaelson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Storm pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaelson can't get the takedown.
Michaelson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Storm gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Heath Storm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucien Michaelson.
Michaelson prevents a body shot from Storm.
Michaelson looking to throw knees to the head but Storm is blocking nicely.
Michaelson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Storm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm avoids a wild elbow strike from Michaelson.
Michaelson lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Storm throws an elbow but misses.
Michaelson breaks the clinch.
Michaelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Storm slips a jab from Michaelson.
Michaelson has managed to clinch.
Storm is leaning against Michaelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Storm dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaelson misses with a punch to the body.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Storm taking a breather.
Michaelson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Storm misses the target.
Storm staying out of range there.
Storm swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Storm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michaelson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Storm connects with a looping right hand.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaelson manages to avoid it.
As Storm backs off Michaelson throws a huge counter combo but Storm manages to avoid it all.
Michaelson lands the left hand.
Michaelson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
A punch combination from Storm misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaelson clinches up with Storm and pushes him back against the cage.
Michaelson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Storm after a bit of a struggle.
Michaelson controlling the action here for a moment.
Michaelson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Storm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaelson breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaelson forces Storm back against the cage and clinches.
Storm lands a body shot in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Michaelson.
Michaelson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Storm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Michaelson stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Michaelson.
Storm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Michaelson scores with a hook to the body.
Michaelson lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucien Michaelson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Storm throws a leg kick
and Michaelson counters with a one-two to the body.
Storm looks to clinch
and Michaelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Storm is rocked!
Storm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm throws a lazy uppercut
and Michaelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Storm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Michaelson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Storm, pushing him back against the cage.
Michaelson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Michaelson drops Storm onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Storm is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
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!
Michaelson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Storms head.
Michaelson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Michaelson controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from Michaelson.
Michaelson lands an uppercut.
Michaelson lands with a light punch inside.
Michaelson lands a big right hand that drops Storm! The killer instinct kicks in and Michaelson finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Michaelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucien Michaelson!
Lucien Michaelson is the new middleweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Biante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeromy Smelcer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Biante has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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230 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Biante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeromy Smelcer !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smelcer wants to clinch up but Biante keeps it at a distance.
Biante thuds his right hand into Smelcer 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smelcer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smelcer is looking to clinch but Biante is avoiding it.
Smelcer avoids the head kick by Biante.
Biante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smelcer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smelcer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smelcer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Biante defends it nicely.
As Smelcer looks to move away, Biante throws a big counter combo but Smelcer just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smelcer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Biante tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Smelcer manages to circle out of the way.
Smelcer stuffs the takedown attempt from Biante. Biante gets slowly back to his feet.
Smelcer tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smelcer moves into the clinch.
Smelcer tries to land knees in the clinch but Biante avoids the damage to the body.
Smelcer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Biante's defenses.
Smelcer keeps control of Biante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smelcer manages to break the clinch.
Smelcer wants to clinch up but Biante keeps it at a distance.
Smelcer dodges the punch combination from Biante.
Smelcer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Biante, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smelcer .
It looks like Bruce Biante has been cut.
Smelcer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Biante blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Smelcer .
Smelcer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Biante backwards.
Smelcer scores with a knee to the head.
Smelcer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Biante takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smelcer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Biante is breathing heavily.
Biante takes a knee to the side of the body.
Biante is trying to stall.
Smelcer lands an elbow inside.
I was talking to Biante's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Smelcer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biante looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Biante on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smelcer 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smelcer moves into the clinch.
Biante dodges an elbow strike from Smelcer .
Smelcer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smelcer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smelcer .
Smelcer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Biante lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smelcer lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smelcer .
Smelcer is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Smelcer .
Bruce Biante's cut is getting worse.
Smelcer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jeromy Smelcer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smelcer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smelcer has Biante pushed against the cage.
Smelcer stalls.
Smelcer lands with a light punch inside.
Smelcer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smelcer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smelcer lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smelcer .
Smelcer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smelcer lands an elbow just above Biante 's eye.
Bruce Biante's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smelcer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smelcer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Biante's defenses.
Jeez, Bruce Biante's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Smelcer works on Biante's body with a couple of short punches.
Smelcer breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Smelcer .
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Biante's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeromy Smelcer !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Barney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joseph Barney has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Barney!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshi Takano!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano throws a low kick but Barney avoids it.
Barney scores with the left hand. Takano knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheers as Barney lands an impressive looking overhand right. Takano doesn't seem phased though.
Barney tries to clinch there but Takano circles away.
Barney lands with a shot to the body.
Takano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Takano throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Barney to counter with a crisp jab.
Takano lands a jab to the head.
Takano lands a nice looking body shot.
Takano has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Takano swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barney.
Barney misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takano lands a head shot.
It looks like Joseph Barney has been cut.
Barney misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano lands a nice looking body shot.
Takano keeps Barney at a distance using the push kick.
Takano walks into a stiff left hand from Barney.
Barney moves forwards but Takano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barney moves away from the strike by Takano.
Barney throwing a counter right hand but Takano manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Barney misses its intended target.
Takano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barney moves away.
Takano doesn't manage to clinch there - Barney circles away.
Takano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takano looks to land a combination but Barney avoids it well.
Barney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano misses with a shot to the body
and Barney counters with a straight right hand.
Barney misses with a combination
and Takano moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takano pushes Barney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barney throws a punch but it's blocked by Takano.
Takano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takano missing with knees to the body.
Takano is trying to push Barney away but Barney has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Barney misses with some punches.
Takano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barney backwards.
Takano misses with a punch on the inside.
Barney lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takano lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barney takes a shot to the head.
Barney looking to stall.
Takano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Takano lands an uppercut.
Takano looking to throw knees to the head but Barney is blocking nicely.
Barney blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Takano.
Takano tries a body shot but Barney blocks it.
Barney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takanos head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Barney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takano working aggressively here.
Barney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barney misses with a body punch.
Barney scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barney lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barney lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takano's elbow.
Barney has a couple of punches blocked by Takano.
Takano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barney pushes Takano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takano blocks an uppercut.
Takano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Takano controlling the action here for a moment.
Barney misses with a punch on the inside.
Takano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barney tries a body shot but Takano blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Barney fails to land.
Takano throws a punch but it's blocked by Barney.
Barney throws a punch but it's blocked by Takano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Takano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Barney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Takano lands with a hook. Barney tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takano.
Barney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takano moves away.
Barney moves into the clinch.
Takano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barney throws a punch but it's blocked by Takano.
Takano gets through Barney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Takano 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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Takano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barney avoids it.
The referee calls for Barney to work.
Barney definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yoshi Takano 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.
Takano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barney tries to work over Takano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barney misses with a punch on the inside.
Takano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takano letting Barney take a breather here.
Barney tries to stall but Takano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Barney.
Takano leaning his opponent against the cage.
Takano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Takano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Takano ducks under a wild hook from Barney.
Barney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takano moves away.
A combination from Barney does no damage.
Barney sets himself, and Takano steps forward looking for the clinch! Barney avoids it this time.
Takano misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano lands with a cross.
Takano jabs Barney to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takano lands a lovely overhand right.
Takano drives through and clinches with Barney against the cage.
Takano looking to throw knees to the head but Barney is blocking nicely.
Barney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barney blocks an uppercut.
Takano lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barney misses with the head strike.
Takano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Takano misses with a knee strike.
Takano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barney tries to throw a body punch but Takano avoids it by throwing Barney back against the cage.
Barney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barney swings wildly with an uppercut but Takano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barney avoiding damage.
Takano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barney avoiding damage as Takano throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Takano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takano blocking some punches.
Takano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takano swings wildly with an uppercut but Barney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barney throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Takano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takano blocks an uppercut.
Barney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barney avoiding damage as Takano throws knees to the body.
Barney trying to control the position but instead, Takano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barney into the cage.
Takano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Barney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Barney - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barney.
Takano tries to throw a body punch but Barney avoids it by throwing Takano back against the cage.
Barney stalling in the clinch but Takano improves position.
Barney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Takano is keeping busy.
Barney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takano.
Barney lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takano backwards.
Barney swings wildly with an uppercut but Takano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takano has had enough of the clinch but Barney keeps him there for the moment.
Barney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barney tries a body shot but Takano blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Takano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph Barney's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barney misses with the combination.
Takano misses with a hook to the body
and Barney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Takano. Beautiful body shot.
Takano lands a lovely overhand right.
Barney rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takano counters with a straight right hand.
Barney throws an overhand right that lands on Takano's shoulder, as Takano tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barney. Takano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takano moves out of range of the strikes.
Takano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Barney.
Yoshi Takano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano throws out a powerful jab.
Nice straight punches there by Takano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takano.
Joseph Barney's cut is getting worse.
Takano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barney pushes Takano up against the cage in a clinch.
Takano missing with knees to the body.
Barney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Takano lands a left hand.
Takano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barney has him pressed against the cage.
Barney misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barney keeps control of Takano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Takano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barney tries a body shot but Takano blocks it.
Takano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joseph Barney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano lands with a right to the head.
Takano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barney avoids it.
Barney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barney is trying to stall.
Takano lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takano cracks Barney with a nice body shot.
Takano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takano tries a knee to the head but Barney blocks it.
Takano scores with a shot to the side of Barney's head.
Barney throws a head punch that misses.
Takano tries to land a knee to the head but Barney blocks with his arms.
A short body shot lands from Takano as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Takano.
Joseph Barney's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Takano lands a body shot.
Barney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barneys head.
Barney has a couple of punches blocked by Takano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano is leaning against Barney and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takano can't break the clinch.
Takano lands a hook that snaps the head of Barney backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Takano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Takano.
Barney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Takano.
Takano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot by Takano.
Takano drives through and clinches with Barney against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barney's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takano controlling the action here for a moment.
Takano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barney trying to control the position but instead, Takano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barney into the cage.
Takano lands a body shot.
Takano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barney backwards.
Takano tries to land knees in the clinch but Barney avoids the damage to the body.
Barney throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Takano.
Barney throws a punch but it's blocked by Takano.
Takano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takano digs a right hand into Barney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barney's gas tank.
Barney letting Takano take a breather here.
Yoshi Takano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barney backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Takano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takano 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Takano!
Yoshi Takano is the new heavyweight champion!
Yoshi Takano 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Caffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Caffey 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, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leo Murray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Blake Caffey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caffey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray's sensitive parts.
Caffey misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caffey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murray has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murray and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murray shoots in and bounces Caffey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murray trying to control but Caffey is working from the bottom.
Murray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caffey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Murray is controlling him.
Murray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murray trying to control the position but Caffey is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caffey, who protects the arm well.
Caffey is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Murray asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Murray throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Murray throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Murray is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Caffey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Caffey is trying to get back to his feet.
Caffey is not content to let Murray control the position.
Murray thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Murray throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Murray.
Murray has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Caffey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Murray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Murray fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Caffey to the ground. Murray is now in Caffey's guard.
Caffey is wriggling around but Murray manages to pass to half guard.
Murray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caffey defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Murray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caffey can pounce on him.
Murray throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Caffey was covering up waiting for the punch and Murray finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caffey wants to stand but Murray is controlling the position.
Murray seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Murray dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Caffey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murray is out of range and Caffey settles back down.
Caffey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murray checks the leg kick.
Caffey is looking to slow Murray down with leg kicks.
Murray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murray shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Caffey as he avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caffey.
Murray has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Caffey.
Caffey throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Caffey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caffey throws a head kick but Murray moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caffey throws a body kick that misses.
Caffey scoring well with a low kick there.
Leo Murray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caffey throws a head kick that misses.
Murray throws a big counter combination but Caffey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Murray gets a double leg takedown into Caffey's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray prevents Caffey from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray controlling from the top position.
Murray's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Murray has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Caffey wants to stand and escape but Murray is having none of it.
Murray keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Caffey's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murray is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Murray gets the takedown into side control.
Murray wants to control but Caffey is keeping him busy.
Murray working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Murray thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Caffey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Caffey is letting Murray control him for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Murray throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Murray has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Caffey!
Murray has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Caffey's face.
Murray controlling from mount.
Murray is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Caffey can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray looking to secure an arm triangle but Caffey defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Leo Murray will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Murray closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Caffey's guard.
Murray drops back looking for a leg! Caffey is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Caffey manages to kick Murray off! Murray jumps back into Caffey's guard.
Murray working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Caffey keeping moving, preventing Murray from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Caffey, up you get!
Murray feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Murray throwing strikes from guard but Caffey blocks nicely.
Murray engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffey is looking to stand back up but Murray counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Caffey.
Murray missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murray frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murray looking to control but Caffey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caffey can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caffey wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Murray.
Caffey tries to buck Murray off but he can't manage it.
Murray controlling from the full mount.
Caffey really wants to buck Murray off and get back to his feet.
Murray wants to finish this one by submission but Caffey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Murray.
Murray working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Caffey is trying to stand up.
Caffey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murray controlling from mount.
Murray tries to control but Caffey wriggling away.
Blake Caffey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leo Murray is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murray controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murray, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Murray!
Leo Murray is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rustam Khabilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taako Tajko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rustam Khabilov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Taako Tajko!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khabilov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khabilov stuffs the takedown attempt from Tajko. Tajko gets slowly back to his feet.
Khabilov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tajko is rocked!
Khabilov in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Tajko looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Khabilov turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rustam Khabilov!
Rustam Khabilov is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Doni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CL Syntax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CL Syntax has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ahmad Doni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CL Syntax!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doni manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Syntax on his heels. He'll look to pass Syntax's guard now, I'm sure.
Doni looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Doni with a flurry of punches that miss.
Syntax avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doni connects with a couple of short punches.
Doni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Syntax manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doni manages to get himself to full guard.
Syntax passes Doni's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syntax sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syntax trying to control the action but Doni is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doni pushes Syntax off looking to stand but Syntax dives back in and keeps control.
Syntax missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Syntax keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Doni has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Syntax frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Syntax looking to control and managing it successfully.
Syntax trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Syntax has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Doni's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syntax has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Doni's face.
Syntax controlling from the full mount.
Doni squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Syntax controlling from mount.
Syntax wants to control the pace but Doni is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Syntax controlling his opponent.
Syntax has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Tokyo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Syntax with the ground and pound from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Syntax trying to control but Doni is having none of it.
Syntax sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CL Syntax dominated that round.
That's time! Doni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Syntax.
Doni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Syntax stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Syntax wants it to stay on the feet.
Syntax tries to counter by closing the distance.
Doni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Syntax.
Syntax throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doni's waist but Doni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Syntax off to one side.
Ahmad Doni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CL Syntax.
Syntax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doni.
Doni tries to clinch up but Syntax circles away and keeps his distance.
Doni wants to clinch up but Syntax keeps it at a distance.
Syntax unleashes a big counter combination but Doni bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Syntax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syntax shoots in looking for a takedown but Doni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Syntax's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Doni has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doni is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Doni lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doni is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doni throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Doni trying to advance position but Syntax counters by regaining guard.
Syntax working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Doni.
Doni drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Syntax manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Doni has Syntax in his guard.
Doni being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syntax tries to free his leg and advance position but Doni is retaining full guard.
Syntax trying to control the position from guard on top but Doni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doni can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Syntax controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doni keeping moving, preventing Syntax from controlling successfully.
Syntax trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Syntax prevents Doni from getting back to his feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Syntax misses with a few strikes there.
Syntax looks to land a combination. Doni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Doni feints and as Syntax raises his hands in defense, Doni changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Syntax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Doni throws a strike but Syntax rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Syntax passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doni kicks off Syntax and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Doni dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Syntax shoots in looking for a takedown. Doni tries to sprawl out of it but Syntax keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Doni as Syntax shoots in.
Doni manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Syntax on his heels. He'll look to pass Syntax's guard now, I'm sure.
Doni working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Syntax controlling Doni's posture.
Syntax avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doni throwing strikes from guard but Syntax blocks nicely.
Syntax looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Syntax trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doni stands up from Syntax's guard - Doni perhaps looking for a knockout.
Doni moves in looking to clinch but Syntax pushes him off.
Doni sets himself, and Syntax steps forward looking for the clinch! Doni avoids it this time.
Doni is looking to clinch.
Ahmad Doni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syntax shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doni's guard.
Doni is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Doni trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Doni looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Doni keeping moving, preventing Syntax from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syntax pushes down on Doni's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ahmad Doni overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Syntax wants to take a breather but Doni is having none of it.
Syntax is pressing down on Doni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Doni is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Syntax is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doni lands a two punch combo.
Syntax fails with the takedown.
Ahmad Doni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of CL Syntax.
Syntax shoots for a takedown but Doni saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Syntax circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doni tries to close the distance and clinch but Syntax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Syntax circles away from the clinch attempt.
Syntax tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doni sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Syntax somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doni looks to land a combination but Syntax avoids it well.
Syntax steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Doni.
Syntax shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doni as he jumps to the side.
Syntax shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doni as he jumps to the side.
Syntax goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Doni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doni lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syntax shoots in for a takedown but Doni shows good takedown defense.
Syntax shoots in for a double leg but Doni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doni closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Doni crashes against the mat.
Doni misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahmad Doni showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmad Doni!
Ahmad Doni is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Lowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Wells!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Lowe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wells doesn't seem phased though.
Ricky Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been told by Lowe's head coaches at Skulls house of pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lowe lands a jab to Wells's midsection.
Both fighters circling a little - Lowe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wells throws a hook but Lowe blocks it.
Wells pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lowe misses with a kick to the body.
Wells throws a poor cross that misses
and Lowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Ricky Wells has been cut.
Wells throws a looping overhand right but Lowe ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Lowe misses its target.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Wells.
A big left from Wells misses.
Lowe throws a leg kick but Wells moved away.
Wells looks to land a right hand but Lowe moved out of range.
Wells avoids a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells cracks Lowe with an open hand slap.
Wells is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Wells backs away, Lowe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wells misses the shot to the body.
Lowe is looking for a counter combo.
Wells throws the left hand but Lowe avoids the punch easily.
Wells shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lowe defends it nicely.
Wells misses with an uppercut.
Lowe looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Lowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lowe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wells finds it's way round the side to connect with Lowe's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wells.
Wells doesn't manage to clinch there - Lowe circles away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lowe.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Wells takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Wells finds it's way through Lowe's defenses.
Lowe throws a head kick but Wells moves out of range.
Wells 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.
Wells ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lowe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wells.
Wells takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wells misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells misses with a hook.
Wells moves out of range of the leg kick from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
Lowe misses with a head kick.
Wells shoots in but Lowe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lowe throws a hook but Wells blocks it.
Lowe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lowe works the jab nicely.
Wells dives in and grabs Lowe's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lowe pushes down on Wells's head and hops out.
Curtis Lowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Wells.
Wells throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Curtis Lowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wells throws a right hand that misses
and Lowe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells misses the jab.
Lowe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wells just manages to avoid it.
Lowe lands with a good body shot.
Wells cracks Lowe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lowe slips a straight right by Wells.
A telegraphed right hand from Wells misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wells misses with a takedown attempt
and Lowe counters with a big head kick but Wells shrugs it off.
Wells on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lowe punishes Wells's body with a nice straight punch.
Wells looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wells takes a swing at Lowe's ribcage but misses.
Wells misses the jab.
Lowe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wells just manages to avoid it.
Lowe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Lowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Wells's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lowe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wells now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wells cracks Lowe with a good jab.
Wells ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
Wells scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wells gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lowe misses with some punches.
Wells wants a takedown but no success here.
Lowe lands a left hand.
Lowe lands an uppercut.
Wells lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
Wells lands with a light punch inside.
Lowe manages to break the clinch.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Wells looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wells misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg 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!
Lowe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lowe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wells connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells darts in and clinches Lowe up against the cage.
Lowe misses with some punches.
Lowe working aggressively here.
Wells stalling the fight.
Wells drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lowe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wells moves out of range of the leg kick from Lowe.
Wells scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wells.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wells moves away.
Wells looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wells throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wells moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wells closes the distance but Lowe moves to the side
and Lowe counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wells's sensitive parts.
Wells smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Wells moves out of range easily.
Wells takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Wells finds it's way through Lowe's defenses.
Wells lands a really nice looking cross but Lowe seems unphased.
Wells swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wells.
Lowe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wells.
Lowe defending well as Wells loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells misses with a hook
and Lowe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lowe scores with a jab. Wells acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lowe lands a nice looking body kick.
Wells throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowe lands a jab.
Lowe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wells misses with an uppercut
letting Lowe counter with a right hand.
Wells lands with an uppercut that bounces Lowe off the cage and back into range.
Lowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wells! But no joy.
Lowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wells throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowe.
Curtis Lowe is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four 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!
Lowe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wells's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lowe throws a low kick but Wells moves out of range easily.
Wells lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wells. Lowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wells misses the shot to the body.
Wells connects with a nice looking jab.
Wells avoids a kick to the body.
Lowe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wells lands with a shot to the body.
Wells steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lowe. That one must have hurt.
Lowe throws a leg kick
and Wells cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wells ducks right into an uppercut from Lowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricky Wells will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricky Wells's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wells avoids a kick to the body.
Wells throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lowe slips under a jab.
Wells misses the jab.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowe thumps Wells with a low kick.
Lowe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wells misses with an uppercut
and Lowe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wells's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wells clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowe.
Lowe takes a shot to the head.
Wells wants to take the fight to the mat but Lowe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wells backwards.
Wells lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lowe backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lowe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wells takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lowe tries to throw a body punch but Wells avoids it by throwing Lowe back against the cage.
Lowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wells tries to break free but Lowe pushes him back against the cage.
Lowe misses with the head strike.
Wells working aggressively here.
Wells goes for a takedown attempt but Lowe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Curtis Lowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Wells.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lowe, right into the meat.
Lowe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Wells on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowe throws a head kick but Wells moves out of range.
Wells throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells is looking to clinch but Lowe is avoiding it.
Wells shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lowe counters with a straight right hand.
Lowe throws a leg kick which misses Wells's front leg but catches the back leg as Wells tries to avoid it.
Wells tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lowe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wells tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lowe moves out of range as Wells strikes.
Lowe defending well as Wells loads up on a big left hand.
Lowe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lowe scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Wells shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lowe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is looking to reverse the position.
Wells working the ground and pound but Lowe is defending the strikes.
Lowe is not content to let Wells control the position.
Wells controls the position from side control.
Wells looks up at the clock and then as Lowe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wells smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lowe can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wells fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wells working the ground and pound.
Lowe is not content to let Wells control the position.
Lowe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wells wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wells trying to control the action but Lowe is working from the bottom.
Wells lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Curtis Lowe.
I think Lowe 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Lowe!
Curtis Lowe is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Noah Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tripin Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Barrels of Whiskey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Noah Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tripin Balls!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Balls.
Balls looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Balls lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Balls napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Balls tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
Jones cracks Balls with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Balls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Balls struggling a bit here.
Balls really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Balls on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Balls down.
Jones scores with punches from side control.
Jones working the body and head with strikes.
Balls is rocked!
Jones cracks Balls with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Jones immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Balls is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noah Jones!
Noah Jones is the new bantamweight champion!
Noah Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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