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StrikeForce Union #75 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between MIcheal Myers (ranked 4863 p4p, 534 weight class) and Vandall Savage (ranked 3912 p4p, 434 weight class). Myers comes to the cage accompanied by Halloween (Michael Myers) Theme Song . MIcheal Myers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vandall Savage's chin.
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MIcheal Myers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vandall Savage!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers throws a hook to the side of Savage's head but Savage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Savage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Myers scores with a jab.
It looks like Vandall Savage has been cut.
Myers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like MIcheal Myers has been cut.
Savage misses with an uppercut
and Myers counters with a one-two to the body.
Savage checks a low kick from Myers.
Savage moves out of range of the strikes.
Savage appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Myers lands a jab.
Savage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Myers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savage.
Savage connects with a right hand. Myers shakes it off.
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!
Myers misses with an uppercut. Savage saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers misses with a right hand
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savage misses with a takedown attempt
and Myers counters with a stiff right hand.
Savage drives through with a takedown into guard.
Savage cracks Myers with a solid left hand.
Myers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Savage controls the pace.
Savage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savage landing with the ground and pound.
Savage scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
MIcheal Myers's cut is getting worse.
Savage lands a couple of elbows.
Myers is rocked!
MIcheal Myers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Savage not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Myers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jeez, MIcheal Myers's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at MIcheal Myers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vandall Savage!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Cambridge (ranked 3260 p4p, 372 weight class) and Jay J Jackson (ranked 7501 p4p, 683 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Cambridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jay J Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses the jab.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Jay J Jackson has been cut.
Cambridge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cambridge can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
Cambridge manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cambridge feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jackson sprawling to the canvas! Jackson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cambridge finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cambridge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson looks winded!
Cambridge ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Jackson out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryan Cambridge!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Barnes (ranked 4152 p4p, 392 weight class) and Lucas Basurto (ranked 3693 p4p, 356 weight class). Barnes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bring Me The Horizon - Can You Feel My Heart. Basurto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tapout - Birdman. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uriah Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Basurto!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes moves in looking to clinch but Basurto pushes him off.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basurto moves away.
Basurto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Basurto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Basurto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Barnes with a body shot.
Basurto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Barnes tries to avoid it but Basurto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Barnes to the ground. Barnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Barnes catches Basurto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Basurto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Basurto shoots in.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Basurto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Uriah Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basurto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Basurto fails with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uriah Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Basurto.
Barnes scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Basurto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
A head kick misses from Barnes.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barnes scores with a sloppy right hand. Basurto should have avoided that one.
Basurto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes throws the left hand but Basurto avoids the punch easily.
Barnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Basurto swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Basurto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Basurto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Barnes!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is pushing Basurto's head away, looking to escape. Basurto manages to hold on to the position though.
Basurto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes wants to get back to his feet.
Barnes 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.
Basurto is trying to get an arm triangle but Barnes is defending well.
Basurto is working Barnes over with some ground and pound from side control.
Basurto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barnes is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basurto trying to control the position but Barnes is working away.
Barnes sneaks out the side door and pushes Basurto away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Barnes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Basurto throws a counter combo.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch combination from Barnes misses.
Barnes misses with a hook. Basurto ducked under it nicely.
Barnes misses with a hook
and Basurto counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Basurto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Basurto! But no joy.
Barnes tries to clinch up.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Basurto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Basurto is controlling him.
Basurto tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
Basurto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Basurto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Basurto wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Basurto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uriah Barnes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Basurto misses with a takedown attempt - Barnes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barnes throwing a counter right hand but Basurto manages to avoid it.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Basurto counters with a three punch combo that has Barnes backing up. Barnes nods at Basurto to acknowledge the strikes.
Barnes looks to land a combination. Basurto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Barnes scores with a jab.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Barnes backs off Basurto throws a huge counter combo but Barnes manages to avoid it all.
Barnes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Basurto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Basurto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Basurto has him pressed against the cage.
Basurto jumps guard but Barnes stands there with Basurto around his waist. Basurto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Basurto can do to turn this around?
Barnes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Uriah Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Basurto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes blocks an elbow strike.
Barnes tries to break free but Basurto pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes pushes Basurto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnes digs a right hand into Basurto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Basurto's gas tank.
Basurto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barnes prevents it.
A frustrated look appears on Barnes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Barnes.
Basurto goes for a takedown attempt but Barnes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barnes misses with a hook. Basurto ducked under it nicely.
Barnes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Basurto is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Basurto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Barnes both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basurto walks into a jab.
Barnes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basurto looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Basurto is trying for a kimura here. Barnes looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Basurto wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucas Basurto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Lucas (ranked 4557 p4p, 518 weight class) and George Mercenarul (ranked 3424 p4p, 421 weight class). Steve Lucas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, George Mercenarul!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lucas needs to keep his hands up - Mercenarul had a free shot at his head there.
Lucas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mercenarul's coach down at Quick Fingers BEST BANG FOR BUCK Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mercenarul's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mercenarul works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mercenarul scores with a jab to the jaw.
Donk. Mercenarul catches Lucas right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Mercenarul misses the target.
Lucas shoots in and drives through. Mercenarul sprawls well.
Lucas slips a jab from Mercenarul.
Lucas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lucas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Mercenarul misses its intended target.
Lucas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mercenarul throws the left hand but Lucas avoids the punch easily.
Lucas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lucas has been working on his balance at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($299 entry fee), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mercenarul.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mercenarul as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown but Mercenarul shows good takedown defense.
Nice sprawl there from Mercenarul as Lucas shoots in.
Mercenarul sends Lucas crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mercenarul is motioning to the referee to let Lucas up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lucas is rocked!
Mercenarul lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Lucas up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Mercenarul from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Lucas's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Mercenarul!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forged Steel (ranked 5212 p4p, 585 weight class) and RJ MacReady (ranked 1987 p4p, 263 weight class). MacReady has chosen Superstition as his entrance music. The key to victory for Forged Steel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Forged Steel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, RJ MacReady!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel tries to bum rush MacReady with a series of wild strikes but MacReady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
MacReady looks to score with a jab to the body but Steel is just out of range.
Steel throws a series of punches but MacReady avoids them all with ease.
MacReady blocks the body kick.
MacReady throws a counter combo.
Steel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacReady.
Steel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Steel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Steel 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and MacReady connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Steel scrambles back to his feet.
MacReady pushes Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from MacReady.
Steel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
MacReady gets through Steel 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacReady has him pressed against the cage.
MacReady told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
MacReady digs a right hand into Steel 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steel 's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from MacReady.
MacReady lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacReady lands with a short shot to the head.
MacReady works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Steel is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Steel regains guard.
MacReady slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
MacReady is chipping away with strikes.
MacReady controls the position.
MacReady landing strikes.
MacReady lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Steel down.
MacReady is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady lands a nice forearm strike.
MacReady remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like MacReady might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
MacReady working the ground and pound.
MacReady in side control lands a decent elbow.
MacReady cracks Steel with a big elbow.
MacReady scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Steel is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and MacReady can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). RJ MacReady!
As RJ MacReady got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Who wants some!! I'm ready to take on this damn division. Flamethrower in hand if I have to.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Barover (ranked 2154 p4p, 234 weight class) and Oliver Taquses (ranked 1862 p4p, 203 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Steve Barover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oliver Taquses!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taquses scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barover is looking for a sweep. Taquses is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barover is defending against the submission attempts here by Taquses.
Taquses controlling the action here.
Taquses is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barover has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barover tries to roll over but Taquses keeps him under control.
Barover trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taquses is working for a submission of some sort.
Taquses wants to pass the guard but Barover is defending well.
Taquses 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.
Barover is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barover moves into full guard.
Taquses drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Taquses jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Barover manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Taquses manages to get himself to full guard.
Taquses looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barover wants to control from the top but Taquses 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.
Barover looking to pass the guard.
Barover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taquses's head.
Taquses throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taquses controls Barover momentarily but Barover frees himself.
Barover trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barover trying to control the position from guard on top but Taquses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taquses is trying to keep Barover in close.
Taquses looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barover avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taquses escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Barover gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Barover trying to control but Taquses is working from the bottom.
Taquses working a defensive guard here.
Barover throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taquses working for a triangle but Barover defends it easily.
Taquses has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barover can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Taquses dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taquses shoots in looking for a takedown. Barover tries to sprawl out of it but Taquses keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barover manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Taquses has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taquses looks for a takedown but Barover sprawls well.
Taquses bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Taquses trying to control the position but Barover is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taquses is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barover is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barover gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Oliver Taquses has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taquses is looking for a kimura here.
Barover wants to improve his position but Taquses is controlling well.
Barover works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taquses looking to pass the guard.
Barover keeping moving, preventing Taquses from controlling successfully.
Taquses controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Barover looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barover trying to control the position.
Taquses stands and throws Barover's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barover tries to bench press Taquses off him but Taquses keeps the position.
Taquses looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Taquses laying and praying for a moment but Barover takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taquses is trying to control. Barover wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Barover manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Barover looking for a sweep. Not yet Barover, not yet.
Taquses trying to control the position from guard on top but Barover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barover can't keep his opponent in guard - Taquses advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taquses tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barover knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Taquses seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Barover is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Oliver Taquses!
Oliver Taquses bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tarkhan Naranbaatar (ranked 1093 p4p, 169 weight class) and Djin Kvasir (ranked 3952 p4p, 536 weight class). Naranbaatar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Batzorig Vaanchig. Kvasir has chosen Nightmare as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Djin Kvasir!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naranbaatar cracks Kvasir with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Naranbaatar catches Kvasir with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Naranbaatar.
Naranbaatar fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kvasir on the side of the head.
Naranbaatar cracks a nice hook into Kvasir's ribs.
Kvasir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Naranbaatar swivels and escapes.
Naranbaatar lands a jab to the head.
Kvasir closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Naranbaatar lands a nice shot to the body.
Naranbaatar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kvasir shoots in but Naranbaatar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kvasir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Naranbaatar throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvasir walks forward, straight into a front kick from Naranbaatar.
Kvasir goes for a double leg but Naranbaatar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Naranbaatar continues to drive forward.
Tarkhan Naranbaatar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Djin Kvasir.
Nice body kick there by Naranbaatar.
Kvasir looks winded!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Naranbaatar - that will leave a mark!
Kvasir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Naranbaatar manages to get to full guard.
Naranbaatar has Kvasir pulled in close to control his posture.
Kvasir drops back, looking for a kneebar! Naranbaatar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Naranbaatar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Naranbaatar!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvasir looks to move to half guard but instead Naranbaatar has passed into mount! Damn!
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!
Naranbaatar working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kvasir looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Naranbaatar! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tarkhan Naranbaatar!
A relieved looking Tarkhan Naranbaatar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Djin Kvasir spoke after the fight, saying 'next time is the time'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seo Dae Young (ranked 1550 p4p, 50 weight class) and Andretii Kazadorez (ranked 2241 p4p, 76 weight class). Seo Dae Young has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seo Dae Young!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andretii Kazadorez!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazadorez misses with a double jab.
Dae Young misses the shot to the body.
Kazadorez fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dae Young is out of range.
Dae Young takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Seo Dae Young has been cut.
Kazadorez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dae Young lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Andretii Kazadorez has been cut.
Kazadorez throws a hook but Dae Young avoids it easily.
Dae Young delivers a nice body kick.
Kazadorez misses with a series of wild punches.
Kazadorez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid body kick from Dae Young.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dae Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazadorez moves away.
Kazadorez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dae Young to score with a decent uppercut.
Kazadorez tries to keep at a distance but Dae Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dae Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dae Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kazadorez backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazadorez trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Dae Young.
A nice left hand lands by Dae Young.
Dae Young lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Andretii Kazadorez's cut even more.
Dae Young managing to block the knees to the body from Kazadorez.
Dae Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kazadorez is trying to break the clinch but Dae Young is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dae Young.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dae Young creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kazadorez tries to land a knee to the head but Dae Young blocks with his arms.
Dae Young has Kazadorez pressed against the cage, preventing Kazadorez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dae Young.
Dae Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kazadorez backwards.
Dae Young prevents Kazadorez from breaking the clinch.
Dae Young tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kazadorez's elbow.
Dae Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kazadorez backwards.
Kazadorez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Dae Young.
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!
A body shot lands from Dae Young.
Kazadorez looks winded!
Kazadorez tries a knee to the head but Dae Young blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Dae Young.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dae Young.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dae Young gets through Kazadorez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The cut above Andretii Kazadorez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dae Young works on Kazadorez's body with a couple of short punches.
Dae Young lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dae Young.
Dae Young lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Dae Young.
A short right from Dae Young.
Kazadorez takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dae Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Dae Young.
Nice body punch from Dae Young.
Dae Young working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dae Young lands with a light punch inside.
Andretii Kazadorez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Dae Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazadorezs head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Andretii Kazadorez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Seo Dae Young!
Seo Dae Young retains his super heavyweight title!
After the fight, Seo Dae Young 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Diggs (ranked 2387 p4p, 285 weight class) and Tank Shamrock (ranked 542 p4p, 68 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Diggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tank Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Shamrock coming out on top.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
Diggs throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Shamrock gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shamrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diggs lands a nice hook to Shamrock's body. Shamrock takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shamrock with a jab.
Shamrock moves out of range as Diggs strikes.
Diggs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diggs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shamrock's head backwards.
It looks like Tank Shamrock has been cut.
Tank Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diggs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
Shamrock wants to clinch up but Diggs keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Diggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shamrock misses the jab.
Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock cracks Diggs with a nice body shot.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diggs.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
Diggs is trying to break free.
A short left from Shamrock.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches.
Diggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shamrock gets a clinch.
Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been informed that Shamrock has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Shamrock misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diggs.
Diggs can't break the clinch.
Diggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock has managed to clinch.
Shamrock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggs tries a body shot but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shamrock keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diggs's efforts to push away.
Diggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Diggs blocking some punches.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Diggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Shamrock.
Diggs is breathing heavily.
Shamrock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shamrock lands with a left to the head.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Shamrock.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a right hand.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock pulls Diggs into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shamrock holds on and takes a little breather.
Diggs throws a big right hand that misses.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Diggs from controlling successfully.
Shamrock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Diggs 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.
Shamrock keeping moving, preventing Diggs from controlling successfully.
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.
Diggs is in close to Shamrock's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shamrock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shamrock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Diggs trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Shamrock manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Shamrock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diggs has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shamrock has managed to get both his arms back between Diggs's legs - danger averted.
Diggs wants to sweep here but Shamrock controlling him for the moment.
Diggs wants to control the position but Shamrock says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Shamrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tank Shamrock's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diggs gets a double leg takedown into Shamrock's guard.
Diggs throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shamrock holds on and takes a little breather.
Diggs throws a strike but Shamrock rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Diggs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggs has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shamrock can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shamrock content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shamrock is one step ahead there.
Shamrock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diggs trying to keep a closed guard but Shamrock is proving a slippery customer.
Diggs is looking to sweep but instead, Shamrock has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Shamrock moves into full mount! Diggs won't be happy about that!
Shamrock trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Diggs is looking to improve his position but Shamrock isn't that keen on the idea.
Shamrock controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock prevents Diggs from getting the reversal.
Shamrock wants to control the pace but Diggs is squirming around nicely.
Diggs gets back to half guard.
Diggs is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggs trying to hold on to Shamrock's head to control him but Shamrock postures up.
Diggs gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shamrock controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diggs looking to control.
Diggs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shamrock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Diggs is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Diggs seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shamrock clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tank Shamrock's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Diggs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diggs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock rushes Diggs and presses him up against the cage.
Diggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Shamrock controls his hands.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
Diggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diggs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shamrock's elbow.
Diggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shamrock has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shamrock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shamrock works on Diggs's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shamrock takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shamrock misses with a punch on the inside.
Shamrock swings wildly with an uppercut but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Diggs scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diggs has a couple of punches blocked by Shamrock.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock misses with some punches.
Diggs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shamrock.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shamrock lands with a left to the head.
Shamrock takes a shot to the head.
Diggs tries to circle away but Shamrock has him pinned against the cage.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Diggs misses the target.
Diggs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Robert Diggs has been cut.
Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diggs tries to counter by clinching up but Shamrock breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggs throws a right hand that Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Shamrock also avoids with ease.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Diggs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diggs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Robert Diggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diggs. Diggs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shamrock drives through and clinches with Diggs against the cage.
Tank Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shamrock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shamrock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shamrock drops Diggs onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Diggs is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Diggs is rocked!
Diggs swings wildly with an uppercut but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Diggs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamrock drops Diggs onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Diggs is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shamrock.
Shamrock pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Diggs out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tank Shamrock! Tank Shamrock retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Tank Shamrock thanked Red Light Coffeeshop for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quincy McBonebrook (ranked 2243 p4p, 346 weight class) and Ottis Toole Jr (ranked 2451 p4p, 373 weight class). Toole Jr has chosen Ring of fire as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quincy McBonebrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ottis Toole Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBonebrook throws a sloppy head kick and Toole Jr moves out of range easily.
McBonebrook throws a lazy body kick
and Toole Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Quincy McBonebrook has been cut.
McBonebrook thows a leg kick but Toole Jr checks it
enabling Toole Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Toole Jr rushes McBonebrook and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toole Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McBonebrook lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toole Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
McBonebrook trying to land knees to the body.
McBonebrook tries a body shot but Toole Jr blocks it.
McBonebrook lands an uppercut.
Toole Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Toole Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBonebrook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toole Jr blocks a head kick by McBonebrook.
Toole Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Toole Jr tries to clinch up but McBonebrook circles away and keeps his distance.
Toole Jr has McBonebrook up against the cage in a clinch.
Toole Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBonebrook throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toole Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toole Jr prevents a body shot from McBonebrook.
Toole Jr misses with the head strike.
McBonebrook trying to land knees to the body.
McBonebrook drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Toole Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McBonebrook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McBonebrook throws a head kick but Toole Jr moves out of range.
Toole Jr has closed the distance and engaged McBonebrook in a clinch.
McBonebrook lands a left hand that snaps the head of Toole Jr backwards.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but McBonebrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Toole Jr lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
McBonebrook tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toole Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Toole Jr prevents a body shot from McBonebrook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toole Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toole Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McBonebrooks head.
Toole Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McBonebrook definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McBonebrook breaks from the clinch.
McBonebrook misses with a kick to the body
and Toole Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McBonebrook is rocked!
Toole Jr pushes McBonebrook up against the cage in a clinch.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from McBonebrook.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McBonebrook throws a head punch that misses.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
Toole Jr lands a right hand.
Toole Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McBonebrook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toole Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from McBonebrook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBonebrook's elbow.
McBonebrook swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toole Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBonebrook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toole Jr's elbow.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Toole Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Toole Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McBonebrooks head.
Toole Jr misses with the head strike.
McBonebrook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toole Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Toole Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McBonebrook's head backwards.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBonebrook.
Toole Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from McBonebrook.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toole Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBonebrook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toole Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Toole Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Toole Jr fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBonebrook tries to work over Toole Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toole Jr managing to block the knees to the body from McBonebrook.
McBonebrook blocks an uppercut.
McBonebrook lands a right hand.
Toole Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McBonebrook is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Toole Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
McBonebrook throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBonebrook.
McBonebrook throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toole Jr has a couple of punches blocked by McBonebrook.
McBonebrook fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quincy McBonebrook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toole Jr blocks an elbow strike.
McBonebrook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McBonebrook blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ottis Toole Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quincy McBonebrook'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.
McBonebrook throws a sloppy head kick
and Toole Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McBonebrook takes the fight into the clinch.
McBonebrook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toole Jr has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as McBonebrook is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McBonebrook forces Toole Jr back against the cage and clinches.
McBonebrook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toole Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Ottis Toole Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McBonebrook blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Toole Jr.
Still in the clinch, Toole Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from McBonebrook.
McBonebrook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McBonebrook shoots in for a takedown but Toole Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toole Jr rushes McBonebrook and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Toole Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Toole Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBonebrook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toole Jr tests McBonebrook's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ottis Toole Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Toole Jr 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.
Oh McBonebrook is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toole Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBonebrook swings for the body but Toole Jr moves out of range.
Toole Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McBonebrook, pushing him back against the cage.
McBonebrook seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McBonebrook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Toole Jr's brow.
A short body shot lands from Toole Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toole Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McBonebrook takes a shot to the head.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McBonebrook blocking some punches.
McBonebrook breaks from the clinch.
McBonebrook fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toole Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Toole Jr drives through and clinches with McBonebrook against the cage.
Toole Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McBonebrook blocking some punches.
Toole Jr presses McBonebrook against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toole Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of McBonebrook backwards.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBonebrook blocks an uppercut.
McBonebrook misses with the head strike.
Toole Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Toole Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toole Jr presses McBonebrook against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Toole Jr blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBonebrook.
Toole Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toole Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Toole Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but McBonebrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Toole Jr drops McBonebrook with a big right hand! Toole Jr charges in looking to finish - McBonebrook manages to keep Toole Jr in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
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.
Toole Jr stopping the sweep attempt from McBonebrook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McBonebrook, up you get!
Toole Jr moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McBonebrook fails to land.
Toole Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McBonebrook backwards.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
McBonebrook blocks a body shot from Toole Jr.
McBonebrook blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBonebrook.
McBonebrook misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toole Jr.
McBonebrook lands a right hand.
McBonebrook tries a body shot but Toole Jr blocks it.
Toole Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McBonebrook tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toole Jr's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBonebrook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McBonebrook misses with a body punch.
Toole Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
McBonebrook working aggressively here.
McBonebrook tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBonebrook misses with a punch to the body.
McBonebrook manages to break the clinch.
McBonebrook throws a lazy head kick
and Toole Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toole Jr steps into range and cracks McBonebrook with a monster punch that buckles his knees! McBonebrook flops backwards and Toole Jr dives into his guard looking to finish!
Toole Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Toole Jr moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but McBonebrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBonebrook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Toole Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ottis Toole Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Quincy McBonebrook's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McBonebrook throws a head kick but Toole Jr moves out of range.
McBonebrook goes for a double leg but Toole Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Toole Jr continues to drive forward.
McBonebrook throws a lazy head kick
letting Toole Jr counter with a right hand.
Toole Jr drives through and clinches with McBonebrook against the cage.
McBonebrook looking to throw knees to the head but Toole Jr is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McBonebrook.
Toole Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Toole Jr throws a head punch that misses.
McBonebrook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McBonebrook working aggressively here.
Toole Jr pushes McBonebrook back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Toole Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toole Jr dodges an elbow strike from McBonebrook.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBonebrook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
McBonebrook tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McBonebrook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toole Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBonebrook's elbow.
Toole Jr pushes McBonebrook back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Toole Jr.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
McBonebrook swings wildly with an uppercut but Toole Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
McBonebrook throws a head punch that misses.
Toole Jr lands a big uppercut and McBonebrook is down! He's in big trouble - Toole Jr follows him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toole Jr stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows McBonebrook to get to his feet.
McBonebrook throws a sloppy head kick and Toole Jr moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBonebrook lands with a slapping head kick.
McBonebrook tries a head kick but it misses.
Ottis Toole Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Toole Jr wants to clinch up but McBonebrook keeps it at a distance.
McBonebrook tries to clinch up.
Toole Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McBonebrook slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toole Jr rushes McBonebrook and presses him up against the cage.
McBonebrook tries to work over Toole Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McBonebrook misses with a body punch.
McBonebrook throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Toole Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBonebrook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toole Jr clinches up with McBonebrook and pushes him back against the cage.
McBonebrook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from McBonebrook.
McBonebrook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toole Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by McBonebrook.
Toole Jr working aggressively here.
Ottis Toole Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from McBonebrook.
Toole Jr gets through McBonebrook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McBonebrook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toole Jr is defending well for now.
Toole Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McBonebrook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McBonebrook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toole Jr tries to clinch but McBonebrook is having none of it.
McBonebrook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toole Jr unleashes a big counter combination but McBonebrook bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Quincy McBonebrook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toole Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McBonebrook tries to clinch but Toole Jr is having none of it.
Toole Jr blocks a head kick by McBonebrook.
Toole Jr clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBonebrook has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Toole Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Toole Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but McBonebrook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toole Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toole Jr.
McBonebrook throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Toole Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toole Jr.
McBonebrook misses with a hook to the ribs.
Toole Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toole Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as McBonebrook controls his hands.
Toole Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toole Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McBonebrook or not.
McBonebrook misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ottis Toole Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toole Jr 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ottis Toole Jr!
Ottis Toole Jr made sure to mention his sponsor, Aspire Nutrition in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Quincy McBonebrook stepped up to the mic, saying 'I don't have too much time ya hear, to be playin around. '.
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