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DFN#21 Bang vs Fanning PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Benitez (ranked 4544 p4p, 429 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 5447 p4p, 485 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Benitez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Floyd Mayweather !
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mayweather sprawls well initially but Benitez persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mayweather is looking to escape.
Benitez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mayweather is trying to stand back up but Benitez is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mayweather is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mayweather can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benitez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mayweather throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benitez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benitez slips a jab and a cross from Mayweather .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mayweather was covering up waiting for the punch and Benitez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Benitez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benitez'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.
Benitez working some strikes from top position.
Benitez stays in close to Mayweather 's body and controls the position.
Benitez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mayweather for as long as he can get away with.
Benitez slips nicely into half guard.
Benitez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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.
Benitez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mayweather is looking to escape.
Benitez works his way into full mount!
Benitez raining down hammerfists from mount.
Benitez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mayweather can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Benitez content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez punishing his opponent with strikes.
Benitez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Benitez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mayweather is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Benitez controlling from the full mount.
Mayweather is in a horrible position here. Benitez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez controlling the position easily from mount.
Mayweather is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Benitez controlling his opponent.
You get the feeling that Mayweather really doesn't like being in this position too much.
We've been informed that Mayweather has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benitez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mayweather tries to buck Benitez off but he can't manage it.
Benitez controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agustin Benitez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Benitez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It seemed like Mayweather was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mayweather tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benitez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benitez pulls guard.
Benitez is adopting a defensive guard.
Agustin Benitez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mayweather wants to control from the top but Benitez keeps moving.
Benitez pulls Mayweather in close to prevent any damage.
Mayweather must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather stopping the sweep attempt from Benitez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez is controlling Mayweather 's posture.
Mayweather wants to stand but Benitez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Benitez pulls Mayweather in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Benitez takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benitez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benitez gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez uses his free foot to push down on Mayweather 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mayweather .
Benitez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mayweather tries to buck Benitez off but he can't manage it.
Benitez controlling from mount.
Mayweather really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benitez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benitez won't let Mayweather get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Benitez controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather trying desperately to get to his feet.
Benitez working Mayweather over with strikes here.
Benitez controlling his opponent.
Mayweather is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Benitez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Benitez looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benitez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benitez continues to stall.
Benitez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayweather is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agustin Benitez dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Benitez keeps the fight on the outside.
Benitez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Mayweather . No joy for Benitez on that attempt.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayweather but Mayweather pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benitez gets a double leg takedown into Mayweather 's guard.
Benitez controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather can't keep his opponent in guard - Benitez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Benitez prevents Mayweather from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
Benitez passes to side control.
Benitez moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet but Benitez drags him back down.
Benitez taking a breather here.
Mayweather gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Benitez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Benitez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayweather can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Benitez.
Further stalling from Benitez.
Mayweather 's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Benitez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Benitez landing strikes from the mount and Mayweather is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Benitez cracks Mayweather with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Benitez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benitez landing punches.
Benitez looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez won't let Mayweather get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Mayweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benitez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Benitez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Agustin Benitez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benitez won't let Mayweather get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Benitez controlling his opponent.
Mayweather wants to try and get back to his feet.
Benitez landing punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benitez controlling his opponent.
Floyd Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Agustin Benitez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benitez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agustin Benitez!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Burns (ranked 3160 p4p, 444 weight class) and Adam Townsend (ranked 3065 p4p, 433 weight class). Darren Burns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darren Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Townsend!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Townsend with the counter takedown but Burns avoids it easily.
Townsend bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Townsend displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Townsend will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Townsend connects with the punch.
Townsend lands a left and a right that send Burns crashing to the mat, dazed. Townsend thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Burns is rocked!
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 big right followed by a crushing left from Townsend knocks Burns out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adam Townsend!
During a confident post fight interview, Adam Townsend thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Byron Tipton (ranked 2102 p4p, 100 weight class) and Siggy Duncan (ranked 3043 p4p, 150 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Byron Tipton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Siggy Duncan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Duncan.
Duncan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duncan misses with a low kick.
Tipton thinks about countering with a head kick.
Duncan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tipton.
Duncan misses with a wild combination.
Tipton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tipton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Duncan did well to prevent Tipton getting side control.
Duncan has hold of Tipton's hands but Tipton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tipton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Duncan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tipton scoring with strikes but Duncan is staying in there.
Duncan is rocked!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tipton cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Duncan is still in real trouble! Can Tipton finish him?
A big strike lands for Tipton! That's really hurt Duncan and he's turned his back - Tipton keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Tipton jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Byron Tipton!
Byron Tipton took some time post fight to say the following; 'ITS MY TIME BABY! I WANT THAT F***ING BELT '.
Siggy Duncan was interviewed post fight and said 'I knew this was going to be a tough fight. But you gotta fight the best, to be the best. I'll be back. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Rodrigues Filho (ranked 2181 p4p, 320 weight class) and Mortis Cadaver (ranked 4558 p4p, 588 weight class). Mortis Cadaver is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mortis Cadaver!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filho cracks Cadaver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Mortis Cadaver has been cut.
Filho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cadaver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Filho counters with a straight right hand.
Filho clinches.
Filho stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cadaver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Filho working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cadaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Filho misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cadaver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cadaver tries to throw a body punch but Filho avoids it by throwing Cadaver back against the cage.
Filho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Cadaver.
Nice body punch from Filho.
Cadaver misses with a punch to the body.
Cadaver is looking to control Filho's arms but Filho gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cadaver has his back to the cage.
Cadaver scores with a shot to the side of Filho's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filho stalling against the cage.
Filho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cadaver backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cadaver fails to land.
Filho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cadaver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filho.
Filho blocks a body shot from Cadaver.
Filho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Filho lands with a right to the head.
Cadaver lands with a light punch inside.
Cadaver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cadaver tries to throw a body punch but Filho avoids it by throwing Cadaver back against the cage.
Filho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Filho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cadaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Filho controls his hands.
A body shot lands from Filho.
Filho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cadaver struggles to land a body shot inside as Filho controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Filho.
Filho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho fails to land with a series of punches.
Cadaver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Filho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cadaver scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cadaver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filho.
Filho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Filho lands a big right hand that sends Cadaver crashing to the mat! Filho stays standing though and waves Cadaver back to his feet!
Cadaver is rocked!
Filho moves into the clinch successfully.
Cadaver is still on wobbly legs! Can Filho finish him?
Filho pushes Cadaver against the cage. Filho is working some dirty boxing. Filho pushes off with a quick right hook! Cadaver goes down! Cadaver tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Filho moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
During a confident post fight interview, Pedro Rodrigues Filho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marv Miller (ranked 1982 p4p, 287 weight class) and Viktor Grishin (ranked 1558 p4p, 226 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Party in the USA- Miley Cyrus. Grishin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marv Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Grishin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grishin slips a jab from Miller.
Miller feints and then cracks Grishin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grishin down.
Miller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Grishin misses with a takedown attempt
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grishin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grishin avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sloppy strikes from Grishin. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Grishin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Grishin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Miller - the referee stops the clock and Grishin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Miller. Grishin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Grishin throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.
A big left from Miller misses.
Grishin throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Grishin misses with a wild body shot.
Grishin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grishin misses with a combination
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks for the body kick but Grishin saw that one coming.
Miller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
Grishin moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Miller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grishin.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grishin takes one to the chin there.
Grishin misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishin looks to land a combination but Miller avoids it well.
Miller tried to counter with a leg kick but Grishin avoided it.
A big right from Grishin misses.
Miller tried to counter with a leg kick but Grishin avoided it.
Grishin scores with a hook.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Grishin moves out of range easily.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Grishin throws a leg kick
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Grishin blocks a jab.
Grishin loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miller looks for the body kick but Grishin saw that one coming.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grishin counters with a straight right hand.
Miller lands a jab to Grishin's midsection.
Grishin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller misses with a hook. Grishin ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grishin throws a big shot that misses.
Grishin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grishin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marv Miller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Miller is looking to land body kicks.
Grishin is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Miller scores with a nice body kick.
Grishin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Miller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grishin walks into a jab.
Grishin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miller paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miller is looking for a counter combo.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grishin's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grishin throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Miller is looking to counter with head kicks.
Grishin lands a left and a right that send Miller crashing to the mat, dazed. Grishin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Miller is rocked!
Miller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grishin can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marv Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Miller avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Grishin tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As Grishin backs away, Miller returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Miller moves out of range as Grishin throws a body kick.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Grishin slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grishin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grishin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks for the body kick but Grishin saw that one coming.
Grishin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Miller ducks right into an uppercut from Grishin.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Grishin on that attempt.
Miller half committed to a counter leg kick.
A low kick from Grishin misses
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller tried to score with a low kick but Grishin checks it.
Grishin ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Grishin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Grishin misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grishin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Grishin.
Grishin throws a solid leg kick but Miller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grishin.
Grishin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Grishin slips the punch.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Grishin's shoulder, as Grishin tries to avoid the shot.
Marv Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller blocks a jab.
Grishin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Grishin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grishin tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Grishin gets a clinch.
Grishin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grishin misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Miller misses the target.
Miller wants to slow Grishin down by chopping away at his legs.
Grishin throws out a counter right but Miller avoids it with no problem.
Grishin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grishin moves to clinch but Miller breaks away
and Miller counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grishin's knee momentarily.
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 Marv Miller will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Grishin throws a series of punches but Miller moves out of range.
Miller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Grishin.
Grishin misses with a hook
and Grishin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grishin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grishin.
Miller lands a jab to Grishin's midsection.
Miller throws a lazy head kick
and Grishin counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Viktor Grishin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Miller scores with a jab. Grishin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grishin is rocked!
Miller lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marv Miller!
Marv Miller bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Smashum Faster (ranked 1937 p4p, 217 weight class) and Jay Smith (ranked 1813 p4p, 206 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Smashum Faster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jay Smith!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faster throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Faster moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Faster.
Faster seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Faster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Faster's defenses.
Smith slips a jab from Faster.
Smith darts in and clinches Faster up against the cage.
Smith lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Smith lands a left hand.
Faster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fasters head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith digs a right hand into Faster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faster's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith slows down the pace here.
Smith gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Faster has one foot on Smith's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Jay Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Smith jabs at Faster's body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Faster.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Faster went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith jabs at Faster's body.
Smith drives through with a takedown into Faster's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
Faster can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Smith wants to control from the top but Faster keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faster being controlled here, momentarily.
Faster seems keen to control Smith's posture.
Smith is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Smith stands up over Faster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Faster blocks nicely.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Faster gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faster wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith pulls Faster in to control the position.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith seems keen to control Faster's posture.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith is looking for a triangle but Faster pushes his legs off easily.
Faster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith pulls Faster in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Faster seems unphased.
Smith dives in and grabs Faster's left leg, looking for a takedown. Faster pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Smith lands with a straight right. Faster didn't see that one coming.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Faster tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Faster under the eye.
Faster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Faster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faster finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Smith's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Faster falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Smith!
A very excited looking Jay Smith made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dom Cruz (ranked 1686 p4p, 192 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 983 p4p, 114 weight class). Max Power has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Power sprawls well initially but Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power is staying active underneath Cruz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Power wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz working Power over with strikes.
Power is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Power is in trouble now - Cruz has advanced to mount!
Power wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz raining down hammerfists from mount.
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Power can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Power in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Power is looking to escape.
Cruz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
Cruz landing shots from mount.
Power is looking to get to half guard.
Power is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz with shots to the head and body - Power looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Power has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Power really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Power sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Power with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Cruz there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to control but Power is keeping him busy.
Cruz 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.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Power tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruz working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Power is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Power throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Power is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Power looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Power on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cruz working over Power with some ground and pound. Power looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cruz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruz working Power over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Power is not content to let Cruz control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Power's temple.
Cruz working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cruz takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Power trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Power has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the action here.
Cruz is nestled in close to Power, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Power taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Power manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cruz works over Power with some ground and pound from guard.
Cruz trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Cruz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Power is keeping the position for now.
Power throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Power.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz trying to control but Power is working from the bottom.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that round.
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.
Cruz stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power misses with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
Cruz tests Power's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Dom Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Power's ribs.
Cruz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cruz stands up over Power, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cruz passes Power's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cruz prevents Power from improving his position.
Cruz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Power tries to reverse the position but Cruz maintains control.
Cruz controlling from mount.
Cruz landing shots from mount.
Cruz avoids the attempt from Power to control.
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Power is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cruz lands a big elbow.
Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Power's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Power is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Power is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Power and Cruz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
Check out the look on Cruz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Cruz trying to control the position but Power is working away.
Cruz lands a few punches from side control.
Power tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Power on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cruz scoring with punches from side control.
Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
Cruz working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cruz is putting a hurting on Power here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Power gets back to half guard.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Power tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Cruz lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Power taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
Cruz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Power!
Cruz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Power is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Power is trying to escape the mount.
Cruz punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz unloading with bombs!
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Power is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Power is rocked!
Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Power is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Power is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
Power is breathing heavily.
Power is trying desperately to improve position.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cruz landing punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cruz has hold of Power's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Power manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cruz with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Cruz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Power walks into a jab.
Power seems to have recovered his senses.
Power moves forwards but Cruz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Cruz.
Power avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cruz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Power felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Power tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz lands a few punches from side control.
Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cruz cracks Power with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Power sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cruz wants to control but Power is keeping him busy.
Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Power wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Power takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cruz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Power looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Max Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Power is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cruz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cruz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cruz tries to control but Power wriggling away.
Cruz working Power over with strikes here.
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!
Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dom Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Power throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cruz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Power is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Cruz landing punches.
Cruz controlling the position easily from mount.
Power is working to get back to half guard.
The referee warns Power that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cruz keeping full guard, as Power tries to pass.
Cruz trying to control the position here.
Cruz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Power with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz has Power pulled in close to control his posture.
Power throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:25
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!
Dom Cruz took some time post fight to say the following; 'Ive said it over and over. No one can match my training, my speed, my intelligence. I won this fight before I stepped into the ring.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Garcia (ranked 2678 p4p, 383 weight class) and Pugilistic Dementia (ranked 849 p4p, 128 weight class). Dementia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rodney Garcia is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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32
217 lbs
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207 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pugilistic Dementia!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands with a nice body punch.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Dementia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garcia backs up against the cage.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dementia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dementia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dementia swivels and escapes.
Dementia misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Dementia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia lands a head kick. Dementia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dementia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia misses with a hook to the body
and Garcia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dementia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Dementia moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia scores with a jab to the body.
Dementia throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
Dementia lands a really nice looking cross but Garcia seems unphased.
Dementia misses with a kick to the body
and Garcia counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Dementia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Garcia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dementia moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dementia cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Garcia with a jab.
Pugilistic Dementia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dementia misses with a hook.
Garcia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Dementia moved out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dementia.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dementia swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dementia wants to slow Garcia down by chopping away at his legs.
Garcia attempts a counter takedown but Dementia avoids it well and moves away.
Garcia avoids a kick to the body.
Garcia throws the left hand but Dementia avoids the punch easily.
Garcia throws a sloppy head kick and Dementia moves out of range easily.
Dementia throws a wild body kick that Garcia sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Dementia misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Garcia blocks the low kick.
Dementia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A decent looking cross lands there for Garcia.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Dementia circles away.
Dementia slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dementia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dementia replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Garcia blocks it well.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia throws a right hand that Dementia ducks under and follows up with a left that Dementia also avoids with ease.
Dementia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia on the side of the head.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Decent striking displayed by Dementia there.
Garcia looks for a takedown but Dementia sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Dementia throws a fast counter high kick but Garcia manages to duck under it in time.
Dementia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Dementia stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dementia throws a solid leg kick but Garcia takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dementia.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
letting Dementia counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dementia misses with an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Dementia.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Dementia.
A shot to the body from Dementia misses
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Dementia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dementia gets caught flat footed, as Garcia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dementia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garcia.
Dementia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Garcia lands a couple of elbows.
Dementia trying to keep a closed guard but Garcia is proving a slippery customer.
Dementia is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pugilistic Dementia will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dementia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dementia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Some bone on bone action there as Dementia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dementia manages to avoid it.
Dementia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dementia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia tries to clinch there but Dementia circles away.
It seemed like Dementia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garcia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dementia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Garcia. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little jabbing left from Dementia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dementia can pounce on him.
Garcia moves in looking to clinch but Dementia pushes him off.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Dementia misses with a left hand
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dementia's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia under the eye.
Garcia checks a low kick from Dementia.
Dementia attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dementia throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Garcia walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dementia.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Dementia moves away and avoids it.
Dementia tries a quick counter leg kick but Garcia is wise to it.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
A head kick by Dementia misses
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dementia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dementia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dementia throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dementia avoids it really well and circles away.
It seemed like Dementia was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dementia throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Dementia is out of range.
Dementia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia tests Dementia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dementia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia throws a quick counter head kick but Dementia was just out of range.
A left lands for Garcia.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dementia.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Dementia lands with a hook. Garcia tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body kick from Dementia.
Dementia looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Dementia tries to land a front kick but Garcia steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dementia loads up on a big right hand but Garcia slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to clinch but Dementia moves out of range.
Dementia scores with a sloppy right hand. Garcia should have avoided that one.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Dementia fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Garcia is out of range.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Garcia scores with the left hand. Dementia knows he should have avoided that one.
Good leg kick by Dementia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dementia.
Dementia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Dementia is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Garcia lands a head kick. Dementia smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Garcia throws a shot from downtown. Dementia moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Dementia.
Dementia takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Pugilistic Dementia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia works Dementia's body with a nice hook.
Garcia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dementia.
Garcia backing away here, and Dementia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia misses the jab.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Dementia's ribs.
Dementia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Dementia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garcia.
Dementia cracks the inside of Garcia's front leg.
Garcia looks to land a right hand but Dementia moved out of range.
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dementia throws out the jab.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Garcia checks a leg kick.
It looked like Garcia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dementia.
Garcia slips a straight right by Dementia.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pugilistic Dementia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dementia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Dementia counters with an outside leg kick.
Garcia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Dementia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dementia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dementia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia 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.
Garcia is looking to work some ground and pound but Dementia has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dementia keeping full guard, as Garcia tries to pass.
Dementia looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dementia is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia gets to his feet - Dementia follows without any prompting.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dementia 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 Garcia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Garcia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dementia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garcia.
Garcia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dementia sprawls and moves away.
Dementia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garcia misses with a hook
and Dementia counters with a nice body kick.
Dementia looks to land a left hand but Garcia moved out of range nicely.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
letting Dementia counter with a right hand.
Dementia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dementia slips a straight right by Garcia.
Rodney Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garcia moves forwards but Dementia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dementia moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Dementia looks to throw a body kick
and Garcia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dementia is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dementia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pugilistic Dementia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dementia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dementia's corner calls for a 1-2. Dementia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia misses with a two punch combination.
Dementia takes a swing at Garcia's ribcage but misses.
Dementia moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dementia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dementia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dementia trying to land knees to the body.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Dementia won't allow it.
Dementia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garcia wants to get back to striking at distance but Dementia won't allow it.
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Dementia controls his hands.
Garcia tries to throw a body punch but Dementia avoids it by throwing Garcia back against the cage.
Dementia is pressed up against the cage. Garcia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dementia down to the mat. Dementia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dementia moves away from the strike by Garcia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia throws a leg kick
and Dementia counters with a nice uppercut.
Dementia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Dementia to counter with a crisp jab.
Dementia thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
Garcia moves out of range of the leg kick from Dementia.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dementia was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia throws a wild body kick that Dementia sees coming a mile off.
Dementia jabs Garcia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dementia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garcia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dementia lands a leg kick that knocks Garcia off balance momentarily.
Garcia misses with a right hand
and Dementia counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pugilistic Dementia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dementia winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pugilistic Dementia!
Pugilistic Dementia thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso (ranked 1717 p4p, 232 weight class) and Bill Newton (ranked 898 p4p, 121 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Conchito Alonso might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War - The Cisco Kid . This should be a great matchup!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conchito Alonso gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Newton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Conchito Alonso is looking to improve his position.
Conchito Alonso slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Newton slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Conchito Alonso struggling a bit here.
Newton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Conchito Alonso has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Newton but great work by Conchito Alonso .
Conchito Alonso creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Newton sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Newton sneaks back into half guard.
Conchito Alonso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Conchito Alonso wants to control but Newton is keeping him busy.
Newton looking for submissions off his back.
Newton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton wants to control but Conchito Alonso is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newton is trying to control but Conchito Alonso passes into side control!
Conchito Alonso in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Conchito Alonso moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Conchito Alonso landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Newton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Newton tries to bench press Conchito Alonso off him but Conchito Alonso keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conchito Alonso advances nicely into full mount.
Conchito Alonso trying to control but Newton is having none of it.
Newton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Newton bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Newton passes Conchito Alonso 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Newton seems to be working for a kimura but Conchito Alonso defends the submission attempt.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura but Conchito Alonso is defending well.
Conchito Alonso trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton seems to be looking for submissions.
Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Conchito Alonso moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Conchito Alonso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Newton trying to control but Conchito Alonso is working from the bottom.
Conchito Alonso trying to control the position.
Conchito Alonso keeping full guard, as Newton tries to pass.
Conchito Alonso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Newton wants to control from the top but Conchito Alonso keeps moving.
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.
Newton is pushing down on Conchito Alonso 's leg trying to pass to half guard. Conchito Alonso is fighting to maintain full guard but Newton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Conchito Alonso is looking to improve his position.
Newton wants to work for an arm triangle but Conchito Alonso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Conchito Alonso tries to roll over but Newton keeps him under control.
Newton is working for a kimura but Conchito Alonso is defending it quite comfortably.
Conchito Alonso regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conchito Alonso looking for a guillotine here but Newton defends easily.
Newton tries to free his leg and advance position but Conchito Alonso is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Newton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Conchito Alonso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Newton moves out of range of the strikes.
Conchito Alonso throws a jab but it's blocked by Newton.
Newton is looking to clinch but Conchito Alonso is avoiding it.
Conchito Alonso misses with a hook. Newton ducked under it nicely.
Newton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Newton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Conchito Alonso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Conchito Alonso 's guard.
Conchito Alonso trying to control the position.
Newton drops back looking for a leg! Conchito Alonso is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Conchito Alonso manages to kick Newton off! Newton jumps back into Conchito Alonso 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton passes Conchito Alonso 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton prevents Conchito Alonso from improving his position.
Conchito Alonso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Newton pulls his head out easily.
Conchito Alonso moves into full guard.
Newton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Conchito Alonso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Newton has managed to get both his arms back between Conchito Alonso 's legs - danger averted.
Newton passes Conchito Alonso 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Newton is keen to just control but Conchito Alonso is a slippery customer.
Newton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bill Newton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conchito Alonso is looking to improve his position.
Newton is working for a kimura but Conchito Alonso is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton works his way into full mount!
Conchito Alonso keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Conchito Alonso is working hard here to advance position.
Newton working for a submission but Conchito Alonso is keeping him at bay.
Newton trying to control but Conchito Alonso is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton working for a guillotine from mount but Conchito Alonso is in no mood to give up.
Newton with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Newton is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Conchito Alonso has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Conchito Alonso !
Conchito Alonso has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Newton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Newton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Conchito Alonso has passed into half guard!
Conchito Alonso trying to control the action but Newton is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying to get back to full guard.
Newton is refusing to be controlled, as Conchito Alonso sits in half guard.
Newton has hold of Conchito Alonso 's hands but Conchito Alonso slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Conchito Alonso trying to control from half guard but Newton is working away.
Ground and pound from Conchito Alonso .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton gets back to full guard.
Conchito Alonso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bill Newton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Newton tries to close the distance and clinch but Conchito Alonso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newton slips a straight right by Conchito Alonso .
Newton slips under a jab.
Newton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Conchito Alonso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newton was well out of range. Poor timing from Conchito Alonso .
Newton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Newton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Conchito Alonso is fending him off so far but Newton persists. Nope, Conchito Alonso circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Conchito Alonso as Newton shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Conchito Alonso misses the target.
Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Newton.
Newton avoids the body shot from Conchito Alonso .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conchito Alonso misses with a hook.
Newton with the counter takedown but Conchito Alonso avoids it easily.
Newton throws a body punch but Conchito Alonso moves out of range.
Conchito Alonso fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Newton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Conchito Alonso misses.
Newton moves out of range as Conchito Alonso strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Conchito Alonso misses its intended target.
Conchito Alonso misses with a body shot.
Newton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Conchito Alonso circles away.
Conchito Alonso misses the shot to the body.
Newton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Conchito Alonso looks to score with a jab to the body but Newton is just out of range.
Newton shoots in for a takedown but Conchito Alonso shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Newton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Conchito Alonso quickly recovers to half guard.
Newton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Conchito Alonso knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Conchito Alonso is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Newton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Newton's back!
Conchito Alonso biding his time, looking for the opening.
Newton covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conchito Alonso has the hooks in. Newton is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Conchito Alonso tightening his grip on Newton, looking for the choke.
Newton is really stuck here.
Newton is trapped and Conchito Alonso is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Newton rolls, trying to escape but Conchito Alonso keeps control of the position.
Newton is still trying to improve position.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Conchito Alonso .
Conchito Alonso is punishing Newton with some ground and pound.
Conchito Alonso scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Newton is looking for a way out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conchito Alonso has Newton flattened out and is raining down punches.
Conchito Alonso connects with a big shot to the side of Newton's head.
Newton breaks Conchito Alonso 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Conchito Alonso working a defensive guard here.
Newton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Newton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Conchito Alonso looking to control.
Newton passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conchito Alonso manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conchito Alonso throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Newton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Newton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Conchito Alonso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Newton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Newton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Newton advances to half guard.
Bill Newton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Conchito Alonso is trying to get back to full guard.
Newton uses his free foot to push down on Conchito Alonso 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Conchito Alonso .
Conchito Alonso regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Newton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Newton!
In defeat, Marco Antonio Conchito Alonso stepped up to the mic, saying 'Pinche pendejos!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miro Bang (ranked 872 p4p, 133 weight class) and Sanford Fanning (ranked 243 p4p, 33 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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216 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Miro Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sanford Fanning!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bang shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fanning pinned against the cage. Fanning gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Bang backs off Fanning throws a huge counter combo but Bang manages to avoid it all.
Bang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sanford Fanning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fanning connects with a single shot there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fanning. Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bang.
Fanning rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fanning scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bang in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fanning throws a sloppy head kick
and Bang counters with a shoot takedown. Fanning fights it but they end up in guard.
Fanning looking for a sweep. Not yet Fanning, not yet.
Fanning preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fanning looking for a guillotine here but Bang defends easily.
Bang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fanning works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fanning avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bang throwing strikes but missing.
Bang will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bang tries to free his leg and advance position but Fanning is retaining full guard.
Fanning is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bang is aware though and is defending well.
Bang stands up over Fanning, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bang drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fanning looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fanning looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fanning!
Fanning in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bang regains half guard.
Bang is pressing down on Fanning's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fanning doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fanning manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bang is looking for a triangle but Fanning pushes his legs off easily.
Bang looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fanning puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bang looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fanning looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bang is refusing to be controlled, as Fanning sits in half guard.
Bang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fanning pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanning wants to work for an arm triangle but Bang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fanning pulls his head out easily.
Fanning wants to pass to mount but Bang is defending the position.
Bang is looking to improve his position.
Bang actively working from the bottom here.
Bang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fanning takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fanning is keen to just control but Bang is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bang wants to improve his position but Fanning is controlling well.
Fanning trying to control the action but Bang is working from the bottom.
Fanning is controlling the pace.
Bang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fanning is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fanning not doing much here.
Bang looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanford Fanning dominated that round.
That's time! Bang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fanning misses with a wild body shot.
Fanning throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fanning has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang shoots in and drives through. Fanning sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fanning!
Bang slips a jab and a cross from Fanning.
Bang is looking to clinch.
Fanning throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bang on the side of the head.
Bang shoots in looking for a takedown but Fanning manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fanning looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bang is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fanning sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miro Bang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bang with a poor takedown
and Fanning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bang is rocked!
Fanning cracks Bang with a left hook right on the temple and Bang goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Fanning lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Bang is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sanford Fanning!
A very excited looking Sanford Fanning made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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