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FFA 38: Annihilation PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dick Caunt (ranked 7436 p4p, 561 weight class) and Deacon Griggs (ranked 8073 p4p, 581 weight class). Griggs has chosen Church - T-Pain as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deacon Griggs!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griggs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Caunt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Griggs is just out of range.
Caunt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Caunt misses with a wild body shot.
Griggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caunt.
Caunt lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griggs gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caunt scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt cracks Griggs with a good jab.
Griggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caunt throws out the jab.
Griggs tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Griggs dives in and grabs Caunt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Caunt pushes down on Griggs's head and hops out.
Griggs walks into a stiff left hand from Caunt.
Caunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Caunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dick Caunt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caunt lands with a nice body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Caunt as Griggs shoots in.
Dick Caunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deacon Griggs.
Caunt misses with a body shot
and Griggs counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Griggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caunt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Griggs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Griggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Griggs is fighting to break Caunt's control of his arms but Caunt is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Griggs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Griggs postures up in Caunt's guard and throws a big left but Caunt blocks it.
Griggs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Caunt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Griggs throws a big elbow that misses.
Griggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caunt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griggs throws a strike but Caunt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Caunt has passed into half guard!
Griggs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Caunt is taking a breather. Griggs says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Griggs gets back to full guard.
Caunt not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Griggs looking for subs off his back but Caunt has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griggs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caunt pulls his head out easily.
Griggs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caunt pulls his head out easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griggs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Griggs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Caunt prevents Griggs from improving his position.
Caunt content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Griggs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caunt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griggs can do to turn this around?
Griggs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Griggs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griggs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Caunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griggs manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Caunt.
Caunt throws a body punch but Griggs moves out of range.
Caunt jabs Griggs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws a low kick but Griggs moves out of range easily.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griggs moves away.
Griggs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Caunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griggs scrambles back to his feet.
Griggs shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Caunt as he jumps to the side.
Caunt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Caunt.
Caunt swings for the body but Griggs moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Caunt. Beautiful body shot.
Griggs tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Caunt defends well and Griggs ends up having to push Caunt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Caunt is looking to wear down Griggs with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caunt.
Caunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Griggs has his takedown stuffed
and Caunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dick Caunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deacon Griggs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Caunt misses its intended target.
Caunt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Griggs.
Griggs is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caunt misses with a looping right.
Griggs changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Caunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caunt scores with a leg kick.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Dick Caunt is winning the standup battle so far.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griggs moves away.
Griggs changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Griggs shoots in looking for a takedown but Caunt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Griggs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caunt catches Griggs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Griggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Griggs tries to counter it with a takedown but Caunt pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Caunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caunt scores with a push kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caunt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donk. Caunt catches Griggs right on the button with a cross.
Caunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt misses with a body shot.
Griggs with the counter takedown but Caunt avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Griggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Caunt counters with a right hand to the body.
Caunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griggs moves away.
Griggs avoids the body shot from Caunt.
Caunt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Griggs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Caunt jabs at Griggs's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griggs.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs scores with a takedown into Caunt's guard.
Caunt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griggs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Griggs throws an elbow that misses. Caunt uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griggs's guard. Nice move by Caunt!
Griggs throws his legs up looking for a submission but Caunt uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Griggs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Griggs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griggs struggling a bit here.
Griggs is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Griggs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griggs tries to bench press Caunt off him but Caunt keeps the position.
Caunt controls the position from side control.
Griggs can't do much from the bottom here.
Griggs tries to buck Caunt off but Caunt is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caunt remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Griggs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Griggs is being controlled here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Griggs gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Caunt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caunt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Griggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Caunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Deacon Griggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dick Caunt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Caunt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caunt, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Caunt!
In his post fight interview, Dick Caunt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Gay (ranked 4240 p4p, 407 weight class) and Zach Attack (ranked 4999 p4p, 462 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudy Gay!
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, Zach Attack!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay pushes Attack up against the cage in a clinch.
Gay blocks a body shot from Attack.
Gay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Attack.
Attack is trying to stall.
Gay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Attack's face.
Gay lands an elbow just above Attack 's eye.
Gay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Attack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gay.
Gay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Attack lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Attack is trying to force a seperation but Gay has the dominant position.
Attack looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attack trying to control the position but instead, Gay has worked for underhooks and has pushed Attack into the cage.
Gay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay letting Attack take a breather here.
Attack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gay connects with a high kick.
Attack misses with a double jab.
Attack fails to land with a series of punches.
Attack throws a right hand that Gay ducks under and follows up with a left that Gay also avoids with ease.
Gay instigates a clinch.
Attack is trying to maintain a safe position but Gay gets an underhook and turns Attack into the cage.
Our sources have told us that Gay has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Gay lands an elbow inside.
Attack is looking to control Gay's arms but Gay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Attack has his back to the cage.
Gay lands a shot to the body.
Attack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gay scores with a knee to the head.
Attack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Gay scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Attack's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attack is trying to break the clinch but Gay is controlling him.
Attack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gay landing knees to the head.
Attack lands with a short shot to the head.
Attack takes an elbow to the temple.
Gay landing knees to the head.
A short left from Gay.
Gay tries to land a knee to the head but Attack blocks with his arms.
Gay lands a shot to the body.
Gay has Attack pressed against the cage, preventing Attack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gay tries to land a knee to the head but Attack blocks with his arms.
Attack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Attack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gay scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack lands a left hand.
Gay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Attack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gay lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Attack breaks the clinch.
Gay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gay throws an elbow but misses.
Gay tries to land a knee to the head but Attack blocks with his arms.
Attack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Attack can't find room to land a body shot as Gay controls the action.
Gay lands an elbow just above Attack 's eye.
Gay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gay lands a knee to the head.
Attack is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gay has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Attack - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Gay, and another! Attack is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Rudy Gay!
Rudy Gay decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mahalo Bittencourt (ranked 3612 p4p, 368 weight class) and Thomas Chatillon (ranked 4049 p4p, 396 weight class). Mahalo Bittencourt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thomas Chatillon's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mahalo Bittencourt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Thomas Chatillon!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bittencourt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chatillon at a distance.
Chatillon with a nice cross.
Bittencourt cracks Chatillon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bittencourt with a jab.
It looks like Thomas Chatillon has been cut.
Bittencourt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chatillon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bittencourt throws a body punch but Chatillon moves out of range.
Bittencourt thuds a left hand into Chatillon's body.
Bittencourt scores with a jab.
Chatillon throws out a loose jab but Bittencourt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bittencourt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bittencourt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chatillon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bittencourt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chatillon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bittencourt cracks Chatillon with a good jab.
Chatillon is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bittencourt throws an uppercut from hell that sends Chatillon clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bittencourt stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mahalo Bittencourt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ace Rob (ranked 3384 p4p, 351 weight class) and Keyser Soze (ranked 2670 p4p, 279 weight class). Keyser Soze will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Rob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keyser Soze!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze scores with a jab to the body.
Rob has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soze.
Soze lands a glancing blow to the side of Rob's head.
A punch lands to the side of Rob 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rob misses with a lunging right hand
and Soze counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soze throws a low kick but Rob moves out of range easily.
A big left from Rob misses.
Soze feints and then cracks Rob's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rob down.
Soze ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rob misses with a hook. Soze ducked under it nicely.
Soze appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Soze moves out of range of the leg kick from Rob.
Soze thinks about the counter body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soze.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rob manages to avoid it.
Soze throws a leg kick which misses Rob's front leg but catches the back leg as Rob tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rob looks to land a right hand but Soze moved out of range.
Soze slips under a jab from Rob.
Soze is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Soze pushes Rob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rob is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Soze is defending well.
Rob breaks the clinch.
Rob shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soze but Soze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soze throws a big counter head kick but Rob avoids it with no problem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soze.
Soze thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze throws a body kick that misses
and Rob counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rob with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soze working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rob.
Soze is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Soze preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rob wants to control from the top but Soze keeps moving.
Soze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rob. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keyser Soze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Soze.
Soze scores with a leg kick.
Rob doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Soze counters with a nice uppercut.
Rob is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ace Rob. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oh Rob is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Soze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rob walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Rob limp body while Soze jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keyser Soze!
In his post fight interview, Keyser Soze gave a big smile as he said 'I may not have deserved this shot; but I damn sure made the most of it. Hiroshi Ekaku; you took my undefeated record, I'm coming to take your belt!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marus Ray (ranked 3427 p4p, 333 weight class) and Barnabas Ungar (ranked 2962 p4p, 283 weight class). Ray comes into the arena with The Box Tops - The Letter blaring out of the sound system. Marus Ray has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marus Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barnabas Ungar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray checks a low kick from Ungar.
Ray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ungar keeps the fight on the outside.
Ray tries to clinch there but Ungar circles away.
Ungar throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ray counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ray trying to control the position from guard on top but Ungar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ungar looking for a guillotine here but Ray defends easily.
Ungar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ungar is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
Ungar trying to control the position.
Ungar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ray defends it easily.
Our spies down at at DJs Locker inform us that Ungar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Ray is looking to work some ground and pound but Ungar has wrist control.
We've been hearing good reports from Ray's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ungar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ray tries to free his leg and advance position but Ungar is retaining full guard.
Ray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ray stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ungar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ray chips away with some ground and pound.
Ungar has his foot on Ray's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ray works his way back into a safe position though.
Ray preventing the sweep.
Ray trying to control but Ungar is working from the bottom.
Ray content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Ungar has locked up a guillotine! Ungar's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Ray is holding on here and Ungar must be using up a lot of energy. Ray has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Ungar gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Barnabas Ungar!
In defeat, Marus Ray stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's my way or the highway!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vigorio Gonzalez (ranked 1668 p4p, 194 weight class) and Jake Smith (ranked 3766 p4p, 380 weight class). Jake Smith 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vigorio Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Smith!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Smith lands.
Gonzalez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the nose.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Gonzalez lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
It looked like Gonzalez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gonzalez throws a big shot that misses.
Smith unleashes a big counter combination but Gonzalez bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Gonzalez tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzalez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Gonzalez slips under a jab from Smith.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Smith avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gonzalez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gonzalez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith catches Gonzalez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez jabs at Smith's body.
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Gonzalez's belly button to the back.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a hook. Gonzalez ducked under it nicely.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez closes the distance and clinches.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Gonzalez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gonzalez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Smith.
Gonzalez lands an uppercut.
Gonzalez lands with a light punch inside.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez lands a right hook to the body.
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 walks into a straight right hand from Gonzalez.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Smith misses.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Smith right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Smith.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gonzalez throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzalez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vigorio Gonzalez 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.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Gonzalez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Smith misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Nice defenses there by Gonzalez.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danga de danga de dang - Gonzalez scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a shot to the body.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzalez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Gonzalez's head but Gonzalez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzalez slips a jab from Smith.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzalez. That snapped Smith's head back.
Smith swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Smith counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzalez lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Smith tries to move into range but Gonzalez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Gonzalez with an uppercut!
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez misses with the combination.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Smith lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzalez circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gonzalez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Gonzalez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
It looks like Vigorio Gonzalez has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith slips a jab from Gonzalez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Smith misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gonzalez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gonzalez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Gonzalez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gonzalez stalks Smith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smith's face. Smith staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Gonzalez moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzalez misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gonzalez at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vigorio Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vigorio Gonzalez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith moves out of range as Gonzalez strikes.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a hook
and Gonzalez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Gonzalez moves away from the strike by Smith.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Gonzalez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gonzalez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Gonzalez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith misses with a left hand
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gonzalez works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Gonzalez scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vigorio Gonzalez is winning the standup battle so far.
Gonzalez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gonzalez misses with a straight left.
Gonzalez lands with a good body shot.
Gonzalez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
The crowd cheers as Gonzalez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gonzalez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gonzalez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Gonzalez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gonzalez duly obliges.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Vigorio Gonzalez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
A left lands for Gonzalez.
A shot to the liver by Gonzalez. Beautiful body shot.
Gonzalez connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Gonzalez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez walks into a left hand.
Gonzalez looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gonzalez with a body shot.
Jake Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith slips under a jab.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Gonzalez to acknowledge the strikes.
Gonzalez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vigorio Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vigorio Gonzalez!
During a confident post fight interview, Vigorio Gonzalez 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Elmore James (ranked 1990 p4p, 210 weight class) and Robert Tran (ranked 1826 p4p, 197 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think James might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aMfD2O9Gds. The key to victory for Elmore James has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elmore James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Tran!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James drops his hands momentarily and Tran takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
James scores with a shot to the body.
Tran on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Tran appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
James lands a really nice looking cross but Tran seems unphased.
James misses with a looping left.
Tran circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from James misses.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
James misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tran counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
James has his hands on Tran's head, controlling the position.
Tran with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tran wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Devil Dogs that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control James haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tran is looking to pass into half guard but James pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now James is in guard.
Tran throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tran looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tran wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to stand but Tran has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tran is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James controlling the position.
Tran trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tran accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tran trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James pulls Tran in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tran throws out the jab.
Tran tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tran takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Elmore James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from James misses the target.
Tran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tran scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by James - just one landing.
James tries to clinch up but Tran circles away and keeps his distance.
Tran shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tran is clearly trying to counter these attacks from James with a body shot.
Tran throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran swinging wildly here.
James cracks Tran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James cracks Tran with a good jab.
Elmore James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tran just misses with a punch to the body.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tran drops down looking to force a counter takedown but James defends it well.
Tran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tran drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tran has his takedown stuffed
and James counters with a left to the body.
Elmore James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Tran.
Tran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James misses with a right hand
and Tran counters with a nice double leg into guard.
James wriggles free and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elmore James dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tran drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
James misses with a looping left.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tran drops his hands momentarily and James takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
Tran on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tran's head.
Tran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tran darts in looking for a takedown but James gets double underhooks and turns Tran into the cage.
James throwing a counter right hand but Tran manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James throws a body punch but Tran moves out of range.
Tran throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tran is rocked!
and James counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tran! He's just covering up as James starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elmore James!
During a confident post fight interview, Elmore James 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Bishop (ranked 1683 p4p, 184 weight class) and Leonard Fraser (ranked 2171 p4p, 222 weight class). Bishop comes to the cage accompanied by Krept & Konan - Don't Waste My Time. Jackson Bishop has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Bishop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leonard Fraser!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fraser throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bishop to counter with a crisp jab.
Fraser staying out of range there.
Fraser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fraser is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bishop moves out of range as Fraser strikes.
Fraser throws a big shot that misses.
Fraser takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bishop misses with a hook. Fraser ducked under it nicely.
Bishop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fraser.
It looked like Bishop wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fraser misses with a straight right.
Bishop feinted with a counter takedown.
Bishop moves away from the strike by Fraser.
Bishop fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fraser on the side of the head.
Bishop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fraser misses with a looping right.
Bishop was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bishop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fraser.
Bishop rushes Fraser and presses him up against the cage.
Bishop blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Fraser's head.
Fraser is looking to break free of the clinch but Bishop has double underhooks.
Fraser is trying to push Bishop away but Bishop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fraser wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bishop blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Bishop.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fraser is rocked!
Bishop scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fraser is still on wobbly legs! Can Bishop finish him?
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Fraser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bishop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fraser.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Fraser is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bishop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fraser misses with some punches.
Bishop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Bishop lands with a light punch inside.
Fraser's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bishop takes the fight into the clinch.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Fraser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fraser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fraser blocks an uppercut.
Bishop is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fraser takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bishop working aggressively here.
Bishop dips a shoulder and cracks Fraser with a mighty uppercut! Fraser falls back against the cage and Bishop unloads with a barrage of strikes! Fraser is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bishop screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Bishop!
Jackson Bishop took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Tell em don't waste my time'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Fairbanks (ranked 1525 p4p, 174 weight class) and Chester Jones (ranked 1073 p4p, 126 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Desmond Fairbanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chester Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairbanks stuns Jones with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones jabs at Fairbanks's body.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Fairbanks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fairbanks misses with an uppercut.
Jones staying out of range there.
Jones rushes Fairbanks and presses him up against the cage.
Fairbanks lands a nice uppercut.
Fairbanks scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Fairbanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairbanks stalling.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands a shot to the body.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairbanks controls his hands.
Fairbanks wants to stall.
Fairbanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Fairbanks.
Fairbanks scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbanks fails to land.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Fairbanks lands a shot to the body.
Fairbanks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairbanks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairbanks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with the head strike.
Fairbanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Fairbanks controls the action.
Jones tries to work over Fairbanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones digs a right hand into Fairbanks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fairbanks's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairbanks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones digs a right hand into Fairbanks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fairbanks's gas tank.
Fairbanks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fairbanks lands a shot to the body.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fairbanks.
Fairbanks stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Fairbanks wants to stall.
Jones prevents a body shot from Fairbanks.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fairbanks working aggressively here.
Jones misses with some punches.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Fairbanks breaks the clinch.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Fairbanks saw that one coming.
Jones has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fairbanks, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Fairbanks controls the action.
Fairbanks lands with a light punch inside.
Fairbanks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Jones.
Good body shot from Jones.
Fairbanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairbanks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairbanks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fairbanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fairbanks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fairbanks working aggressively here.
Fairbanks misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairbanks presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairbanks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks misses with some punches.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fairbanks pushes Jones back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairbanks lands a right hand.
Jones is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fairbanks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbanks fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fairbanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks controlling the action here for a moment.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairbanks is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Fairbanks 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.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jones tests Fairbanks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fairbanks lands a jab to Jones's midsection.
A cross from Jones lands.
Fairbanks connects with the punch.
Fairbanks throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fairbanks.
Fairbanks slips a straight right by Jones.
Fairbanks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairbanks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fairbanks is keeping the position for now.
Fairbanks lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fairbanks stands up from Jones's guard - Fairbanks perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fairbanks moves out of range of the strikes.
Fairbanks scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones gets a clinch.
Fairbanks pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairbanks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Fairbanks stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairbanks tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fairbanks.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fairbanks fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks blocking some punches.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fairbanks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Fairbanks's head.
Fairbanks has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fairbanks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairbanks tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Fairbanks scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
Jones is leaning against Fairbanks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fairbanks prevents a body shot from Jones.
Fairbanks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones tries to work over Fairbanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Fairbanks pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fairbanks lands a shoulder strike.
Fairbanks throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairbanks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairbanks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Fairbanks gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A short left from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks working aggressively here.
Fairbanks can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Fairbanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairbanks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Fairbanks stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairbanks's elbow.
Fairbanks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 Desmond Fairbanks will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jones pushes Fairbanks up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Fairbanks controls the action.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairbanks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fairbanks backwards.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Fairbanks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks lands with a left to the head.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairbanks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Jones misses with some punches.
Fairbanks misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairbanks is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Fairbanks controls the action.
Fairbanks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fairbanks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fairbanks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Fairbanks scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jones as Fairbanks tries to tie him up.
Chester Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Desmond Fairbanks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Fairbanks.
Fairbanks throws a head punch that misses.
Fairbanks lands with a short shot to the head.
Fairbanks digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Fairbanks tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones tries a body shot but Fairbanks blocks it.
Good body shot from Jones.
Fairbanks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Fairbanks.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fairbanks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairbanks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
A shot in the inside from Fairbanks.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairbanks's elbow.
Fairbanks lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Fairbanks misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Desmond Fairbanks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fairbanks on the inside.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Fairbanks misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Fairbanks.
Fairbanks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Fairbanks controls the action.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairbanks working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones is rocked!
Fairbanks prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Fairbanks finish him?
Fairbanks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fairbanks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones tries to work over Fairbanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Desmond Fairbanks.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fairbanks, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Fairbanks!
Desmond Fairbanks thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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