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CoV 104: Jung vs Maddox PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brody Savanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Savanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savanis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Savanis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savanis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savanis thows a huge punch but Banner dodges it nicely.
Savanis throws a strike but Banner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Savanis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Savanis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Savanis gets to his feet. Banner looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Savanis shoots for a takedown but Banner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savanis avoids the head kick by Banner.
Banner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savanis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Savanis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savanis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Savanis throwing shots but Banner is blocking nicely.
Savanis not doing much here.
Banner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Savanis pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner wants to control but Savanis is keeping busy.
Savanis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Savanis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis is pressing down on Banner's thigh, looking to free his foot. Banner is holding on for now.
Savanis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Savanis is keen to just control but Banner is a slippery customer.
Savanis thows a huge punch but Banner dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Savanis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Savanis working over Banner with some ground and pound. Banner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Savanis seems to be looking for submissions.
Savanis is trying to control. Banner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banner trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Savanis 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.
Savanis tries for a takedown but Banner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Banner misses with a body kick.
Savanis misses with a leg kick.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Savanis moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Banner misses its intended target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Savanis, right into the meat.
Banner throws a sloppy head kick and Savanis moves out of range easily.
Savanis throws a combination. Banner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by Savanis.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Banner is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Savanis coming out on top.
Savanis shoots in for a takedown but Banner shows good takedown defense.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Savanis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savanis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Banner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Banner dodges the ground and pound from Savanis.
Savanis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Banner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Savanis trying to control the position but Banner is working away.
Savanis passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Banner!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savanis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Banner?
Savanis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Banner looks a forlorn figure.
Savanis content just to control the position here.
Savanis lands with some strikes.
Savanis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savanis with good strikes from the mount here!
Savanis throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Savanis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Savanis lands a big elbow.
Savanis raining down shots from the mount!
Savanis lands with some strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savanis with good strikes from the mount here!
Savanis controlling from the full mount.
Savanis dominating with strikes here.
Savanis is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Banner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Banner shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Savanis content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Savanis dominated that second round.
That's time! Savanis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Savanis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Banner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Savanis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Banner works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Savanis tries to pass to full mount but Banner defends it.
Savanis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Banner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Still in half guard, Savanis seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savanis lands with a punch from half guard.
Savanis works his way into side control.
Savanis controlling from side mount.
Savanis stands up and beckons Banner to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Savanis fails to land the takedown.
Banner tries a head kick but it misses.
Brody Savanis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Banner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savanis avoids the head kick by Banner.
Savanis fails to land with a series of punches.
Savanis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
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. Savanis connects with a nice short shot to Banner's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banner is trying to stand.
Banner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banner trying to control from the bottom.
Savanis not doing much here.
Savanis works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Savanis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bruce Banner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savanis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Banner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brody Savanis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Savanis 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Brody Savanis!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Brody Savanis!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Brody Savanis!
Brody Savanis wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naruepol Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Hermiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermiston has chosen Rusty Cage as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Naruepol Fairtex has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Naruepol Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Hermiston!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex walks into a jab.
Hermiston keeps the fight on the outside.
Hermiston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hermiston throws a jab when Fairtex was well out of range.
Hermiston shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hermiston misses with a low kick.
Hermiston misses with a body kick.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hermiston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermiston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hermiston looks to throw the jab but Fairtex is out of range.
Hermiston motions for Fairtex to come forward. Hermiston throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hermiston throws a low kick but Fairtex avoids it.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hermiston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fairtex slips a straight right by Hermiston.
Hermiston fails to land with a series of punches.
Fairtex tries to clinch there but Hermiston circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermiston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hermiston connects with a solid leg kick.
Hermiston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hermiston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fairtex circles away quickly and effectively.
Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hermiston.
Hermiston throws a leg kick but Fairtex moved away.
Fairtex moves out of range as Hermiston throws a body kick.
Hermiston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hermiston lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fairtex blocks the body kick.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hermiston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermiston throws the left hand but Fairtex avoids the punch easily.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Hermiston moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hermiston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hermiston tries a low kick but Fairtex avoids it.
Hermiston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hermiston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fairtex backs up against the cage.
Hermiston looks gassed!
Hermiston throws a nice looking combination but Fairtex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Hermiston is avoiding it.
Hermiston looks to land a combination but Fairtex avoids it well.
Fairtex takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hermiston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hermiston swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
Nice body kick from Hermiston.
Fairtex doesn't manage to clinch there - Hermiston circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Fairtex blocks the low kick.
Hermiston misses with a series of wild punches.
Hermiston keeps the fight on the outside.
Hermiston misses with a wild combination.
Fairtex tries to clinch but Hermiston moves out of range.
Hermiston keeps the fight on the outside.
Fairtex tries to clinch up but Hermiston circles away and keeps his distance.
Fairtex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hermiston throws a head kick that misses.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hermiston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fairtex checks a leg kick.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Hermiston is avoiding it.
Hermiston looks to land a combination but Fairtex avoids it well.
Fairtex tries to clinch up but Hermiston circles away and keeps his distance.
Fairtex tries to clinch there but Hermiston circles away.
Fairtex slips under a jab from Hermiston.
Hermiston keeps the fight on the outside.
Hermiston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hermiston misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hermiston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fairtex looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hermiston misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Hermiston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fairtex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fairtex checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairtex tries to clinch up but Hermiston circles away and keeps his distance.
Hermiston throws a right hand that Fairtex ducks under and follows up with a left that Fairtex also avoids with ease.
Hermiston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fairtex clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex trying to land knees to the body.
Fairtex blocking some punches.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hermiston misses with a punch to the body.
Hermiston is breathing heavily.
Hermiston misses with some punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hermiston in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairtex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hermiston has a couple of punches blocked by Fairtex.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Hermiston is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hermiston.
Hermiston swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fairtex connects with a knee to the head.
Fairtex has Hermiston pressed against the cage, preventing Hermiston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hermiston tries to break the clinch but Fairtex is controlling the position.
Hermiston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hermiston throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairtex.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hermiston.
Hermiston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hermiston wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fairtex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hermiston blocks it with crossed arms.
Hermiston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A head punch on the inside from Hermiston fails to land.
Hermiston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fairtex blocks an uppercut.
Hermiston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch on the inside from Hermiston fails to land.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Andrew Hermiston has been cut.
Hermiston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fairtex prevents a body shot from Hermiston.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hermiston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairtex's elbow.
Fairtex lands a knee to the body.
Hermiston is struggling to control the position.
Hermiston throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairtex.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hermiston takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hermiston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hermiston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hermiston has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fairtex blocks an uppercut.
Hermiston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hermiston.
Hermiston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hermiston tries for a takedown but Fairtex manages to get underhooks.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hermiston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hermiston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hermiston tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fairtex just stands there and leans against the cage.
Naruepol Fairtex has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Hermiston.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hermiston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hermiston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hermiston blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hermiston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fairtex putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hermiston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hermiston avoids it.
Fairtex lands a knee to the body.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hermiston's face.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hermiston drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fairtex gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fairtex connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hermiston's face.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Hermiston blocks with his arms.
Hermiston tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naruepol Fairtex dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Hermiston'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fairtex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hermiston.
Hermiston looks to land a combination but Fairtex avoids it well.
Fairtex tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Hermiston is avoiding it.
Hermiston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fairtex moves out of range as Hermiston throws a body kick.
Andrew Hermiston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermiston's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hermiston duly obliges.
Hermiston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch but Hermiston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fairtex tries to clinch there but Hermiston circles away.
Hermiston throws the left hand but Fairtex avoids the punch easily.
Fairtex is looking to clinch.
Naruepol Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hermiston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairtex clinches.
Hermiston goes for a takedown attempt but Fairtex pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fairtex has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hermiston has had enough of the clinch but Fairtex keeps him there for the moment.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
A short uppercut from Hermiston.
Hermiston is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Fairtex blocks an uppercut.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Hermiston fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hermiston is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Hermiston.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Fairtex landing knees to the head.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Hermiston avoids the damage to the body.
Hermiston is trying to break free.
Fairtex keeps control of Hermiston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairtex keeps control of Hermiston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hermiston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Hermiston's ribcage.
Hermiston looking to slow down the pace here.
Hermiston can't break the clinch.
Fairtex looking to throw knees to the head but Hermiston is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hermiston is trying to force a seperation but Fairtex has the dominant position.
Fairtex lands a nice knee to the body.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Hermiston blocks with his arms.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fairtex misses with a knee strike.
Hermiston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fairtex obliges.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fairtex using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hermiston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Hermiston blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Hermiston fails to land.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hermiston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fairtex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hermiston has a couple of punches blocked by Fairtex.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hermiston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hermiston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fairtex moves in looking to clinch but Hermiston pushes him off.
Fairtex tries to clinch up.
Fairtex is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hermiston.
Fairtex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fairtex gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fairtex lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Fairtex.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fairtex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hermiston.
Fairtex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hermiston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Naruepol Fairtex showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fairtex has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Andrew Hermiston!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Andrew Hermiston!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Andrew Hermiston!
Andrew Hermiston wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terence Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cliff Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terence Lee!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee scores with a takedown into Dempsey's guard.
Dempsey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee distracts Dempsey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dempsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dempsey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Lee connects with a couple of short punches.
Lee slips nicely into half guard.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dempsey's head.
Dempsey tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Lee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dempsey wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dempsey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dempsey has his foot on Lee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lee works his way back into a safe position though.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dempsey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dempsey keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dempsey has momentary wrist control but Lee slips an elbow through the middle.
Dempsey looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lee wants to control from the top but Dempsey keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dempsey is breathing heavily.
Dempsey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee distracts Dempsey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee stands up over Dempsey, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lee passes Dempsey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dempsey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dempsey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lee lands a nice short elbow.
Lee lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee 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.
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lee is trying to control. Dempsey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dempsey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dempsey is rocked!
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. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Dempsey's temple.
Oh Dempsey is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lee lands a big elbow - Dempsey is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terence Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen El Distorto De Melodica by Everclear as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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22
192 lbs
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192 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joseph Watson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rogers throwing shots but Watson is blocking nicely.
Rogers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watson defending well though.
Watson tries to roll over but Rogers keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rogers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers wants to free his trapped foot but Watson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rogers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Watson throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rogers walks into a left hand.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Rogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogers checks a low kick from Watson.
Rogers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watson defends it nicely.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Rogers as Watson shoots in.
Watson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rogers dives in and grabs Watson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watson pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Watson darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Watson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with an elbow strike.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Watson scores with a knee to the head.
Watson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Watson gets underhooks to prevent Rogers's takedown attempt.
Watson breaks the clinch.
Watson throws a good cross that connects.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson thumps Rogers with a low kick.
Watson clinches with his opponent.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rogers is trying to defend but Watson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rogers's head.
Rogers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watson.
Rogers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watson is working away from the top position though.
Watson is pressing down on Rogers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rogers is holding on for now.
Watson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Watson dominated that round.
That's time! Rogers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rogers tries for a takedown but Watson circles away easily
and Watson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Watson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogers misses with a jab to the body
and Watson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Watson clinches.
Watson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Watson prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson looking to slow down the pace here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Watson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Watson is pressed up against the cage. Rogers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watson down to the mat. Watson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watson throws a head kick that Rogers semi-blocks.
Rogers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
Watson blocks the body kick.
Jason Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rogers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watson takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson thumps Rogers with a low kick.
Watson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rogers has his takedown stuffed
and Watson counters with a big head kick but Rogers shrugs it off.
Rogers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watson counters with a nice body kick.
Watson keeps Rogers at a distance using the push kick.
Rogers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson closes the distance and clinches.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Rogers is blocking nicely.
Watson trying to land knees to the body.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Watson is looking to slow Rogers down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Watson lands but Rogers takes it in his stride.
Rogers tries to clinch but Watson moves away
and Watson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jason Rogers has been cut.
Rogers avoids the elbow strike from Watson, against the cage.
Rogers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Watson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watson breaks the clinch.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogers looks to clinch
and Watson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rogers.
Rogers avoids the elbow strike from Watson, against the cage.
Watson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rogers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watson with a knee to the head.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rogers scores with a takedown into Watson's guard.
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Rogers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rogers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Watson.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rogers misses with a takedown
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Watson scores with a kick to the body.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson misses with a low kick.
Watson drives through and clinches with Rogers against the cage.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Watson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rogers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watson wants to break free but Rogers has control.
Watson prevents the takedown attempt.
Rogers throws an elbow that misses.
Rogers gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rogers seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Watson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rogers stalling away here and it's allowed Watson to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Watson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson keeping full guard, as Rogers tries to pass.
Rogers trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson wants to sweep here but Rogers controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rogers tries to clinch up
and Watson counters with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watson tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Watson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rogers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Watson is trying to break free.
Watson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Watson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watson misses with a knee strike.
Watson is pressed up against the cage. Rogers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watson down to the mat. Watson 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 Jason Rogers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Jason Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watson.
Rogers tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Jason Rogers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joseph Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson rushes Rogers and presses him up against the cage.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rogers.
Rogers blocks an elbow strike.
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
Watson prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watson 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Joseph Watson!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Joseph Watson!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Joseph Watson!
Joseph Watson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayceon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Anarchy In The UK. Taylor has chosen Put you on the Game as his entrance music. Jayceon Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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20
212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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21
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayceon Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taylor.
Taylor goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Reed throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Reed takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Reed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor lands a nice shot that snaps Reed's head back.
Reed misses with a hook to the body
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Reed.
Reed closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taylor connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed throws a lazy head kick
and Taylor counters with a nice leg kick.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Taylor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Reed doesn't seem phased though.
Taylor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Reed is breathing heavily.
Reed takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor misses the body punch
and Reed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor lunges at Reed with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Reed's hand.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reed on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor is looking to slow Reed down with leg kicks.
Taylor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reed's sensitive parts.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Reed on the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taylor scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor connects with a solid leg kick.
Reed on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Reed drops his hands momentarily and Taylor needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Reed just on the top of the head. Reed drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Reed - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jayceon Taylor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Smoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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175 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Smoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Reed!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smoot throws a head kick but Reed moves out of range.
Smoot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Reed blocks a head kick by Smoot.
Smoot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reed keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smoot.
Smoot moves into the clinch successfully.
Reed escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smoot lands with a kick to the temple. Reed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Billy Reed has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smoot moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
Smoot wants to clinch up but Reed keeps it at a distance.
Reed blocks the body kick.
Reed works Smoot's body with a nice hook.
Reed dips to his left and cracks Smoot with an uppercut!
Smoot moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
Reed takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reed fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smoot checks it well.
Smoot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smoot pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smoot takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smoot has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Reed is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smoot obliges.
Smoot tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smoot landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Reed's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reed looks gassed!
Smoot gets through Reed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smoot has Reed pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Reed manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Smoot pulls guard successfully.
Reed preventing the sweep.
Reed passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Smoot regains full guard. Nicely done.
Reed postures up.
Reed preventing the sweep.
Reed looking to pass the guard.
Reed with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed won't allow Smoot to sweep him here.
Smoot has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Reed is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Smoot.
Reed is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Smoot knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smoot manages to work his way to half guard, despite Reed's best efforts.
Smoot trying to control from the bottom.
Reed trying to mount his opponent but Smoot defends it.
Smoot wants to get back to full guard.
Smoot wants to control but Reed is keeping busy.
Smoot regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed trying to control the position from guard on top but Smoot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smoot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reed wants to control from the top but Smoot keeps moving.
Reed advances position into side control!
Smoot tries to improve position but can't.
Smoot manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smoot trying to mount his opponent but Reed defends it.
Reed wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smoot tries to pass to full mount but Reed defends it.
Smoot is trying to control the action in half guard but Reed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smoot thows a huge punch but Reed dodges it nicely.
Smoot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smoot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smoot lands with a kick to the temple. Reed shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Smoot throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smoot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Reed misses.
Reed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Smoot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Reed's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smoot is looking to clinch.
Reed throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smoot scores with a kick to the body.
Reed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smoot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smoot moves in looking to clinch but Reed pushes him off.
Fred Smoot is winning the standup battle so far.
Reed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smoot tries to clinch but Reed is having none of it.
Reed avoids the head kick by Smoot.
Smoot throws a head kick but Reed moves out of range.
Smoot fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smoot has closed the distance and engaged Reed in a clinch.
Smoot pulls guard effortlessly.
Smoot looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smoot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reed manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Smoot manages to get himself to full guard.
Smoot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reed is one step ahead there.
Smoot working for a triangle but Reed defends it easily.
Reed is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smoot is looking for a triangle but Reed pushes his legs off easily.
Smoot manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reed manages to get himself to full guard.
Smoot pushing down on Reed's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smoot wants to work for an arm triangle but Reed is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Reed wants to get back to full guard.
Smoot wants to control but Reed is keeping him busy.
Reed pushes Smoot off looking to stand but Smoot dives back in and keeps control.
Smoot moves into full mount! Reed won't be happy about that!
Smoot swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Reed is now in Smoot's guard. A big mistake from Smoot there, giving up the dominant position!
Smoot trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Smoot looking for a sweep. Not yet Smoot, not yet.
Reed wants to control from the top but Smoot keeps moving.
Smoot wants to sweep here but Reed controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smoot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smoot keeping full guard, as Reed tries to pass.
Reed postures up in Smoot's guard and throws a big left but Smoot blocks it.
Reed is pushing down on Smoot's leg trying to pass to half guard. Smoot is fighting to maintain full guard but Reed has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reed uses his free foot to push down on Smoot's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Smoot.
Reed is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Smoot is surviving well by controlling Reed's body position as best he can.
Smoot tries to lock up and control but Reed gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smoot working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Reed scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Smoot?
Smoot wants to hold on but Reed pushes him away.
Smoot is looking to improve his position but Reed isn't that keen on the idea.
Smoot is working hard here to advance position.
Reed is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Smoot is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Smoot flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Reed anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Smoot and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Reed slips an arm under Smoot chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Reed has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Reed is squeezing on Smoot like an anaconda would it's prey. Smoot fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Reed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daytona Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Skelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skelter has chosen Helter Skelter as his entrance music. 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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144 lbs
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daytona Fernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Skelter!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skelter slips a straight right by Fernandez.
No joy there for Skelter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fernandez misses with a combination
and Skelter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fernandez throws a push kick but Skelter slaps the foot to one side.
Skelter throws a looping overhand right but Fernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Fernandez misses with a combination
and Skelter counters with a right hand to the body.
Fernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skelter avoids the body shot from Fernandez.
A big left from Skelter misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fernandez!
Nice shot by Fernandez.
Fernandez misses with a few strikes there.
Fernandez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Skelter looks to score with a jab to the body but Fernandez is just out of range.
Fernandez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skelter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skelter blocks the body kick.
Skelter looks to land a left hand but Fernandez moved out of range nicely.
Fernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skelter wants to slow Fernandez down by chopping away at his legs.
Skelter avoids the head kick by Fernandez.
Skelter swings for the body but Fernandez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a body punch but Skelter moves out of range.
Fernandez misses with an uppercut.
Fernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Fernandez.
Fernandez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fernandez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Skelter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skelter missing with a left hand there. Fernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fernandez throws a right and a left that Skelter avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as Skelter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fernandez doesn't seem phased though.
A cross from Skelter lands.
Skelter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fernandez works over Skelter's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice cross by Fernandez.
Skelter throws a leg kick but Fernandez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daytona Fernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandez misses with the combination.
Skelter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skelter lunges at Fernandez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fernandez's hand.
Fernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skelter counters with a straight right hand.
Fernandez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skelter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skelter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Skelter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fernandez throws a series of punches but Skelter moves out of range.
Fernandez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fernandez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Fernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skelter throws a looping overhand right but Fernandez ducks down to avoid it.
Skelter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fernandez throws a leg kick
and Skelter counters with a series of strikes. Fernandez will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fernandez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fernandez takes one to the chin there.
Fernandez misses with a body kick.
Fernandez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Skelter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fernandez.
Fernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skelter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fernandez defending well as Skelter loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skelter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from Skelter.
Skelter misses with an uppercut.
Skelter moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Fernandez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skelter avoids a punch combination nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Fernandez blocks the leg kick.
Skelter lands a jab to the head.
Skelter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fernandez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Skelter has time to react.
Fernandez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Skelter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernandez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fernandez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skelter lands a nice shot to the body.
Skelter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fernandez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fernandez throws a right hand that Skelter ducks under and follows up with a left that Skelter also avoids with ease.
Fernandez checks a low kick from Skelter.
Skelter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fernandez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Fernandez does no damage.
Skelter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fernandez.
Skelter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skelter misses with a wild combination.
Skelter cracks Fernandez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skelter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skelter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fernandez backs up against the cage.
Fernandez looks to throw a body kick
and Skelter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fernandez thinking.
Fernandez misses with a combination
and Skelter counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skelter blocks the body kick.
Fernandez misses with a combination
and Skelter counters with a stiff right hand.
Fernandez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Skelter scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Skelter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Skelter.
Skelter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skelter counters with a leg kick.
Fernandez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Skelter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Skelter.
Skelter throws a big shot that misses.
Fernandez misses the jab.
Skelter misses with the combination.
Skelter misses the jab.
Skelter misses with a body punch
and Fernandez counters with a nice body kick.
Skelter connects with a crisp jab.
Skelter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fernandez moves away.
Fernandez misses with a hook.
Fernandez misses with a double jab
and Skelter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Skelter lands a nice hook to Fernandez's body. Fernandez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fernandez throws a series of punches but Skelter avoids them all with ease.
Skelter swings for the body but Fernandez moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez tries to bum rush Skelter with a series of wild strikes but Skelter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Daytona Fernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandez throws out a loose jab but Skelter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skelter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jimmy Skelter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skelter throws a leg kick but Fernandez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fernandez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Skelter counters with a left and a right that stings Fernandez.
A slow jab from Skelter misses its intended target.
Skelter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fernandez misses with a double jab.
Skelter lands with a nice combination. Fernandez backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Skelter misses.
Fernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skelter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Skelter misses.
Fernandez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fernandez fails to land with a series of punches.
Fernandez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Skelter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Skelter lands a lovely overhand right.
Fernandez throws a one two combo.
Fernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fernandez throws a series of punches but Skelter avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelter misses with a straight left.
Skelter misses with a body shot.
Skelter scores with a hook to the body. Fernandez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fernandez misses with a double jab
and Skelter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fernandez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Skelter counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fernandez misses with a combination
and Skelter counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez throws a combination that misses
and Skelter counters with an outside leg kick.
Fernandez gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Skelter counter with a right hand.
A big left from Fernandez misses.
Fernandez moves away from the strike by Skelter.
Fernandez cracks a nice hook into Skelter's ribs.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fernandez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fernandez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fernandez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Skelter counters with a stiff right hand.
Skelter tests Fernandez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Skelter misses.
Fernandez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fernandez misses with a combination
and Skelter counters with a right hand to the body.
Skelter lands with a nice body punch.
Skelter cracks Fernandez with a good jab.
Skelter lands with a straight right. Fernandez didn't see that one coming.
Skelter slips a jab and a cross from Fernandez.
A swing and a miss from Fernandez.
Skelter checks the leg kick.
Fernandez misses with a combination
and Skelter counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fernandez's knee momentarily.
A jab from Skelter misses.
Skelter thuds his right hand into Fernandez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Skelter cracks Fernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fernandez is rocked!
Fernandez walks into a left hand.
Oh Fernandez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Skelter steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Fernandez is out on his feet! Skelter sets himself and nearly takes Fernandez's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy Skelter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Werner Klemperer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klemperer comes to the cage accompanied by Hogan's Heroes. shannon has chosen yesterdays headlines as his entrance music. Werner Klemperer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick shannon's chin.
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145 lbs
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24
146 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Werner Klemperer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick shannon!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shannon throws a head kick that misses.
shannon throws a series of punches but Klemperer moves out of range.
Klemperer throws a shot from downtown. shannon moves away and avoids it.
Klemperer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klemperer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Klemperer misses with a series of wild punches.
shannon scores with a leg kick.
shannon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
shannon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
shannon tries a head kick but it misses.
Klemperer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Klemperer avoids the elbow strike from shannon, against the cage.
Klemperer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
shannon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
shannon pushes off an throws an elbow but Klemperer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by shannon.
Klemperer lands a shot to the body.
Klemperer takes an elbow to the forehead.
shannon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Klemperer prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klemperer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
shannon looks gassed!
Klemperer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Klemperer. No joy for shannon on that attempt.
Klemperer stuns shannon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Klemperer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klemperer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Klemperer maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! shannon could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Klemperer has cracked it and shannon is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Klemperer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Werner Klemperer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vrajesh Ponnaganti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernie Whit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vrajesh Ponnaganti has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vrajesh Ponnaganti seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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156 lbs
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159 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vrajesh Ponnaganti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ernie Whit!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whit scores with a sloppy right hand. Ponnaganti should have avoided that one.
Whit scores with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whit throws out a loose jab but Ponnaganti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ponnaganti tries to clinch there but Whit circles away.
Whit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whit shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Whit thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ponnaganti is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Whit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ponnaganti hang on?
Whit is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ponnaganti wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponnaganti trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ponnaganti is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Whit punching from mount but Ponnaganti doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Whit with a couple of short strikes.
Ponnaganti wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Whit.
Whit scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ponnaganti?
Whit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Whit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Whit controlling the position easily from mount.
Whit looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whit landing shots from mount.
Whit unloads with some shots from mount but Ponnaganti bucks and avoids them well.
Ponnaganti is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Whit with a couple of short strikes.
Whit lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Whit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ponnaganti is trying to stand.
Ponnaganti is breathing heavily.
Whit lands a heavy elbow.
Whit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ponnaganti hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whit cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Whit lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ponnaganti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Whit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ponnaganti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ponnaganti is rocked!
Whit connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh Ponnaganti is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whit dominating with strikes here.
Ponnaganti wants to get back to his feet.
Ponnaganti seems to have got his legs back now.
Whit landing strikes from the mount.
Whit looking to finish Ponnaganti with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ponnaganti!
Ponnaganti is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ponnaganti takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ponnaganti is in a horrible position here. Whit smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whit putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ponnaganti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Whit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ponnaganti trying desperately to get to his feet.
Whit breaks from Ponnaganti's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whit landing strikes from the mount and Ponnaganti is in trouble!
The referee warns Ponnaganti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ponnaganti tries to buck Whit off but he can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whit lands a heavy elbow.
Whit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ponnaganti can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Whit raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Whit dominated that 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.
Ponnaganti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Whit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whit working some strikes from top position.
Whit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whit seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Whit throwing strikes but missing.
Whit wants to pass the guard but Ponnaganti is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Whit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whit is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whit stops Ponnaganti from standing up.
Whit thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whit darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ponnaganti regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Whit.
Ernie Whit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whit is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Whit with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whit throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whit is looking to work some ground and pound but Ponnaganti has wrist control.
Ponnaganti pushes Whit off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Whit missing with a left hand there. Ponnaganti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Whit closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ponnaganti did well to prevent Whit getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whit stops Ponnaganti from getting back to his feet.
Whit winds up and cracks Ponnaganti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ponnaganti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ponnaganti is trying to stand up here but Whit is controlling him well.
Whit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whit lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponnaganti wants to get back to his feet.
Whit working Ponnaganti over with strikes.
Whit takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ponnaganti wants to get back to his feet.
Ponnaganti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Whit.
Whit working Ponnaganti over with strikes.
Whit is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whit stops Ponnaganti from getting back to his feet.
Whit takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whit thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ponnaganti to regain full guard.
Ponnaganti is looking to stand up but Whit isn't so interested in that idea.
Whit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ponnaganti has momentary wrist control but Whit slips an elbow through the middle.
Whit forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernie Whit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Whit throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ponnaganti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Whit coming out on top.
Ponnaganti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Whit throws a jab when Ponnaganti was well out of range.
Ernie Whit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whit throws a looping overhand right but Ponnaganti ducks down to avoid it.
Whit has managed to clinch.
Whit is working Ponnaganti over against the cage.
Ponnaganti throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whit blocks it with crossed arms.
Whit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whit tries for a takedown but Ponnaganti manages to get underhooks.
Whit looking to slow down the pace here.
Whit lands with a right to the head.
Ponnaganti pushes off an throws an elbow but Whit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ponnaganti blocks a body shot from Whit.
Ponnaganti lands an elbow inside.
Whit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ponnaganti obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ponnaganti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whit is trying to drag Ponnaganti to the mat but Ponnaganti just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Whit drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ponnaganti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernie Whit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whit lands with an uppercut that bounces Ponnaganti off the cage and back into rage.
Whit circles away from the clinch attempt
and Whit counters with a single leg into guard. Ponnaganti didn't expect that.
Ponnaganti is looking to stand up but Whit isn't so interested in that idea.
Whit thows a big elbow that misses.
Whit pushes down on Ponnaganti's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Whit working the head and body with strikes.
Ponnaganti tries to kick Whit off but Whit keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whit throwing shots but Ponnaganti is blocking nicely.
Whit lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ponnaganti wants to get back to his feet.
Whit working over Ponnaganti with some ground and pound. Ponnaganti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ponnaganti taking some punishment here, with Whit in his half guard.
Whit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ponnaganti defending well though.
Ponnaganti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Whit scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ponnaganti looks like he's trying to stand up.
Whit working Ponnaganti over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ponnaganti is looking to escape.
Whit winds up and cracks Ponnaganti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ernie Whit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whit thows a huge punch but Ponnaganti dodges it nicely.
Whit content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Whit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ponnaganti keeps working.
Ponnaganti is trying to stand back up but Whit is controlling him
Whit trying to control the pace.
Whit's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vrajesh Ponnaganti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whit working Ponnaganti over with strikes.
Whit prevents Ponnaganti from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernie Whit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Ernie Whit!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Ernie Whit!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Ernie Whit!
Ernie Whit wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyler Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brian Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox throws a lazy right hand but Jung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Maddox misses the shot to the body.
Jung doesn't manage to clinch there - Maddox circles away.
Maddox works Jung's body with a nice hook.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown but Jung shows good takedown defense.
Maddox throws a hook but Jung blocks it.
Jung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maddox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maddox throws a series of punches but Jung moves out of range.
Jung is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maddox cracks Jung with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maddox shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maddox showed some decent athleticism there.
Maddox is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox prevents Jung from standing back up.
Maddox trying to mount his opponent but Jung defends it.
Maddox is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maddox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maddox is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maddox drops an elbow to the side of Jung's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maddox is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jung sees it coming and defends easily.
Maddox thows a huge punch but Jung dodges it nicely.
Maddox seems to be looking for submissions.
Jung wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants to free his trapped foot but Jung is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jung keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maddox thows a huge punch but Jung dodges it nicely.
Maddox tries to pass to full mount but Jung defends it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jung displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maddox.
Tyler Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Maddox.
Maddox looks gassed!
Jung lands a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maddox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maddox's sensitive parts.
Jung clinches up with Maddox and pushes him back against the cage.
Maddox is working for takedown but Jung is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maddox's defenses.
Maddox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jung is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maddox takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Maddox shrugs off.
Jung prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maddox has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jung scores with a knee to the head.
Maddox drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox dominated that round.
That's time! Jung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jung tries to clinch up but Maddox circles away and keeps his distance.
Jung tries to clinch but Maddox is having none of it.
Jung wants to clinch up but Maddox keeps it at a distance.
Maddox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Maddox misses its intended target.
Maddox swats away the attempt to clinch by Jung.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maddox. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung lands a high kick!
Maddox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jung was well out of range. Poor timing from Maddox.
Maddox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jung doesn't manage to clinch there - Maddox circles away.
Maddox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jung rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Maddox or perhaps it was just good defense by Jung which made him look bad.
Jung wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jung scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maddox keeps the fight on the outside.
Maddox fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jung sprawls well initially but Maddox persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jung is trying to stand up here but Maddox is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maddox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Maddox there.
Maddox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maddox is trying to control the action in half guard but Jung is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Maddox is breathing heavily.
Jung won't allow Maddox to pass to mount.
Maddox missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jung avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Maddox.
Jung on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jung tries to get out of the position.
Maddox wants to advance to full mount but Jung doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Jung wants to stand but Maddox is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Maddox misses with a wild body shot.
Jung defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maddox.
Decent striking displayed by Maddox there.
Jung moves in looking to clinch but Maddox pushes him off.
Jung tries to clinch up but Maddox circles away and keeps his distance.
Jung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maddox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jung.
Maddox circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung is looking to clinch.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maddox postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jung is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maddox, into his guard.
Jung is looking to stand up but Maddox won't let him.
Maddox working a defensive guard but Jung passes into half guard.
Jung tries to stand and escape but Maddox is controlling the position.
Maddox is pressing down on Jung's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brian Maddox will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jung misses with an uppercut.
Jung wants to clinch up but Maddox keeps it at a distance.
Jung rushes Maddox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maddox blocks an elbow strike from Jung.
Maddox drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maddox dodges an elbow strike from Jung.
Maddox turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Maddox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maddox throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Maddox throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Maddox throws an elbow but Jung slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jung is pushing Maddox's head away, looking to escape. Maddox manages to hold on to the position though.
Maddox throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox throws an elbow but Jung slips to the side and avoids it well.
Maddox misses with the ground and pound.
Jung takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jung is trying to get back to his feet.
Maddox is trying to ground and pound but Jung uses the momentary lack of control by Maddox to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Maddox.
Maddox throws a strike but Jung avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox with a flurry of punches that miss.
Maddox throwing strikes but missing.
Maddox makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maddox postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jung is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Maddox, into his guard.
Jung postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung stands and steps away. Maddox gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jung tries to clinch but Maddox moves out of range.
Jung has Maddox up against the cage in a clinch.
Jung controlling the action here for a moment.
Maddox changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jung fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice takedown defense from Jung. No joy for Maddox on that attempt.
Tyler Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Maddox.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox missing with a left hand there. Jung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jung tries to clinch there but Maddox circles away.
Tyler Jung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maddox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jung drives through and clinches with Maddox against the cage.
Maddox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maddox takes an elbow to the temple.
Jung gets underhooks to prevent Maddox's takedown attempt.
Maddox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Jung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maddox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jung controlling the action here for a moment.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jung is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Jung clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maddox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jung moves away.
Jung throws a leg kick which misses Maddox's front leg but catches the back leg as Maddox tries to avoid it.
Jung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maddox.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maddox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Jung.
Jung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maddox swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jung counters with a leg kick.
Jung connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maddox is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maddox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jung tries to clinch up but Maddox circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox shoots for a takedown but Jung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jung wants to clinch.
Jung tries to clinch but Maddox moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maddox throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jung counters with a thumping low kick.
Maddox closes the distance and clinches up with Jung, looking for a takedown. Maddox pushes Jung against the cage but Jung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jung closes the distance and clinches.
Jung stops a takedown attempt from Maddox.
Tyler Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Maddox.
Jung has Maddox pressed against the cage.
Maddox has Jung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Jung.
Jung working Maddox over with knees to the body.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jung landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jung connects with a knee to the head.
Jung lands an elbow inside.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Maddox takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jung - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Maddox wants a takedown.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Jung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jung.
Jung lands an elbow that stopped Maddox in his tracks for a moment.
Jung lands a good knee to the midsection. Maddox won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Maddox looking for a takedown.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jung landing knees to the head.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Jung utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jung lands an elbow just above Maddox 's eye.
Jung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maddox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jung lands a good knee to the midsection. Maddox won't want to take too many of those.
Maddox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Jung.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maddox is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jung pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jung scores a nice knee to the body.
Jung working Maddox over with knees to the body.
Jung lands an elbow just above Maddox 's eye.
Maddox can't get the takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Jung.
Maddox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maddox's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Jung.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jung lands an elbow that stopped Maddox in his tracks for a moment.
Maddox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maddox looking for a takedown.
Jung landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jung.
Jung scores with a knee to the head.
Maddox takes an elbow to the temple.
Maddox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jung lands an elbow just above Maddox 's eye.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maddox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Jung is pressed up against the cage. Maddox has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jung down to the mat. Jung avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jung scoring well with a low kick there.
Maddox circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Jung had his way with Brian Maddox in that 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!
Jung is looking to clinch.
Jung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Jung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maddox's defenses.
Maddox wants a takedown but no success here.
Maddox drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jung pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jung gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Maddox looking for a takedown.
Tyler Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Maddox.
Maddox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maddox is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Maddox is trying to break free.
Jung connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maddox's face.
Jung putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maddox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maddox is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jung taking a breather.
Maddox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jung gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jung with a knee to the head.
Jung landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jung has Maddox pressed against the cage.
Jung working Maddox over with knees to the body.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maddox wants a takedown but no success here.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maddox's defenses.
Jung lands an elbow just above Maddox 's eye.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maddox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jung prevents the takedown attempt.
Jung avoiding damage.
Tyler Jung has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Maddox shrugs off.
Jung stops a takedown attempt from Maddox.
Jung crunches a lovely knee into Maddox's ribcage.
Jung prevents the takedown attempt.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Maddox takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Maddox is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jung pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jung stalls.
Jung lands a good knee to the midsection. Maddox won't want to take too many of those.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Maddox shrugs off.
Maddox drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jung obliges.
Maddox takes an elbow to the temple.
Jung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jung has Maddox pressed against the cage.
Jung with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maddox's defenses.
Maddox drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jung pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jung moves into the clinch successfully.
Jung is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maddox can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Jung.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Maddox has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jung is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jung connects with a knee to the head.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jung landing knees to the body.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jung lands an elbow inside that Maddox shrugs off.
Maddox takes an elbow to the temple.
Maddox drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox wants a takedown.
Jung lands an elbow that stopped Maddox in his tracks for a moment.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maddox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jung lands a damaging elbow.
Maddox takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maddox has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jung takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jung landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maddox takes an elbow to the temple.
Jung lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maddox wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Jung.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Maddox wants a takedown.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brian Maddox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jung lands a good knee to the midsection. Maddox won't want to take too many of those.
Jung lands a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Jung showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jung has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Tyler Jung!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Tyler Jung!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Tyler Jung!
Tyler Jung wins by unanimous decision!
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