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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Kenny is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kenny's waist but Kenny gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scott off to one side.
Kenny stuffs the takedown attempt from Scott. Scott gets slowly back to his feet.
Kenny is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
Kenny throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Kenny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kenny throws a head kick but Scott moves out of range.
Scott closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Scott lands in his opponent's guard.
Scott drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Scott jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Scott drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Scott seems to have locked his on tight now - Kenny screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Scott, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Michael Scott!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Rubble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Zhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Rubble!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zhu dives in and grabs Rubble's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rubble pushes down on Zhu's head and hops out.
Zhu tries to clinch up
and Rubble counters by clinching up.
Rubble scores a nice knee to the body.
Zhu takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Zhang Zhu has been cut.
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rubble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zhu is breathing heavily.
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rubble scores a nice knee to the body.
Rubble working Zhu over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Rubble.
Zhu is rocked!
Zhang Zhu's cut is getting worse.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
Oh Zhu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rubble drops Zhu with a big knee straight up the middle! Zhu is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rubble closes the distance looking to clinch
and Zhu counters by clinching up.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zhu seems to have got his legs back now.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rubble connects with a knee to the head.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rubble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zhu takes an elbow to the temple.
Zhang Zhu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A knee to the head by Rubble.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rubble working Zhu over with knees to the body.
Zhu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubble.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rubble lands a damaging elbow.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rubble lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rubble.
Zhu misses with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubble.
Zhu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rubble utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rubble landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rubble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zhu jumps guard but Rubble stands there with Zhu around his waist. Zhu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rubble landing knees to the body.
Rubble scores a nice knee to the body.
Rubble keeps control of Zhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhu avoids it.
Rubble tries a knee to the head but Zhu blocks it.
Zhu misses with a knee strike.
Rubble using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zhu tries to pull guard but Rubble holds him up against the cage and eventually Zhu drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Zhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubble landing knees to the head.
Zhu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zhu takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Rubble.
Nice elbow from Rubble.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rubble lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rubble lands a good knee to the midsection. Zhu won't want to take too many of those.
Rubble avoids a wild elbow strike from Zhu.
Zhu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rubble smiles and moves away.
Rubble fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble drives through and clinches with Zhu against the cage.
Rubble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zhu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rubble walks away with a smile on his face. Zhu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rubble gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhu avoids it.
Rubble with a knee to the head.
Rubble connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zhu's face.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rubble missing with knees to the body.
Rubble tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zhu is trying to break the clinch but Rubble has him pressed against the cage.
Rubble lands an elbow just above Zhu 's eye.
Rubble throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zhu blocks it with crossed arms.
Zhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rubble tries to clinch but Zhu moves out of range.
Rubble is looking to clinch.
Rubble fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rubble has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhu pushes off an throws an elbow but Rubble leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rubble creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zhu's defenses.
Rubble landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zhu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rubble landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rubble.
Rubble landing knees to the head.
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zhu is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rubble gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zhu is trying to force a seperation but Rubble has the dominant position.
Zhu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rubble scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rubble.
Zhu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rubble blocks it with crossed arms.
Rubble lands a knee to the head.
Rubble lands a damaging elbow.
Zhu wants a takedown but no success here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubble obliges.
Zhu wants a takedown.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
Rubble utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rubble misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zhu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zhang Zhu's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zhu throws a leg kick but Rubble moved away.
Rubble tries to clinch up.
Rubble clinches up with Zhu and pushes him back against the cage.
Zhu is trying to break the clinch but Rubble is controlling him.
Rubble has Zhu pressed against the cage, preventing Zhu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zhu goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rubble prevents it.
Knees to the body from Rubble.
Rubble lands an elbow just above Zhu 's eye.
Zhu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rubble lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Rubble.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zhu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rubble lands a nice knee to the body.
Rubble lands an elbow inside that Zhu shrugs off.
Rubble connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zhu's face.
Rubble keeps control of Zhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rubble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rubble working Zhu over with knees to the body.
Zhu tries to pull guard but Rubble won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhu fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Zhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rubble lands an elbow that stopped Zhu in his tracks for a moment.
Zhu wants to get back to striking at distance but Rubble won't allow it.
Rubble landing knees to the body.
Zhu is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubble has double underhooks.
Rubble connects with a knee to the head.
Rubble has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zhu tries to pull guard but Rubble won't allow it.
Rubble scores a nice knee to the body.
Zhu dodges an elbow strike from Rubble.
Zhu tries to land a knee to the head but Rubble blocks with his arms.
Rubble lands an elbow just above Zhu 's eye.
Zhu can't get the takedown.
Rubble crunches a lovely knee into Zhu's ribcage.
Rubble lands a knee to the head.
Rubble throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zhu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rubble has him pressed against the cage.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zhu avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Zhu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zhu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhu tries to pull guard but Rubble holds him up against the cage and eventually Zhu drops back down to his feet.
Zhu fails to pull guard.
Rubble with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zhu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zhu has Rubble pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rubble manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zhu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rubble's brow.
Rubble unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zhu goes for a takedown attempt but Rubble pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubble tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rubble tries to clinch there but Zhu circles away.
Zhu keeps the fight on the outside.
Zhu throws a head kick that misses.
Zhu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rubble closes the distance and clinches.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but Zhu blocks with his arms.
Zhu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rubble landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rubble landing knees to the head.
Rubble lands a knee to the head.
Zhu jumps guard but Rubble stands there with Zhu around his waist. Zhu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rubble lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but Zhu blocks with his arms.
Rubble lands an elbow that stopped Zhu in his tracks for a moment.
Zhu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rubble walks away with a smile on his face. Zhu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rubble closes the distance but Zhu moves to the side
and Zhu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zhu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zhu looking for a takedown.
Rubble landing knees to the head.
Rubble lands an elbow that stopped Zhu in his tracks for a moment.
Zhu fails to pull guard.
Zhu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rubble walks away with a smile on his face. Zhu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rubble tries to clinch
and Zhu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rubble's guard now.
Rubble is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhu throws a strike but Rubble rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rubble content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rubble postures up in Zhu's guard and throws a big left but Zhu blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barney Rubble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zhang Zhu's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rubble has closed the distance and engaged Zhu in a clinch.
Zhu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zhu tries to pull guard but Rubble won't allow it.
Rubble is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zhu is defending well for now.
Zhu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rubble has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rubble working Zhu over with knees to the body.
Rubble lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubble obliges.
Zhu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubble.
Rubble lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Rubble.
Knees to the body from Rubble.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zhu avoiding damage as Rubble throws knees to the body.
Barney Rubble seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rubble landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zhu tries to circle away but Rubble has him pinned against the cage.
Rubble lands a good knee to the midsection. Zhu won't want to take too many of those.
Zhu looking to throw knees to the head but Rubble is blocking nicely.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zhu pushes off an throws an elbow but Rubble leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rubble is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble lands an elbow inside that Zhu shrugs off.
Zhu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zhu tries to pull guard but Rubble holds him up against the cage and eventually Zhu drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Zhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rubble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rubble lands a knee to the head.
Zhu takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zhu jumps guard but Rubble stands there with Zhu around his waist. Zhu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zhu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rubble tries to clinch there but Zhu circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rubble looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rubble moves into the clinch.
Zhu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barney Rubble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rubble tries to clinch up but Zhu circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhu throws a head kick that misses.
Rubble tries to clinch up but Zhu circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rubble takes the fight into the clinch.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rubble is pressed up against the cage. Zhu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rubble down to the mat. Rubble avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zhu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zhu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zhu.
Rubble landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zhu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rubble lands a knee to the head.
Rubble lands an elbow that stopped Zhu in his tracks for a moment.
Zhu takes an elbow to the temple.
Zhu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rubble scores a nice knee to the body.
Rubble lands a knee to the body.
Rubble throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rubble lands an elbow inside.
Zhu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rubble walks away with a smile on his face. Zhu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rubble tries to clinch up but Zhu circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rubble rushes Zhu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rubble lands an elbow just above Zhu 's eye.
Zhu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rubble lands an elbow that stopped Zhu in his tracks for a moment.
Rubble lands a good knee to the midsection. Zhu won't want to take too many of those.
Zhu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rubble lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zhu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rubble connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zhu's face.
Rubble misses with a knee strike.
Rubble lands a damaging elbow.
Zhu has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rubble is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zhu is looking to break free of the clinch but Rubble has double underhooks.
Zhu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zhu tries to pull guard but Rubble won't allow it.
Rubble lands a knee to the body.
Rubble landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zhu tries to break free but Rubble pushes him back against the cage.
Rubble lands a good knee to the midsection. Zhu won't want to take too many of those.
Zhu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zhu is trying to break free.
Rubble lands a damaging elbow.
Zhang Zhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barney Rubble is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Rubble.
Rubble lands a nice elbow.
Zhu tries to break free but Rubble pushes him back against the cage.
Rubble trying to land knees to the body.
Rubble landing knees to the head.
Zhu has Rubble pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rubble manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Zhu tries to land a knee to the head but Rubble blocks with his arms.
Zhu trying to land knees to the body.
Rubble crunches a lovely knee into Zhu's ribcage.
Rubble connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zhu's face.
Zhu goes for a takedown attempt but Rubble pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rubble looks to clinch
and Zhu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zhu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zhu wants to get back to striking at distance but Rubble won't allow it.
Zhu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rubble tries to land a knee to the head but Zhu blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhu avoids the elbow strike from Rubble, against the cage.
Rubble lands a good knee to the midsection. Zhu won't want to take too many of those.
Zhu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rubble lands a knee to the body.
Zhu fails to pull guard.
Rubble lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barney Rubble comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rubble 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Rubble!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Stokes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Stokes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimbo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stokes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Stokes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brandon Stokes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Gracie.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stokes's waist but Stokes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
A good leg kick by Stokes.
Gracie wants to clinch.
Stokes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stokes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Stokes tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Stokes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie tries to move into range but Stokes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stokes.
Stokes looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Brandon Stokes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stokes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stokes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stokes looks to land a right hand but Gracie moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Stokes as Gracie shoots in.
Stokes misses with a looping left.
Stokes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gracie looks for a takedown but Stokes sprawls well.
Stokes feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Stokes throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Stokes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips under a jab from Stokes.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Brandon Stokes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stokes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
A nice elbow there by Gracie.
Gracie throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stokes holds on, trying desperately to control.
Stokes is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes tries to hold on but Gracie postures up.
Gracie lands a heavy elbow.
Gracie in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gracie landing strikes from the mount.
Stokes tries to hold on but Gracie pushes him away.
Gracie tries to control but Stokes wriggling away.
Stokes wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gracie.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stokes is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stokes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Stokes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stokes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stokes is one step ahead there.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stokes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stokes dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stokes misses with a looping left.
Stokes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stokes wants it to stay on the feet.
Stokes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stokes swivels and escapes.
Stokes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gracie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brandon Stokes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Gracie.
Stokes throws a body punch but Gracie moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Stokes misses the target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Stokes.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stokes as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stokes looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gracie slips under a jab from Stokes.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Stokes.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stokes.
A big right from Stokes misses.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stokes's waist but Stokes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Stokes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Stokes is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gracie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gracie moves away from the strike by Stokes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stokes avoids it really well and circles away.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stokes as he jumps to the side.
Stokes slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick by Stokes misses
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stokes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Stokes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stokes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Stokes looking to pass the guard.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Stokes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Gracie tries to roll over but Stokes keeps him under control.
Stokes is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stokes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stokes.
Stokes misses with a leg kick.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Stokes.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Stokes dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Stokes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Stokes circles away.
Stokes throws an overhand right that lands on Gracie's shoulder, as Gracie tries to avoid the shot.
Stokes misses with a low kick.
Stokes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brandon Stokes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Gracie.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stokes. Stokes obviously looking to wear him down.
Stokes throws a hook to the side of Gracie's head but Gracie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Stokes takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Stokes getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stokes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Stokes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stokes throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Stokes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stokes.
Gracie moves forwards but Stokes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stokes misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Stokes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Stokes as Gracie shoots in.
Kimbo Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stokes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandon Stokes is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie shoots in but Stokes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gracie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Stokes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stokes scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stokes throws a combination that misses
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Stokes fights it but they end up in guard.
Stokes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stokes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie throws and elbow that misses. Stokes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gracie's guard. Nice move by Stokes!
Gracie can't keep his opponent in guard - Stokes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stokes is taking a breather. Gracie says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stokes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stokes is trying to control the action in half guard but Gracie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Gracie tries to roll over but Stokes keeps him under control.
Brandon Stokes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stokes is controlling the pace.
Gracie is defending against the submission attempts here by Stokes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Stokes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Stokes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stokes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Stokes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zac Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chuito wichoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zac Brown had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zac Brown!
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, chuito wichoo!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wichoo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A punch combination from wichoo misses.
wichoo lands with a cross.
Nice sprawl there from wichoo as Brown shoots in.
Brown is breathing heavily.
wichoo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
wichoo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
wichoo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
wichoo lands a jab-cross combination.
Brown is rocked!
wichoo connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Brown to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by wichoo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). chuito wichoo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Tickin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kaplan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaplan has chosen Tenderness by General Public as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trent Tickin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dave Kaplan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tickin closes the distance and clinches.
Tickin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kaplan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tickin stops a takedown attempt from Kaplan.
Tickin is working for takedown but Kaplan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tickin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kaplan prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Tickin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaplan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tickin can't fight it off and eventually Kaplan manages to take the fight to the floor. Tickin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tickin keeping full guard, as Kaplan tries to pass.
Tickin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kaplan is one step ahead there.
Kaplan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kaplan throws a big right hand that misses.
Kaplan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaplan is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tickin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kaplan is looking to defend but Tickin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kaplan! Tickin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kaplan taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trent Tickin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jared Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by I give you bass. Donald Draper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jared Richards's chin.
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jared Richards!
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, Donald Draper!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards is looking to clinch.
Richards is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Richards tries for a takedown but Draper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jared Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draper swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Draper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Draper shoots in and bounces Richards off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Draper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richards can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Draper controls the pace.
Draper connects with a couple of short punches.
Richards is trying to control the position but Draper postures up.
Draper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards keeping full guard, as Draper tries to pass.
Draper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Draper working some strikes from top position.
Richards has control of Draper's left arm, preventing Draper from doing any damage.
Draper tries to free his leg and advance position but Richards is retaining full guard.
Draper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Draper throws and elbow that misses. Richards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Draper's guard. Nice move by Richards!
Draper wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Draper pushes Richards off and gets back to his feet.
Draper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Richards circles away.
Richards shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draper counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Richards's guard now.
Draper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Draper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draper looks gassed!
Draper working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Richards avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Draper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Richards pulls Draper in close to prevent any damage.
Draper distracts Richards with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper won't allow Richards to sweep him here.
Draper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Draper looking to pass the guard.
Draper lands a couple of digs.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Richards is on top in guard.
Richards preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Draper wants to stand up but Richards is controlling him.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Draper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Richards has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Draper is looking to sweep but instead, Richards has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draper gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Draper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards tries to clinch there but Draper circles away.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Draper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donald Draper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Richards as Draper shoots in.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draper swats away the attempt to clinch by Richards.
Richards gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Draper to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Richards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Draper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Draper wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draperis looking to pass into half guard but Richards pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Richards is in guard.
Draper is breathing heavily.
Draper wants to sweep but no luck.
Draper wants to improve his position but instead Richards has moved into half guard.
Richards is stalling here. Draper is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Richards seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Draper has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Draper working the strikes but Richards uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Draper lands strikes from half guard.
Draper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Richards is trying to stand back up but Draper is controlling him
Draper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Draper is keen to just control but Richards is a slippery customer.
Richards tries to kick Draper off but Draper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Richards defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Draper.
Draper keeps the fight on the outside.
Draper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Richards avoids it really well and circles away.
Jared Richards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Draper.
Richards tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draper swivels and escapes.
Richards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards tries to clinch but Draper is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richards tries to clinch but Draper moves away
and Draper counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Draper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richards working for a triangle but Draper defends it easily.
Draper throws a strike but Richards rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Richards stands up from Draper's guard - Richards perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper shoots in but no luck this time.
Richards closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Richards decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards tries to clinch but Draper moves away
and Draper counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Richards!
Draper misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Richards holds on for dear life, controlling Draper's posture momentarily.
Draper lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Draper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Richards closes the distance but Draper moves to the side
and Draper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Richards's guard.
Richards is trying to control the position but Draper postures up.
Draper trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards looking to hit a scissor sweep but Draper is one step ahead there.
Richards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Draper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Draper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Draper keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Draper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draper lands a body shot.
Draper tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richards blocks a head kick by Draper.
Richards tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards is looking to clinch.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Draper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards wants to clinch up but Draper keeps it at a distance.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Draper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Draper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Donald Draper has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Draper trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Draper is aware though and is defending well.
Draper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Richards's head.
Richards wants to stand but Draper is controlling the position.
Draper scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Richards is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jared Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draper wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Draper throws and elbow that misses. Richards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Draper's guard. Nice move by Richards!
Richards postures up.
Draper striking off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Draper is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Richards dives into side control.
Draper tries to control but Richards manages to take his back.
Richards is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Draper is defending well though. Richards let's go of the attempt for now.
Donald Draper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draper is trying to get back to his feet but Richards has full control of the position and if anything, Draper has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Draper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Draper 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 Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Draper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zion Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is UB40 - Red Red Wine . Gonzalez has chosen St. Anger by Metallica as his entrance music. Zion Gonzalez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Couture!
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, Zion Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Couture swivels and escapes.
Good standup being displayed there by Couture as he connects with a hook.
Couture lands a body shot.
Couture misses with the combination.
Couture throws a hook but Gonzalez avoids it easily.
Couture fails to land the takedown.
Couture misses with the combination.
Gonzalez moves forwards but Couture connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Randy Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Couture throws a jab when Gonzalez was well out of range.
Couture throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Nice takedown defense from Gonzalez. No joy for Couture on that attempt.
Couture looks to land a combination but Gonzalez avoids it well.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Couture cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez shoots for a takedown but Couture saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Randy Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zion Gonzalez.
Couture misses with the combination.
Couture moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Gonzalez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Couture cracks a nice hook into Gonzalez's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to bum rush Gonzalez with a series of wild strikes but Gonzalez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Couture swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown by Gonzalez or perhaps it was just good defense by Couture which made him look bad.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Couture is trying to defend but Gonzalez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gonzalez is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzalez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Couture is just riding it out for now. Gonzalez eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Gonzalez shoots for a double leg takedown but Couture sprawls well. He's pushed Gonzalez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Zion Gonzalez has been cut.
Couture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Gonzalez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Couture connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture misses with the combination.
Gonzalez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Couture drops Gonzalez with a beautiful combination! Gonzalez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Couture is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez takes one on the button.
Gonzalez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Couture throws out the jab.
Nice shot by Couture.
Couture misses with a jab, cross combination.
Couture misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses the jab.
Couture doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gonzalez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Couture won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Couture is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Couture is pushing Gonzalez's head away, looking to escape. Gonzalez manages to hold on to the position though.
Gonzalez has an Americana. Couture didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gonzalez is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gonzalez hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zion Gonzalez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zane Viren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and that guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Viren comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven Virus - BanYa. guy has chosen Little Drop Of Poison as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Zane Viren could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to that guy's chin.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zane Viren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, that guy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viren misses with a hook. guy ducked under it nicely.
Viren throws a series of punches but guy moves out of range.
Viren's corner calls for a 1-2. Viren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
guy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
guy walks into a straight right hand from Viren.
Viren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches guy on the side of the head.
guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viren throws a right and a left that guy avoids nicely.
Viren lands a nice looking body shot.
guy looks gassed!
guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viren throws out the jab.
A combination from Viren does no damage.
Viren moves into the clinch successfully.
guy tries to break the clinch but Viren is controlling the position.
Viren is working guy over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viren lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down guy.
Viren works on guy's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Viren.
Viren presses guy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viren scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Viren.
Viren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Viren lands a nice shot to the body.
Viren lands a body shot.
guy takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viren throws a blind hook that connects with the side of guys head.
Viren presses guy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viren tries to work over guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Viren.
Viren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Viren.
Viren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viren lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down guy.
Viren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Viren makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Viren.
Viren lands with a light punch inside.
Viren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Viren lands a body shot.
Viren lands with a short shot to the head.
Viren lands a nice uppercut.
Viren gets through guy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Viren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Viren.
Viren works on guy's body with a couple of short punches.
Viren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Viren cracks guy with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short left from Viren.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Viren creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
guy can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Viren.
Viren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Viren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Viren.
Viren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Viren lands a hook that snaps the head of guy backwards.
Viren lands a left hand that snaps the head of guy backwards.
guy wants to break free but Viren has control.
Viren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Viren - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Viren.
A body shot lands from Viren.
Viren lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Viren as the two fighters clinch.
Viren lands a right hand.
Viren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt guy or not.
Viren misses with a hook to the ribs.
guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Viren just stands there and leans against the cage.
Viren digs a right hand into guy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on guy's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Viren.
A right hand to the body from Viren.
Viren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Viren lands with a short shot to the head.
Viren lands a body shot.
Viren scores with a hook to the body.
Viren lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Viren scores with a hook to the body.
Viren manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Viren.
Nice defenses there by guy.
guy misses with a hook.
guy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Viren.
Viren cracks guy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Viren.
guy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
guy takes one on the button.
Zane Viren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viren closes the distance and pushes guy back into the cage.
Viren works on guy's body with a couple of short punches.
Viren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Viren lands a right hand.
Viren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viren stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by guy as Viren tries to tie him up.
Viren scores with a shoulder strike.
Viren pushes guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viren lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Viren.
A short right from Viren.
Viren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of guy backwards.
Viren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Viren pushes guy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Viren lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Viren - that landed with a thud.
guy has had enough of the clinch but Viren keeps him there for the moment.
Viren breaks the clinch.
guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Viren.
Viren cracks guy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viren throws a big shot that misses.
Viren lands a nice shot that snaps guy's head back.
guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viren throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Viren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Viren connects with a looping right hand.
guy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Viren closes the distance and pushes guy back into the cage.
Viren lands a nice shot to the body.
Viren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt guy or not.
Viren lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt guy or not.
Viren can't find room to land a body shot as guy controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Viren.
Nice body punch from Viren - that landed with a thud.
Viren digs a right hand underneath guy's ribcage. guy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Viren lands a left hand that snaps the head of guy backwards.
Viren is trying to maintain a safe position but guy gets an underhook and turns Viren into the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A hook to the body from Viren.
Zane Viren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
guy working aggressively here.
guy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Viren smiles and moves away.
Viren cracks guy with an open hand slap.
Viren is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Viren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viren missing with a left hand there. guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viren closes the distance and pushes guy back into the cage.
guy is breathing heavily.
guy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Viren just stands there and leans against the cage.
Viren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with guy's elbow.
Viren throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Viren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Viren throws a right and a left that guy avoids nicely.
Viren fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
guy staying out of range there.
Viren lands with an uppercut that bounces guy off the cage and back into rage.
Viren connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between guy's hands.
guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Viren.
Viren digs a good body shot into guy's ribs.
Viren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice cross by Viren.
Viren fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
guy ducks under a wild hook from Viren.
guy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viren.
Viren connects with a jab.
Viren moves into range and clinches up with guy.
Viren lands a body shot.
Viren misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viren struggles to land a body shot inside as guy controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Viren.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
guy is trying to break the clinch but Viren is controlling him.
Viren breaks the clinch.
Viren tries to close the distance and clinch up but guy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice uppercut there from Viren.
Viren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by guy.
guy walks into a left hand.
A left lands for Viren.
Viren connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed guy momentarily.
guy slips a jab from Viren.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viren lands a right hook to the body.
Viren wants to clinch up but guy keeps it at a distance.
Viren uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before guy has time to react.
Viren instigates a clinch.
Viren lands a body shot.
guy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Viren.
Good body shot from Viren.
Viren lands a body punch in the clinch.
Viren lands a left hand.
Viren breaks from the clinch.
Viren lands with a cross.
Viren scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Viren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Viren throws a one two combo.
Viren throws a hook to the side of guy's head but guy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Viren scores with a jab.
guy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viren throws a shot from downtown. guy moves away and avoids it.
Viren throws a series of punches but guy moves out of range.
Viren tries to clinch but guy is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Viren looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Viren scores with a push kick.
Viren takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zane Viren is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Viren does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Viren.
Viren slips a jab from guy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Viren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. guy doesn't seem bothered though.
Viren lands with a right hand.
Viren scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zane Viren dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
guy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Viren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Viren, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
guy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Viren throws out the jab.
guy blocks a jab.
Viren lands with a nice body punch.
Viren throws a hook but guy avoids it easily.
guy walks into a stiff left hand from Viren.
guy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Viren cracks guy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Viren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Viren tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by guy.
Viren scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viren is looking to clinch.
Viren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that guy can do to turn this around?
Viren misses with an uppercut. guy saw that one coming.
Viren throws a series of strikes that have guy backpedaling.
Viren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
guy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viren.
guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
guy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Viren with a jab.
guy tests Viren's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viren lands an overhand right.
guy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
guy blocks a jab.
Viren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
that guy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viren throws a series of punches but guy avoids them all with ease.
Viren moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Viren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Viren misses with a hook. guy ducked under it nicely.
Viren looks to land a left hand but guy moved out of range nicely.
Viren is looking to clinch but guy is avoiding it.
Viren throws out a loose jab but guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Viren misses with a two punch combination.
guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Viren.
guy circles away from the clinch attempt.
guy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Viren fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
guy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Viren wants to clinch.
Viren throws a hook but guy blocks it.
Viren missing with a left hand there. guy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Viren.
Viren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
guy misses with an uppercut.
Viren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. guy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Viren displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as guy throws out the jab.
Viren scores with a shot to the body.
guy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Viren throws a jab but it's blocked by guy.
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.
guy ducks under a wild hook from Viren.
guy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Viren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Viren.
A jab from Viren does it's job there.
guy misses with a body shot.
Viren doesn't manage to clinch there - guy circles away.
Viren punishes guy's body with a nice straight punch.
guy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Viren tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but guy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Viren closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Viren scores with a hook to the body.
Viren lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Viren.
Viren lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Viren lands a body punch.
Viren lands a body shot in the clinch.
Viren lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Viren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Viren 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:25
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Viren!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Selwoods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentine comes into the arena with Shutterbug by Big Boi blaring out of the sound system. 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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25
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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23
183 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregg Valentine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Selwoods!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selwoods uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Selwoods shoots in but Valentine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Selwoods tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Valentine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valentine with a nice cross.
Selwoods takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valentine misses with a body shot.
Selwoods is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Selwoods lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valentine circles away quickly and effectively.
Selwoods slips a straight right by Valentine.
Selwoods misses with a jab to the body
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Selwoods.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Selwoods is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Valentine has escaped the position, nice work there.
Valentine manages to get back to half guard.
Valentine works his way to full guard. Good work.
Valentine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Selwoods manages to get himself to full guard.
Valentine passes Selwoods's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Valentine wants to pass the guard but Selwoods is defending well.
Selwoods looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Selwoods looks gassed!
Valentine is looking to take a break and control but Selwoods is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine not doing much here.
Selwoods wants to control but Valentine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Selwoods looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Selwoods is trying to control but Valentine passes into side control!
Selwoods tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Valentine wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Valentine counters with a stiff right hand.
Selwoods fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Valentine avoids it really well and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Valentine.
Valentine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Selwoods manages to avoid it.
Valentine lands with a right hand.
Valentine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Selwoods closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is pressed up against the cage. Selwoods has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Valentine down to the mat. Valentine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gregg Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Selwoods.
Valentine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Valentine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice defenses there by Valentine.
Valentine takes a swing at Selwoods's ribcage but misses.
Valentine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valentine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Valentine scores with a hook to the body. Selwoods takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valentine sizes up Selwoods with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Selwoods tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregg Valentine dominated that round.
That's time! Valentine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot by Valentine.
Selwoods is rocked!
Selwoods drops his hands momentarily. Valentine doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Selwoods staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Selwoods doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregg Valentine!
Gregg Valentine retains his welterweight title!
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