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GC 206 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leo Leka (ranked 2230 p4p, 265 weight class) and Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 1764 p4p, 213 weight class). Leka comes into the arena with For Heavy Metal we will die! blaring out of the sound system. Chiarmanda has chosen National Anthem of Tajikstan as his entrance music. Ossilus Chiarmanda is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Leka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Chiarmanda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leka connects with a leg kick. Chiarmanda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've been hearing reports that Leka has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Leka moves out of range.
A big left from Leka misses.
Leka sets himself, and Chiarmanda steps forward looking for the clinch! Leka avoids it this time.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leka.
Leka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chiarmanda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leka circles away quickly and effectively.
Leka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leka avoids the body shot from Chiarmanda.
Leka with a hook.
Chiarmanda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a nice uppercut.
Leka scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiarmanda wants to get back to his feet.
Leka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand up here but Leka is controlling him well.
Leka throwing shots but Chiarmanda is blocking nicely.
Leka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chiarmanda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Leka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chiarmanda is just riding it out for now. Leka eventually gives up the hold.
Chiarmanda looks like he's trying to stand up.
Leka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand up here but Leka is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leka tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chiarmanda knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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. Leka connects with a nice short shot to Chiarmanda's temple.
Leka is trying to control the action in half guard but Chiarmanda is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand.
Leka is trying to control. Chiarmanda wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Leka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leka is looking to advance position but Chiarmanda won't allow it.
Leka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chiarmanda wants to get back to his feet.
Leka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Leka trying to control the action but Chiarmanda is working from the bottom.
Leka drops an elbow to the side of Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand.
Leka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Leka wants to control but Chiarmanda is keeping him busy.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand up here but Leka is controlling him well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chiarmanda is looking for a sweep. Leka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chiarmanda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Leka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leka trying to control the action but Chiarmanda is working from the bottom.
Leka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chiarmanda taking some punishment here, with Leka in his half guard.
Chiarmanda tries to kick Leka off but Leka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leka lands with a punch from half guard.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand back up but Leka is controlling him
Leka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Leka drops an elbow to the side of Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda wants to get back to full guard.
Leka thows a huge punch but Chiarmanda dodges it nicely.
Leka prevents Chiarmanda from standing back up.
Leka seems to be looking for submissions.
Chiarmanda tries to kick Leka off but Leka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chiarmanda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka wants to pass to mount but Chiarmanda is defending the position.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand back up but Leka is controlling him
Leka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chiarmanda pushes Leka off looking to stand but Leka dives back in and keeps control.
Leka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chiarmanda keeps working.
Leka scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Leka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chiarmanda pushes Leka off looking to stand but Leka dives back in and keeps control.
Leka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Leka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chiarmanda keeps working.
Chiarmanda is looking for a sweep. Leka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Leka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leka scores with a head kick. Chiarmanda tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Leka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leka thumps Chiarmanda with a low kick.
Leka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leka swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiarmanda.
Leo Leka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leka tries to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda moves his leg out of the way.
Chiarmanda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Leka finds it's way round the side to connect with Chiarmanda's head.
Leka feints and then cracks Chiarmanda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chiarmanda down.
Leka instigates a clinch.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and pushes Leka back into the cage.
Chiarmanda tries to break free but Leka pushes him back against the cage.
Leka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda connects with a right hand. Leka shakes it off.
Leka gets tackled into the cage by Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chiarmanda lands a hook that snaps the head of Leka backwards.
Chiarmanda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chiarmanda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chiarmanda lands a right hand.
A short right from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chiarmanda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leka lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Leka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Leka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Chiarmanda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chiarmanda tries to roll over but Leka keeps him under control.
Chiarmanda has hold of Leka's hands but Leka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chiarmanda trying to control but Leka postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda pushes Leka off looking to stand but Leka dives back in and keeps control.
Chiarmanda has hold of Leka's hands but Leka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chiarmanda is trying to stand back up but Leka is controlling him
Chiarmanda kicks off Leka and gets to his feet.
Chiarmanda checks a low kick from Leka.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch.
Leka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Leka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leo Leka is winning the standup battle so far.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leka tried to counter with a leg kick but Chiarmanda avoided it.
Chiarmanda clinches up against the cage.
Leka throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda is pressed up against the cage. Leka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chiarmanda down to the mat. Chiarmanda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leka misses with a straight right.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chiarmanda fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chiarmanda, as that shot connected.
Leka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leka clinches up with Chiarmanda and pushes him back against the cage.
Leka prevents Chiarmanda from breaking the clinch.
Leka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Leka.
Ossilus Chiarmanda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leka.
Leka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chiarmanda. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Leka.
Chiarmanda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chiarmanda if he has to take too many more of those.
Leka throws a leg kick
and Chiarmanda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leka is defended easily by Chiarmanda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka gets a clinch.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch.
Leka misses with a body kick.
Chiarmanda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leka.
Leka slips under a jab from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up.
Leka tries to clinch up.
Leka is looking to clinch.
Chiarmanda throws a head kick but Leka moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch up but Leka keeps it at a distance.
Chiarmanda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leka scores with a jab. Chiarmanda acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Leka dominated that second round.
That's time! Leka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Leka scores with a punch to the head.
Chiarmanda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Leka throws a chopping leg kick but Chiarmanda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chiarmanda pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Leka back to the cage. Chiarmanda follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch but Leka is having none of it.
Chiarmanda lands with a good body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Leka. That snapped Chiarmanda's head back.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Leka.
Leka wants to clinch.
Leka doesn't manage to clinch there - Chiarmanda circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leka.
Chiarmanda throws a hook to the side of Leka's head but Leka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chiarmanda takes the fight into the clinch.
Leka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chiarmanda gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda breaks from the clinch.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch but Leka is avoiding it.
Leka throws a series of strikes that have Chiarmanda backpedaling.
Leka throws a big shot that misses.
Chiarmanda tries to close the distance and clinch but Leka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chiarmanda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Leka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chiarmanda misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leka is looking to clinch.
Leka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leka drives through and clinches with Chiarmanda against the cage.
Leka working aggressively here.
Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leka cracks Chiarmanda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up but Leka circles away and keeps his distance.
Leka looks to land a right hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch.
Chiarmanda slips a jab from Leka.
Despite the aggression on Chiarmanda's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Leka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chiarmanda can do to turn this around?
Leka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Chiarmanda misses.
Chiarmanda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Leka throws a leg kick which misses Chiarmanda's front leg but catches the back leg as Chiarmanda tries to avoid it.
Chiarmanda rushes Leka and presses him up against the cage.
Chiarmanda manages to break the clinch.
Leka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chiarmanda throws out the jab.
Chiarmanda checks the leg kick.
Leka gets tackled into the cage by Chiarmanda. Chiarmanda maintains the clinch.
Leka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chiarmanda backwards.
Chiarmanda pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chiarmanda is out of range and Leka settles back down.
Chiarmanda moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Leka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chiarmanda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leka misses with some punches.
Chiarmanda wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is trying to break free.
Chiarmanda breaks the clinch.
Chiarmanda walks into a stiff left hand from Leka.
Leka pushes Chiarmanda away with a front kick.
Chiarmanda takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and pushes Leka back into the cage.
Leka misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chiarmanda.
Leka throws a head punch that misses.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leka.
Chiarmanda tries to break free but Leka pushes him back against the cage.
Leka lands with a light punch inside.
Leka has Chiarmanda pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Leka pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Chiarmanda tumbling to the mat - Leka dives into Chiarmanda's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chiarmanda is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leka is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leka lands a couple of digs.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leka stops Chiarmanda from standing up.
Leka is fighting to break Chiarmanda's control of his arms but Chiarmanda is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Leka won't allow Chiarmanda to get back to his feet.
Leka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chiarmanda is keeping the position for now.
Leka advances to half guard.
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. Leka connects with a nice short shot to Chiarmanda's temple.
Chiarmanda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Leka is working away from the top position though.
Leka seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Leka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leka, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Leo Leka!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Leo Leka!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Leo Leka!
Leo Leka wins by unanimous decision!
A less than humble Leo Leka misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Skog (ranked 3270 p4p, 348 weight class) and Oliver Gears (ranked 4581 p4p, 452 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Oliver Gears!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skog scores with a hook.
Skog has his takedown stuffed
and Gears connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skog fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gears.
Gears is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Skog feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gearss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gears throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skog moves out of range as Gears strikes.
Gears walks into a left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Skog has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Gears checks a leg kick.
Skog cracks Gears with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gears blocks a head kick by Skog.
Skog ducks under a wild hook from Gears.
Gears chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Skog can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Skog tenderised Gears's leg. Gears is trying to keep his angry face on.
Skog keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Skog throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gears to counter with a crisp jab.
Skog throws a body punch but Gears moves out of range.
Gears lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gears takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Skog tries to work over Gears's front leg with a kick but Gears checks it.
Gears throws a series of punches but Skog avoids them all with ease.
Skog lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skog throws a solid leg kick but Gears takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Skog.
Gears rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Skog counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gears throws a series of punches but Skog avoids them all with ease.
That kick from Skog tenderised Gears's leg. Gears is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skog shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gears does no damage.
Gears throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid body kick from Skog.
Gears takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Gears throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice body punch from Skog.
Skog lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Skog works Gears's body with a nice hook.
Skog paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skog.
A punch lands to the side of Skog 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dan Skog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gears throws an overhand right that lands on Skog's shoulder, as Skog tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Skog misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Gears misses.
Skog takes one to the chin there.
Gears throws an overhand right that lands on Skog's shoulder, as Skog tries to avoid the shot.
Gears tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gears keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skog throws an off balance right hand
and Gears counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skog pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gears looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gears uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Skog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Skog slips under a jab from Gears.
Skog throws a right hand that misses
and Gears cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skog tries a low kick but Gears avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gears manages to avoid it.
Gears swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Skog is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Skog connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gears throws a right and a left that both miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Skog.
Gears misses with a body shot.
Gears swinging wildly here.
Gears lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gears misses with a hook
and Skog counters with a nice uppercut.
Skog walks into a stiff left hand from Gears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Skog dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Skog on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gears waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skog.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gears crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Skog - the referee stops the clock and Gears gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Skog. Gears manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Skog.
Skog appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Skog swings for the body but Gears moves out of range.
Dan Skog is winning the standup battle so far.
Skog connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Skog takes the fight into the clinch.
Skog lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skog changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gears fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Skog clobbers Gears with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog throws a right hand that Gears ducks under and follows up with a left that Gears also avoids with ease.
Skog lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oliver Gears is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Gears.
Gears avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Gears on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skog throws a leg kick
and Gears counters with a nice uppercut.
Gears connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Skog's hands.
Gears looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skog staying out of range there.
Skog tries to counter with a takedown but Gears is quick to defend against it.
Gears throws a hook to the side of Skog's head but Skog sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch lands to the side of Gears 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gears lands a lovely overhand right.
Skog is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skog moves out of range as Gears strikes.
Oh Skog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Skog misses its intended target.
Skog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gears throws out the jab.
Skog seems to have got his legs back now.
Skog cracks Gears with a right hand to the side of the head.
Skog is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gears can do to turn this around?
Skog's corner calls for a 1-2. Skog obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Gears lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skog circles away quickly and effectively.
Gears throws a shot from downtown. Skog moves away and avoids it.
Gears takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Skog darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Skog connects with a leg kick. Gears looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Skog throws a sloppy body shot
and Gears counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skog throws a lazy head kick
and Gears counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gears throws a series of punches but Skog moves out of range.
Gears's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gears swings widly with a right hand
and Skog counters with a takedown into side control.
Gears manages to work his way to half guard, despite Skog's best efforts.
Skog not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Skog 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.
Skog throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gears wants to control the action here but instead Skog manages to pass to full mount!
Skog avoids the attempt from Gears to control.
Gears blocking the ground and pound.
Skog throws some wild stikes that Gears manages to avoid easily.
The referee warns Gears that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skog tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gears is squirming around, avoiding Skog's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skog content just to control the position here.
Gears really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Skog looking to control but Gears is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gears is desperately trying to improve his position but Skog has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Skog dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gears ducks right into an uppercut from Skog.
Gears throws out a loose jab but Skog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skog was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gears might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Skog throws a poor cross that misses
and Gears cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gears has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Skog is predictable there
and Gears counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Skog rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gears counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gears connects with a jab.
Gears moves out of range of the leg kick from Skog.
Gears misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skog throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gears was covering up waiting for the punch and Skog finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Gears pushes Skog off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gears ducks under a wild hook from Skog.
Skog moves out of range of the strikes.
Gears misses with a hook.
Gears throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Gears.
Skog gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skog lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gears backwards.
Skog avoiding damage.
Skog lands a body shot in the clinch.
Skog prevents Gears from breaking the clinch.
Skog has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gears after a bit of a struggle.
Oliver Gears has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gears wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Skog lands a left hand.
Skog pulls guard effortlessly.
Dan Skog overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Skog tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gears stands up and waves to Skog to follow him.
Gears misses with the combination.
Skog shoots for a takedown but Gears saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gears throws out a counter right but Skog avoids it with no problem.
Skog swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gears cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skog throws a poor cross that misses
and Gears counters with a nice body shot.
Skog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gears keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Skog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skog moves away from the strike by Gears.
Skog showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gears.
Gears slips under a jab.
Skog just misses with a punch to the body.
Gears throws out a counter right but Skog avoids it with no problem.
Gears tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gears lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skog misses with a low kick.
Skog looks to land a right hand but Gears moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gears throws a body shot but no joy.
Skog swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gears looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skog lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Skog defending well as Gears loads up on a big left hand.
Gears throws a body shot but no joy.
Skog scores with a shot to the body.
Skog scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gears lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Skog with a poor takedown
enabling Gears to counter with a crisp jab.
Skog lands the left hand.
Skog connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oliver Gears comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Skog 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Dan Skog!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Dan Skog!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Dan Skog!
Dan Skog wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Jeremy (ranked 1458 p4p, 179 weight class) and Boris Zhivago (ranked 1281 p4p, 156 weight class). Zhivago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cold as Ice. 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
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Jeremy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boris Zhivago!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeremy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That kick from Zhivago tenderised Jeremy's leg. Jeremy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jeremy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jeremy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zhivago moves out of range of the body kick.
A shot to the body from Jeremy misses
and Zhivago counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeremy scores with a decent looking hook.
Jeremy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zhivago's hands.
Zhivago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jeremy.
Zhivago takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Zhivago lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jeremy lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jeremy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zhivago is rocked!
Jeremy lands an uppercut, right on the button! Zhivago tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ron Jeremy!
An out of breath Ron Jeremy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between DJ Boom (ranked 1231 p4p, 129 weight class) and Bronson Hughes (ranked 1275 p4p, 132 weight class). Hughes has chosen Slam - By: Onyx as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJ Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Boom. No joy for Hughes on that attempt.
Boom lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boom.
Hughes is looking to score with low kicks.
Crunch! Boom slams his shin into Hughes's torso.
Boom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but Boom is out of range.
Hughes throws a poor cross that misses
and Boom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boom punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
Hughes paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boom throws the kick towards the body but Hughes avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom misses with a straight right.
Boom throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hughes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boom.
Boom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hughes misses with a hook. Boom ducked under it nicely.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick
and Boom counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hughes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hughes scores with a takedown into Boom's guard.
Boom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boom keeping full guard, as Hughes tries to pass.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses. Boom uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hughes's guard. Nice move by Boom!
Hughes wants to sweep here but Boom controlling him for the moment.
Hughes pulls Boom in close to prevent any damage.
Boom 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hughes, not yet.
Hughes pulls Boom in close to prevent any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Boom's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hughes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hughes misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom throws a jab when Hughes was well out of range.
Hughes thuds a left hand into Boom's body.
Hughes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hughes throws the left hand but Boom avoids the punch easily.
Hughes connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boom momentarily.
Boom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hughes.
Boom is looking to wear down Hughes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hughes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hughes throws a lazy right hand but Boom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hughes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boom with a jab.
Boom misses with a looping left.
Hughes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boom. Boom obviously looking to wear him down.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Boom misses with a double jab.
Hughes lands an overhand right.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boom as he avoids it easily.
Boom throws a push kick but Hughes slaps the foot to one side.
Boom looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Boom.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boom counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boom misses with a hook. Hughes ducked under it nicely.
Hughes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Boom 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.
Hughes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boom to the mat! Boom manages to get full guard.
Boom wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boom's head.
Hughes scoring with some ground and pound.
Boom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hughes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Boom wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Boom seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boom wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Boom trying to control the position.
Hughes throwing strikes from guard but Boom blocks nicely.
Hughes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hughes.
Hughes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
DJ Boom is winning the standup battle so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Hughes as he connects with a hook.
Hughes lands with a straight right. Boom didn't see that one coming.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Boom is positioning himself well to prevent Hughes advancing to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boom's head.
Boom is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hughes misses with a head shot. Boom uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hughes postures up and lands a big shot to Boom's brow.
Boom has Hughes pulled in close to control his posture.
Hughes trying to control the position from guard on top but Boom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boom is on top in guard.
Our spies down at at LOD: Scrap Squad inform us that Hughes has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants to sweep here but Boom controlling him for the moment.
Hughes keeping moving, preventing Boom from controlling successfully.
Boom engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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.
Hughes wants to sweep but no luck.
Boom looking to sit in guard and control but Hughes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bronson Hughes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes trying to control but Boom is working from the bottom.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronson Hughes 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hughes fails with a takedown attempt.
Hughes ducks under a wild hook from Boom.
Hughes misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Boom wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hughes tests Boom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hughes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hughes misses with a looping right.
Boom fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hughes just manages to avoid it.
Boom checks a low kick from Hughes.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Boom on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom walks into a jab.
Hughes tries to bum rush Boom with a series of wild strikes but Boom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boom misses with a looping left.
Boom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hughes manages to avoid it.
Hughes throws a hook but Boom blocks it.
Boom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hughes.
A counter left hand to the body from Boom misses its target.
Boom just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom throws an overhand right that lands on Hughes's shoulder, as Hughes tries to avoid the shot.
Boom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hughes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hughes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Hughes tries to counter it with a takedown but Boom pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Boom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Hughes.
Hughes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Boom's half guard.
Boom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Hughes seems to be working for a kimura but Boom defends the submission attempt.
Hughes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom controlling the position for now.
Hughes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hughes wants to take a breather but Boom is having none of it.
Hughes is nestled in close to Boom, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well,Boom is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Boom blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hughes.
Boom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hughes is one step ahead there.
Hughes chips away with some ground and pound.
Bronson Hughes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes lands a couple of elbows.
Hughes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hughes landing some decent shots from guard.
Boom wants to sweep but no luck.
Hughes stands up over Boom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boom is trying to keep Hughes in close.
Hughes looking to sit in guard and control but Boom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
Boom trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hughes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Boom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
DJ Boom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Boom keeps moving.
Hughes throws a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronson Hughes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hughes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Bronson Hughes!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Bronson Hughes!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Bronson Hughes!
Bronson Hughes wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Bronson Hughes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Major (ranked 9067 p4p, 743 weight class) and Tyler Erwin (ranked 19909 p4p, 812 weight class). Erwin has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Jack Major has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Major!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Erwin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erwin lands with a right hand.
Erwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Erwin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Erwin is looking to score with low kicks.
Major has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Major scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Erwin doesn't seem bothered though.
Erwin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Major was well out of range. Poor timing from Erwin.
Erwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Major looks to land a combination. Erwin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Erwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Erwin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Erwin wants it to stay on the feet.
Erwin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Major.
Jack Major seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erwin tries to sprawl but Major drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Erwin manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Major keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Major misses with a hook from the clinch.
Erwin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Erwin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Erwin slowing the pace effectively.
Erwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Erwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Majors head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Major scores with a nice short uppercut.
Major escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Erwin lands a head shot.
Major throws a combination that misses
and Erwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Major throws a sloppy head kick and Erwin moves out of range easily.
Erwin sizes up Major with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Major blocks a jab.
Major pushes Erwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Major fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Erwin'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.
Erwin blocks an elbow strike from Major.
Major creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Major breaks from the clinch.
Major fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erwin tries to keep at a distance but Major has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erwin cracks Major with a nice body shot.
Major takes a shot to the head.
Erwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Erwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Major feints a jab promting Erwin to slip. Major then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Erwin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Major tries to close the distance and clinch but Erwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Erwin misses.
A cross from Erwin lands.
Major avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erwin cracks Major with an open hand slap.
Erwin throws a right and a left that Major avoids nicely.
Major moves in looking to clinch but Erwin pushes him off.
Major misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erwin misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Major.
Erwin misses with a looping left.
Major throws a series of punches but Erwin avoids them all with ease.
Major wants to clinch.
Erwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Major.
Major tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Major misses with a wild combination.
Erwin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice shot by Erwin.
Erwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Erwin moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Major fails in his attempt to clinch.
Major gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Erwin.
Major throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Erwin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Erwin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
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!
Major ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Major moves in looking to clinch but Erwin pushes him off.
Major misses with a series of wild punches.
Erwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Major tries for a takedown but Erwin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Major. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Major misses with a wild combination.
Major tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erwin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Major had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erwin looks to land a right hand but Major moved out of range.
Erwin dodges the punch combination from Major.
Erwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Erwin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Erwin cracks Major with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Erwin keeps the fight on the outside.
Erwin slips under a jab.
A cross from Erwin lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Erwin, right into the meat.
Major misses with a double jab.
Erwin scores with a hook to the body. Major takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Major fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erwin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Major throws a right hand that Erwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Erwin also avoids with ease.
Erwin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Erwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Major moves away.
Erwin with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Major moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Major creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Erwin manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Major will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyler Erwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Major moves into the clinch successfully.
Erwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erwin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Major lunges at Erwin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Erwin's hand.
Erwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Major misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erwin looks to land a combination. Major sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Erwin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Major.
Major tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Erwin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Major looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack Major is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Erwin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Major tries to move into range but Erwin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Erwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Major.
Major is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Erwin's half guard.
Erwin controlling the position for now.
Erwin pushes Major off and gets back to his feet.
Major takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Major swinging wildly here.
Erwin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Major swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Major misses.
Erwin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Major misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tyler Erwin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Major, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Erwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Major moves in looking to clinch but Erwin pushes him off.
Major tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Erwin swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A swing and a miss from Erwin.
The fighters circling - Erwin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Erwin works the jab nicely.
Major blocks a jab.
Erwin throws a nice looking combination but Major bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Major moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Major misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Major misses with a double jab
and Erwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Erwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Major is rocked!
Erwin throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Major is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Erwin dodges the punch combination from Major.
Major wants to clinch up but Erwin keeps it at a distance.
Major seems to have got his legs back now.
Major swinging wildly here.
Erwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Major.
Major tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erwin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erwin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Major throws an off balance right hand
and Erwin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Erwin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Major forces Erwin back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Erwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Major misses with a few strikes there.
Major tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Erwin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Major misses with a straight left.
Erwin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Erwin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Major checks it well.
Major slips under a jab.
Erwin blocks a head kick by Major.
Erwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Erwin sizes up Major with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Major or perhaps it was just good defense by Erwin, which made it look bad.
Major has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Erwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Major's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erwin cracks Major with an open hand slap.
A big left from Erwin misses.
Major tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Erwin thumps Major with a low kick.
Erwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Major moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Major thows a leg kick but Erwin checks it
and Erwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Erwin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Major gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Erwin.
The referee calls for Erwin to work.
Erwin tries to land knees in the clinch but Major avoids the damage to the body.
Erwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Major looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Erwin leaning against his opponent.
Erwin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Majors head.
Major misses with a body punch.
Jack Major has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Major tries to throw a body punch but Erwin avoids it by throwing Major back against the cage.
Major misses with a punch on the inside.
Erwin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Major avoids it.
Major's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Major lands an overhand right.
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!
Major displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erwin throws out the jab.
Erwin throws an overhand right that lands on Major's shoulder, as Major tries to avoid the shot.
Erwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Major wants to clinch.
Major misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erwin dodges the punch combination from Major.
A slapping leg kick lands for Erwin.
Major wants to clinch up but Erwin keeps it at a distance.
Major throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erwin looks to land a combination but Major avoids it well.
Major throws a series of punches but Erwin moves out of range.
Major slips under a jab from Erwin.
Some wild striking there from Major.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Erwin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Major rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Erwin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Erwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Erwin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Major.
Major defending well as Erwin loads up on a big left hand.
Major pivots, looking for a leg kick but Erwin is out of range and Major settles back down.
Major takes one on the button.
An inside leg kick from Erwin misses.
Major went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Major throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Erwin.
Erwin gets tackled into the cage by Major. Major maintains the clinch.
Erwin can't find room to land a body shot as Major controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Major lands a hook that snaps the head of Erwin backwards.
A short uppercut from Erwin.
Erwin gets through Major's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyler Erwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Erwin presses Major against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Erwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Erwin there.
Jack Major has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donk. Erwin catches Major right on the button with a cross.
Erwin misses with a few strikes there.
Erwin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Erwin blocks a head kick by Major.
Major has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Major throws a right and a left that Erwin avoids nicely.
Major throws a series of punches but Erwin avoids them all with ease.
Major swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Erwin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Erwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Erwin 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Tyler Erwin!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Tyler Erwin!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Tyler Erwin!
Tyler Erwin wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyler Erwin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Cricket (ranked 3475 p4p, 448 weight class) and Evan Payton (ranked 2397 p4p, 328 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Rick Cricket has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Rick Cricket seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Cricket!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Payton!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Payton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Payton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cricket's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Payton trying to control but Cricket is working from the bottom.
Cricket wants to stand but Payton is controlling the position.
Cricket keeping moving, preventing Payton from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricket can't keep his opponent in guard - Payton advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Payton is trying to work for a kimura but Cricket is defending well.
Cricket looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton is working for a submission of some sort.
Cricket is looking to escape.
Payton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Payton wants to free his trapped foot but Cricket is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Payton stops Cricket from getting back to his feet.
Payton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cricket sees it coming and defends easily.
Payton stops Cricket from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Payton works his foot free and advances to mount.
Payton takes Cricket's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Cricket is in trouble.
Cricket is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cricket showing good submission defense here.
Cricket is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Cricket fending off the submission attempt from Payton.
Cricket is trying to stand back up.
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.
Payton patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cricket is trying to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Payton is looking for the choke from the back position but Cricket is controlling his hands well.
Cricket trying to get back to his feet but Payton is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Payton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cricket.
Cricket paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Payton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Payton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cricket.
Cricket fails to land with a series of punches.
Payton jabs at Cricket's body.
Payton blocks a head kick by Cricket.
Cricket fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payton looks for a takedown but Cricket sprawls well.
Cricket scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Payton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cricket's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cricket wants to stand but Payton is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payton 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.
Cricket wants to stand and escape but Payton is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Payton looking to pass the guard.
Payton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cricket wants to get back to his feet but Payton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Payton wants to control from the top but Cricket keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Payton misses with a takedown attempt - Cricket sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Payton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cricket is looking to counter punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Payton is defended easily by Cricket.
Rick Cricket has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan Payton.
Payton scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricket thuds his right hand into Payton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cricket avoids the body shot from Payton.
Rick Cricket is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Payton.
Payton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cricket fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payton lands with a nice body punch.
Cricket throws a series of punches but Payton avoids them all with ease.
Payton scores with a jab. Cricket acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rick Cricket is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cricket doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Payton shoots in looking for a takedown but Cricket manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Payton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Cricket.
A chopping leg kick lands by Payton.
Payton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cricket pinned against the cage. Cricket gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A little feinted left hand from Cricket on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Payton swings for the body but Cricket moves out of range.
Cricket tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Cricket and sends Payton crashing to the mat! Cricket follows him down to the mat - Payton regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Payton is rocked!
Payton trying to control from the bottom.
Payton is still in real trouble! Can Cricket finish him?
Cricket scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Payton seems to have recovered his senses.
Payton is looking for a sweep. Cricket is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Payton is pressing down on Cricket's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Payton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cricket trying to control the position from guard on top but Payton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Cricket's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Cricket works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payton is not content to let Cricket control the position.
Cricket is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Payton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Payton felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Payton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Payton tries to roll over but Cricket keeps him under control.
Cricket seems to be looking for submissions.
Cricket trying to pass the guard but Payton defending well.
Payton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cricket wants to control from the top but Payton keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Cricket dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cricket slips a jab and a cross from Payton.
Payton throws out a loose jab but Cricket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Payton misses with a double jab.
Cricket lands a two punch combo.
Cricket slips a jab and a cross from Payton.
Cricket showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payton.
Cricket throws a series of punches but Payton avoids them all with ease.
Payton slips under a jab from Cricket.
Payton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cricket drops Payton with a big left hand and mounts him. Payton is in big trouble!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cricket moves to the back position.
The referee is taking a good look at Payton as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Cricket!
Payton trying to control the position but Cricket manages to sink in the hooks.
Cricket is hanging on to Payton's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricket struggling to keep hold of the position.
Payton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Will Cricket go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Payton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Payton trying to control from the bottom.
Payton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cricket is looking for a kimura but Payton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cricket to get the leverage.
Payton is looking to control Cricket's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Payton avoid being mounted?
Cricket passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Payton!
Cricket working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton is looking to get to half guard.
Cricket controlling the pace for now.
Payton is working to get back to half guard.
Payton is still trying to improve position.
Cricket scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Payton?
Cricket scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Payton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payton wants to hold on but Cricket pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cricket seems to be working for a kimura but Payton defends the submission attempt.
Well, if Cricket 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.
Evan Payton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Payton is looking to improve his position.
Payton punching from the bottom.
Payton is looking for a sweep. Cricket is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cricket is trying to control the action in half guard but Payton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Payton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Payton is pressing down on Cricket's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Payton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cricket gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Payton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cricket wants to control from the top but Payton keeps moving.
Cricket stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Payton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cricket trying to control but Payton is working from the bottom.
Cricket 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.
Rick Cricket is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cricket wants to pass the guard but Payton is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Cricket showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cricket 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Rick Cricket!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Rick Cricket!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Rick Cricket!
Rick Cricket wins by unanimous decision!
Rick Cricket was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Esposito (ranked 1143 p4p, 169 weight class) and Francisco Antonio Laureana (ranked 3540 p4p, 454 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Antonio Laureana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laureana cracks Esposito with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Laureana shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Esposito but Esposito pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Esposito connects with a solid leg kick.
Laureana avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Esposito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laureana.
Esposito takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laureana scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laureana lands with a good body shot.
Esposito on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laureana throws a jab but it's blocked by Esposito.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esposito connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Francisco Antonio Laureana has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laureana.
Esposito was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Esposito takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Esposito slips under a jab.
Laureana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Esposito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laureana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito throws a quick counter head kick but Laureana was just out of range.
Laureana lands with a nice body punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Esposito.
Laureana throws a big shot that misses.
Esposito appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Esposito is looking to slow Laureana down with leg kicks.
Esposito scores with a jab to the head.
Laureana throws a hook to the side of Esposito's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Esposito swings for the body but Laureana moves out of range.
Laureana swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Esposito.
Esposito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Laureana finds it's way round the side to connect with Esposito's head.
Laureana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Laureana fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Esposito walks into a stiff left hand from Laureana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laureana shoots in and bounces Esposito off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Esposito wants to sweep here but Laureana controlling him for the moment.
Laureana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Laureana preventing the sweep.
Laureana is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Laureana scoring with punches to the head and body.
Esposito looking for a sweep. Not yet Esposito, not yet.
Laureana throwing strikes from guard but Esposito blocks nicely.
Laureana throws a strike but Esposito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laureana looking for a sweep. Not yet Laureana, not yet.
Laureana is looking for a triangle but Esposito pushes his legs off easily.
Esposito trying to control but Laureana is working from the bottom.
Laureana is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Esposito avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Laureana is on top in guard.
Laureana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laureana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Laureana is looking to work some ground and pound but Esposito has wrist control.
Esposito trying to keep a closed guard but Laureana is proving a slippery customer.
Laureana trying to control the position from guard on top but Esposito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Laureana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Laureana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Laureana throwing strikes but missing.
Laureana trying to control the position from guard on top but Esposito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laureana throwing strikes from guard but Esposito blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Antonio Laureana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Francisco Antonio Laureana's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Esposito throws a body kick that misses.
Laureana swinging wildly here.
Laureana throws a hook to the side of Esposito's head but Esposito sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laureana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Esposito throws out the jab.
Francisco Antonio Laureana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laureana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as Laureana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Esposito doesn't seem phased though.
Laureana throws a lazy right hand but Esposito sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laureana swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
As Laureana backs away, Esposito returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Esposito scores with a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Laureana blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana looks to score with a jab to the body but Esposito is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Esposito misses the target.
Esposito throws a hook but Laureana blocks it.
Esposito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laureana.
Decent striking displayed by Laureana there.
A low kick from Esposito misses
and Laureana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laureana lands with a good body shot.
Laureana's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Laureana duly obliges.
Laureana connects with the punch.
Esposito digs a good hook to Laureana's body.
Esposito misses with an uppercut. Laureana saw that one coming.
Esposito swings for the body but Laureana moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Laureana! But no joy.
Esposito throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Laureana.
Laureana connects with the punch.
Javier Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laureana lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laureana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Laureana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laureana catches Esposito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Esposito moves out of range of the strikes.
Esposito misses with a kick to the body
and Laureana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laureana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laureana takes a swing at Esposito's ribcage but misses.
Laureana misses with an uppercut.
Laureana looks to land a left hand but Esposito moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Laureana.
Esposito fires out a quick counter leg kick but Laureana just manages to avoid it.
Esposito misses with a head kick.
Laureana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esposito.
Laureana misses with an uppercut. Esposito saw that one coming.
Laureana lands with a cross.
Laureana checks a leg kick nicely.
Esposito misses with a looping right.
Laureana doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Laureana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Esposito was well out of range. Poor timing from Laureana.
Esposito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Laureana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Esposito throws a leg kick
enabling Laureana to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Esposito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laureana lands a lovely overhand right.
Laureana looks to land a right hand but Esposito moved out of range.
Esposito quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Esposito defending well as Laureana loads up on a big left hand.
Laureana lands with an uppercut that bounces Esposito off the cage and back into range.
Laureana misses the shot to the body.
Esposito appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Esposito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laureana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Esposito under the eye.
Laureana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Esposito looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Esposito misses with a body kick.
Laureana misses with a straight left.
Laureana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Esposito.
Laureana scores with a hook to the body. Esposito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laureana scores with a jab to the body.
Esposito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laureana checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by Laureana.
Esposito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Esposito moves out of range of the strikes.
Esposito swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Laureana catches Esposito with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Esposito takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laureana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Esposito eats them both and turns towards Laureana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Laureana lands a jab to the head.
Esposito throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laureana is looking for the big counter here.
Esposito motions for Laureana to come forward. Esposito throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laureana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Esposito slips a straight right by Laureana.
Esposito misses with a straight right.
Laureana throws a big shot that misses.
Laureana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Antonio Laureana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Francisco Antonio Laureana's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Laureana walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Esposito throws a low kick but Laureana avoids it.
Laureana connects with a nice looking jab.
Laureana lands a body shot.
Esposito looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Laureana checks a low kick from Esposito.
Laureana lands with an overhand left.
Laureana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laureana slips a jab from Esposito.
Laureana looks to throw the jab but Esposito is out of range.
Laureana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laureana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laureana throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
Laureana checks a leg kick.
Laureana ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Francisco Antonio Laureana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Laureana as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laureana misses with a hook. Esposito ducked under it nicely.
Laureana swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Laureana thuds his right hand into Esposito's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laureana tests Esposito's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Esposito throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Esposito looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Esposito listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Esposito scores with a shot to the body.
Laureana shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laureana not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Laureana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Esposito tries to roll over but Laureana keeps him under control.
Javier Esposito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito regains full guard. Nicely done.
Esposito managing to control the position.
Laureana scoring with some ground and pound.
Esposito preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Laureana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Esposito keeping moving, preventing Laureana from controlling successfully.
Laureana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Esposito can't keep his opponent in guard - Laureana advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Laureana prevents Esposito from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Esposito moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Laureana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Francisco Antonio Laureana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Esposito trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Laureana throws a big right hand that misses.
Esposito is looking for a triangle but Laureana pushes his legs off easily.
Laureana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Laureana throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Esposito trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Laureana throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Esposito to counter with a crisp jab.
Laureana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Laureana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Esposito throws a leg kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Laureana there.
Esposito tries to score with a low kick but Laureana moves his leg out of the way.
Esposito misses with an attempted mid kick.
Esposito misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Laureana on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laureana darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Laureana lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Antonio Laureana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laureana 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Francisco Antonio Laureana!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Francisco Antonio Laureana!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Francisco Antonio Laureana!
Francisco Antonio Laureana wins by unanimous decision!
Francisco Antonio Laureana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Dahlberg (ranked 4971 p4p, 572 weight class) and Repa Tiitti (ranked 4615 p4p, 547 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tiitti's choice of entrance music: AC/DC Back in Black . Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Dahlberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Repa Tiitti!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahlberg takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tiitti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dahlberg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiitti misses with a few strikes there.
Dahlberg wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiitti throws a lazy head kick
and Dahlberg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dahlberg pushes Tiitti up against the cage in a clinch.
Dahlberg keeps control of Tiitti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dahlberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tiitti is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dahlberg is keeping busy.
Dahlberg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiitti manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiitti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiitti misses with a shot to the body
and Dahlberg counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Dahlberg lands.
Dahlberg connects with the punch.
Tiitti shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tiitti showed some decent athleticism there.
Dahlberg makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johan Dahlberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahlberg misses with a wild body shot.
Dahlberg slips a jab and a cross from Tiitti.
Dahlberg clinches up with Tiitti and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiitti is trying to force a seperation but Dahlberg has the dominant position.
Tiitti blocks a body shot from Dahlberg.
Dahlberg breaks the clinch.
Dahlberg bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tiitti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tiitti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiitti throws a hook to the side of Dahlberg's head but Dahlberg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dahlberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahlberg misses with a head kick.
Nice shot by Dahlberg.
Tiitti is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tiitti shoots and misses
and Dahlberg counters with a low kick, right behind Tiitti 's knee.
Tiitti is still on wobbly legs! Can Dahlberg finish him?
Tiitti walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Tiitti limp body while Dahlberg jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan Dahlberg!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Roberts (ranked 2284 p4p, 215 weight class) and Balbus Michael (ranked 1882 p4p, 186 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balbus Michael!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Michael cracks Roberts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roberts is defended easily by Michael.
Good exchange - Michael coming out on top.
Roberts misses with a takedown attempt - Michael sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Roberts dives in and grabs Michael's left leg, looking for a takedown. Michael pushes down on Roberts's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michael lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Michael scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts shoots for a takedown but Michael saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Balbus Michael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michael scores with a jab to the body.
Michael lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael cracks Roberts with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Michael fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Michael looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Michael has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Michael thuds a left hand into Roberts's body.
Michael throws a shot to the body.
Roberts darts in looking for a takedown but Michael gets double underhooks and turns Roberts into the cage.
Michael misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Michael. Those never looked like landing.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Michael counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberts with a poor takedown
and Michael counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roberts's knee momentarily.
Michael lands a head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Michael.
Michael feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Michael sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Michael is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Balbus Michael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michael scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael scores with a leg kick.
Michael moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Michael to work.
Roberts manages to pull guard.
Michael content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Michael looking to pass the guard.
Roberts wants to stand up but Michael is controlling him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Michael, right into the meat.
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.
Michael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Michael connects with a single shot there.
Roberts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michael circles away.
Michael uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michael lands a front kick.
Michael with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Michael lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Michael as Roberts shoots in.
Michael cracks the inside of Roberts's front leg.
Michael lands a nice hook to Roberts's body. Roberts takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Michael counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michael lands a leg kick that knocks Roberts off balance momentarily.
Michael lands the left hand.
Roberts is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Michael.
Roberts's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Michael connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roberts scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balbus Michael dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Michael.
Roberts drops his hands momentarily and Michael takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot lands for Michael.
Michael throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roberts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roberts stopping the sweep attempt from Michael.
Roberts looking to sit in guard and control but Michael gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Michael from controlling successfully.
Roberts pushes Michael off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michael feints a jab promting Roberts to slip. Michael then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Roberts slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Michael lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roberts doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roberts there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good leg kick by Michael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Michael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Balbus Michael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roberts takes one on the button.
Michael tries to clinch up but Roberts circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Michael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Roberts has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roberts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Michael sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roberts somewhat.
Roberts walks into a stiff left hand from Michael.
Roberts takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts looks for a takedown but Michael sprawls well.
Michael fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberts, pushing him back against the cage.
Michael scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Michael leaning against his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Michael obliges.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Michael won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michael makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michael using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Michael crunches a lovely knee into Roberts's ribcage.
Roberts is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roberts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Michael lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Michael taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Michael scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michael has Roberts pushed against the cage.
Roberts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michael walks away with a smile on his face. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michael throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick from Michael lands but Roberts takes it in his stride.
Good exchange - Michael coming out on top.
Roberts is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Michael.
That kick from Michael tenderised Roberts's leg. Roberts is trying to keep his angry face on.
Michael lands a body shot.
Michael cracks Roberts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michael.
A left and a right from Michael both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Michael as he avoids it easily.
Michael jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michael has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to take the fight to the mat but Michael manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Roberts jumps guard but Michael turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Michael stalling.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Michael.
Roberts has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Michael avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Michael lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Michael lands a left hand.
Michael digs a right hand into Roberts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roberts's gas tank.
Roberts tries to score a body lock takedown but Michael shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michael is stalling here.
Michael throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertss head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Michael to keep the fight standing.
Roberts can't get the takedown.
Roberts goes for a takedown attempt but Michael pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Michael lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balbus Michael showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Michael sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from Michael.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Michael, right into the meat.
Michael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Michael throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roberts.
Roberts sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Michael jabs Roberts right on the nose. Roberts blinks but takes it well.
Roberts looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Michael closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts avoiding damage as Michael throws knees to the body.
Roberts drags the fight down to the ground.
Michael is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Michael has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michael stands up and waves to Roberts to follow him.
Michael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roberts has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Michael.
Michael scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Michael. That's going to slow Roberts down.
Roberts doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Michael lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michael is looking to slow Roberts down with leg kicks.
Roberts takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Michael uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches up with Michael, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes Michael against the cage but Michael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Michael throws out a counter right but Roberts avoids it with no problem.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown but Michael manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Roberts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Roberts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michael lands with a shot to the body.
Michael has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roberts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jeff Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Michael lands a leg kick that knocks Roberts off balance momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roberts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts shoots for a takedown but Michael saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michael.
Michael scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Michael.
Michael lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roberts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Michael appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Roberts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but Michael shows good takedown defense.
Michael lands a body shot.
Michael throws out a powerful jab.
Roberts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Michael.
Michael lands a high kick!
Roberts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Michael sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A right-left combo lands from Michael.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michael's jab looks to have found its range, popping Roberts under the eye.
Michael lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Balbus Michael is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Robertss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roberts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Michael to score with a decent uppercut.
Michael moves in looking to clinch but Roberts pushes him off.
Roberts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Michael pinned against the cage. Michael gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Michael connects with a high kick.
Michael lands a lovely overhand right.
Roberts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Michael sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Michael's waist but Michael gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Jeff Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balbus Michael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Michael 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Balbus Michael!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Balbus Michael!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Balbus Michael!
Balbus Michael wins by unanimous decision!
Balbus Michael tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Seinfeld (ranked 942 p4p, 130 weight class) and Chris Fda (ranked 1254 p4p, 166 weight class). Fda has chosen Hate Me Now as his entrance music. 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, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Jerome Seinfeld!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fda!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seinfeld throws a low kick but Fda avoids it.
Fda looks to land a left hand but Seinfeld moved out of range nicely.
Fda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fda cracks a nice hook into Seinfeld's ribs.
Fda walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seinfeld checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It looked like Seinfeld wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fda moves out of range as Seinfeld throws a body kick.
Seinfeld slips a jab from Fda.
Seinfeld looks to land a left hand but Fda moved out of range nicely.
Fda tries a head kick but it misses.
Fda missing with a left hand there. Seinfeld was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fda tries to clinch up but Seinfeld circles away and keeps his distance.
Seinfeld gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seinfeld misses with some punches.
We've been informed that Fda has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Seinfeld digs a right hand into Fda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fda's gas tank.
Seinfeld is looking to break free of the clinch but Fda has double underhooks.
Seinfeld misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Fda.
Fda throws a head punch that misses.
Fda is working for takedown but Seinfeld is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fda lands with a left to the head.
Seinfeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Fda.
A hook to the body from Fda.
Seinfeld has Fda pressed against the cage.
Seinfeld lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seinfeld keeps the fight on the outside.
Seinfeld lands with an uppercut that bounces Fda off the cage and back into range.
Fda throws a body punch but Seinfeld moves out of range.
Fda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fda throws a sloppy body shot
and Seinfeld counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fda misses with a wild body shot.
Fda loads up on a big right hand but Seinfeld slips the punch.
Seinfeld connects with the punch.
Seinfeld is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fda lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fda feints and then cracks Seinfeld's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seinfeld down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Seinfeld blocks the low kick.
Fda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seinfeld throws out the jab.
Seinfeld throws a shot from downtown. Fda moves away and avoids it.
Fda slips a jab from Seinfeld.
Fda tries a quick counter leg kick but Seinfeld is wise to it.
Fda digs a good body shot into Seinfeld's ribs.
Fda misses with a low kick.
Seinfeld connects with a right hand. Fda shakes it off.
Seinfeld uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fda.
Fda lands a jab to Seinfeld's midsection.
Fda throws out a loose jab but Seinfeld uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seinfeld throws out a loose jab but Fda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fda appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seinfeld slips a straight right by Fda.
Fda just misses with a punch to the body.
Jerome Seinfeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fda digs a good body shot into Seinfeld's ribs.
Fda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seinfeld.
Fda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Seinfeld rather than just go for the knockout.
A big right from Seinfeld misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fda misses with a right hand
and Seinfeld counters with a nice uppercut.
Fda scores with a hook.
Seinfeld rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Seinfeld throws a low kick but Fda moves out of range easily.
Fda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seinfeld doesn't seem bothered though.
Fda misses the jab.
Fda throws a body punch but Seinfeld moves out of range.
Fda is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fda. That's going to slow Seinfeld down.
Seinfeld throws a right hand that misses
and Fda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seinfeld misses with a hook to the body
and Fda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Seinfeld throws a sloppy head kick and Fda moves out of range easily.
Fda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seinfeld moves away.
Fda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jerome Seinfeld seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seinfeld takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice takedown defense from Seinfeld. No joy for Fda on that attempt.
A jab from Fda misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fda lands with an uppercut that bounces Seinfeld off the cage and back into range.
Fda misses the shot to the body.
Fda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seinfeld.
Fda throws a body punch but Seinfeld moves out of range.
Fda throws a looping overhand right but Seinfeld ducks down to avoid it.
Fda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seinfeld.
Seinfeld is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Seinfeld takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Seinfeld takes one to the side of the head.
Seinfeld rushes Fda and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fda looking to slow down the pace here.
Fda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fda manages to break the clinch.
Fda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Seinfeld!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Fda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fda fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fda lands a nice looking body shot.
Fda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That kick from Fda tenderised Seinfeld's leg. Seinfeld is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seinfeld throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chris Fda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seinfeld avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A lazy left from Seinfeld finds it's target.
Seinfeld changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seinfeld misses with a hook. Fda ducked under it nicely.
Fda misses with a hook.
Fda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seinfeld misses with a jab to the body
and Fda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seinfeld throws out a loose jab but Fda uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Fda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seinfeld looks for the body kick but Fda saw that one coming.
Fda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Seinfeld falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fda closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Seinfeld to the mat! Seinfeld manages to get full guard.
Fda stands and throws Seinfeld's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Seinfeld is letting Fda control him for a moment.
Fda has hold of Seinfeld's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Seinfeld seems comfortable defending it but Fda has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Seinfeld is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Seinfeld is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Fda couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Fda!
Chris Fda is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Chris Fda started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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