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DFN#44 Picker vs Fagaro PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miles North (ranked 846 p4p, 117 weight class) and Ogmak N`bagr (ranked 785 p4p, 111 weight class). North comes to the cage accompanied by Men at Work - Down Under. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ogmak N`bagr!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
N`bagr shoots in and drives through. North sprawls well.
North lands with a thumping leg kick.
N`bagr lands a body shot.
A swing and a miss from N`bagr.
N`bagr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Ogmak N`bagr has been cut.
We've been informed that N`bagr 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.
North throws a head kick but N`bagr moves out of range.
N`bagr thows a left - swing and a miss!
North takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
N`bagr blocks a head kick by North.
North throws a body kick that misses
letting N`bagr counter with a right hand.
N`bagr throws a right hand that misses
and North counters with a left and a right that stings N`bagr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
North keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
N`bagr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
N`bagr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and North has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
North takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
N`bagr throws a lazy uppercut
and North counters with a nice double leg into guard.
N`bagr looking for a sweep. Not yet N`bagr, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as N`bagr holds on and takes a little breather.
North trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
North really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of N`bagr's head.
North makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
N`bagr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
North throwing strikes but missing.
N`bagr is adopting a defensive guard.
N`bagr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
N`bagr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
N`bagr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
North wants to control but N`bagr is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
N`bagr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
North regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from N`bagr.
N`bagr trying to control but North is working from the bottom.
North working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from N`bagr.
N`bagr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as North works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
N`bagr with a nice head shot there.
North throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
N`bagr wants to control from the top but North keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
N`bagr lands a couple of digs.
N`bagr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from North'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.
N`bagr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
North utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
N`bagr throwing strikes from guard but North blocks nicely.
N`bagr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
North escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. N`bagr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
N`bagr is looking to work some ground and pound but North has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
N`bagr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells N`bagr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
N`bagr chips away with some ground and pound.
N`bagr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
North looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
North looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
N`bagr wants to control from the top but North keeps moving.
N`bagr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as North works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
N`bagr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
N`bagr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
North working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. N`bagr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. N`bagr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miles North will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ogmak N`bagr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
North ducks under a wild hook from N`bagr.
N`bagr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from North.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from North lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and N`bagr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from N`bagr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
N`bagr swinging wildly here.
North avoids the body shot from N`bagr.
North tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but N`bagr defends well and North ends up having to push N`bagr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from N`bagr misses.
N`bagr lands a leg kick that knocks North off balance momentarily.
North takes a shot right to the bread basket.
North on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
N`bagr is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down North rather than just go for the knockout.
N`bagr thuds a left hand into North's body.
Miles North is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
N`bagr swings for the body but North moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
North looks for a takedown but N`bagr sprawls well.
The crowd cheers as N`bagr lands an impressive looking overhand right. North doesn't seem phased though.
N`bagr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
North changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. N`bagr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
N`bagr dodges the ground and pound from North.
You can see the frustration on N`bagr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
N`bagr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but North wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
North working away.
N`bagr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
North has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
N`bagr trying to control from half guard but North is working away.
Miles North overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
North gets back to full guard.
N`bagr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
N`bagr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as North works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
N`bagr trying to control the position from guard on top but North is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
N`bagr lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
N`bagr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
N`bagr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
N`bagr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
N`bagr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
N`bagr working some strikes from top position.
N`bagr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
N`bagr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
N`bagr landing some decent shots from guard.
N`bagr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
N`bagr throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells N`bagr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as N`bagr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
N`bagr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of North's head.
N`bagr scoring with punches to the head and body.
N`bagr throwing strikes from guard but North blocks nicely.
N`bagr wants to control from the top but North keeps moving.
N`bagr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
N`bagr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
North looking to hit a scissor sweep but N`bagr is one step ahead there.
North manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. N`bagr manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North being controlled here momentarily.
N`bagr wants to sweep here but North controlling him for the moment.
North throwing strikes from guard but N`bagr blocks nicely.
N`bagr wants to sweep here but North controlling him for the moment.
N`bagr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ogmak N`bagr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ogmak N`bagr's cut.
That's time! North's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
N`bagr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
N`bagr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
North will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
N`bagr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
N`bagr loads up on a big right hand but North slips the punch.
N`bagr jabs at North's body.
N`bagr 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.
N`bagr lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from N`bagr misses.
N`bagr throws a body punch but North moves out of range.
North appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
N`bagr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
North misses with a takedown
and N`bagr counters with a right hand to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for North.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
N`bagr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed North momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
N`bagr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
North tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but N`bagr defends well and North ends up having to push N`bagr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles North. That's going to take a lot out of him.
N`bagr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
N`bagr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
N`bagr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
North misses with a low kick.
N`bagr throws a low kick but North avoids it.
North feinted with a counter takedown.
North tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but N`bagr defends well and North ends up having to push N`bagr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
N`bagr lands with a good body shot.
N`bagr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
North takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
N`bagr connects with the punch.
N`bagr throws a lazy right hand but North sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
N`bagr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
N`bagr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
N`bagr lands with a good body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North throws a half hearted mid kick.
N`bagr connects with a looping right hand.
N`bagr lands a right hook to the body.
North takes one to the chin there.
North is rocked!
North gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! N`bagr gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! North is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ogmak N`bagr!
A very excited looking Ogmak N`bagr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 1138 p4p, 168 weight class) and Donal Noye (ranked 978 p4p, 145 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donal Noye!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dux swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dux ducks under a wild hook from Noye.
Noye misses with a hook. Dux ducked under it nicely.
Noye takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Donal Noye has been cut.
Noye misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dux misses the target.
Noye goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Frank Dux has been cut.
Noye swinging wildly here.
Dux scores with a sloppy right hand. Noye should have avoided that one.
Dux scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Dux.
Donal Noye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Noye in his tracks.
Noye throws a head kick that misses.
Jab by Dux.
Dux bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Noye's head.
A jab lands there for Dux.
That has opened up Donal Noye's cut even more.
Noye throws a sloppy head kick and Dux moves out of range easily.
Dux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Noye doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux misses the jab.
Noye tries to clinch
and Dux counters with a straight right hand.
Noye connects with a single shot there.
Noye tries to clinch but Dux is having none of it.
Dux throws a shot from downtown. Noye moves away and avoids it.
Noye is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A big left from Dux misses.
Dux fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Noye moves into range and clinches up with Dux.
Dux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dux throws a series of punches but Noye avoids them all with ease.
Dux misses the jab.
Dux misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Dux. Those never looked like landing.
Noye instigates a clinch.
Noye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dux is trying to push Noye away but Noye has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Noye misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Noye throws a head kick that misses.
Dux throws a hook to the side of Noye's head but Noye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Noye ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Dux uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Noye.
Dux avoids a wild elbow strike from Noye.
Noye misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dux avoids the elbow strike from Noye, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noye just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dux's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noye throws an elbow but misses.
Dux is trying to break the clinch but Noye is controlling him.
Dux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dux trying to stall but Noye improves his position.
Noye misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dux's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dux.
Noye slips under a jab from Dux.
Dux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dux swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Dux.
We've been informed that Noye has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Noye tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Dux.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Dux misses with a jab, cross combination.
Noye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dux was well out of range. Poor timing from Noye.
Dux misses with an uppercut. Noye saw that one coming.
Noye tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dux manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dux is looking for a counter combo.
Noye throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dux will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Noye looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dux throws the left hand but Noye avoids the punch easily.
Noye pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Noye just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Dux misses its intended target.
Noye stuns Dux with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dux is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice uppercut lands for Noye. That snapped Dux's head back.
Dux scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Noye throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Noye slips under a jab from Dux.
Noye raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dux, as that shot connected.
Dux misses with an uppercut. Noye saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dux tries a head kick but it misses.
Noye is looking to clinch.
Dux lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dux. Noye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dux rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Noye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Dux dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Noye misses with a head kick.
Dux throws a right and a left that Noye avoids nicely.
Noye just misses with a punch to the body.
Noye scores with a nice right hand.
Noye gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dux looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Noye pushes off an throws an elbow but Dux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Noye lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Noye misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Noye swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dux blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Noye lands a nice elbow.
Dux blocks an elbow strike.
Noye misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dux.
Dux avoids a wild elbow strike from Noye.
Noye swings wildly with an uppercut but Dux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dux wants to get back to striking at distance but Noye won't allow it.
Dux misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dux effectively controlling the action here.
Noye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dux blocks an elbow strike from Noye.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Noye in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Noye ducks under a wild hook from Dux.
Noye misses with a body shot
and Dux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noye gets a clinch.
Noye lands a damaging elbow.
Dux blocks an elbow strike from Noye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux blocks the elbow strike.
Noye with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dux is trying to break the clinch but Noye has him pressed against the cage.
Dux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dux throws a sloppy head kick and Noye moves out of range easily.
Noye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dux was well out of range. Poor timing from Noye.
Noye tries a head kick but it misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Noye throws a hook but Dux avoids it easily.
Dux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dux lands a glancing blow to the side of Noye's head.
A jab lands there for Noye.
Noye turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Noye lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dux doesn't seem phased though.
Noye throws a jab when Dux was well out of range.
It looked like Dux was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Dux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dux throws a left and a right that both miss
and Noye counters with a head kick that drops Dux to the mat! Dux scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Dux is rocked!
Dux takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Dux is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Dux misses.
Noye fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Dux square on the jaw! Damn, Dux is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donal Noye!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Black Coleman (ranked 1084 p4p, 147 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 713 p4p, 96 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
28 - 28 - 1 |
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson throws out a loose jab but Coleman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munson throws a big shot that misses.
Coleman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Munson's guard.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman looking to sit in guard and control but Munson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coleman has his foot on Munson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munson works his way back into a safe position though.
Coleman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Munson stacks Coleman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Munson!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson staying calm.
Coleman is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Grind Time (10 Elite Coaches) , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coleman is trying to escape the position but Munson is controlling the position.
Coleman wants to control but Munson postures up.
Coleman tries to improve position but can't.
Munson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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.
Coleman is trying to get back to half guard.
Munson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Coleman's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman tries to bench press Munson off him but Munson keeps the position.
Coleman is working hard here to advance position.
Coleman is trying to work for a sweep but Munson has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying desperately to improve position.
Munson moves to back control.
Coleman wants to escape the position.
Munson controlling from the back.
Munson controlling well, preventing Coleman from escaping the position.
Good control from Munson.
Munson is hanging on to Coleman's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Coleman tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Coleman is working to get back to half guard.
Coleman gets back to half guard.
Munson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Coleman is looking for a sweep. Munson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Munson thows a body kick. Coleman tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Munson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coleman's calf.
Coleman dives in and grabs Munson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Munson pushes down on Coleman's head and hops out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Munson! But no joy.
Munson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Munson. No joy for Coleman on that attempt.
Coleman looking to score a takedown here. Munson is defending well but Coleman drives through and ends up in Munson's guard.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Coleman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Munson keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Munson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coleman is one step ahead there.
Coleman works over Munson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coleman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
Munson has his hands on Coleman's head, controlling the position.
Coleman postures up in Munson's guard and throws a big left but Munson blocks it.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Coleman is working Munson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Munson is adopting a defensive guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Coleman looking to pass the guard.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Coleman throws a big elbow that misses.
Munson is controlling Coleman's posture.
Munson has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Munson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Munson trying to control the position.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Munson keeps moving.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Munson working a defensive guard here.
Munson has momentary wrist control but Coleman slips an elbow through the middle.
Coleman throws an elbow that misses. Munson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coleman's guard. Nice move by Munson!
Coleman working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coleman trying to keep a closed guard but Munson is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Munson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Coleman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Coleman dominated that second round.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Coleman blocks a jab.
Coleman shoots in for a double leg but Munson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Munson lands a slapping body shot.
Coleman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munson defends it nicely.
Munson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Coleman feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munson wants to sweep but no luck.
Munson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Munson has his hands on Coleman's head, controlling the position.
Coleman throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Munson wants to sweep but no luck.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Munson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Black Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coleman postures up in Munson's guard and throws a big left but Munson blocks it.
Coleman throwing strikes but missing.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coleman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Munson trying to pass the guard but Coleman defending well.
Coleman trying to hold on to Munson's head to control him but Munson postures up.
Coleman is looking to get back to full guard here but Munson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Coleman looking for a sweep but Munson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is squirming around, avoiding Munson's attempts to control the action.
Coleman tries to hold on but Munson postures up.
Coleman is looking to get to half guard.
Coleman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Coleman is looking to improve his position but Munson isn't that keen on the idea.
Munson fails to move to back control.
Coleman can't escape the position.
Munson works his way to his opponent's back.
Munson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Coleman is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Munson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Munson 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Munson!
An out of breath Robert Munson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Potter (ranked 827 p4p, 110 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 920 p4p, 125 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Potter on the side of the head.
Bogard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Potter.
Potter has closed the distance and engaged Bogard in a clinch.
Bogard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potter's elbow.
Bogard can't find room to land a body shot as Potter controls the action.
Potter is looking for a takedown.
Potter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bogard after a bit of a struggle.
Bogard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bogard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bogard scores with a shoulder strike.
Potter goes for a takedown attempt but Bogard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bogard wants to clinch.
Bogard misses with a left hand
and Potter counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard digs a good body shot into Potter's ribs.
Potter clinches up with Bogard and pushes him back against the cage.
Bogard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Potter 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.
Bogard swings wildly with an uppercut but Potter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Potter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bogard regains guard immediately.
Bogard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bogard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Potter tries to score a body lock takedown but Bogard shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch on the inside from Bogard fails to land.
Bogard tries a body shot but Potter blocks it.
Potter blocks a body shot from Bogard.
Bogard lands a hook that snaps the head of Potter backwards.
Bogard lands with a right to the head.
Bogard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Potter misses with a knee strike.
Bogard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bogard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bogard has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Potter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bogard can turn it around.
Bogard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Potter has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bogard after a bit of a struggle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bogard creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Potters head.
Potter turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Potter manages to end up in side control.
Bogard explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Bogard motions for Potter to come forward. Bogard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Potter feinted with a counter takedown.
Bogard slaps away a takedown attempt from Potter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Potter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Potter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potter ducks under a wild hook from Bogard.
Potter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bogard's waist but Bogard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Potter off to one side.
Potter walks into a stiff left hand from Bogard.
Bogard is looking to clinch.
Bogard gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Potter counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Bogard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Potter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Potter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Potter working the ground and pound but Bogard is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter swings around for an armbar but Bogard sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Potter's guard.
Bogard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Potter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bogard throws a big right hand that misses.
Bogard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Potter pulls Bogard in close to his closed guard and prevents Bogard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bogard trying to control but Potter is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard won't allow Potter to sweep him here.
Potter is pulling down on Bogard's head to control his posture.
Bogard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bogard wants to stand but Potter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bogard trying to control the position from guard on top but Potter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bogard throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
Bogard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Potter.
Bogard is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Potter with a body shot.
Potter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogard sizes up Potter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Potter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bogard throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bogard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potter moves away.
Potter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bogard throws a leg kick but Potter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Potter takes the fight into the clinch.
Potter goes for a takedown attempt but Bogard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A lazy left from Bogard finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Potter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice sprawl there from Bogard as Potter shoots in.
Bogard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogard keeps Potter at a distance using the push kick.
Terry Bogard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bogard is trying to counter with his kicks.
Potter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter blocks a low kick nicely.
Bogard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bogard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bogard leaves Potter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Potter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Terry Bogard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potter jabs at Bogard's body.
Potter misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Bogard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bogard stuffs the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bogard! But no joy.
Bogard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheers as Potter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bogard doesn't seem phased though.
Bogard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Potter. That did some damage!
Bogard cracks a nice hook into Potter's ribs.
Potter moves in looking to clinch but Bogard pushes him off.
Potter lands a glancing blow to the side of Bogard's head.
Potter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bogard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Potter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bogard throws out the jab.
Potter is looking to clinch.
Bogard throws a lazy head kick
and Potter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bogard's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter cracks Bogard with a solid left hand.
Potter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Potter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Potter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bogard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Potter is pushing down on Bogard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bogard is fighting to maintain full guard but Potter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bogard is trying to maintain the position but Potter is very close to passing his half guard.
Bogard makes his way to full guard, as Potter worked for a kimura.
Potter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bogard looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bogard looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bogard!
Bogard looking to control but instead Potter has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bogard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Potter tries to roll over but Bogard keeps him under control.
Potter taking some punishment here, with Bogard in his half guard.
Potter trying to control here.
Bogard wants to stand up but Potter has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Potter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter wants to sweep here but Bogard controlling him for the moment.
Potter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Potter controls Bogard momentarily but Bogard frees himself.
Bogard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Bogard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bogard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Potter slips under a jab from Bogard.
Potter tries to counter with a takedown but Bogard is quick to defend against it.
Potter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bogard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Potter.
Potter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bogard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Potter tries for a takedown but Bogard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Potter scores with a jab.
Bogard misses with a series of wild punches.
Potter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Potter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogard scores with a jab to the body.
Bogard throws a right and a left that Potter avoids nicely.
Potter shoots in looking for a takedown but Bogard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bogard lands a jab to the nose.
Bogard scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Potter throws a hook but Bogard avoids it easily.
Potter clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter tries for a takedown but Bogard manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bogard misses with the head strike.
Bogard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bogard struggles to land a body shot inside as Potter controls his hands.
Bogard can't find room to land a body shot as Potter controls the action.
Potter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bogard working aggressively here.
Bogard is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bogard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bogard effectively controlling the action here.
Bogard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Potter's efforts to push away.
Bogard prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Bogard.
Alexander Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bogard tries to throw a body punch but Potter avoids it by throwing Bogard back against the cage.
Potter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bogard misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogard.
Bogard tries to work over Potter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bogard gets through Potter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bogard is trying to maintain a safe position but Potter gets an underhook and turns Bogard into the cage.
Bogard prevents the takedown attempt.
Bogard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bogard struggles to land a body shot inside as Potter controls his hands.
Bogard tries to work over Potter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard tries a knee to the head but Potter blocks it.
Potter blocks a body shot from Bogard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bogard tries to throw a body punch but Potter avoids it by throwing Bogard back against the cage.
Bogard misses with a body punch.
Potter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bogard pulls his leg out and moves away.
Terry Bogard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Potters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Potter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bogard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Potter misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bogard! But no joy.
A jab from Potter misses.
Jab from Potter.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Potter lands with a hook. Bogard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Potter looks to land a right hand but Bogard moved out of range.
Bogard wants to clinch up but Potter keeps it at a distance.
Potter throws a leg kick but Bogard moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a hook.
Potter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bogard lands with a hook. Potter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Terry Bogard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Potter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogard lands a right hook to the body.
Bogard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Potter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bogard. Bogard obviously looking to wear him down.
Potter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Potter clinches up against the cage.
Bogard scores with a shot to the side of Potter's head.
Potter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bogard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bogard scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bogard displaying some good clinch control by pressing Potter up against the cage.
Potter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bogard regains guard immediately.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Bogard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bogard 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard made sure to mention his sponsor, Bullet Proof System in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Babakov (ranked 661 p4p, 89 weight class) and Andre Soares (ranked 822 p4p, 108 weight class). Soares has chosen Black Sabbath - Iron Man as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sergei Babakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andre Soares!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babakov misses with the combination.
Soares throws out a counter right but Babakov avoids it with no problem.
Soares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Babakov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Soares manages to circle out of the way.
Soares darts in looking for a takedown but Babakov gets double underhooks and turns Soares into the cage.
Babakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soares cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sergei Babakov has been cut.
Babakov cracks Soares with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babakov avoids the body shot from Soares.
Soares takes one to the chin there.
Soares defending well as Babakov loads up on a big left hand.
Soares drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Babakov defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Soares looks for a takedown but Babakov sprawls well.
Babakov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sergei Babakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Soares.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babakov.
Babakov misses with a wild body shot.
Soares slips under a jab from Babakov.
Soares throws a right and a left that both miss.
Babakov looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Soares tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Soares gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Babakov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babakov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Soares jumps guard but Babakov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Babakov manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Babakov.
Babakov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vale Tudo MMA Akedemija in the buildup to the fight.
Soares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Babakov.
Sergei Babakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Babakov.
Babakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soares was well out of range. Poor timing from Babakov.
Babakov tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Babakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Babakov lands a slapping body shot.
Babakov swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares throws a right hand that Babakov ducks under and follows up with a left that Babakov also avoids with ease.
Babakov tries to counter by clinching up but Soares breaks away and moves out of range.
A left and a right from Babakov both land. Nice combination.
Babakov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soares circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Soares on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Babakov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Soares manages to avoid it.
Babakov connects with a nice looking jab.
Soares has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Soares goes for a double leg but Babakov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Babakov continues to drive forward.
Babakov dips to his left and cracks Soares with an uppercut!
Soares is rocked!
Soares scores with a decent looking hook.
Soares is still on wobbly legs! Can Babakov finish him?
Soares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Babakov pinned against the cage. Babakov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babakov scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babakov tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Babakov misses with the combination.
Soares swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Soares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babakov moves away.
Soares seems to have recovered his senses.
Babakov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Soares.
Babakov throws a lazy right hand but Soares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babakov lands a jab to Soares's midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Babakov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergei Babakov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Soares takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Babakov.
Soares misses with a series of wild punches.
Soares walks into a stiff left hand from Babakov.
The fighters circling - Soares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babakov lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Babakov.
Babakov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares slips under a jab.
A combination from Babakov does no damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Soares! But no joy.
Babakov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soares counters with a single leg into guard. Babakov didn't expect that.
Soares thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Soares wants to control from the top but Babakov keeps moving.
Soares pushing down on Babakov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares trying to advance position but Babakov counters by regaining guard.
Soares slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Soares wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Babakov, who protects the arm well.
Babakov wants to control but Soares postures up.
Soares misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Soares goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Babakov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Soares but great work by Babakov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soares gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Soares looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares tries to get to full guard but Babakov has control of the leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Soares works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soares has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Babakov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Babakov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Soares has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Babakov has managed to get both his arms back between Soares's legs - danger averted.
Andre Soares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soares is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Soares looking for a guillotine here but Babakov defends easily.
Soares is trying to control the position but Babakov postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andre Soares will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergei Babakov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Babakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Babakov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Babakov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soares was well out of range. Poor timing from Babakov.
Babakov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Andre Soares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soares shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Babakov as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babakov throws a body shot but no joy.
Soares shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Babakov sprawls well. Babakov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soares gets slowly back to his feet.
Babakov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Babakov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Soares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Babakov misses with a body punch
and Soares counters with a nice uppercut.
Soares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Babakov.
Soares is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Babakov scores with a punch to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Babakov there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soares dodges the punch combination from Babakov.
Babakov takes a swing at Soares's ribcage but misses.
Soares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Babakov tries to avoid it but Soares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Babakov to the ground. Babakov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sergei Babakov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Soares.
Babakov lands a jab.
Donk. Babakov catches Soares right on the button with a cross.
Babakov scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Babakov digs a good body shot into Soares's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babakov swings widly with a right hand
and Soares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soares is looking to clinch.
Soares loads up on a big right hand but Babakov slips the punch.
Babakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Soares walks into a jab.
Soares keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Babakov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sergei Babakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Soares throws a jab when Babakov was well out of range.
Babakov cracks a nice hook into Soares's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Babakov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Soares is trying to get an arm triangle but Babakov is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soares content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Babakov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Soares tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Babakov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Babakov 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Babakov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 1099 p4p, 149 weight class) and Bill Newton (ranked 678 p4p, 91 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Newton!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pato was well out of range. Poor timing from Newton.
Newton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pato.
Newton feints the counter takedown.
Pato throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newton manages to avoid it.
Newton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Pato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pato misses with a left hand
and Newton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Newton on the ground.
Newton stalling.
Newton seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Newton is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Newton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pato does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Newton wants to pass to mount but Pato is defending the position.
Newton seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Pato is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bill Newton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Snow (ranked 1133 p4p, 167 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 1599 p4p, 229 weight class). Darth Sidious will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidious loads up on a big right hand but Snow slips the punch.
Snow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sidious keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Snow misses with a lunging right hand
and Sidious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sidious misses with an uppercut.
Snow with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sidious to score with a decent uppercut.
Snow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sidious paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Snow doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Sidious to counter with a crisp jab.
Snow moves away from the strike by Sidious.
We've been hearing reports that Snow has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sidious moves away.
Snow shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sidious counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Snow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snow looks to clinch
and Sidious counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sidious lands a jab to the head.
Snow is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow misses with a straight right.
Sidious circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sidious counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Snow misses with a right hand
and Sidious counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Snow falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Darth Sidious!
Darth Sidious took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shepherd Bushiri (ranked 241 p4p, 28 weight class) and Predator Burns (ranked 752 p4p, 83 weight class). Burns has chosen Jiu-Jitsu 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Shepherd Bushiri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Predator Burns!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bushiri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns closes the distance and clinches up with Bushiri, looking for a takedown. Burns pushes Bushiri against the cage but Bushiri circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bushiri chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bushiri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Burns tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bushiri moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bushiri scoring well with a low kick there.
Bushiri looks to score with a jab to the body but Burns is just out of range.
Bushiri definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns misses with a hook.
Bushiri swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bushiri throws out a leg kick but Burns moves out of range and Bushiri only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushiri is looking to chop away at Burns's legs.
Bushiri throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Bushiri throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Bushiri misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushiri throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bushiri connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Bushiri. Beautiful body shot.
Bushiri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
And Burns tries to counter it with a takedown but Bushiri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bushiri throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bushiri loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Bushiri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Burns is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bushiri gets caught flat footed, as Burns shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bushiri wants to stand and escape but Burns is having none of it.
Burns trying to control but Bushiri is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bushiri haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bushiri wants to stand up but Burns is controlling him.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bushiri pushes Burns off and gets back to his feet.
Bushiri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bushiri.
Burns blocks the body kick.
And Burns tries to counter it with a takedown but Bushiri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Bushiri holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bushiri scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bushiri misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bushiri's elbow.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Bushiri tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns's elbow.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Bushiri is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Burns.
A right hand to the body from Burns.
A right handed body shot lands from Bushiri.
Burns lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Bushiri.
Burns is trying to break the clinch but Bushiri is controlling him.
Bushiri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Burns.
Burns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bushiri lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bushiri.
Burns changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bushiri listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burns lands a slapping body shot.
Bushiri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shepherd Bushiri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns fails with the takedown.
Shepherd Bushiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Predator Burns.
Bushiri 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.
Bushiri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bushiri moves into range and clinches up with Burns.
Bushiri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bushiri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bushiri's elbow.
A short right from Bushiri on the inside.
Burns prevents a body shot from Bushiri.
Bushiri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bushiri tries to work over Burns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bushiri misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shepherd Bushiri dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bushiri. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bushiri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bushiri stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bushiri is looking to wear down Burns with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burns drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Burns has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bushiri wants to stand but Burns is controlling the position.
Burns trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burns prevents Bushiri from getting back to his feet.
Burns connects with a couple of short punches.
Bushiri keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushiri has control of Burns's left arm, preventing Burns from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bushiri keeping full guard, as Burns tries to pass.
Burns stops Bushiri from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Burns postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bushiri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bushiri trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bushiri has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Burns has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bushiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bushiri walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burns staying out of range there.
Bushiri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
No luck for Burns with that takedown attempt.
Bushiri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bushiri throws a low kick, looking for Burns's leg but Burns calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Burns drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bushiri defends it well.
Burns shoots in looking for a takedown but Bushiri manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Burns's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shepherd Bushiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Predator Burns.
Burns will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bushiri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bushiri kicks Burns off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bushiri motions for Burns to come forward. Bushiri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bushiri lands a jab to Burns's midsection.
Burns slips under a jab from Bushiri.
Bushiri lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Bushiri's front leg but catches the back leg as Bushiri tries to avoid it.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bushiri as he jumps to the side.
Burns shoots for a takedown but Bushiri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bushiri throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bushiri.
Bushiri scores with a leg kick.
Burns fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bushiri avoids it really well and circles away.
Bushiri throws a sloppy head kick and Burns moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Bushiri. No joy for Burns on that attempt.
Bushiri wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Burns shoots in but Bushiri avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bushiri can pounce on him.
Bushiri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Bushiri finds it's target.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bushiri is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Bushiri circles away and we're back to standing.
It appears Bushiri was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bushiri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bushiri tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burns is able to avoid easily.
Bushiri is looking to slow Burns down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bushiri closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shepherd Bushiri dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bushiri throws a big shot that misses.
Bushiri connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burns fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bushiri to the ground. Burns is now in Bushiri's guard.
Burns landing some decent shots from guard.
Bushiri wants to stand but Burns is controlling the position.
Burns trying to control but Bushiri is working from the bottom.
Bushiri has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Burns off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Burns.
Bushiri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bushiri slips a straight right by Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushiri slips a jab from Burns.
Burns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bushiri motions for Burns to come forward. Bushiri throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bushiri.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bushiri is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Bushiri circles away and we're back to standing.
Bushiri throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bushiri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shepherd Bushiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Predator Burns.
A jab from Bushiri misses.
Bushiri throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bushiri throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Burns tries to counter it with a takedown but Bushiri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Donk. Bushiri catches Burns right on the button with a cross.
Bushiri slips under a jab from Burns.
Bushiri half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bushiri tries to sprawl but Burns drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bushiri kicks Burns off and gets back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Bushiri. Beautiful body shot.
Bushiri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bushiri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burns.
Bushiri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And Burns tries to counter it with a takedown but Bushiri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bushiri.
Bushiri is looking to land body kicks.
Bushiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Burns.
Burns swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bushiri.
Shepherd Bushiri is winning the standup battle so far.
Bushiri scores with a head kick.
Bushiri scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burns swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bushiri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bushiri. Bushiri obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Bushiri does no damage.
And Burns tries to counter it with a takedown but Bushiri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bushiri throws a low kick but Burns moves out of range easily.
Bushiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burns crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bushiri - the referee stops the clock and Burns gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bushiri. Burns manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns drives through with a takedown into Bushiri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bushiri is looking to stand up but Burns isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Burns won't allow Bushiri to get back to his feet.
Burns wants to control from the top but Bushiri keeps moving.
Burns with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bushiri is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Burns is controlling him.
Bushiri keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shepherd Bushiri clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bushiri.
Bushiri lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Bushiri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns with the counter takedown but Bushiri avoids it easily.
Burns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Burns scores with the left hand. Bushiri knows he should have avoided that one.
Bushiri misses with a low kick.
Burns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bushiri.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bushiri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bushiri takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Bushiri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bushiri scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shepherd Bushiri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushiri is looking to clinch.
Burns drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bushiri defends it well.
Bushiri misses with the combination.
And Burns tries to counter it with a takedown but Bushiri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bushiri sprawls well. Bushiri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Bushiri wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bushiri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
Bushiri misses with a low kick.
Burns feints the counter takedown.
Bushiri digs a good body shot into Burns's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bushiri misses with a looping left.
Bushiri tried to score with a low kick but Burns checks it.
A big left from Burns misses.
Bushiri swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Bushiri is predictable there
and Burns counters with a shoot takedown. Bushiri fights it but they end up in guard.
Bushiri has his feet on Burns's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bushiri just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns feints the counter takedown.
Bushiri has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bushiri tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Bushiri back against the cage.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bushiri walks away with a smile on his face. Burns gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Bushiri slips a jab from Burns.
Bushiri tried to counter with a leg kick but Burns avoided it.
Bushiri takes a swing at Burns's ribcage but misses.
Bushiri tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bushiri scores with a leg kick.
Bushiri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bushiri lunges at Burns with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burns's hand.
Burns shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bushiri pushes Burns off looking to stand but Burns dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri kicks off Burns and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bushiri throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burns changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bushiri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Bushiri slips the punch.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Bushiri.
Bushiri misses the jab.
Burns fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bushiri to the ground. Burns is now in Bushiri's guard.
Bushiri has his feet on Burns's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Bushiri.
Bushiri gets caught flat footed, as Burns shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bushiri has his feet on Burns's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shepherd Bushiri had his way with Predator Burns in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bushiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bushiri looks to land a body kick but Burns moved away.
Burns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Bushiri.
Bushiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bushiri throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bushiri throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
And Burns tries to counter it with a takedown but Bushiri pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns drives through with a takedown into Bushiri's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bushiri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bushiri has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bushiri wants to get back to his feet but Burns passes into half guard.
Burns stops Bushiri from getting back to his feet.
Bushiri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Burns.
Bushiri makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Burns tries for a takedown but Bushiri sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bushiri.
Nice uppercut there from Burns.
Bushiri looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming.
Bushiri blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns checks a leg kick nicely.
Shepherd Bushiri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bushiri lands a nice hook to Burns's body. Burns takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bushiri does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burns with the counter takedown but Bushiri avoids it easily.
Bushiri throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bushiri misses with a looping right.
Burns shoots in for a double leg but Bushiri sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Burns looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bushiri desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Burns has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bushiri on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bushiri tries to kick Burns off but Burns keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bushiri's head.
Burns is pressing down on Bushiri's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bushiri is holding on for now.
Predator Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bushiri wants to get back to his feet.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Bushiri is working away.
Burns seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bushiri moves into full guard.
Burns prevents Bushiri from getting back to his feet.
Burns is stalling in the full guard.
Bushiri wants to stand and escape but Burns is having none of it.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Bushiri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bushiri wants to get back to his feet but Burns is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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.
Bushiri has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Burns has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Bushiri struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Shepherd Bushiri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bushiri can't find room to land a body shot as Burns controls the action.
Bushiri misses with some punches.
Burns decides to pull guard.
Burns looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bushiri trying to stand up but can't free himself from Burns's guard.
Bushiri gets to his feet. Burns looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bushiri thumps Burns with a low kick.
Bushiri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Burns with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bushiri counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shepherd Bushiri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bushiri 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shepherd Bushiri!
Shepherd Bushiri retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Shepherd Bushiri thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Predator Burns had this to say: 'It's ok, i'm home.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larson Picker (ranked 204 p4p, 29 weight class) and Don Fagaro (ranked 774 p4p, 102 weight class). Don Fagaro acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larson Picker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Fagaro!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagaro takes one to the chin there.
Picker looks to throw the jab but Fagaro is out of range.
Fagaro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Picker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Picker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fagaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fagaro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fagaro throws a series of punches but Picker avoids them all with ease.
Picker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fagaro manages to avoid it.
Picker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fagaro tries to move into range but Picker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fagaro misses with a left hand
and Picker counters with a left to the body.
Picker misses with a hook. Fagaro ducked under it nicely.
Picker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fagaro throws a shot to the body.
Picker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fagaro throws out a counter right but Picker avoids it with no problem.
Picker misses with a straight left.
Fagaro dodges the punch combination from Picker.
Fagaro missing with a left hand there. Picker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picker misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fagaro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Picker counters with a straight right hand.
Fagaro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Picker at a distance.
Fagaro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Picker is fending him off so far but Fagaro persists. Nope, Picker circles away and we're back to standing.
Picker lands an overhand right.
Picker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fagaro scores with a takedown into Picker's guard.
Picker pushes Fagaro off and scrambles back to his feet.
Larson Picker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Picker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Picker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Picker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fagaro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Picker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Picker swings wildly with an uppercut but Fagaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picker misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picker.
Picker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Picker throws a head punch that misses.
Fagaro blocking some punches.
Fagaro tries for a takedown but Picker manages to get underhooks.
Larson Picker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Fagaro.
A head punch on the inside from Picker fails to land.
Picker gets through Fagaro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Picker misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Picker fails to land.
Fagaro works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into 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.
Fagaro works over Picker with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Picker manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Fagaro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Picker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Picker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fagaro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fagaro looking for a takedown.
Fagaro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Picker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fagaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fagaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Picker clinches up against the cage.
Fagaro blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picker.
Fagaro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Picker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fagaro blocks an uppercut.
Picker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fagaro misses with a hook. Picker ducked under it nicely.
Fagaro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fagaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fagaro rushes Picker and presses him up against the cage.
Fagaro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Picker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Picker on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Picker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picker lands with a light punch inside.
Fagaro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fagaro blocking some punches.
Picker gets underhooks to prevent Fagaro's takedown attempt.
Picker lands with a left to the head.
Picker has a couple of punches blocked by Fagaro.
Fagaro has Picker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Picker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Picker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fagaro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Larson Picker has been cut.
A jab from Fagaro misses.
Fagaro shoots in for a takedown but Picker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Picker. Those never looked like landing.
As Picker backs off Fagaro throws a huge counter combo but Picker manages to avoid it all.
Picker scores with the left hand. Fagaro knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fagaro defending well as Picker loads up on a big left hand.
Picker misses with a hook.
Fagaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Picker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Picker lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larson Picker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larson Picker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Picker scores with a nice head shot.
Fagaro is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Picker lands with a right that hurts Fagaro. Fagaro looks to clinch but Picker throws a short knee that drops Fagaro. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Larson Picker!
Larson Picker got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
The defeated Don Fagaro had this to say: 'I hope he stubs his toe getting out of the cage!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Ajax (ranked 156 p4p, 23 weight class) and Edward Kenway (ranked 297 p4p, 46 weight class). Ajax comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Edward Kenway will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
35 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Ajax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ajax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ajax steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenway.
Ajax throwing a counter right hand but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Kenway misses with a hook. Ajax ducked under it nicely.
Ajax bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kenway's head backwards.
Ajax clinches with his opponent.
A body shot lands from Kenway.
Ajax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ajax.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenway has a couple of punches blocked by Ajax.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ajax's elbow.
Ajax blocks a body shot from Kenway.
Ajax misses with the head strike.
Kenway working aggressively here.
A short left from Ajax.
Ajax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ajax misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Ajax's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ajax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenway misses with a body punch.
Ajax throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenway.
Kenway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ajax blocks a body shot from Kenway.
Ajax struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenway controls his hands.
Kenway lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Kenway lands with a left to the head.
Ajax misses with the head strike.
Ajax lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Ajax throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenway.
Kenway pushes Ajax back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike.
Kenway leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ajax.
Kenway lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kenway misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kenway creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ajax ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ajax no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ajax is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kenway wants to get up but he can't break Ajax's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ajax is working an open guard so Kenway takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kenway tries to clinch there but Ajax circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Ajax.
Ajax loads up on a big right hand but Kenway slips the punch.
Kenway walks into a left hand.
Ajax lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kenway's sensitive parts.
Ajax throws an overhand right that lands on Kenway's shoulder, as Kenway tries to avoid the shot.
Ajax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ajax connects with a solid leg kick.
Kenway has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Ajax fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway lands with a shot to the body.
Ajax misses with a few strikes there.
Ajax throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Kenway let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ajax takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kenway slips a straight right by Ajax.
Ajax tests Kenway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ajax has managed to clinch.
Ajax is trying to pull guard but Kenway turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Ajax working aggressively here.
Ajax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway breaks the clinch.
Ajax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kenway.
Ajax uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenway.
Ajax was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ajax slips under a jab.
Ajax has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ajax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ajax looks for a takedown but Kenway sprawls well.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ajax.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ajax connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kenway momentarily.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Ajax.
Kenway tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ajax throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenway.
Kenway is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ajax with a body shot.
Ajax will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ajax manages to avoid it.
Ajax misses with an uppercut. Kenway saw that one coming.
Kenway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenway gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenway misses with a body shot
and Ajax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ajax darts in and clinches Kenway up against the cage.
Ajax lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Kenway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Ajax dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ajax connects with a body shot that sends Kenway's belly button to the back.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Ajax half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ajax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenway lands with a hook. Ajax tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ajax throws a leg kick
and Kenway counters with a stiff right hand.
Marco Ajax is winning the standup battle so far.
Ajax fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kenway tries to clinch up.
Ajax appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ajax takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ajax throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenway.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenway! But no joy.
Ajax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenway.
A jab from Ajax does it's job there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ajax.
Kenway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by Kenway there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ajax tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kenway sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ajax somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ajax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenway.
Ajax misses with an uppercut. Kenway saw that one coming.
Kenway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ajax throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ajax thows a leg kick but Kenway checks it
and Kenway counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Ajax.
Ajax tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kenway throws a push kick but Ajax slaps the foot to one side.
Kenway checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ajax.
Kenway looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ajax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenway.
Ajax throws an overhand right that lands on Kenway's shoulder, as Kenway tries to avoid the shot.
Kenway looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kenway fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ajax looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ajax thumps Kenway with a low kick.
Ajax throws a looping overhand right but Kenway ducks down to avoid it.
Ajax fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ajax blocks a head kick by Kenway.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ajax closes the distance but Kenway moves to the side
letting Kenway counter with a right hand.
Kenway throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ajax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ajax shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kenway manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ajax keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Ajax throws a head punch that misses.
Kenway scores with a shot to the side of Ajax's head.
Ajax swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenway breaks from the clinch.
Kenway connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax throws a leg kick but Kenway moved away.
Ajax tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kenway is able to avoid easily.
Kenway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ajax takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kenway connects with a body shot.
Kenway lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice defenses there by Kenway.
A countering left hand to the body from Kenway misses.
Kenway connects with a high kick.
Kenway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ajax throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenway. Ajax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ajax sizes up Kenway with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ajax throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kenway on the side of the head.
Kenway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ajax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenway delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ajax throws the left hand but Kenway avoids the punch easily.
Kenway now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kenway closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kenway breaks from the clinch.
Kenway tries to clinch but Ajax is having none of it.
Ajax takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Ajax turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ajax thuds his right hand into Kenway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kenway scores with a jab to the body.
Ajax misses with a left hand
and Kenway counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ajax. That's going to slow Kenway down.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
Ajax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenway.
Kenway slips a straight right by Ajax.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenway slips under a jab.
Ajax shoots in looking for a takedown but Kenway manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ajax's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kenway replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ajax blocks it well.
The crowd cheers as Ajax lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kenway doesn't seem phased though.
Kenway swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Kenway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ajax throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenway throws out a counter right but Ajax avoids it with no problem.
Kenway scoring well with a low kick there.
Kenway scores with a push kick.
Kenway swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ajax counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ajax throws a head kick that misses
and Kenway counters with a straight right hand.
Kenway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ajax throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kenway counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ajax takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Marco Ajax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Kenway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kenway with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ajax closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ajax shoots for a double leg takedown but Kenway sprawls well. He's pushed Ajax's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ajax misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ajax swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenway throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Ajax misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Kenway.
Kenway wants to clinch up but Ajax keeps it at a distance.
Ajax appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kenway scores with a nice right hand.
Kenway lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ajax takes a step back to recover.
Ajax rushes Kenway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kenway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kenway pushes Ajax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ajax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ajax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ajax has a couple of punches blocked by Kenway.
Ajax has a couple of punches blocked by Kenway.
Kenway blocking some punches.
Kenway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenway presses Ajax against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ajax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ajax manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ajax working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kenway doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kenway manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ajax is working an open guard so Kenway takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kenway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kenway throws a jab when Ajax was well out of range.
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Ajax is just out of range.
Ajax misses with a leg kick
and Kenway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice jab there from Ajax.
Ajax scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ajax moves out of range of the body kick from Kenway.
Kenway swats away the attempt to clinch by Ajax.
Kenway appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kenway misses with a body kick.
Kenway lands with a hook. Ajax tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ajax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ajax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ajax tries to land a body kick
letting Kenway counter with a right hand.
Ajax pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kenway is out of range and Ajax settles back down.
Kenway looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kenway lands a slapping body shot.
Ajax misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kenway counters with a nice body shot.
Kenway closes the distance and pushes Ajax back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Kenway fails to land.
Kenway misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenway lands a left hand.
Kenway tries to stall but Ajax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kenway misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kenway takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kenway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ajax backwards.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Ajax.
Ajax has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kenway avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kenway scores with a nice short uppercut.
Edward Kenway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ajax swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ajax scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ajax goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kenway prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Ajax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ajax's elbow.
Kenway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ajax misses with some punches.
Kenway blocking some punches.
Kenway is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kenway throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kenway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kenway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ajax misses with the head strike.
Kenway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ajax's elbow.
Kenway stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ajax throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenway.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Kenway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kenway 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Kenway!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Kenway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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