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NJMMA #58 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dillon Jerome (ranked 23963 p4p, 637 weight class) and Jackson Martinez (ranked 23455 p4p, 663 weight class). Dillon Jerome has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dillon Jerome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Martinez !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez rushes Jerome and presses him up against the cage.
Jerome has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Martinez uses from the top position.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jerome swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez trying to control but Jerome is working from the bottom.
Martinez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jerome is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jerome has escaped and now he's on top!
Martinez seems keen to control Jerome's posture.
Jerome is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jerome stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Martinez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jerome defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but Jerome is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jerome pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martinez is keeping the position for now.
Martinez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jerome gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jerome trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.
Jerome decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Martinez , up you get!
Martinez darts in looking for a takedown but Jerome gets double underhooks and turns Martinez into the cage.
Jerome stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerome tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez jumps guard but Jerome turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dillon Jerome has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Martinez .
Martinez jumps guard but Jerome turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jerome's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martinez pushes Jerome up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Jerome is controlling the position.
Jerome successfully pulls guard.
Martinez throws an elbow that misses. Jerome uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martinez 's guard. Nice move by Jerome!
Jerome stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez has managed to clinch.
Jerome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jerome throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Jackson Martinez has been cut.
A head kick misses from Jerome.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martinez wants to clinch.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dillon Jerome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Jerome.
Jerome darts in and clinches Martinez up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jerome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dillon Jerome dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Martinez 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jerome keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jerome is looking to counter with head kicks.
Jerome lands a big head kick that sends Martinez tumbling to the mat! Jerome takes a step backwards and waves Martinez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Martinez is rocked!
Jerome misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Jerome finish him?
Martinez avoids the head kick by Jerome.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Jerome! Martinez is out on his feet! Jerome rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Martinez is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Martinez is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dillon Jerome!
Dillon Jerome tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wasabi Leon (ranked 22919 p4p, 715 weight class) and Mister Youngster (ranked 8745 p4p, 665 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wasabi Leon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mister Youngster!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngster closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leon quickly recovers to half guard.
Leon is looking to control Youngster's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Leon avoid being mounted?
Leon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leon is trying to control but can't.
Youngster seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Youngster throwing shots but Leon is blocking nicely.
Leon controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Youngster is stalling here. Leon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Youngster seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Leon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngster is trying to control Leon's posture but Leon avoids it.
Youngster tries to escape back to his feet but Leon has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Youngster's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Youngster is tapping! Leon saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Wasabi Leon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steel (ranked 23281 p4p, 645 weight class) and Alex Wright (ranked 7491 p4p, 595 weight class). Wright has chosen Warped Mind as his entrance music. Chris Steel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alex Wright's chin.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chris Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Wright!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Steel throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steel slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steel shoots in and drives through. Wright sprawls well.
Steel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wright defends it nicely.
As Steel backs off Wright throws a huge counter combo but Steel manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel leaves Wright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chris Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Wright.
Steel closes the distance and clinches up with Wright, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes Wright against the cage but Wright circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Steel shows good takedown defense.
Wright has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.
Steel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Wright has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Steel uses from the top position.
Wright is controlling Steel's posture.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steel is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wright throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Wright is stalling in the full guard.
Steel has Wright pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel continues to stall.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wright looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wright.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Steel 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 Wright has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wright and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Steel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wright gets caught napping as Steel dives in and scores a takedown. Wright manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wright seems keen to control Steel's posture.
Wright scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wright closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steel counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steel is trying to force a seperation but Wright has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Wright dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steel drives through and clinches with Wright against the cage.
Steel controlling the action here for a moment.
Steel drags the fight down to the ground.
Steel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright is stalling in the full guard.
Steel is pulling down on Wright's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is pulling down on Wright's head. It's preventing any offense from Wright, at least for the moment.
Wright passes into half guard.
Wright looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel keeps working.
Steel is trying to escape back to his feet but Wright uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Wright fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wright is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wright wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel defending against the ground and pound.
Steel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Steel's waist but Steel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright wants to clinch.
Steel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel wants to get back to striking at distance but Wright won't allow it.
Wright slowing the pace effectively.
Steel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wright is trying to pull guard but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Wright is looking to take this one to the mat.
Chris Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Wright.
Wright has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Steel after a bit of a struggle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wright jumps guard but Steel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steel dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Steel closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wright circles away.
A good leg kick by Wright.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steel.
Steel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wright cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel slips a jab and a cross from Wright.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright thumps Steel with a low kick.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wright goes for a double leg but Steel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steel continues to drive forward.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright shoots in but Steel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chris Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Wright.
Steel moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
Wright looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Steel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wright has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Steel uses from the top position.
Wright is trying to keep Steel in close.
Wright throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wright pushes Steel off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Steel misses with a takedown
and Wright counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jab from Wright.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel wants to clinch up but Wright keeps it at a distance.
Chris Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Steel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel slaps away a takedown attempt from Wright, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wright.
Steel moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Steel working hard to break the clinch.
Steel working hard to break the clinch.
Wright lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel controlling the position for now.
Wright stands up from half guard.
Wright scores with a spinning back kick!
Steel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wright defends well and Steel ends up having to push Wright into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Steel. No joy for Wright on that attempt.
Wright shoots for a double leg takedown but Steel sprawls well. He's pushed Wright's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wright lands with a hook. Steel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chris Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel gets caught flat footed, as Wright shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Steel is wriggling around but Wright manages to pass to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Alex Wright!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Alex Wright!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Alex Wright!
Alex Wright wins by unanimous decision!
Alex Wright decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben Dover (ranked 5979 p4p, 273 weight class) and Dylan Lapidus (ranked 8211 p4p, 330 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Dover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dylan Lapidus!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dover goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lapidus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lapidus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dover slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dover circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dover counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lapidus throws a big shot that misses.
Dover misses with a few strikes there.
Dover throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover defending well as Lapidus loads up on a big left hand.
Dover really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dover lands a body shot.
Dover swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dover definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapidus throws a series of punches but Dover avoids them all with ease.
Dover seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dover punishes Lapidus's body with a nice straight punch.
Lapidus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dover misses with a few strikes there.
Dover displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lapidus throws out the jab.
Lapidus throws an off balance right hand
and Dover counters with a two punch combo.
Dover misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Lapidus releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lapidus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lapidus throws an off balance right hand
and Dover counters with a nice uppercut.
Dover scores with a punch to the head.
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!
Dover keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lapidus.
Dover appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover looks to score with a jab to the body but Lapidus is just out of range.
Lapidus throws a right hand that misses
and Dover counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dover swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lapidus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dover stuns Lapidus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the body from Dover misses
and Lapidus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lapidus lands the left hand.
Dover moves out of range as Lapidus strikes.
Dover looks to score with a jab to the body but Lapidus is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Lapidus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lapidus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dover bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lapidus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Dover was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lapidus.
Dover will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lapidus misses with an uppercut
and Dover counters with a left to the body.
Lapidus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dover counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dover just misses with a punch to the body.
Dover lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a right hand that Lapidus ducks under and follows up with a left that Lapidus also avoids with ease.
Dover misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lapidus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lapidus misses with a hook. Dover ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Dover wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dover swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lapidus.
Dover is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lapidus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Lapidus misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dover misses with a jab to the body
and Lapidus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dover catches Lapidus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dover uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lapidus.
Dover looks to score with a jab to the body but Lapidus is just out of range.
Lapidus throws out a counter right but Dover avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dover uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lapidus.
Dover throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dover misses with a series of wild punches.
Lapidus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dover moves away.
Lapidus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dover takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dover is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapidus drives through and clinches with Dover against the cage.
Dover letting Lapidus take a breather here.
Lapidus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dover.
Lapidus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dover backwards.
Lapidus is trying to pull guard but Dover has him pressed against the cage.
Lapidus has a couple of punches blocked by Dover.
Dover blocks an uppercut.
Dover is trying to force a seperation but Lapidus has the dominant position.
Lapidus jumps guard but Dover stands there with Lapidus around his waist. Lapidus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lapidus tries to pull guard but Dover won't allow it.
Ben Dover has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Lapidus.
Lapidus swings wildly with an uppercut but Dover uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lapidus throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lapidus taking a breather.
Lapidus misses with the head strike.
Lapidus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lapidus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lapidus tries to pull guard but Dover forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lapidus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dover smiles and moves away.
Dover swings for the body but Lapidus moves out of range.
Dover misses with a body shot.
Lapidus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dover misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lapidus.
Dover misses with a body punch
and Dover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapidus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lapidus! But no joy.
Dover cracks a nice hook into Lapidus's ribs.
Dover looks to score with a jab to the body but Lapidus is just out of range.
Dover's corner calls for a 1-2. Dover obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dover circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dover swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lapidus might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lapidus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dover fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lapidus manages to avoid it.
Lapidus throws a combination that misses
letting Dover counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Dover both land. Nice combination.
Dover connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lapidus's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapidus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lapidus misses with a punch on the inside.
Lapidus tries to pull guard but Dover holds him up against the cage and eventually Lapidus drops back down to his feet.
Dover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lapidus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lapidus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lapidus throws a punch but it's blocked by Dover.
Lapidus tries to pull guard but Dover forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lapidus throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Dover will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lapidus misses with a straight left.
Lapidus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dover tries to avoid it but Lapidus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dover to the ground. Dover escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lapidus moves away.
Dover works Lapidus's body with a nice hook.
Lapidus moves in looking to clinch but Dover pushes him off.
Dover is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A punch combination from Dover misses.
Dover is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lapidus can do to turn this around?
Dover swats away the attempt to clinch by Lapidus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapidus misses with a wild body shot.
Dover drops his hands momentarily and Lapidus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lapidus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dover counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapidus darts in trying to clinch
and Dover counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lapidus thinking.
Dover throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dover takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lapidus throws a hook but Dover avoids it easily.
Dover was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dover lands with a right hand.
Dover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lapidus moves away.
No joy there for Dover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lapidus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dover.
Lapidus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a body shot but no joy.
Dover bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lapidus's head.
Dover throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dover scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lapidus just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Dover tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dover looks to land a combination. Lapidus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lapidus doesn't manage to clinch there - Dover circles away.
Lapidus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A quick step to the side and Dover tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dover ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Lapidus looks to move away, Dover throws a big counter combo but Lapidus just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapidus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dover bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lapidus's head backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dover throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dover misses with a body shot
and Lapidus counters with a stiff right hand.
Lapidus looks to land a right hand but Dover moved out of range.
Dylan Lapidus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dover keeps the fight on the outside.
Dover is looking to wear down Lapidus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lapidus doesn't manage to clinch there - Dover circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dover misses the target.
Ben Dover is winning the standup battle so far.
Lapidus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lapidus takes a swing at Dover's ribcage but misses.
Dover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lapidus moves away.
Lapidus wants to counter with a clinch but Dover pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover throws a body shot but no joy.
Dover sets himself, and Lapidus steps forward looking for the clinch! Dover avoids it this time.
Dover swats away the attempt to clinch by Lapidus.
Lapidus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dover paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dover lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Lapidus misses.
Lapidus closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dover counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lapidus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dover counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Dover showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dover, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Ben Dover!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Ben Dover!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Ben Dover!
Ben Dover wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Ben Dover thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Card (ranked 5373 p4p, 515 weight class) and Jorge Cruz Jr (ranked 23724 p4p, 690 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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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Card!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Cruz Jr!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Card looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Card tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cruz Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cruz Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Cruz Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jason Card has been cut.
Card tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cruz Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cruz Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Card tries to clinch up but Cruz Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cruz Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz Jr avoids the head kick by Card.
Jorge Cruz Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz Jr moves into the clinch.
Cruz Jr lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Card's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cruz Jr stalling.
Card throws a head punch that misses.
Card tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Cruz Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cards head.
Cruz Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Card backwards.
A short body shot lands from Cruz Jr as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Card is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Card tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz Jr breaks the clinch.
Card is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Cruz Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Card doesn't seem phased though.
Cruz Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cruz Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Card takes a jab right on the kisser.
Card is rocked!
Cruz Jr cracks Card with a left hook right on the temple and Card goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Cruz Jr lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Card is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Cruz Jr!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Carlitto (ranked 3742 p4p, 185 weight class) and Peter Kropotkin (ranked 3537 p4p, 170 weight class). Carlitto comes to the cage accompanied by Painkiller. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Carlitto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peter Kropotkin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kropotkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carlitto.
Carlitto is looking for a counter combo.
Kropotkin has a takedown stuffed.
Peter Kropotkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlitto works the jab nicely.
Kropotkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carlitto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Peter Kropotkin has been cut.
Carlitto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kropotkin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Carlitto does no damage.
Kropotkin drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carlitto defends it well.
Carlitto scores with a hook to the body. Kropotkin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oooooh!!! Carlitto has knocked Kropotkin down with a huge combo! Carlitto steps away and waves a wobbly Kropotkin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kropotkin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlitto plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Kropotkin to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Kropotkin just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Diego Carlitto!
After the fight, Diego Carlitto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Trambai (ranked 2160 p4p, 298 weight class) and Mike Murphy (ranked 1729 p4p, 242 weight class). Sambo Trambai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Murphy's chin.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sambo Trambai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Murphy!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy slips under a jab from Trambai.
Murphy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trambai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Trambai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trambai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Trambai 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.
Murphy checks a low kick from Trambai.
Trambai looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Sambo Trambai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trambai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murphy tries to clinch but Trambai is having none of it.
Murphy dodges the punch combination from Trambai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Trambai's head.
Trambai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Trambai cracks Murphy with an open hand slap.
Trambai lands with a nice body punch.
Trambai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Trambai.
Trambai fails to land with a series of punches.
Trambai lands a big head kick that sends Murphy tumbling to the mat! Trambai takes a step backwards and waves Murphy back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Murphy is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trambai throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Trambai finish him?
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Trambai.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trambai throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Trambai.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trambai.
Trambai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trambai misses with a hook.
Trambai cracks Murphy with a good jab.
Murphy misses with a left hand
and Trambai counters with a straight right hand.
Trambai misses with a wild combination.
Trambai misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Trambai.
Trambai lands a shot to the body.
Murphy looks winded!
Murphy misses with some punches.
Trambai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Trambai scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trambai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trambai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murphy.
Trambai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trambai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy blocks a body shot from Trambai.
Trambai misses with a body punch.
Trambai cracks Murphy with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trambai.
Trambai digs a right hand into Murphy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murphy's gas tank.
Trambai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trambai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trambai misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Trambai - that landed with a thud.
Trambai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trambai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murphy avoids it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Trambai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trambai blocks an uppercut.
Murphy tries to work over Trambai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trambai blocking some punches.
Murphy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trambais head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murphy.
Trambai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Trambai misses with the head strike.
Murphy swings wildly with an uppercut but Trambai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trambai tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Trambai back against the cage.
Murphy tries a body shot but Trambai blocks it.
Trambai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Trambai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trambai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambo Trambai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Trambai's head but Trambai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trambai throws a jab but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy is looking for the big counter here.
Trambai misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy body kick from Trambai
and Murphy counters with a right hand to the body.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Trambai.
Murphy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Trambai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murphy.
Murphy tries to counter with a clinch but Trambai shakes him off and moves away.
Trambai looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trambai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murphy moves away.
Trambai looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Murphy avoids the head kick by Trambai.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy lands a jab to the head.
Trambai avoids the body shot from Murphy.
Sambo Trambai is winning the standup battle so far.
Murphy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trambai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trambai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trambai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sambo Trambai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murphy takes a swing at Trambai's ribcage but misses.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Trambai lands a slapping body shot.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Trambai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trambai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy throws a sloppy body shot
letting Trambai counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Trambai.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trambai throws a sloppy head kick and Murphy moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Murphy misses.
Murphy scores with a body shot.
Trambai misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trambai. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murphy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trambai throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Trambai misses.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Trambai saw that one coming.
It looked like Trambai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murphy.
Murphy takes one to the side of the head.
Trambai misses with a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Trambai sets himself, and Murphy steps forward looking for the clinch! Trambai avoids it this time.
Murphy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Trambai throws a head kick but Murphy moves out of range.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trambai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trambai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trambai keeps Murphy at a distance using the push kick.
Murphy throws a combination that misses
and Trambai counters with an inside leg kick.
Trambai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murphy can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trambai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trambai throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trambai connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trambai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sambo Trambai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trambai.
Trambai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Murphy counter with a right hand.
Trambai throws the kick towards the body but Murphy avoids it.
Trambai scores with a one two! Murphy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trambai misses with a hook to the body
and Murphy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trambai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trambai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Murphy throws out a loose jab but Trambai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trambai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Trambai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trambai looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Trambai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Trambai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trambai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trambai swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy wants to counter the offense by Trambai and move into the clinch position.
Trambai just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Trambai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trambai misses with a double jab
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trambai thinking.
Mike Murphy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trambai manages to avoid it.
Trambai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Trambai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Trambai misses with a body shot.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Trambai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trambai takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Trambai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trambai pushes Murphy away with a front kick.
Nice straight punches there by Murphy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a right hand
letting Trambai counter with a right hand.
Murphy blocks a head kick by Trambai.
Murphy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Trambai misses with a two punch combination.
Murphy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Trambai.
Trambai throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trambai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trambai connects with a body shot.
Trambai throws a series of strikes that have Murphy backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Murphy catches Trambai right on the button with a cross.
Trambai walks into a left hand.
Trambai thumps Murphy with a low kick.
Trambai digs a good hook to Murphy's body.
A head kick misses from Trambai.
It seemed like Murphy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A shot to the body from Trambai misses
and Murphy counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Sambo Trambai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Trambai is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Trambai. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sambo Trambai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trambai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Sambo Trambai!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Sambo Trambai!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Sambo Trambai!
Sambo Trambai wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Sambo Trambai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Ralph Dean (ranked 826 p4p, 109 weight class) and Rocky Baxter (ranked 1814 p4p, 226 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocky Baxter !
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baxter .
Dean avoids the body shot from Baxter .
Baxter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baxter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dean swings for the body but Baxter moves out of range.
Dean scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Rocky Baxter has been cut.
Baxter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baxter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dean stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dean gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baxter misses with a punch on the inside.
Baxter manages to break the clinch.
Dean throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean misses with an uppercut. Baxter saw that one coming.
Baxter swings for the body but Dean moves out of range.
Baxter fakes the leg kick and cracks Dean in the body.
Baxter stuns Dean with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dean just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Baxter misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws a shot from downtown. Baxter moves away and avoids it.
Baxter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dean.
Baxter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dean misses with a body shot
and Baxter counters with a body kick.
Baxter tries to clinch up.
Baxter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dean. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baxter .
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dean misses with a double jab.
As Dean backs off Baxter throws a huge counter combo but Dean manages to avoid it all.
Baxter connects with a leg kick. Dean looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Dean misses.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baxter .
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.
Baxter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dean on the side of the head.
Baxter lands the left hand.
Baxter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a hook. Baxter ducked under it nicely.
Dean misses with a double jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Baxter !
The fighters circling - Dean throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baxter .
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baxter .
Baxter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dean just misses with a punch to the body.
Dean on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baxter has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Dean walks into a straight right hand from Baxter .
Dean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baxter pushes Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dean.
Dean blocks a body shot from Baxter .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dean.
Baxter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dean digs a right hand underneath Baxter 's ribcage. Baxter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Dean.
Baxter stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dean.
Baxter blocks an uppercut.
Dean blocks a body shot from Baxter .
Baxter tries to break free but Dean pushes him back against the cage.
Dean lands an uppercut.
Baxter 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dean lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Dean - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dean creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dean avoids the body shot from Baxter .
Baxter walks into a stiff left hand from Dean.
Baxter is rocked!
Dean drops Baxter with a straight right hand, right on the button! Dean follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Ralph Dean!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 182 p4p, 31 weight class) and Trevor Burrows (ranked 1086 p4p, 142 weight class). Burrows has chosen Calm - No problem as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trevor Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulletzowich shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Burrows is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bulletzowich lands strikes from half guard.
Burrows is looking to improve his position.
Burrows is still trying to improve position.
Bulletzowich is nestled in close to Burrows, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bulletzowich is pressing down on Burrows's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burrows is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burrows wants to improve his position but Bulletzowich is controlling well.
Bulletzowich is keen to just control but Burrows is a slippery customer.
Bulletzowich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bulletzowich is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulletzowich not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burrows is looking to improve his position.
Burrows is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bulletzowich scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burrows on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Bulletzowich there.
Ground and pound from Bulletzowich.
Bulletzowich is trying to control. Burrows wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bulletzowich missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Burrows is looking for a sweep. Bulletzowich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bulletzowich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Burrows defending well though.
Nice strikes from Bulletzowich there.
Bulletzowich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burrows is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulletzowich lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Burrows quite badly. Burrows pulls Bulletzowich in close trying to recover. Bulletzowich postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Burrows on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Burrows doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Bulletzowich!
Boris Bulletzowich retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Boris Bulletzowich rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Braddock (ranked 82 p4p, 7 weight class) and Like Boss (ranked 450 p4p, 45 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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285 lbs
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268 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Braddock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Like Boss!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boss looks to throw the jab but Braddock is out of range.
Braddock misses with a lunging right hand
letting Boss counter with a right hand.
Braddock on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boss scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Braddock moves forwards but Boss connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Boss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Braddock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boss.
Braddock clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Braddock.
Braddock misses with the head strike.
Boss swings wildly with an uppercut but Braddock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boss throws a head punch that misses.
Boss letting Braddock take a breather here.
Boss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boss pushes Braddock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boss lands an uppercut.
Boss has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Braddock blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Braddock.
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
Boss blocks a body shot from Braddock.
I was talking to Braddock's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boss digs a right hand into Braddock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Braddock's gas tank.
Boss swings wildly with an uppercut but Braddock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boss throws a punch but it's blocked by Braddock.
Braddock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Braddock trying to stall but Boss improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boss.
Braddock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
Boss struggles to land a body shot inside as Braddock controls his hands.
Braddock blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boss.
Braddock blocks an uppercut.
Braddock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Boss.
Braddock takes a shot to the head.
Boss pushes Braddock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Braddock throws a punch but it's blocked by Boss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braddock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boss up against the cage.
Boss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Braddock scores with a hook to the body.
Boss has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Braddock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Boss can turn it around.
Braddock just leaning against Boss, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Braddock as the two fighters clinch.
Boss looks winded!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braddock.
A right hook to the body lands for Braddock.
A body shot lands from Braddock.
Braddock presses Boss against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Braddock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
Braddock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Braddock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Braddock lands a hook that snaps the head of Boss backwards.
Braddock scores with a shoulder strike.
Boss is rocked!
Boss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boss is still on wobbly legs! Can Braddock finish him?
Boss misses with a punch on the inside.
Braddock creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Boss with a big uppercut! Boss tries to clinch up but Braddock pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Boss to the mat! Boss covers up and Braddock unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Braddock!
John Braddock retains his heavyweight title!
John Braddock decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Like Boss had this to say: 'WTF happened???'.
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