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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Tiernan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is Inspectah Deck - Friction. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kilo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Tiernan had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jackson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jackson is controlling Tiernan's posture.
Tiernan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jackson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jackson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tiernan tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
Jackson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tiernan tries to roll over but Jackson keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiernan tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tiernan is concentrating on defense, preventing Jackson from advancing position.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Tiernan is working away.
Jackson moves nicely into side control.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson 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.
Tiernan is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Tiernan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jackson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan reaches up to try and control the position but Jackson seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Tiernan rolls and tries to escape and now Jackson has his back!
Jackson has one arm under Tiernan 's neck. Tiernan is controlling the other arm well. He's just looking to survive right now. Jackson manages to get his arm free though and Tiernan is in a world of trouble! Jackson sinks in the hooks and squeezes! Tiernan turns purple and then goes limp. The referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kilo Jackson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cal Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Final Countdown by Europe. Wade Williams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Cal Peterson has been cut.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams forces Peterson back against the cage and clinches.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams working Peterson over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams avoiding damage.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williams trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Peterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peterson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peterson tries to get out of the position.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peterson keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Williams advances to half guard.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peterson defending well though.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams throws a right and a left that Peterson avoids nicely.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peterson.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Williams is pushing down on Peterson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Peterson is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Williams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Williams moves into full mount! Peterson won't be happy about that!
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Peterson is surviving well by controlling Williams's body position as best he can.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Peterson looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams breaks from Peterson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cal Peterson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams connects with a high kick.
Nice takedown defense from Peterson. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Peterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Peterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Cal Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Peterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws out a powerful jab.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Cal Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams is looking to slow Peterson down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Williams lands but Peterson takes it in his stride.
Peterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wade Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams effectively controlling the action here.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Peterson in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peterson's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Peterson is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Peterson throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Nice takedown defense from Peterson. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Cal Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Williams.
Peterson throws a shot to the body.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peterson lands a jab to the head.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peterson but Peterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Peterson's torso.
Williams lands a head kick. Peterson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Peterson throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams lands a head kick!
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Peterson sees coming a mile off.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a big head kick but Peterson shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Peterson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peterson takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Peterson won't want to take too many of those.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cal Peterson's cut.
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!
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Peterson in the body.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams lands a head kick!
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peterson.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
Peterson cracks Williams with a good jab.
Wade Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Peterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peterson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Wade Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Williams lands an elbow just above Peterson 's eye.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peterson's defenses.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Peterson tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams has Peterson pressed against the cage, preventing Peterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Peterson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Williams has Peterson pushed against the cage.
Peterson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Peterson in his tracks for a moment.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams pulls Peterson into guard.
Williams keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peterson defends well.
Williams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Peterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Wade Williams!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Wade Williams!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Wade Williams!
Wade Williams wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huang Di (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huang Di!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Di tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Di tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Di gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrov avoiding damage as Di throws knees to the body.
Di with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Di throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Petrov blocks it with crossed arms.
Di misses with a knee to the head.
Di throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di throws a knee to the head but misses.
Di with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrov blocks an elbow strike from Di.
Petrov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Di with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Di fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Di throws a head kick that misses.
Di tries to clinch but Petrov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Di tries to clinch there but Petrov circles away.
Di tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.
Di tries to close the distance and clinch but Petrov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Di keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrov swats away the attempt to clinch by Di.
Petrov connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Di tumbling to the canvas! Petrov pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Di was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dimitri Petrov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spyde Radic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Yemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill Yemo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spyde Radic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Yemo!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Radic.
Radic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Radic fails with a takedown attempt.
Radic tries to close the distance and clinch but Yemo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Radic lands a head kick!
Radic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yemo.
Radic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Radic tries to close the distance and clinch but Yemo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Radic ducks under a wild hook from Yemo.
Yemo moves out of range as Radic throws a body kick.
Radic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yemo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Radic trying to land knees to the body.
Yemo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yemo tries for a takedown but Radic manages to get underhooks.
Radic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Radic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yemo walks away with a smile on his face. Radic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yemo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yemo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yemo shoots in looking for a takedown. Radic tries to sprawl out of it but Yemo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Radic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spyde Radic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Yemo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic misses with a wild body shot.
Radic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yemo misses the body punch
and Radic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Radic throws a sloppy head kick and Yemo moves out of range easily.
Yemo swats away the attempt to clinch by Radic.
Yemo tries to clinch but Radic moves out of range.
Yemo throws a leg kick
and Radic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yemo looks gassed!
Radic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Yemo has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Radic moves into range and clinches up with Yemo.
Yemo tries to circle away but Radic has him pinned against the cage.
Radic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radic is looking to clinch but Yemo is avoiding it.
Radic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Radic keeps Yemo at a distance using the push kick.
Radic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yemo's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radic scores with a leg kick.
Radic gets the takedown into side control.
Yemo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Radic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Radic is trying to get an arm triangle but Yemo is defending well.
Radic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Radic tries for a kimura but Yemo is defending well.
Radic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yemo is looking to regain half guard here but Radic keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radic trying to control the action but Yemo is working from the bottom.
Radic 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.
Radic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Radic tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Radic is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yemo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yemo manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Yemo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Yemo wants to improve his position but Radic is controlling well.
Yemo is pressing down on Radic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Radic forces his way into half guard.
Yemo is trying to get back to full guard.
Radic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yemo is just riding it out for now. Radic eventually gives up the hold.
Yemo is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Radic is trying to control. Yemo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spyde Radic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yemo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Radic.
Radic slips under a jab.
Spyde Radic is winning the standup battle so far.
Radic tries to clinch up but Yemo circles away and keeps his distance.
Yemo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Radic.
Radic tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yemo moves into the clinch.
Yemo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Radic is looking to clinch.
Radic moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Radic.
Yemo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Radic connects with a knee to the head.
Radic keeps control of Yemo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yemo blocks an elbow strike.
Yemo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yemo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Radic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yemo takes an elbow to the temple.
Yemo is breathing heavily.
Radic tries to land a knee to the head but Yemo blocks with his arms.
Radic scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Yemo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yemo breaks the clinch.
Radic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yemo.
Yemo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Yemo. No joy for Radic on that attempt.
Radic throws a head kick that Yemo semi-blocks.
Radic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Radic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Yemo swats away the attempt to clinch by Radic.
Yemo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Radic ducks under a wild hook from Yemo.
Yemo avoids the body shot from Radic.
Yemo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Radic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Radic closes the distance and clinches.
Radic landing knees to the head.
Radic has Yemo pressed against the cage, preventing Yemo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yemo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yemo breaks from the clinch.
Radic lands with a slapping head kick.
Yemo looks to throw the jab but Radic is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radic shoots in but no luck this time.
Yemo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Radic wants to improve his position but Yemo is controlling well.
Radic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yemo is thwarting Radic's attempts to control the position.
Radic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yemo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yemo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Radic is not content to let Yemo control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yemo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are battling for position here. Radic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yemo tries to free his leg and advance position but Radic is retaining full guard.
Radic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yemo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yemo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Radic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yemo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yemo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yemo landing some decent shots from guard.
Yemo wants to pass the guard but Radic is keeping the position.
Yemo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yemo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yemo throwing strikes but missing.
Yemo tries to free his leg and advance position but Radic is retaining full guard.
Yemo won't allow Radic to sweep him here.
Radic working a defensive guard here.
Yemo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Radic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yemo instigates a clinch.
Radic blocks an uppercut.
Radic lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Radic looking to throw knees to the head but Yemo is blocking nicely.
Yemo breaks the clinch.
Yemo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Radic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yemo's head.
Yemo is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spyde Radic dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Yemo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Radic as he avoids it easily.
Radic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yemo sprawls well initially but Radic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Radic wants to control but Yemo is keeping him busy.
Radic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yemo is trying to get back to full guard.
Yemo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Yemo manages to get to full guard.
Yemo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Radic is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Radic trying to control the position from guard on top but Yemo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Radic advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Radic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yemo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yemo wants to sweep but no luck.
Yemo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Radic gets to his feet. Yemo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Yemo darts in and clinches Radic up against the cage.
Radic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yemo's face.
Yemo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Radic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Radic shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yemo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Radic, pushing him back against the cage.
Radic missing with knees to the body.
Yemo is trying to drag Radic to the mat but Radic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Spyde Radic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Yemo.
Radic lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Radic prevents Yemo from improving his position.
Radic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Radic wants to free his trapped foot but Yemo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yemo is looking for a sweep. Radic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Radic is trying to control the action in half guard but Yemo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bill Yemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Radic is thwarting Yemo's attempts to control the position.
Yemo tries to roll over but Radic keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radic is trying for a kimura here. Yemo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Radic wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Spyde Radic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ford Prefect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prefect comes to the cage accompanied by Mos Def - Mathematics. White has chosen Cumshots - Dead man`s hand as his entrance music. Hanson White has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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22
166 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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25
164 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ford Prefect!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanson White!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for White.
Prefect slips a straight right by White.
Prefect avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prefect takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Prefect pivots, looking for a leg kick but White is out of range and Prefect settles back down.
White lands a nice leg kick that just misses Prefect's sensitive parts.
Prefect throws a jab when White was well out of range.
A head kick misses from White.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prefect throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
White blocks a jab.
Prefect jabs at White's body.
Prefect swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Prefect swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Prefect takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Prefect cracks White with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Prefect throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
White scores with a leg kick.
White takes one to the chin there.
White wants to slow Prefect down by chopping away at his legs.
White will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Prefect connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White momentarily.
Prefect throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White tries to clinch there but Prefect circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from White.
White misses with a low kick.
Prefect throws a solid leg kick but White takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Prefect.
Prefect lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White at a distance.
Prefect walks forward, straight into a front kick from White.
White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prefect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prefect throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Prefect fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Prefect scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Prefect in the domination position with White hanging on.
White can't do much from the bottom here.
White tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prefect lands a nice forearm strike.
White managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Prefect.
Prefect 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.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Prefect off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. White gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. White gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. White apologises and we restart here on the feet.
White tries to close the distance and clinch but Prefect swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Prefect.
Prefect creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
White tries to bench press Prefect off him but Prefect keeps the position.
Prefect lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear White down.
White wants to control but Prefect postures up.
White is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on White's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
White tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Prefect wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Prefect working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
White tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Prefect is able to avoid easily.
Prefect checks a leg kick.
Prefect misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Prefect both land. Nice combination.
White throws a leg kick but Prefect sees it coming and checks it nicely.
White throws a leg kick that misses.
Prefect throws the left hand but White avoids the punch easily.
White throws a low kick, looking for Prefect's leg but Prefect calmly moves out of range.
Prefect dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Prefect keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prefect misses with an uppercut.
White paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White ducks under a wild hook from Prefect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hanson White will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Prefect tries to bum rush White with a series of wild strikes but White uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prefect moves out of range of the body kick from White.
Prefect throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Prefect misses.
Prefect moves out of range of the leg kick from White.
Prefect cracks White with a good jab.
White missing with a left hand there. Prefect was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Prefect throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White throws a wild body kick that Prefect sees coming a mile off.
Prefect is trying hard to land a takedown here. White sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Prefect.
A big right from Prefect misses.
Prefect scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White tries to clinch there but Prefect circles away.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ford Prefect seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White connects with a jab.
Prefect misses with a telegraphed body shot
and White counters with a big head kick but Prefect shrugs it off.
White tries to work over Prefect's front leg with a kick but Prefect checks it.
White tries to clinch but Prefect moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from White misses.
Prefect buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White lands a nice looking body kick.
Prefect misses with a hook to the body
and White makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
White has closed the distance and engaged Prefect in a clinch.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
Prefect blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Prefect misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to land knees to the body.
Prefect is working White over against the cage.
Prefect takes a knee to the side of the body.
White gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
White content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Prefect keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Prefect working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prefect looking to hit a scissor sweep but White is one step ahead there.
White landing some decent shots from guard.
White not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Prefect working a defensive guard here.
White is looking to work some ground and pound but Prefect has wrist control.
Prefect avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Prefect manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Prefect working away from the top, dropping strikes.
White wants to hold on but Prefect pushes him away.
Prefect with shots to the head and body - White looks very uncomfortable down there.
White avoids a series of strikes thrown by Prefect.
White holds on, trying desperately to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prefect is landing with some decent strikes but White is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Prefect scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish White?
White is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White is desperately trying to improve his position but Prefect has a good base and remains in mount.
White wants to control but Prefect is having none of it.
Prefect working the ground and pound effectively.
White avoids a series of strikes thrown by Prefect.
White sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanson White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Prefect's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Prefect's calf.
White turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Prefect throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
Prefect throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
White staying out of range there.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prefect pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from White finds it's way through Prefect's defenses.
Prefect misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
White throws a nice outside leg kick.
White staying out of range there.
White lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Prefect throws a looping overhand right but White ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prefect drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Prefect with a nice head shot there.
White has Prefect pulled in close to control his posture.
White bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Prefect's guard.
Prefect looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
White throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Prefect has momentary wrist control but White slips an elbow through the middle.
White trying to control but Prefect is working from the bottom.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prefect is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is pushing down on Prefect's leg trying to pass to half guard. Prefect is fighting to maintain full guard but White has managed to sneak the leg through.
White throwing shots but Prefect is blocking nicely.
White prevents Prefect from improving his position.
White is trying to control the action in half guard but Prefect is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Prefect is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
Prefect is not content to let White control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Prefect lands with a nice body punch.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Prefect defends it nicely.
White misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Prefect misses.
Prefect takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.
Prefect looks to land a combination but White avoids it well.
White throws an overhand right that lands on Prefect's shoulder, as Prefect tries to avoid the shot.
Prefect dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Prefect slips a jab and a cross from White.
White throws out a leg kick but Prefect moves out of range and White only half commits.
A jab from Prefect does it's job there.
Prefect chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before White can pounce on him.
White throws a front kick aimed at Prefect's knee but Prefect avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Prefect misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by White. That's going to slow Prefect down.
White is looking to clinch.
White looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Prefect!
A nice elbow there by White.
Prefect tries to get back to half guard but can't.
White landing strikes, looking to finish!
White with the ground and pound from mount.
White looking to finish Prefect with some ground and pound. This is bad for Prefect!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prefect slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White drops an elbow to the side of Prefect's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanson White comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well White 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 for Hanson White!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Hanson White!
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight for Hanson White!
Hanson White wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jermaine Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Teaching You. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: Necro- I need drugs. Jermaine Brown told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jermaine Brown!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
Brown digs a good hook to Lee's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee swings for the body but Brown moves out of range.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Brown slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown walks into a jab.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Brandon Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jermaine Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brown tries for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
Lee is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Lee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brown's best efforts.
Lee wants to get back to full guard.
Brown works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Lee is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
Lee tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Lee manages to avoid easily.
Brown looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Brown unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
Brown is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Brown looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position 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.
Brown punching from mount but Lee doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lee is trying desperately to improve position.
Brown tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Brown is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lee can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Lee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brown swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brown stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Brandon Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jermaine Brown.
Lee misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Brown moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Brown takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brandon Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Brown looks for a takedown but Lee sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - Lee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lee 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.
Lee scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brown takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brown. Brown circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jermaine Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee scores with a hook.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Brandon Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brown at a distance.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Brown's head.
Lee lands a jab.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Brown slips under a jab.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee thuds his right hand into Brown's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brown.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brown tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Brown's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Brown is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Lee goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brown on the side of the head.
Brown drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lee jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Brown wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Lee 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. And we move into the final round!
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lee!
Lee in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lee is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lee and Brown has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee tries to buck Brown off but Brown is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throwing strikes but Lee manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lee decides to stand back up.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee scores with a nice right hand.
Lee tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lee 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 Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jermaine Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee seems keen to control Brown's posture.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Brown has gone for a leg lock! Lee slips out almost immediately though and dives into Brown's guard.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Lee pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Lee looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four 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.
Lee controlling the pace.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Brown shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lee pinned against the cage. Lee gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brandon Lee.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Brandon Lee!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Brandon Lee!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Brandon Lee!
Brandon Lee wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kennedy Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett comes to the cage accompanied by fue a por trabajo y le comieron lo de abajo. Michaels has chosen Folsom Prison Blues cover by Everlast as his entrance music. 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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212 lbs
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Corbett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kennedy Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels digs a good body shot into Corbett's ribs.
Corbett misses with a low kick.
Michaels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michaels misses with a kick to the body.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corbett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Michaels has taken the fight to the clinch.
Michaels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corbett jumps guard but Michaels stands there with Corbett around his waist. Corbett gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Michaels working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Michaels.
Michaels throws a push kick but Corbett slaps the foot to one side.
Michaels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corbett's sensitive parts.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Corbett circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corbett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Corbett looks to land a body kick but Michaels moved away.
Michaels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a jab to the body
and Corbett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kennedy Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michaels misses with a head kick.
Corbett tries a head kick but it misses.
Corbett blocks a low kick nicely.
Corbett is looking to score with low kicks.
Michaels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Michaels leaves Corbett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Michaels slips under a jab.
Corbett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Michaels lands a head kick!
Corbett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michaels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett thumps Michaels with a low kick.
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!
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Corbett fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels tries to clinch
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michaels tries to clinch but Corbett moves away
and Corbett counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Corbett tries to move into range but Michaels moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Corbett pushes him off.
Corbett throws a chopping leg kick but Michaels manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michaels.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Corbett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Corbett.
Corbett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels scores with a head kick.
Michaels slips under a jab from Corbett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett takes one to the side of the head.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Michaels throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Michaels looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Michaels lands with a nice combination. Corbett backs away looking to recover.
Michaels clinches with his opponent.
Michaels creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corbett's defenses.
Corbett blocks an elbow strike from Michaels.
Michaels tries a knee to the head but Corbett blocks it.
Michaels lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Michaels with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Corbett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michaels walks away with a smile on his face. Corbett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Corbett is looking to slow Michaels down with leg kicks.
Michaels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corbett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Corbett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels moves out of range of the leg kick from Corbett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels slips under a jab.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corbett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Corbett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Michaels did well to prevent Corbett getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbett wants to free his trapped foot but Michaels is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Michaels is trying to maintain the position but Corbett is very close to passing his half guard.
Michaels tries to kick Corbett off but Corbett keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Michaels won't allow Corbett to pass to mount.
Corbett is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Michaels has managed to free his arm - good work.
Corbett is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Michaels manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kennedy Michaels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Corbett throws a leg kick that misses.
Kennedy Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels works the jab nicely.
Corbett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels tries to clinch up
and Corbett counters with a leg kick.
Michaels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Michaels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corbett misses with a low kick.
Michaels stuffs the takedown.
Michaels throws a head kick but Corbett moves out of range.
Corbett throws the kick towards the body but Michaels avoids it.
Corbett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corbett motions for Michaels to come forward. Corbett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Michaels - that will leave a mark!
A clash of legs there as Michaels blocks the low kick.
Corbett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Corbett throws a jab but it's blocked by Michaels.
Michaels lands with an uppercut that bounces Corbett off the cage and back into rage.
Michaels checks a leg kick.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Corbett circles away and keeps his distance.
Corbett tries to land a body kick
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Michaels scores with a leg kick.
Corbett keeps the fight on the outside.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Michaels tries to clinch up but Corbett circles away and keeps his distance.
Michaels clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Michaels.
Michaels misses with a knee strike.
Corbett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Corbett tries to pull guard but Michaels won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corbett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michaels walks away with a smile on his face. Corbett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michaels throws a leg kick but Corbett checks it.
Corbett connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Corbett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corbett walks into a stiff left hand from Michaels.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Corbett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Michaels swings for the body but Corbett moves out of range.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Corbett circles away.
Michaels throws a hook to the side of Corbett's head but Corbett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michaels jabs Corbett right on the nose. Corbett blinks but takes it well.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corbett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels lands a head kick. Corbett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Corbett is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Corbett tries to pull guard but Michaels holds him up against the cage and eventually Corbett drops back down to his feet.
Corbett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corbett tries to pull guard but Michaels won't allow it.
Michaels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michaels misses with a kick to the body.
Corbett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Michaels turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corbett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michaels is looking to chop away at Corbett's legs.
Michaels connects with a right hand. Corbett shakes it off.
A big left from Michaels misses.
Michaels takes the fight into the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch.
Corbett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Corbett pushes him off.
Corbett scoring well with a low kick there.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corbett's calf.
Michaels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corbett counters with a straight right hand.
Kennedy Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corbett.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Michaels scoring well with a low kick there.
Michaels throws a leg kick that is checked
and Corbett counters with a nice low kick that buckles Michaels's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michaels.
Michaels tries to clinch but Corbett is having none of it.
Michaels darts in trying to clinch
and Corbett makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kennedy Michaels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
No joy there for Corbett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michaels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Corbett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennedy Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels checks a leg kick.
Michaels tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels closes the distance but Corbett moves to the side
and Corbett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A combination from Corbett does no damage.
Michaels gets a clinch.
Michaels prevents the takedown attempt.
Corbett jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Michaels walks away with a smile on his face. Corbett gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michaels is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Corbett keeps the fight on the outside.
Corbett avoids the head kick by Michaels.
Michaels walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Corbett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels tries to clinch but Corbett moves out of range.
A head kick by Corbett misses
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Corbett looks to land a body kick but Michaels moved away.
A clash of legs there as Michaels blocks the low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michaels.
Michaels uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corbett.
Michaels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Michaels throws a head kick but Corbett moves out of range.
A big left from Michaels misses.
Michaels is looking to clinch but Corbett is avoiding it.
Michaels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michaels tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corbett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Corbett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Corbett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Michaels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Corbett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Corbett is defended easily by Michaels.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Corbett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Corbett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels wants to clinch.
Corbett swats away the attempt to clinch by Michaels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett misses with a looping left.
Michaels tries to clinch but Corbett is having none of it.
Michaels slips a jab and a cross from Corbett.
Michaels throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Michaels closes the distance and clinches.
Michaels lands a damaging elbow.
Corbett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Corbett manages to pull guard.
Corbett working a defensive guard here.
Corbett has a closed guard, preventing Michaels from standing up.
Michaels trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corbett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels passes into half guard.
Corbett misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Michaels is thwarting Corbett's attempts to control the position.
Michaels wants to stand but Corbett has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Michaels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Michaels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Michaels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Michaels has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Corbett.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Corbett.
Corbett shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Michaels defends it nicely.
Michaels misses with a straight right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Corbett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Michaels 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Kennedy Michaels!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Kennedy Michaels!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Kennedy Michaels!
Kennedy Michaels wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ishi Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilajoen Antti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tulin minä kaapista ulos kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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167 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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21
163 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ishi Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hilajoen Antti!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Antti thuds a left hand into Kiki's body.
Kiki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ishi Kiki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antti misses with a body shot.
Kiki throws a lazy right hand but Antti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Antti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiki.
Antti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kiki throws a right hand that Antti ducks under and follows up with a left that Antti also avoids with ease.
Antti misses the shot to the body.
Kiki lands with a cross.
Kiki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Antti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Kiki misses.
Antti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Antti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kiki misses with a hook.
Antti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kiki.
Antti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiki.
Antti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antti changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kiki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Antti throwing strikes but Kiki manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Antti prevents Kiki from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Antti's face as Kiki controls the position.
Antti prevents Kiki from moving into mount.
You can see the frustration on Antti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kiki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kiki avoids the body shot from Antti.
Kiki looks to land a right hand but Antti moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiki misses with a looping right.
Kiki throws a shot from downtown. Antti moves away and avoids it.
Kiki throws a big shot that misses.
Kiki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kiki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Kiki misses.
Antti just misses with a punch to the body.
Antti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kiki keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiki defending well as Antti loads up on a big left hand.
Kiki lunges at Antti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Antti's hand.
Kiki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kiki showed some decent athleticism there.
Kiki is looking to advance position but Antti won't allow it.
Antti wants to control but Kiki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Antti uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Antti controlling Kiki's posture.
Kiki pushing down on Antti's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Antti moves into full guard.
Antti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kiki's guard.
Antti throwing strikes from guard but Kiki blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antti thows a big elbow that misses.
Antti is standing up over Kiki. Kiki looks to escape but Antti dives into side control.
Kiki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
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 Ishi Kiki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kiki thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Antti with that takedown attempt.
Kiki lands with an overhand left.
Antti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Antti ducks under a wild hook from Kiki.
Antti scores with a jab.
Antti lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Kiki.
Antti throws an overhand right that lands on Kiki's shoulder, as Kiki tries to avoid the shot.
Antti scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kiki.
Kiki looks to throw the jab but Antti is out of range.
A big left from Kiki misses.
Kiki missing with a left hand there. Antti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiki throws a hook to the side of Antti's head but Antti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiki throws an overhand right that lands on Antti's shoulder, as Antti tries to avoid the shot.
Antti scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antti moves away from the strike by Kiki.
Kiki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiki lands with a straight right. Antti didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Antti misses the target.
Kiki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Antti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiki slips a jab from Antti.
Kiki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antti.
Kiki avoids the body shot from Antti.
Antti shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kiki but Kiki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Antti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Antti moves away.
Antti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Antti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Antti misses its intended target.
Kiki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kiki.
Antti throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiki.
Kiki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Antti counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kiki!
Kiki is trying to stand up.
Antti misses with a head shot.
Antti is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiki wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki blocking the ground and pound.
Antti is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kiki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Antti with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antti throws some wild stikes that Kiki manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Antti lands a big shot there that rocks Kiki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kiki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Antti looking to finish with strikes here!
Antti misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hilajoen Antti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Antti walks into a straight right hand from Kiki.
Antti slips a straight right by Kiki.
Kiki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiki defending well as Antti loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Antti.
Antti blocks a jab.
Antti moves away from the strike by Kiki.
Kiki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Antti.
Antti misses with an uppercut.
Kiki with a jab.
A jab from Kiki misses.
Kiki lands with a straight right. Antti didn't see that one coming.
Antti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Antti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Antti slips under a jab.
Antti slips a jab from Kiki.
Kiki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Antti manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antti ducks under a wild hook from Kiki.
Antti throws a body punch but Kiki moves out of range.
Antti misses with a straight left.
Kiki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Antti moves out of range as Kiki strikes.
A swing and a miss from Antti.
Kiki throws a hook but Antti avoids it easily.
Antti drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Antti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Antti pushes down on Kiki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Antti.
Kiki keeping moving, preventing Antti from controlling successfully.
Antti in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Antti sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kiki's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiki is trying to stand back up but Antti is controlling him
Antti wants to pass to mount but Kiki is defending the position.
Antti prevents Kiki from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hilajoen Antti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Antti 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Hilajoen Antti!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Hilajoen Antti!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Hilajoen Antti!
Hilajoen Antti wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasquale Kasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ungar comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Stu Ungar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pasquale Kasserman's chin.
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270 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stu Ungar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pasquale Kasserman!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ungar stuffs the takedown.
Kasserman lands a slapping body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Ungar.
Kasserman misses the jab.
Ungar takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Stu Ungar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ungar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ungar connects with the punch.
Ungar scoring well with a low kick there.
Ungar works the jab nicely.
Ungar lands a right hook to the body.
Ungar cracks the inside of Kasserman's front leg.
Kasserman looks gassed!
Kasserman throws a body punch but Ungar moves out of range.
Kasserman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ungar throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kasserman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ungar at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ungar, right into the meat.
Ungar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ungar connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ungar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ungar lands a big head kick that sends Kasserman tumbling to the mat! Ungar takes a step backwards and waves Kasserman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kasserman is rocked!
It looks like Pasquale Kasserman has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ungar measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Kasserman! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Stu Ungar!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Friedmon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Katasonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Katasonov's choice of entrance music: In Extremo - Wind. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Friedmon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pavel Katasonov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friedmon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Katasonov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Friedmon keeping moving, preventing Katasonov from controlling successfully.
Friedmon has control of Katasonov's left arm, preventing Katasonov from doing any damage.
Friedmon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katasonov is fighting to break Friedmon's control of his arms but Friedmon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Katasonov is looking to work some ground and pound but Friedmon has wrist control.
Katasonov trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedmon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Friedmon looking to control.
Katasonov throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Friedmon moves away from the strike by Katasonov.
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.
Friedmon tries a head kick but it misses.
Friedmon tries for a takedown but Katasonov circles away easily
and Katasonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Katasonov slaps away a takedown attempt from Friedmon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Friedmon has his takedown stuffed
and Katasonov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Friedmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katasonov lands with a right hand.
Friedmon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Katasonov 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.
Katasonov trying to control the position from guard on top but Friedmon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katasonov works over Friedmon with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov wants to pass the guard but Friedmon is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katasonov throws a strike but Friedmon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Katasonov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Friedmon scoring with some ground and pound.
Katasonov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Friedmon stops Katasonov from standing up.
Katasonov trying to control the position.
Katasonov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Katasonov looks to throw the jab but Friedmon is out of range.
Friedmon shoots in for a takedown but Katasonov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Friedmon scores with a leg kick.
Friedmon delivers a nice body kick.
Katasonov looks gassed!
Good work by Katasonov as he checks the leg kick.
Friedmon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Friedmon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katasonov's sensitive parts.
Friedmon tries to clinch up but Katasonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Katasonov lands with a right hand.
Katasonov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Friedmon is predictable there
and Katasonov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pavel Katasonov 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.
Friedmon throws a body punch but Katasonov moves out of range.
Friedmon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Friedmon.
Friedmon slips a jab and a cross from Katasonov.
Katasonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Friedmon.
Katasonov throws a series of punches but Friedmon moves out of range.
Friedmon lands with an overhand left.
Katasonov misses with a hook.
Friedmon throws a low kick but Katasonov avoids it.
Friedmon tries to land a leg kick but Katasonov saw it coming and moves away.
Katasonov throws a nice looking combination but Friedmon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Friedmon misses with a body shot.
Friedmon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katasonov is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Katasonov misses its intended target.
Stanton Friedmon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katasonov throws a right hand that Friedmon ducks under and follows up with a left that Friedmon also avoids with ease.
Friedmon throws a lazy head kick
and Katasonov counters with a left to the body.
Friedmon closes the distance and clinches.
Katasonov misses with a body punch.
Friedmon has clasped his hands together around Katasonov's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Friedmon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Friedmon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Katasonov tries to improve position but can't.
Friedmon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Katasonov keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov tries to bench press Friedmon off him but Friedmon keeps the position.
Friedmon lands some shots froms side control.
Friedmon is looking to take a break and control but Katasonov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Katasonov sneaks back into half guard.
Friedmon performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Katasonov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Katasonov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon distracts Katasonov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Friedmon pushing down on Katasonov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Katasonov trying to control but Friedmon postures up.
Friedmon wants to take a breather but Katasonov is having none of it.
Katasonov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Friedmon trying to control the action but Katasonov is working from the bottom.
Katasonov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Katasonov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Friedmon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Friedmon's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Katasonov is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Friedmon knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Friedmon for a finish.
Katasonov misses with a punch to the head.
Friedmon manages to reverse the position and now he's in Katasonov's guard. Nice work there by Friedmon.
Katasonov wants to sweep here but Friedmon controlling him for the moment.
Friedmon lands a couple of digs.
Friedmon is pushing down on Katasonov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Katasonov is fighting to maintain full guard but Friedmon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Friedmon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Katasonov is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Friedmon throws a leg kick which misses Katasonov's front leg but catches the back leg as Katasonov tries to avoid it.
Friedmon fails with a takedown attempt.
Katasonov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Katasonov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Friedmon.
Katasonov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Friedmon misses with a low kick.
Katasonov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Friedmon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katasonov scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Friedmon.
Katasonov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Katasonov avoids a kick to the body.
Katasonov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Friedmon circles away quickly and effectively.
Friedmon looks to score with a jab to the body but Katasonov is just out of range.
Katasonov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Friedmon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Friedmon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Friedmon misses with a low kick.
Katasonov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Friedmon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stanton Friedmon is winning the standup battle so far.
Katasonov takes one on the button.
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.
Katasonov swinging wildly here.
Katasonov throws a right and a left that Friedmon avoids nicely.
Nice shot lands for Friedmon.
Katasonov misses with a looping right.
Friedmon misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Friedmon is predictable there
and Katasonov counters with a shoot takedown. Friedmon fights it but they end up in guard.
Katasonov won't allow Friedmon to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friedmon keeping moving, preventing Katasonov from controlling successfully.
Katasonov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov throws and elbow that misses. Friedmon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Katasonov's guard. Nice move by Friedmon!
Katasonov keeping moving, preventing Friedmon from controlling successfully.
Friedmon tries to free his leg and advance position but Katasonov is retaining full guard.
Katasonov has an active guard here but Friedmon has managed to pass into half guard.
Katasonov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Katasonov.
Friedmon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Katasonov wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Friedmon manages to pass to side control.
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.
Friedmon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Katasonov is looking for a sweep. Friedmon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Katasonov is looking to get back to full guard here but Friedmon has managed to pass to side control instead.
Katasonov is looking to get to half guard.
Katasonov is bucking up trying to escape but Friedmon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Katasonov is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Stanton Friedmon did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Katasonov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Friedmon.
A solid leg kick lands there for Friedmon.
Katasonov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katasonov throws a series of punches but Friedmon moves out of range.
Katasonov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Friedmon in his tracks.
Friedmon is looking to wear down Katasonov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Friedmon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Katasonov with that takedown attempt.
Katasonov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Friedmon thuds his shin into the meat of Katasonov's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katasonov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Friedmon throws a head kick but Katasonov moves out of range.
Friedmon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Friedmon tries to clinch up but Katasonov circles away and keeps his distance.
Katasonov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Friedmon was well out of range. Poor timing from Katasonov.
Katasonov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Friedmon 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.
Katasonov thows a body shot but no joy.
Friedmon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Katasonov.
Friedmon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Katasonov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katasonov gets caught flat footed, as Friedmon shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov has momentary wrist control but Friedmon slips an elbow through the middle.
Friedmon trying to control but Katasonov is working from the bottom.
Friedmon passes Katasonov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Katasonov wants to improve his position but Friedmon is controlling well.
Friedmon trying to mount his opponent but Katasonov defends it.
Katasonov actively working from the bottom here.
Friedmon moves nicely into side control.
Friedmon working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Katasonov keeps working.
Katasonov tries to bench press Friedmon off him but Friedmon keeps the position.
Friedmon scoring with punches and elbows.
Katasonov is trying to get back to half guard.
Katasonov is trying to control Friedmon's posture but Friedmon avoids it.
Katasonov is trying to improve his position.
Katasonov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Friedmon scores with a kick to the midsection.
A low kick from Friedmon is predictable there
and Katasonov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Friedmon misses with a hook. Katasonov ducked under it nicely.
Friedmon is looking to land body kicks.
Friedmon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Katasonov takes a step back to recover.
Friedmon tried to score with a low kick but Katasonov checks it.
Katasonov checks the leg kick.
Friedmon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Katasonov throws a hook but Friedmon avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanton Friedmon had his way with Pavel Katasonov in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Katasonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Friedmon.
Both fighters circling a little - Friedmon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Katasonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katasonov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Friedmon feints and then cracks Katasonov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katasonov down.
Friedmon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Friedmon.
Katasonov lands with a cross.
Pavel Katasonov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katasonov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Katasonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Katasonov misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick misses from Friedmon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Friedmon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Friedmon throws a low kick, looking for Katasonov's leg but Katasonov calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Katasonov.
Katasonov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Friedmon keeps Katasonov at a distance using the push kick.
Katasonov moves out of range of the body kick from Friedmon.
Friedmon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katasonov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Friedmon shoots for a double leg takedown but Katasonov sprawls well. He's pushed Friedmon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Katasonov scores with a jab.
A punch combination from Katasonov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Katasonov circles away.
Friedmon connects with a solid leg kick.
Katasonov checks a low kick from Friedmon.
Friedmon lands with a shot to the body.
Friedmon misses with a low kick as Katasonov jumps back.
Katasonov throws a hook to the side of Friedmon's head but Friedmon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Friedmon slips a straight right by Katasonov.
Friedmon is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Friedmon.
A good leg kick by Friedmon.
Friedmon tries to clinch there but Katasonov circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friedmon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Katasonov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Friedmon 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 Katasonov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Katasonov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Friedmon.
Pavel Katasonov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Friedmon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Katasonov. Friedmon does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Katasonov misses the target.
A head kick misses from Friedmon.
Katasonov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Friedmon. That one must have hurt.
Friedmon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katasonov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Friedmon thuds a left hand into Katasonov's body.
Friedmon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Friedmon motions for Katasonov to come forward. Friedmon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Katasonov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Friedmon.
A big right from Katasonov misses.
Katasonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Katasonov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Friedmon.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Katasonov checks a leg kick.
Katasonov throws a nice looking combination but Friedmon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Katasonov misses with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Friedmon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Friedmon 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Stanton Friedmon!
Stanton Friedmon wins by unanimous decision!
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