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VFC 93: Taiga vs. Ericssonl PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holly has chosen Gotham Road - On My Way as his entrance music. Hank Holly struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. This should be a great matchup!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Holly!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson moves into the clinch.
Holly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson goes for a takedown attempt but Holly pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nelson feints and as Holly raises his hands in defense, Nelson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Holly keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holly kicks Nelson off and gets to his feet.
Hank Holly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holly closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Holly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holly breaks the clinch.
Holly cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Nelson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holly to score with a decent uppercut.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holly pinned against the cage. Holly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nelson moves away.
Holly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Holly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Holly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Holly on the inside.
Holly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holly lands a nice uppercut.
Holly misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holly.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holly.
Holly is leaning against Nelson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holly lands with a left to the head.
Holly misses with some punches.
Holly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Holly lands a shoulder strike.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holly smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Holly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holly pinned against the cage. Holly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holly takes a swing at Nelson's ribcage but misses.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Holly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nelson walks into a straight right hand from Holly.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Holly keeps it at a distance.
Holly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holly lands with a right hand.
Holly misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Holly sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nelson ducks under a wild hook from Holly.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holly.
Holly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nelson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nelson shoots in for a double leg but Holly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nelson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Holly counters by clinching up.
Holly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holly has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holly.
Holly lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Nelson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Holly.
Holly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Holly lands a shoulder strike.
Holly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nelson fails to pull guard.
A short left from Holly.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holly smiles and moves away.
Jab by Holly.
Holly punishes Nelson's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Holly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nelson momentarily.
Nelson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Holly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nelson is rocked!
Holly clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Holly dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A punch combination from Holly misses.
Holly looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Holly misses.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hank Holly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nelson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holly is fending him off so far but Nelson persists. Nope, Holly circles away and we're back to standing.
Holly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holly throws a series of punches but Nelson avoids them all with ease.
Holly scores with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Holly. No joy for Nelson on that attempt.
Holly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Holly lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson is working for takedown but Holly is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nelson takes a shot to the head.
Holly scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Holly manages to break the clinch.
Holly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nelson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab by Holly.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holly misses with a double jab.
Nelson seems to have got his legs back now.
Holly moves into range and clinches up with Nelson.
Holly pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Holly.
Holly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nelson.
Holly scores with a shoulder strike.
Holly softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Holly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Holly pushes Nelson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holly is pressed up against the cage. Nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Holly down to the mat. Holly avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Holly misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nelson, pushing him back against the cage.
Holly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Holly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from Holly.
Holly is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
Holly misses with a punch on the inside.
Nelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holly lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Holly.
Nelson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Holly lands with a right to the head.
Holly scores with a shot to the side of Nelson's head.
Holly lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Holly manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Holly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holly throws a hook but Nelson blocks it.
Nelson closes the distance but Holly moves to the side
and Holly counters with a left to the body.
Nelson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holly lands with a nice combination. Nelson backs away looking to recover.
A lazy left from Holly finds it's target.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Holly circles away easily
and Holly counters with a stiff right hand.
Nelson drops his hands momentarily and Holly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holly lands a right hook to the body.
Nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Holly connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Holly to counter with a crisp jab.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Holly sprawls well.
Holly scores with a body shot.
Holly throws a combination that misses
and Nelson counters with a takedown into side control.
Nelson working the ground and pound but Holly is defending the strikes.
Holly is trying to buck Nelson off.
Holly is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Holly, who protects the arm well.
Holly is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Holly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Holly looks to land a left hand but Nelson moved out of range nicely.
Holly lands with an overhand left.
Holly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Holly.
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Holly which made him look bad.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holly fails to land with a series of punches.
Holly misses with a straight right.
Holly misses with a body shot.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Holly keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nelson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Holly counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holly working aggressively here.
Holly throws a punch but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Holly smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gunnar Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Holly as he jumps to the side.
Nelson keeps Holly at a distance using the push kick.
Holly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelson shoots for a takedown but Holly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Holly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nelson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nelson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly lands with a nice combination. Nelson backs away looking to recover.
Holly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holly lands a jab-cross combination.
Nelson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Holly counters by moving into the clinch.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Holly manages to break the clinch.
Holly throws out a powerful jab.
Nelson shoots and misses
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Holly.
Nelson connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Holly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
Holly fails to land with a series of punches.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson wants to clinch.
A combination from Holly does no damage.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Holly circles away.
Nelson shoots in and drives through. Holly sprawls well.
Holly has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.
Holly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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.
Holly lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Holly.
Nelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Holly just stands there and leans against the cage.
Nelson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Holly prevents it.
Nelson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A short right from Holly on the inside.
Holly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nelsons head.
Nelson jumps guard but Holly stands there with Nelson around his waist. Nelson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Holly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Holly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nelson.
A jab from Holly finds it's way through Nelson's defenses.
Gunnar Nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hank Holly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holly cracks Nelson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Holly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Holly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Holly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Holly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Style (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Unforgiven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Decent boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Style!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Style tries a head kick but it misses.
Style misses with a low kick.
Style ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Mathers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Tim Style has been cut.
Mathers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mathers jabs Style right on the nose. Style blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Mathers.
A solid leg kick lands there for Style.
Mathers connects with a right hand. Style shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers looks to score with a jab to the body but Style is just out of range.
Style pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mathers is out of range and Style settles back down.
Mathers shoots in and drives through. Style sprawls well.
Style feints and then cracks Mathers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mathers down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Style.
Mathers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Style throws a solid leg kick but Mathers takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Style.
Style lands a head kick!
Tim Style seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Style walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mathers checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Style.
Mathers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Style dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mathers. That did some damage!
Mathers just misses with a punch to the body.
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mathers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Style.
A slow jab from Mathers misses its intended target.
Mathers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Style.
Style throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mathers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Style lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Mathers misses.
Mathers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Style wants to clinch up but Mathers keeps it at a distance.
Mathers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Style circles away quickly and effectively.
Mathers blocks a head kick by Style.
Style showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mathers.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers fails to land with a series of punches.
Style plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mathers avoids the head kick by Style.
A good leg kick by Style.
Mathers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Style moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathers throws a lazy right hand but Style sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathers misses with a straight right.
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 Tim Style will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Style's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Style shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tim Style is winning the standup battle so far.
Style tries to score with a low kick but Mathers moves his leg out of the way.
Style lands a head kick. Mathers smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Style throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mathers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Style misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Style.
Mathers lands with a hook. Style tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mathers checks a low kick from Style.
Marshall Mathers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mathers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Style pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mathers is out of range and Style settles back down.
Mathers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Style.
A slapping leg kick lands for Style.
A combination from Mathers does no damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Style.
Style tries to score with a low kick but Mathers moves his leg out of the way.
Style feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mathers's calf.
Mathers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mathers misses with a wild combination.
Mathers checks a leg kick.
Mathers walks into a straight right hand from Style.
Mathers looks to land a combination but Style avoids it well.
Mathers throws a shot from downtown. Style moves away and avoids it.
Mathers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Style.
Style throws a leg kick which misses Mathers's front leg but catches the back leg as Mathers tries to avoid it.
Style buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Style avoids the body shot from Mathers.
Style connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Style blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Style there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Style lands with a slapping head kick.
Style lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Style.
Mathers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Style misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Style attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mathers digs a good body shot into Style's ribs.
Style fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Mathers does no damage.
Style lands a head kick!
Style scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Style throws a low kick, looking for Mathers's leg but Mathers calmly moves out of range.
Mathers throws the left hand but Style avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Style dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Style's cut.
That's time! Style's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Style connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Style throws a nice inside leg kick.
Style lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Mathers misses the target.
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Style lands with a thumping leg kick.
Style buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mathers looks to land a combination but Style avoids it well.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Style but Style pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers takes a kick to the side of the head.
Style slips under a jab from Mathers.
Style throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Style is looking to slow Mathers down with leg kicks.
Style swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mathers misses with a few strikes there.
Mathers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Style. Style obviously looking to wear him down.
Style with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Style there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mathers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mathers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Style.
Style dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mathers. That did some damage!
Style throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mathers missing with a left hand there. Style was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Style scores with a nice right hand.
Style wants to land a leg kick but Mathers is out of range.
Style connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Style chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Style.
Mathers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Style connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Style, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut there from Style.
Mathers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Style, right into the meat.
Mathers might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mathers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Style lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Style.
An inside leg kick from Style misses.
Style throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mathers throws the left hand but Style avoids the punch easily.
Style throws and low kick but Mathers moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mathers misses the target.
Style scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Style showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Style has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Style!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Bobbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slimbo Kice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobbick comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructable. Kice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. F**k The Other Side kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Bobbick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slimbo Kice!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobbick throws a big shot that misses.
Bobbick lands a nice looking body shot.
Kice looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobbick drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Kice's head, knocking him out cold! Bobbick is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duane Bobbick!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Blixt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Eriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blixt's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stretch Arm Strong - Second Chances. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Blixt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Eriksen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Eriksen misses.
Blixt tries to close the distance and clinch but Eriksen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eriksen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eriksen tries to clinch
and Blixt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blixt lands an elbow just above Eriksen 's eye.
Eriksen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eriksen lands an uppercut.
It looks like Jay Blixt has been cut.
Blixt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blixt tries a knee to the head but Eriksen blocks it.
Blixt tries to land a knee to the head but Eriksen blocks with his arms.
Blixt lands an elbow inside that Eriksen shrugs off.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Blixt keeps him there for the moment.
Blixt lands an elbow just above Eriksen 's eye.
Blixt keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eriksen.
Blixt tries to stall but Eriksen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blixt with a knee to the head.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Blixt keeps him there for the moment.
Eriksen working aggressively here.
Eriksen wants to break free but Blixt has control.
A knee to the head by Blixt.
Nice elbow from Blixt.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eriksen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blixt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blixt.
Eriksen takes an elbow to the temple.
Blixt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Blixt keeps him there for the moment.
Eriksen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Blixt keeps him there for the moment.
Blixt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Eriksen.
Eriksen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A knee to the head by Blixt.
Blixt lands a knee to the head.
Blixt is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eriksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eriksen wants to break free but Blixt has control.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Blixt keeps him there for the moment.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling him.
Eriksen takes an elbow to the temple.
Blixt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eriksen's face.
Eriksen tries to break free but Blixt pushes him back against the cage.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
Blixt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eriksen's efforts to push away.
Nice elbow from Blixt.
Eriksen is trying to break free.
Eriksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Blixt has double underhooks.
Eriksen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blixt.
Blixt lands an elbow inside that Eriksen shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blixt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eriksen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Blixt with a knee to the head.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blixt lands a nice knee to the body.
Blixt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eriksen's face.
Blixt lands a damaging elbow.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Eriksen lands an uppercut.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen blocks an elbow strike.
A short left from Eriksen.
Eriksen lands with a short shot to the head.
Blixt trying to land knees to the body.
Eriksen tries to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling the position.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Blixt tries a knee to the head but Eriksen blocks it.
Blixt trying to control the position but instead, Eriksen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blixt into the cage.
Eriksen breaks from the clinch.
Blixt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Eriksen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blixt manages to avoid it.
Eriksen wants to clinch.
Eriksen throws a lazy right hand but Blixt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blixt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blixt tries to clinch up
and Blixt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Eriksen finds it's way through Blixt's defenses.
Eriksen lands a nice looking body shot.
Eriksen takes the fight into the clinch.
Eriksen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from Blixt.
Eriksen wants to get back to striking at distance but Blixt won't allow it.
Eriksen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eriksen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eriksen wants to get back to striking at distance but Blixt won't allow it.
Blixt wants to stall.
Eriksen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Eriksen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blixt backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blixt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blixt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eriksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eriksen wants to break free but Blixt has control.
Blixt keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Eriksen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eriksen wants to break free but Blixt has control.
Blixt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eriksen avoids it.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling him.
Blixt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eriksen avoids it.
Eriksen wants to break free but Blixt has control.
A nice left hand lands by Eriksen.
Blixt keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Blixt keeps control of Eriksen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Eriksen dodges an elbow strike from Blixt.
Blixt is trying to maintain a safe position but Eriksen gets an underhook and turns Blixt into the cage.
Eriksen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eriksen darts in trying to clinch
and Blixt moves into the clinch.
Eriksen avoids a wild elbow strike from Blixt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Eriksen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay Blixt's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blixt moves away from the strike by Eriksen.
Eriksen misses with a series of wild punches.
Blixt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blixt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eriksen throws a series of punches but Blixt moves out of range.
Blixt tries to clinch
and Eriksen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eriksen throws a one two combo.
Eriksen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blixt is looking to clinch.
Eriksen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eriksen scores with a body shot.
A big left from Eriksen misses.
Eriksen moves into the clinch.
Eriksen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blixt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Eriksen breaks from the clinch.
Blixt tries to close the distance and clinch but Eriksen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blixt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Eriksen is looking to clinch.
Blixt wants to clinch.
Blixt takes the fight into the clinch.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Blixt misses with a knee strike.
Blixt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blixt lands an elbow inside that Eriksen shrugs off.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eriksen as Blixt tries to tie him up.
Blixt misses with a knee strike.
Eriksen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eriksen is trying to force a seperation but Blixt has the dominant position.
Blixt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blixt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blixt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eriksen's defenses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eriksen.
Eriksen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eriksen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eriksen thows a body shot but no joy.
Eriksen lands with a straight right. Blixt didn't see that one coming.
Eriksen throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Eriksen misses.
Eriksen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blixt has time to react.
Blixt ducks under a wild hook from Eriksen.
Blixt tries to clinch up
letting Eriksen counter with a right hand.
Eriksen forces Blixt back against the cage and clinches.
Blixt pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blixt.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Blixt.
Eriksen tries to circle away but Blixt has him pinned against the cage.
Blixt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blixt lands an elbow inside.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Eriksen.
Blixt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen manages to break the clinch.
Eriksen scores with a one two! Blixt had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blixt staying out of range there.
Eriksen clinches with his opponent.
Eriksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling him.
Eriksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Eriksen scores with a shoulder strike.
Eriksen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eriksen tries to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling the position.
Blixt lands an elbow that stopped Eriksen in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blixt.
Blixt has Eriksen pressed against the cage, preventing Eriksen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eriksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Blixt tries to land a knee to the head but Eriksen blocks with his arms.
Eriksen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blixt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eriksen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eriksen can't break the clinch.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
Eriksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blixt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Eriksen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blixt lands an elbow just above Eriksen 's eye.
Blixt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Eriksen is trying to force a seperation but Blixt has the dominant position.
Eriksen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blixts head.
Eriksen wants to get back to striking at distance but Blixt won't allow it.
Blixt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eriksen's efforts to push away.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling him.
Eriksen takes an elbow to the temple.
Blixt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eriksen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blixt has Eriksen pressed against the cage, preventing Eriksen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eriksen lands an uppercut.
Blixt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eriksen as Blixt tries to tie him up.
Blixt lands an elbow just above Eriksen 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Eriksen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jay Blixt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Eriksen swinging wildly here.
Eriksen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blixt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blixt lands a knee to the head.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling him.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling him.
Blixt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blixt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blixt.
Eriksen lands a shoulder strike.
Eriksen tries to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling the position.
Eriksen avoiding damage as Blixt throws knees to the body.
Blixt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling him.
Eriksen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eriksen scores with the left hand. Blixt knows he should have avoided that one.
Blixt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blixt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Eriksen.
Eriksen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blixt counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blixt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling him.
Eriksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blixt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eriksen is defending well for now.
Blixt trying to control the position but instead, Eriksen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blixt into the cage.
Eriksen is trying to force a seperation but Blixt has the dominant position.
A short right from Eriksen.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling him.
Eriksen lands with a left to the head.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blixt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eriksen's efforts to push away.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Blixt keeps him there for the moment.
Blixt'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.
Blixt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eriksen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Eriksen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Blixt looking to throw knees to the head but Eriksen is blocking nicely.
Eriksen pushes Blixt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Eriksen.
Eriksen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blixt has him pressed against the cage.
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.
Eriksen is looking to break free of the clinch but Blixt has double underhooks.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blixt.
Eriksen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eriksen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blixt moves away.
Blixt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Eriksen clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blixt.
Eriksen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Eriksen lands with a light punch inside.
Blixt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eriksen's face.
Eriksen wants to break free but Blixt has control.
Blixt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch but Blixt keeps him there for the moment.
Eriksen is trying to force a seperation but Blixt has the dominant position.
Eriksen blocks an elbow strike from Blixt.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksen is trying to break the clinch but Blixt is controlling him.
Eriksen takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Eriksen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blixt taking a breather.
Eriksen is trying to break free.
Blixt misses with a knee to the head.
Eriksen wants to break free but Blixt has control.
Eriksen manages to break the clinch.
Marshall Eriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blixt wants to clinch but Eriksen slips to the side
letting Eriksen counter with a right hand.
Eriksen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blixt clinches but Eriksen breaks the clinch
and Eriksen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Eriksen.
Blixt lands a knee to the head.
Blixt lands an elbow just above Eriksen 's eye.
Eriksen tries to break free but Blixt pushes him back against the cage.
Eriksen is trying to break free.
Blixt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eriksen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blixt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eriksen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eriksen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blixt prevents Eriksen from breaking the clinch.
Eriksen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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.
Blixt trying to stall but Eriksen improves his position.
Blixt lands a nice elbow.
Eriksen is trying to break free.
Blixt looking to throw knees to the head but Eriksen is blocking nicely.
Eriksen working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eriksen is trying to break free.
Blixt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eriksen breaks the clinch.
Blixt is looking to clinch but Eriksen is avoiding it.
Eriksen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blixt takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eriksen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blixt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blixt throws a head kick that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blixt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Eriksen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jay Blixt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blixt tries to clinch up but Eriksen circles away and keeps his distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshall Eriksen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Eriksen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Eriksen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerome McCool!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCool shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones with a jab.
McCool takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McCool shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Jerome McCool has been cut.
Jerome McCool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCool moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCool throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones digs a right hand underneath McCool's ribcage. McCool let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones presses McCool against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones lands a right hand.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCools head.
Good body shot from Jones.
McCool wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones stalling against the cage.
McCool jumps guard but Jones stands there with McCool around his waist. McCool gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
James Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome McCool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCool is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from McCool.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
McCool tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCool takes a shot to the head.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCools head.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCool backwards.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
McCool drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McCool shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McCool gets slowly back to his feet.
McCool looks gassed!
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
McCool takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McCool stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Jones taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones avoiding damage.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jones.
McCool tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones cracks McCool with a nice body shot.
McCool is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McCool.
McCool letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones digs a right hand underneath McCool's ribcage. McCool let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCool wants to break free but Jones has control.
McCool takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Jones.
A short right from Jones.
Jones is leaning against McCool and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of McCool backwards.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones has McCool pressed against the cage.
McCool changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerome McCool's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for McCool on that attempt.
McCool with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones moves into the clinch successfully.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McCool or not.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of McCool backwards.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of McCool's head.
Jones works on McCool's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones lands a left hand.
McCool is breathing heavily.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working McCool over against the cage.
Jones works on McCool's body with a couple of short punches.
Jones lands a left hand.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of McCool's head.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from McCool.
James Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome McCool.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
McCool drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. McCool doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCools head.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCool's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of McCool backwards.
McCool wants a takedown.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Jones to work.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones stalling against the cage.
Jones gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCool tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones lands an uppercut.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCool drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
McCool has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Come on Jones - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
James Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCools head.
McCool is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones works on McCool's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerome McCool's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
McCool misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces McCool off the cage and back into rage.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
McCool gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones gets a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCool backwards.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
McCool takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones is working McCool over against the cage.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCool can do to turn this around?
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones presses McCool against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones is stalling here.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jones.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCool backwards.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones presses McCool against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
A hook to the body from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing McCool up against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCool.
Jones lands a body punch.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones digs a right hand underneath McCool's ribcage. McCool let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones cracks McCool with a nice body shot.
James Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jones digs a right hand into McCool's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McCool's gas tank.
McCool tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jones just stands there and leans against the cage.
McCool looking for a takedown.
James Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome McCool.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of McCool backwards.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCool.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jerome McCool has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:24
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Loose Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loose Cannon comes to the cage accompanied by Empire State of Mind. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Loose Cannon!
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, Gaius Marius !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loose Cannon just misses with a punch to the body.
Nate Loose Cannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loose Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loose Cannon.
Marius looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Loose Cannon is fending him off so far but Marius persists. Nope, Loose Cannon circles away and we're back to standing.
Loose Cannon throws a jab but it's blocked by Marius .
Loose Cannon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loose Cannon stuffs the takedown.
Loose Cannon missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loose Cannon takes a swing at Marius 's ribcage but misses.
Loose Cannon fails to land with a series of punches.
Loose Cannon looks to land a combination but Marius avoids it well.
Loose Cannon throws a hook but Marius blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marius is defended easily by Loose Cannon.
Nate Loose Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Marius .
A telegraphed right hand from Loose Cannon misses the target.
Loose Cannon misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loose Cannon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loose Cannon.
Marius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Loose Cannon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marius manages to avoid it.
Loose Cannon throws a body punch but Marius moves out of range.
Marius misses with a head kick.
Loose Cannon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Loose Cannon.
Loose Cannon drives through and clinches with Marius against the cage.
Loose Cannon cracks Marius with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loose Cannon presses Marius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marius looks gassed!
Loose Cannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loose Cannon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Loose Cannon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Loose Cannon misses the target.
A slow jab from Loose Cannon misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loose Cannon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loose Cannon is looking to clinch.
Loose Cannon cracks Marius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marius takes one on the button.
Loose Cannon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loose Cannon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marius .
Loose Cannon throws a series of punches but Marius avoids them all with ease.
Marius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loose Cannon lands a nice hook to Marius 's body. Marius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marius dodges the punch combination from Loose Cannon.
Loose Cannon swings for the body but Marius moves out of range.
Marius moves out of range of the strikes.
Loose Cannon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marius circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loose Cannon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Loose Cannon's waist but Loose Cannon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marius off to one side.
Marius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marius tries to keep at a distance but Loose Cannon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marius has had enough of the clinch but Loose Cannon keeps him there for the moment.
Loose Cannon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Loose Cannon on the inside.
Marius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loose Cannon scores with a hook to the body.
Loose Cannon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marius backwards.
Loose Cannon manages to break the clinch.
Loose Cannon misses with a double jab.
Marius has Loose Cannon up against the cage in a clinch.
Loose Cannon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loose Cannon misses with a punch on the inside.
Loose Cannon lands a shot to the body.
Marius looking to stall.
Loose Cannon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loose Cannon lands a body shot.
Loose Cannon lands a nice uppercut.
Loose Cannon lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Loose Cannon.
Loose Cannon breaks the clinch.
Loose Cannon stalks Marius and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marius 's face. Marius staggers backwards, shaken.
Loose Cannon thows a body shot but no joy.
Loose Cannon stuns Marius with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loose Cannon misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loose Cannon lands a nice looking body shot.
Loose Cannon is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Loose Cannon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Loose Cannon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Loose Cannon looks to land a right hand but Marius moved out of range.
Loose Cannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loose Cannon throws a right and a left that Marius avoids nicely.
Nice shot by Loose Cannon.
Marius clinches up with Loose Cannon and pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Loose Cannon as the two fighters clinch.
Loose Cannon lands with a light punch inside.
Loose Cannon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loose Cannon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loose Cannon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loose Cannon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Loose Cannon.
Loose Cannon is leaning against Marius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marius is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Loose Cannon.
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!
Loose Cannon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loose Cannon manages to break the clinch.
Marius ducks under a wild hook from Loose Cannon.
Marius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loose Cannon lands with a nice body punch.
Loose Cannon misses with a two punch combination.
Loose Cannon moves into the clinch.
Loose Cannon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loose Cannon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loose Cannon throws a right hand that Marius ducks under and follows up with a left that Marius also avoids with ease.
Loose Cannon tries to bum rush Marius with a series of wild strikes but Marius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loose Cannon looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Marius changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Loose Cannon tries to avoid it but Marius manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Loose Cannon to the ground. Loose Cannon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nate Loose Cannon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marius fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Loose Cannon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marius moves out of range as Loose Cannon strikes.
Loose Cannon clinches.
Loose Cannon presses Marius against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Loose Cannon.
Loose Cannon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loose Cannon lands a body shot.
Loose Cannon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Marius .
Nate Loose Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Marius .
Loose Cannon lands a right hand.
Loose Cannon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loose Cannon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Loose Cannon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marius can do to turn this around?
A short right from Loose Cannon on the inside.
Loose Cannon gets through Marius 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loose Cannon lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loose Cannon lands an uppercut.
Loose Cannon lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Loose Cannon.
Loose Cannon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loose Cannon.
Loose Cannon fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Loose Cannon misses.
Loose Cannon looks to land a combination. Marius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Loose Cannon throws a right and a left that Marius avoids nicely.
Loose Cannon leaves Marius with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Loose Cannon.
Marius clinches up with Loose Cannon and pushes him back against the cage.
Marius is trying to drag Loose Cannon to the mat but Loose Cannon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Marius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loose Cannon has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loose Cannon prevents the takedown attempt.
Loose Cannon breaks from the clinch.
Marius defending well as Loose Cannon loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loose Cannon.
Loose Cannon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marius was well out of range. Poor timing from Loose Cannon.
Marius tries to clinch but Loose Cannon moves away
and Loose Cannon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loose Cannon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Loose Cannon throws a right hand that Marius ducks under and follows up with a left that Marius also avoids with ease.
Loose Cannon tries to bum rush Marius with a series of wild strikes but Marius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Marius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marius looks for a takedown but Loose Cannon sprawls well.
Nate Loose Cannon is winning the standup battle so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loose Cannon looks to land a combination. Marius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loose Cannon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Loose Cannon dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Marius moves away from the strike by Loose Cannon.
Loose Cannon misses with a looping left.
Marius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loose Cannon throws out the jab.
Loose Cannon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loose Cannon looks to land a combination. Marius sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Loose Cannon misses.
Loose Cannon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Loose Cannon throws a jab but it's blocked by Marius .
Loose Cannon scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Loose Cannon does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loose Cannon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Marius dives in and grabs Loose Cannon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Loose Cannon pushes down on Marius 's head and hops out.
Loose Cannon missing with a left hand there. Marius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marius is trying desperately to land a takedown but Loose Cannon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Marius .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loose Cannon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marius fails with a takedown attempt.
Marius shoots for a double leg takedown but Loose Cannon sprawls well. He's pushed Marius 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nate Loose Cannon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Marius .
Marius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loose Cannon.
Marius slips a jab and a cross from Loose Cannon.
Loose Cannon moves into range and clinches up with Marius .
Loose Cannon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loose Cannon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marius shoots in looking for a takedown. Loose Cannon tries to sprawl out of it but Marius keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Loose Cannon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loose Cannon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loose Cannon looks to land a combination but Marius avoids it well.
Loose Cannon throws a shot from downtown. Marius moves away and avoids it.
Loose Cannon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Loose Cannon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loose Cannon stuffs the takedown.
Marius wants to clinch
and Loose Cannon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Loose Cannon lands a nice looking body shot.
Loose Cannon misses with an uppercut. Marius saw that one coming.
Nate Loose Cannon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Loose Cannon finds it's target.
Nate Loose Cannon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Loose Cannon.
Loose Cannon looks to throw the jab but Marius is out of range.
Loose Cannon throws a series of punches but Marius moves out of range.
Loose Cannon lands a jab to Marius 's midsection.
Loose Cannon misses with a two punch combination.
Marius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loose Cannon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Loose Cannon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marius at a distance.
Loose Cannon misses with a straight right.
Loose Cannon lands a nice shot to the body.
Loose Cannon misses with a wild combination.
Marius fails to land the takedown.
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.
Loose Cannon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Loose Cannon thows a body shot but no joy.
Loose Cannon cracks a nice hook into Marius 's ribs.
Marius closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marius lands in his opponent's guard.
Marius wants to control from the top but Loose Cannon keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Loose Cannon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Loose Cannon, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Loose Cannon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orange Juice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Am by Dale Oliver kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Orange Juice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, AJ Styles!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles blocks a head kick by Juice.
Juice looks for the body kick but Styles saw that one coming.
Juice swats away the attempt to clinch by Styles.
Juice avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Styles clinches.
Juice lands a body shot.
Juice lands with a right to the head.
Juice lands a body shot.
Styles struggles to land a body shot inside as Juice controls his hands.
Styles is working for takedown but Juice is calmly controlling the position for now.
Juice's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Juice tries to land a front kick but Styles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orange Juice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juice.
Juice lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like AJ Styles has been cut.
Styles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Styles clinches.
Styles is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Orange Juice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Styles.
A right handed body shot lands from Juice.
Juice gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Styles.
Juice prevents the takedown attempt.
Styles stalls.
Styles throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Juice blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juice prevents the takedown attempt.
Styles looks gassed!
Styles connects with a knee to the head.
Styles misses with the head strike.
Juice digs a right hand into Styles's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Styles's gas tank.
A short uppercut from Juice.
Styles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Styles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Juice lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Styles backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Juice.
Juice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juice breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Juice does no damage.
Juice cracks Styles with a right hand to the side of the head.
Juice lands a left and a right that send Styles crashing to the mat, dazed. Juice thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Styles is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles tries to get into range but Juice steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Styles! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Juice scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orange Juice!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Camel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Anderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Camel 's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Camel !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Camel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Camel looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Camel lands an overhand right.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Will Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Camel avoids them all with ease.
Camel clobbers Anderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Camel misses with a straight left.
Camel stuffs the takedown.
Anderson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Camel backs up against the cage.
Anderson rushes Camel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Camel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Anderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Anderson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Camel slips nicely into half guard.
Camel maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Anderson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Camel has cracked it and Anderson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Camel !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Camel !
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Usagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton comes to the cage accompanied by Fuckin' In The Bushes. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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218 lbs
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215 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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miyamoto Usagi!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Compton.
Compton connects with a nice looking jab.
Usagi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Compton sprawls well initially but Usagi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Usagi wants to take a breather but Compton is having none of it.
Usagi is thwarting Compton's attempts to control the position.
Compton is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Usagi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Compton sees it coming and defends easily.
Compton keeping hold of Usagi's head, controlling as best he can.
Compton is refusing to be controlled, as Usagi sits in half guard.
Compton manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usagi has gone for a leg lock! Compton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Usagi's guard.
Compton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Compton tries to free his leg and advance position but Usagi is retaining full guard.
Usagi pulls Compton in to control the position.
Usagi working a defensive guard here.
Compton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Compton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Compton is pushing down on Usagi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Usagi is fighting to maintain full guard but Compton has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usagi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Compton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Usagi wants to control but Compton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Compton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Usagi defending well though.
Compton trying to mount his opponent but Usagi defends it.
Usagi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Compton won't allow Usagi to sweep him here.
Usagi wriggles free and stands up.
Usagi clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton breaks the clinch.
Usagi checks a low kick from Compton.
Miyamoto Usagi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usagi shoots in for a double leg but Compton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Compton slips a jab and a cross from Usagi.
Usagi tries to clinch up.
Compton leaves Usagi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Usagi darts in and clinches Compton up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Compton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Usagi leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short left from Compton.
Usagi is trying to drag Compton to the mat but Compton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tyrone Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miyamoto Usagi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usagi wants a takedown.
Compton wants to stall.
Usagi tries for a takedown but Compton manages to get underhooks.
Compton gets underhooks to prevent Usagi's takedown attempt.
Usagi wants a takedown.
Usagi looks gassed!
Compton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Usagi backwards.
Usagi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Compton prevents it.
Compton scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Miyamoto Usagi has been cut.
Compton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton throws a hook but Usagi avoids it easily.
Usagi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Compton drops Usagi with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Usagi looks back up at him and smiles so Compton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Usagi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Compton is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Usagi flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Usagi is out cold! Compton holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrone Compton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Taiga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leif Ericssonl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taiga comes to the cage accompanied by Through Gardens Of Grief, At The Gates. Ericssonl has chosen The Beserker Rage as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
266 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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265 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Alexi Taiga!
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, Leif Ericssonl!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiga scores with a hook.
Ericssonl thows a body shot but no joy.
Taiga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Leif Ericssonl has been cut.
Taiga wants to clinch.
Taiga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ericssonl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taiga.
Ericssonl loads up on a big right hand but Taiga slips the punch.
Taiga misses the shot to the body.
Taiga throws a right and a left that Ericssonl avoids nicely.
Taiga throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ericssonl fails to land with a series of punches.
Taiga tries to clinch up but Ericssonl circles away and keeps his distance.
Taiga throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Ericssonl to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Alexi Taiga has been cut.
Taiga throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taiga.
Taiga lands a nice shot that snaps Ericssonl's head back.
Ericssonl throws a hook but Taiga avoids it easily.
Ericssonl misses the jab.
Ericssonl keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Taiga scores with a hook.
Ericssonl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taiga was well out of range. Poor timing from Ericssonl.
Taiga tries to clinch but Ericssonl moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taiga.
Leif Ericssonl is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taiga shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ericssonl lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taiga tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ericssonl counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Taiga falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leif Ericssonl!
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