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SCC 27: Blood Bath PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Acer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isiah Acer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Foster!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster misses with a looping left.
Acer shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Acer showed some decent athleticism there.
Acer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Acer is looking to take a break and control but Foster is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acer trying to pass the guard but Foster defending well.
Acer is trying to work for a kimura but Foster is defending well.
Foster is looking to improve his position.
Foster trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Acer feints and as Foster raises his hands in defense, Acer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Foster keeping full guard, as Acer tries to pass.
Foster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Foster is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Acer is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acer passes Foster's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Acer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Acer is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foster regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Acer seems content to control.
Acer tries to pass the half guard into mount. Foster knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Acer winds up and cracks Foster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acer stands up from half guard.
Acer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Foster misses with a takedown attempt
and Acer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Foster won't be happy with that.
Foster looks gassed!
Foster tries to buck Acer off but Acer is having none of it.
Foster pushes Acer away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Acer gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Acer works to advance to full mount. Foster defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Acer controlling the pace for now.
Foster is bucking up trying to escape but Acer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Acer raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Acer looking to control but Foster is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Acer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Acer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster wants to hold on but Acer pushes him away.
Acer moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Foster has worked his arm free - good work by Foster!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acer looking to control but instead Foster has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Acer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Foster fails with the takedown
and Acer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Isiah Acer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foster wants to get back to full guard.
Acer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Foster blocking the ground and pound attempt from Acer.
Acer winds up and cracks Foster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Foster tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Acer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Acer is thwarting Foster's attempts to control the position.
Foster is not content to let Acer control the position.
Foster has hold of Acer's hands but Acer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer moves nicely into side control.
Acer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acer lands a nice forearm strike.
Foster is not content to let Acer control the position.
Acer throws a strike aimed at the side of Foster's head but Foster avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster struggling a bit here.
Acer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Foster is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Acer throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Acer crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Acer are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Acer is looking to clinch.
Acer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Foster throws the left hand but Acer avoids the punch easily.
Foster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Acer.
Foster takes a swing at Acer's ribcage but misses.
Foster gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Acer counters with a right hand to the body.
Acer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Acer works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to hold on but Acer pushes him away.
Acer lands a nice shot to the head.
Acer throws some wild stikes that Foster manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Acer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Acer unloads with some shots from mount but Foster bucks and avoids them well.
Acer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Acer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Foster misses with a looping right.
Foster fails with the takedown
and Acer counters with a nice uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Acer blocks the leg kick.
Acer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Acer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foster has his takedown stuffed
and Acer counters with a nice uppercut.
Foster shoots and misses
so Acer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Isiah Acer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Foster.
Acer passes into half guard.
Foster is in trouble now - Acer has advanced to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Foster looks a forlorn figure.
Foster is bucking up trying to escape but Acer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Acer is landing with some decent strikes but Foster is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Acer controlling from mount.
Acer wants to control the pace but Foster is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to lock up and control but Acer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acer throws some wild stikes that Foster manages to avoid easily.
Acer looking to finish Foster with some ground and pound. This is bad for Foster!
Foster gets back to half guard.
Acer has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Foster defend it? Acer steps over the head and cranks it - Foster is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Acer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Isiah Acer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bamber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka has chosen Stone Sour - Cardiff as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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217 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Bamber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rankka Ankka!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ankka throws a right and a left that Bamber avoids nicely.
Bamber moves in looking to clinch but Ankka pushes him off.
Bamber scores with a nice right hand.
John Bamber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bamber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bamber throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ankka was covering up waiting for the punch and Bamber finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Ankka has momentary wrist control but Bamber slips an elbow through the middle.
Ankka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bamber is one step ahead there.
Ankka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bamber.
Ankka pulls Bamber in close to prevent any damage.
Bamber wants to pass the guard but Ankka is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bamber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ankka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bamber got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ankka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bamber has managed to get both his arms back between Ankka's legs - danger averted.
Bamber trying to control but Ankka is working from the bottom.
Bamber postures up in Ankka's guard and throws a big left but Ankka blocks it.
Ankka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Ankka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bamber is one step ahead there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bamber misses with a series of wild punches.
Ankka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ankka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bamber shoots in for a double leg but Ankka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bamber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bamber fails to land the takedown.
Ankka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bamber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ankka.
Bamber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bamber shoots in but Ankka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bamber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankka misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamber doesn't manage to clinch there - Ankka circles away.
Ankka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ankka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ankka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bamber.
Bamber looks for the body kick but Ankka saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Bamber both land. Nice combination.
Bamber tries to move into range but Ankka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bamber shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ankka defends it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ankka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bamber is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ankka throws a combination. Bamber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ankka throws a combination that misses
and Bamber counters with a one-two to the body.
Bamber tries to clinch but Ankka moves out of range.
A combination from Ankka does no damage.
Bamber slips a jab and a cross from Ankka.
Rankka Ankka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Ankka there.
Ankka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bamber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankka misses with the combination.
Ankka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ankka throws a right and a left that Bamber avoids nicely.
Bamber wants to clinch.
Bamber motions for Ankka to come forward. Bamber throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ankka looks to land a combination. Bamber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ankka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ankka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ankka misses with a series of wild punches.
Ankka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ankka throws a half hearted mid kick.
A combination from Ankka does no damage.
Ankka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bamber circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ankka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bamber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ankka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bamber looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ankka is fending him off so far but Bamber persists. Nope, Ankka circles away and we're back to standing.
Ankka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ankka goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bamber throws a series of punches but Ankka moves out of range.
Bamber misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ankka swinging wildly here.
Bamber tries a head kick but it misses.
Bamber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ankka was well out of range. Poor timing from Bamber.
Bamber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ankka as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bamber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ankka throws a combination that misses
and Bamber counters with a one-two to the body.
Ankka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ankka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
John Bamber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ankka throws a series of punches but Bamber moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ankka.
Ankka tries to bum rush Bamber with a series of wild strikes but Bamber uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rankka Ankka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ankka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ankka blocks a head kick by Bamber.
Ankka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bamber.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ankka.
Ankka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bamber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ankka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A combination from Ankka does no damage.
Bamber shoots for a double leg takedown but Ankka sprawls well. He's pushed Bamber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ankka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ankka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice combo by Ankka! Oh, that's hurt him - Bamber falls to the canvas and Ankka follows him into side control.
Bamber takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ankka in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bamber looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Ankka turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rankka Ankka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brooklyn Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dons Dasuffrah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dasuffrah's choice of entrance music: Rza - Grits. Brooklyn Sharp has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brooklyn Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dons Dasuffrah!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dasuffrah shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sharp but Sharp pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Dasuffrah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharp sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Sharp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dasuffrah shoots in looking for a takedown. Sharp tries to sprawl out of it but Dasuffrah keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sharp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brooklyn Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dons Dasuffrah.
Sharp throws a hook to the side of Dasuffrah's head but Dasuffrah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharp lands a head kick!
It looks like Dons Dasuffrah has been cut.
Dasuffrah gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasuffrah working away.
Sharp tries to improve position but can't.
Dasuffrah throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sharp works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Sharp wants to get back to full guard.
Dasuffrah trying to mount his opponent but Sharp defends it.
Sharp avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dasuffrah.
Dasuffrah trying to pass the guard but Sharp defending well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dasuffrah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sharp sprawls well. Sharp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dasuffrah gets slowly back to his feet.
Dasuffrah throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sharp's waist but Sharp gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dasuffrah off to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sharp connects with a single shot there.
Dasuffrah misses with a takedown attempt - Sharp sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dasuffrah dodges the punch combination from Sharp.
Sharp throws a hook but Dasuffrah blocks it.
Brooklyn Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Sharp lands but Dasuffrah takes it in his stride.
Sharp lands with a cross.
No joy there for Sharp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dasuffrah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Sharp!
Dasuffrah with the ground and pound from mount.
Dasuffrah throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Sharp because Dasuffrah loaded up on that one.
Dasuffrah is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A big left from Sharp misses.
Sharp tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dasuffrah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sharp tries to avoid it but Dasuffrah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sharp to the ground. Sharp escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
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!
Dasuffrah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sharp defends it nicely.
Dasuffrah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sharp sprawls well. Sharp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dasuffrah gets slowly back to his feet.
Sharp stuffs the takedown attempt from Dasuffrah. Dasuffrah gets slowly back to his feet.
Dasuffrah defending well as Sharp loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brooklyn Sharp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dons Dasuffrah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dasuffrah moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Sharp misses the target.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dasuffrah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharp swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dasuffrah.
Dasuffrah closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sharp to the mat! Sharp manages to get full guard.
Sharp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dasuffrah wants to pass the guard but Sharp is keeping the position.
Dasuffrah stopping the sweep attempt from Sharp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasuffrah advances position into side control!
Dasuffrah landing strikes.
Dasuffrah is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sharp knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dasuffrah looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dasuffrah is breathing heavily.
Sharp is looking for a sweep.
Dasuffrah throws a strike aimed at the side of Sharp's head but Sharp avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dasuffrah tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dasuffrah working away.
Dasuffrah sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sharp is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Dasuffrah decides to stand back up. Dasuffrah steps back and let's Sharp get back to his feet.
Dasuffrah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sharp lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brooklyn Sharp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dasuffrah shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sharp as he avoids it easily.
Dasuffrah shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp throws a right hand that Dasuffrah ducks under and follows up with a left that Dasuffrah also avoids with ease.
Sharp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Dasuffrah or perhaps it was just good defense by Sharp which made him look bad.
Brooklyn Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dons Dasuffrah.
Dasuffrah avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Sharp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dasuffrah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sharp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dasuffrah closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sharp misses with a double jab
and Dasuffrah counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Dasuffrah crashes against the mat.
Sharp struggling a bit here.
Dasuffrah decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sharp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dasuffrah counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sharp won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dasuffrah tries for a kimura but Sharp is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dons Dasuffrah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dons Dasuffrah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sharp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sharp with a hook.
Dasuffrah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dasuffrah fails to land the takedown.
Dasuffrah slips under a jab.
Sharp throws a hook but Dasuffrah blocks it.
Sharp is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dasuffrah looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brooklyn Sharp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dons Dasuffrah.
Dasuffrah shoots in but no luck this time.
Sharp misses with a hook to the body
and Dasuffrah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sharp is trying to stand up here but Dasuffrah is controlling him well.
Sharp wants to control but Dasuffrah is keeping busy.
Sharp keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dasuffrah trying to move into half guard but instead Sharp has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dasuffrah working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sharp doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sharp manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dasuffrah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dasuffrah escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sharp gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sharp got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dasuffrah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sharp has managed to get both his arms back between Dasuffrah's legs - danger averted.
Sharp stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dasuffrah shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sharp as he jumps to the side.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses
and Dasuffrah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dasuffrah.
Dasuffrahis looking to pass into half guard but Sharp pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sharp is in guard.
Dasuffrah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sharp defends it easily.
Dasuffrah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dasuffrah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sharp defends it easily.
Sharp gets to his feet. Dasuffrah looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sharp lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Sharp finds it's target.
Dasuffrah on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sharp loads up on a big right hand but Dasuffrah slips the punch.
Dasuffrah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sharp defends it nicely.
Sharp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sharp misses with a two punch combination.
Sharp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brooklyn Sharp.
I think Sharp has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooklyn Sharp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom DeSanctis Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Shifflett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Shifflett is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom DeSanctis Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Shifflett!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeSanctis Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shifflett.
DeSanctis Jr lunges at Shifflett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shifflett's hand.
Nice body punch from DeSanctis Jr.
Good exchange - DeSanctis Jr coming out on top.
Shifflett tries to bum rush DeSanctis Jr with a series of wild strikes but DeSanctis Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shifflett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but DeSanctis Jr checks it well.
DeSanctis Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shifflett looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shifflett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
DeSanctis Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shifflett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
DeSanctis Jr throws a one two combo.
DeSanctis Jr lands a nice hook to Shifflett's body. Shifflett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a shot to the body.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a jab to the body.
DeSanctis Jr misses with a double jab.
Shifflett throws a lazy right hand but DeSanctis Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeSanctis Jr jabs at Shifflett's body.
DeSanctis Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSanctis Jr lands with a good body shot.
Shifflett needs to keep his hands up - DeSanctis Jr had a free shot at his head there.
DeSanctis Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
DeSanctis Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Shifflett ducks right into an uppercut from DeSanctis Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by DeSanctis Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of DeSanctis Jr.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a jab to the head.
DeSanctis Jr sends Shifflett crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! DeSanctis Jr is motioning to the referee to let Shifflett up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Shifflett is rocked!
DeSanctis Jr lands a right hook to the body.
DeSanctis Jr lands a jab to the nose.
DeSanctis Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shifflett is still on wobbly legs! Can DeSanctis Jr finish him?
A nice combination there by DeSanctis Jr.
Donk. DeSanctis Jr catches Shifflett right on the button with a cross.
DeSanctis Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shifflett seems to have recovered his senses.
Shifflett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSanctis Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a three punch combo!
DeSanctis Jr scores with a shot to the body.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a hook.
DeSanctis Jr lands the left hand.
DeSanctis Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shifflett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
DeSanctis Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
DeSanctis Jr cracks Shifflett with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shifflett walks into a straight right hand from DeSanctis Jr.
DeSanctis Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a jab.
DeSanctis Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
DeSanctis Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSanctis Jr lands a slapping body shot.
DeSanctis Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
DeSanctis Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by DeSanctis Jr.
Shifflett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
DeSanctis Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shifflett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shifflett.
A lazy left from DeSanctis Jr finds it's target.
DeSanctis Jr is looking to wear down Shifflett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
DeSanctis Jr connects with a body shot.
DeSanctis Jr digs a good hook to Shifflett's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from DeSanctis Jr.
DeSanctis Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shifflett at a distance.
Tom DeSanctis Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeSanctis Jr lands a body shot.
DeSanctis Jr stuffs the takedown.
Tom DeSanctis Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Shifflett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shifflett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts DeSanctis Jr, as that shot connected.
DeSanctis Jr cracks Shifflett with an open hand slap.
DeSanctis Jr thuds a left hand into Shifflett's body.
DeSanctis Jr throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - DeSanctis Jr coming out on top.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shifflett in his tracks.
DeSanctis Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
DeSanctis Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeSanctis Jr thuds his right hand into Shifflett's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donk. DeSanctis Jr catches Shifflett right on the button with a cross.
Shifflett tries to move into range but DeSanctis Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shifflett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom DeSanctis Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
DeSanctis Jr lands a body shot.
DeSanctis Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from DeSanctis Jr.
A jab lands there for DeSanctis Jr.
DeSanctis Jr jabs at Shifflett's body.
DeSanctis Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shifflett can do to turn this around?
Shifflett tries to move into range but DeSanctis Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shifflett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeSanctis Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shifflett in his tracks.
Shifflett looks to land a right hand but DeSanctis Jr moved out of range.
Michael Shifflett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeSanctis Jr lands a body shot.
DeSanctis Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shifflett tries to move into range but DeSanctis Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
DeSanctis Jr lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DeSanctis Jr lunges at Shifflett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shifflett's hand.
A cross from DeSanctis Jr lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSanctis Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
DeSanctis Jr cracks Shifflett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shifflett doesn't seem bothered though.
DeSanctis Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Shifflett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tom DeSanctis Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Shifflett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for DeSanctis Jr.
DeSanctis Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeSanctis Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
DeSanctis Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shifflett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Michael Shifflett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shifflett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DeSanctis Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSanctis Jr lands a jab to Shifflett's midsection.
Shifflett takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
DeSanctis Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Shifflett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
DeSanctis Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
DeSanctis Jr connects with a right hand. Shifflett shakes it off.
DeSanctis Jr scores with the left hand. Shifflett knows he should have avoided that one.
Shifflett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shifflett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shifflett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
DeSanctis Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shifflett's head.
DeSanctis Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
DeSanctis Jr lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSanctis Jr lands a jab to the nose.
DeSanctis Jr connects with a crisp jab.
DeSanctis Jr cracks Shifflett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
DeSanctis Jr cracks a nice hook into Shifflett's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Shifflett.
Shifflett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
DeSanctis Jr dips to his left and cracks Shifflett with an uppercut!
DeSanctis Jr lunges at Shifflett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shifflett's hand.
DeSanctis Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
DeSanctis Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeSanctis Jr cracks a nice hook into Shifflett's ribs.
DeSanctis Jr with a nice cross.
DeSanctis Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shifflett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shifflett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DeSanctis Jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from DeSanctis Jr.
DeSanctis Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shifflett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, DeSanctis Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Shifflett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
DeSanctis Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
DeSanctis Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
DeSanctis Jr stuns Shifflett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
DeSanctis Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Shifflett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from DeSanctis Jr does it's job there.
DeSanctis Jr scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shifflett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and DeSanctis Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shifflett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from DeSanctis Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Shifflett's head.
Shifflett on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom DeSanctis Jr dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
DeSanctis Jr scores with a three punch combo!
DeSanctis Jr misses with a body shot.
Shifflett has his takedown stuffed
and DeSanctis Jr counters with a nice body shot.
DeSanctis Jr slips a straight right by Shifflett.
Shifflett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shifflett takes one to the side of the head.
Shifflett misses with an uppercut.
DeSanctis Jr digs a good body shot into Shifflett's ribs.
Nice cross by DeSanctis Jr.
Shifflett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shifflett on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
DeSanctis Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
DeSanctis Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSanctis Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
DeSanctis Jr catches Shifflett with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSanctis Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
It's a brutal combination of punches from DeSanctis Jr! Shifflett is backing up but he can't get away as DeSanctis Jr lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Shifflett and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tom DeSanctis Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justice Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shain comes to the cage accompanied by Thunderstruck. M J Shain has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justice Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Shain slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Justice Jones has been cut.
Shain moves out of range of the strikes.
Shain takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Shain connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Shain misses with a two punch combination.
Shain tries to bum rush Jones with a series of wild strikes but Jones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Shain throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Shain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones tried to score with a low kick but Shain checks it.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Shain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Shain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Jones misses.
Shain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
M J Shain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shain lands a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Shain slips a jab from Jones.
Shain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones throws a hook but Shain avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shain connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Shain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Justice Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Shain has momentary wrist control but Jones slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Shain is retaining full guard.
Jones preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shain holds on and takes a little breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Shain is retaining full guard.
Jones postures up in Shain's guard and throws a big left but Shain blocks it.
Jones won't allow Shain to sweep him here.
Shain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones shoots in but Shain avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shain slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Shain throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shain.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
A swing and a miss from Shain.
Jones tries for a takedown but Shain sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
M J Shain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justice Jones.
Shain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shain misses with a hook.
Shain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a strike but Shain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justice Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Justice Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shain tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shain to the ground. Shain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones throws and low kick but Shain moves out of range easily.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones misses with a combination
and Shain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shain gets caught flat footed, as Jones shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Shain blocks nicely.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Shain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Shain is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Shain keeps moving.
Jones throws and elbow that misses. Shain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones's guard. Nice move by Shain!
Shain stops Jones from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Shain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones takes one to the chin there.
That has opened up Justice Jones's cut even more.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Shain!
Jones is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shain blocks a head kick by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Shain.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Shain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Shain lands with a shot to the body.
Shain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Shain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Justice Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Shain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Shain finish him?
Shain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shain just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Shain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
M J Shain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justice Jones.
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!
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Shain's head.
Jones shoots and misses
and Shain counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Justice Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shain drops Jones with a left and a right! Oh, Jones is hurt - Shain dives into side control looking to finish!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Justice Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). M J Shain!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Leger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Sparger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leger has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Rob Sparger will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
270 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morgan Leger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Sparger!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparger connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Morgan Leger has been cut.
Leger throws a nice looking combination but Sparger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sparger throws a lazy right hand but Leger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparger drops Leger with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Leger looks back up at him and smiles so Sparger waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Sparger cracks Leger with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Leger falls to his knees and Sparger doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Sparger!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clarence Wizzlegorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wizzlegorg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trekka by Puscifer . Clarence Wizzlegorg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Nutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clarence Wizzlegorg!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nutz shoots in but no luck this time.
Wizzlegorg misses with a few strikes there.
Nutz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wizzlegorg's waist but Wizzlegorg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nutz off to one side.
Nutz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wizzlegorg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nutz misses with the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Wizzlegorg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wizzlegorg defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nutz sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wizzlegorg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nutz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nutz working the ground and pound but Wizzlegorg is defending the strikes.
Nutz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Nutz.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wizzlegorg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nutz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wizzlegorg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wizzlegorg.
Wizzlegorg tries to stand but Nutz is controlling from the bottom.
Nutz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wizzlegorg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wizzlegorg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wizzlegorg stands and throws Nutz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nutz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Wizzlegorg off and has taken his back!
Nutz misses with punches from the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz scores with strikes from the back.
Even with his hooks in, Nutz manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Wizzlegorg is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Nutz doesn't have the hooks in and Wizzlegorg manages to turn into his guard.
Nutz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wizzlegorg postures up.
Nutz has a closed guard, preventing Wizzlegorg from standing up.
Wizzlegorg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz with a poor takedown
and Wizzlegorg counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Nutz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wizzlegorg is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wizzlegorg wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wizzlegorg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nutz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wizzlegorg counters with a crisp one two that drops Nutz! Wizzlegorg thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nutz to his feet! Nutz is in big trouble!
Nutz is rocked!
Nutz is breathing heavily.
Wizzlegorg misses with a few strikes there.
Wizzlegorg falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wizzlegorg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wizzlegorg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nutz misses with a takedown
and Wizzlegorg counters with a shoot takedown. Nutz fights it but they end up in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wizzlegorg gets to his feet. Nutz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nutz with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wizzlegorg counters with a low kick, right behind Nutz 's knee.
Nutz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wizzlegorg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nutz slips under a jab.
Nutz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wizzlegorg counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Nutz 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 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Clarence Wizzlegorg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kane Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kane Dawson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kane Dawson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kane Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather avoids the body shot from Dawson.
Mayweather lands with a shot to the body.
Mayweather is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dawson.
Mayweather throws an overhand right that lands on Dawson's shoulder, as Dawson tries to avoid the shot.
Mayweather throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dawson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dawson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dawson lands an overhand right.
Dawson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayweather.
Mayweather cracks Dawson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mayweather has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dawson to stand back up!
Dawson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayweather dances in with a quick combination. Dawson is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Mayweather snaps Dawson's head back. Dawson stumbles backwards against the cage. Mayweather steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Dawson's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Dawson just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ray Mayweather!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Tyler Durden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden stuns Bush with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bush lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Durden has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Durden and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bush shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Durden defends it nicely.
Bush on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Durden misses with a few strikes there.
Bush dives in and grabs Durden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Durden pushes down on Bush's head and hops out.
Durden listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jonny Bush has been cut.
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!
Durden misses with a few strikes there.
Durden lands a big uppercut and Bush crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bush looks OK. Durden waves Bush back to his feet!
Bush is rocked!
Durden shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Bush takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Durden sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Bush bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Durden!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
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23
154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor misses with a looping right.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Taylor.
An elbow from Taylor crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Taylor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Taylor crashes against the mat.
Taylor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Taylor throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Taylor drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to score with some ground and pound. Johnson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Taylor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Johnson coming out on top.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor jabs at Johnson's body.
Jorge Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson staying out of range there.
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.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taylor moves into the clinch successfully.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor is working Johnson over against the cage.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taylor.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charlie Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Taylor darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Taylor pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Taylor won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Taylor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taylor keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Taylor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Johnson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Taylor missing with punches from the back.
Johnson covering up well under a series of strikes from Taylor.
Johnson is keeping busy.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to control but not successfully.
Taylor punches the canvas rather than the man.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taylor punches the canvas rather than the man.
Taylor punches the canvas rather than the man.
Taylor thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Taylor struggling to land strikes to the head as Johnson covers up.
Taylor throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Taylor 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.
Taylor misses with a body shot
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taylor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Taylor - that landed with a thud.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Taylor digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Taylor jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Taylor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Taylor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Taylor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson pushes Taylor off looking to stand but Taylor dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Taylor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a head shot. Johnson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Johnson's guard.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Taylor throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Taylor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Taylor slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to escape.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Taylor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Taylor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Taylor content to control rather than advance.
Taylor wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taylor throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Taylor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson punishes Taylor's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Johnson does it's job there.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Johnson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Taylor pulls guard.
Johnson won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws some wild stikes that Johnson manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Poor strikes thrown by Taylor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Taylor thowing shots but they're missing.
Taylor dominating with strikes here.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Taylor isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taylor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two 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.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Taylor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson wants to control but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taylor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Johnson is looking to escape.
Taylor looking to finish with strikes here!
Taylor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Taylor looking to ground and pound but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Taylor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Taylor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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.
Taylor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Taylor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jorge Taylor has got the better of the ground game so far.
BOOM! Taylor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Taylor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson regains half guard.
Taylor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Taylor really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Taylor slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson trying to stall but Taylor improves his position.
Taylor is working for takedown but Johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Taylor.
Taylor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jorge Taylor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson tries to circle away but Taylor has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor wants the takedown. Johnson is fighting it off but Taylor persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johnson's guard against the cage.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Taylor tries to pass.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Taylor looking to pass the guard.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Taylor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Johnson is pulling down on Taylor's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor controls from within his opponent's guard.
Taylor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Taylor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor throws and elbow that misses. Johnson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Taylor's guard. Nice move by Johnson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to stand but Taylor is controlling his posture from full guard.
Johnson won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Taylor is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Taylor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Johnson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Taylor lands a two punch combo.
Taylor scores with a nice head shot.
A cross from Taylor lands.
Taylor shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor gets the takedown into side control.
Taylor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Taylor.
Johnson tries to buck Taylor off but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor taking a breather here.
Taylor advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Taylor dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Taylor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Taylor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Taylor.
Taylor working over Johnson with some ground and pound. Johnson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to roll over but Taylor keeps him under control.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Taylor stops Johnson from getting back to his feet.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Taylor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Taylor working Johnson over with strikes.
Taylor working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Taylor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taylor.
Taylor throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Taylor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Johnson's efforts to push away.
Jorge Taylor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor avoiding damage.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Taylor has the dominant position.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Charlie Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor pushes Johnson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor has picked Johnson up - he's going for a ride! Taylor dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Taylor with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Johnson tries to kick Taylor off in order to stand up. Taylor Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controls the position.
Taylor advances to mount.
Taylor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taylor scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Taylor controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Taylor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taylor has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Taylor! Jorge Taylor retains his featherweight title!
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