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NYF 7: Sam vs McCoy PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bud Jenkins (ranked 6161 p4p, 2785 weight class) and Einjar Cloudwhammer (ranked 538 p4p, 342 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bud Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Einjar Cloudwhammer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloudwhammer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jenkins looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cloudwhammer. Cloudwhammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Cloudwhammer works the jab nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Cloudwhammer.
Jenkins misses with a body shot.
Bud Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Jenkins is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jenkins wants to land a leg kick but Cloudwhammer is out of range.
Cloudwhammer misses with a few strikes there.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the body
and Cloudwhammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jenkins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cloudwhammer counters with a three punch combo that has Jenkins backing up. Jenkins nods at Cloudwhammer to acknowledge the strikes.
 It looks like Bud Jenkins has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins misses the body punch
and Cloudwhammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cloudwhammer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cloudwhammer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloudwhammer moves away.
Cloudwhammer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jenkins drops his hands momentarily and Cloudwhammer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cloudwhammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cloudwhammer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cloudwhammer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
Cloudwhammer scores with a one two! Jenkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
Jenkins throws a low kick, looking for Cloudwhammer's leg but Cloudwhammer calmly moves out of range.
Cloudwhammer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jenkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cloudwhammer moves away.
Despite the aggression on Cloudwhammer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cloudwhammer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cloudwhammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cloudwhammer feints a jab promting Jenkins to slip. Cloudwhammer then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jenkins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jenkins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good work by Cloudwhammer as he checks the leg kick.
Jenkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins misses the jab.
Cloudwhammer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jenkins pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cloudwhammer is out of range and Jenkins settles back down.
Cloudwhammer lands a really nice looking cross but Jenkins seems unphased.
Cloudwhammer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cloudwhammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jenkins.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jenkins. Cloudwhammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice combination there by Cloudwhammer.
No joy there for Cloudwhammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Jenkins tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins sizes up Cloudwhammer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Cloudwhammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick lands for Cloudwhammer.
Jenkins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jenkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cloudwhammer.
As Jenkins backs off Cloudwhammer throws a huge counter combo but Jenkins manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloudwhammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins tries a low kick but Cloudwhammer avoids it.
Cloudwhammer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jenkins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jenkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cloudwhammer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cloudwhammer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut. Cloudwhammer saw that one coming.
Cloudwhammer lands a body shot.
Cloudwhammer ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Cloudwhammer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cloudwhammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenkins.
Cloudwhammer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cloudwhammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a low kick, looking for Cloudwhammer's leg but Cloudwhammer calmly moves out of range.
Cloudwhammer throws out a counter right but Jenkins avoids it with no problem.
Cloudwhammer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cloudwhammer slips under a jab.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cloudwhammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Jenkins throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Cloudwhammer misses.
Jenkins takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cloudwhammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cloudwhammer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cloudwhammer cracks Jenkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cloudwhammer moves out of range as Jenkins strikes.
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Cloudwhammer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Einjar Cloudwhammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bud Jenkins'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.
Cloudwhammer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
Jenkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sloppy strikes from Cloudwhammer. Those never looked like landing.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cloudwhammer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cloudwhammer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jenkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jenkins misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Cloudwhammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jenkins with a hook.
Jenkins misses with a hook
and Cloudwhammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cloudwhammer!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jenkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cloudwhammer lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins motions for Cloudwhammer to come forward. Jenkins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Einjar Cloudwhammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cloudwhammer stalks Jenkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jenkins's face. Jenkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Cloudwhammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A shot to the body from Jenkins misses
and Cloudwhammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cloudwhammer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jenkins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Cloudwhammer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Cloudwhammer.
Cloudwhammer misses with a series of wild punches.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloudwhammer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cloudwhammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Einjar Cloudwhammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cloudwhammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Jenkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cloudwhammer throws out a counter right but Jenkins avoids it with no problem.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Cloudwhammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Cloudwhammer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Jenkins misses.
Cloudwhammer unleashes a big counter combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jenkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cloudwhammer can pounce on him.
Cloudwhammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jenkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cloudwhammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cloudwhammer throws a counter combo.
Cloudwhammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jenkins.
Cloudwhammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cloudwhammer counters with a straight right hand.
Cloudwhammer lands a right hook to the body.
Jenkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cloudwhammer works Jenkins's body with a nice hook.
Cloudwhammer moves out of range of the strikes.
Jenkins looks to land a left hand but Cloudwhammer moved out of range nicely.
Jenkins misses with a leg kick.
Cloudwhammer stuns Jenkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jenkins misses with a jab to the body
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cloudwhammer misses with a double jab.
Cloudwhammer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins misses with a hook
and Cloudwhammer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins loads up on a big right hand but Cloudwhammer slips the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jenkins throws a leg kick
and Cloudwhammer counters with a series of strikes. Jenkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jenkins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cloudwhammer counters with a three punch combo that has Jenkins backing up. Jenkins nods at Cloudwhammer to acknowledge the strikes.
Cloudwhammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Cloudwhammer counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Cloudwhammer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A low kick from Jenkins misses
and Cloudwhammer counters with a one-two to the body.
Cloudwhammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenkins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins swings for the body but Cloudwhammer moves out of range.
Cloudwhammer misses with a double jab.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cloudwhammer. Those never looked like landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Einjar Cloudwhammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bud Jenkins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Cloudwhammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cloudwhammer.
Cloudwhammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cloudwhammer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cloudwhammer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cloudwhammer.
Cloudwhammer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Cloudwhammer. That snapped Jenkins's head back.
Cloudwhammer moves forwards but Jenkins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cloudwhammer jabs Jenkins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cloudwhammer. That's going to slow Jenkins down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins misses with a straight right.
Cloudwhammer lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jenkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Cloudwhammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cloudwhammer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jenkins throws a lazy right hand but Cloudwhammer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cloudwhammer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cloudwhammer checks the leg kick.
Jenkins throws out a leg kick but Cloudwhammer moves out of range and Jenkins only half commits.
Cloudwhammer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cloudwhammer works over Jenkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Cloudwhammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jenkins tries to land a leg kick but Cloudwhammer saw it coming and moves away.
Cloudwhammer throws a shot to the body.
Jenkins looks to land a right hand but Cloudwhammer moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloudwhammer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloudwhammer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cloudwhammer defending well as Jenkins loads up on a big left hand.
Jenkins misses the jab.
Cloudwhammer throws a counter combo.
Jenkins misses with a leg kick
and Cloudwhammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jenkins missing with a left hand there. Cloudwhammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cloudwhammer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A low kick from Jenkins is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cloudwhammer throws a combination. Jenkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
Cloudwhammer throws a combination. Jenkins tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jenkins throws a right hand that misses
and Cloudwhammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cloudwhammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a big shot that misses.
Jenkins misses with a looping left.
A shot to the body from Jenkins misses
and Cloudwhammer counters with a series of strikes. Jenkins will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jenkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cloudwhammer is out of range.
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins throws out a leg kick but Cloudwhammer moves out of range and Jenkins only half commits.
Cloudwhammer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
As Jenkins backs off Cloudwhammer throws a huge counter combo but Jenkins manages to avoid it all.
Jenkins dips to his left and cracks Cloudwhammer with an uppercut!
Cloudwhammer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cloudwhammer throws a counter combo.
Cloudwhammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins with a nice cross.
Jenkins is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right-left combo lands from Cloudwhammer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cloudwhammer throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Cloudwhammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jenkins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Cloudwhammer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cloudwhammer lands with a nice combination. Jenkins backs away looking to recover.
Bud Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins scores with a hook to the body. Cloudwhammer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cloudwhammer lands a two punch combo.
Einjar Cloudwhammer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jenkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Cloudwhammer.
Cloudwhammer ducks under a wild hook from Jenkins.
Cloudwhammer unleashes a big counter combination but Jenkins bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cloudwhammer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Cloudwhammer moved away.
A low kick from Jenkins is predictable there
letting Cloudwhammer counter with a right hand.
Cloudwhammer digs a good hook to Jenkins's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Einjar Cloudwhammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cloudwhammer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Einjar Cloudwhammer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Snakes Butterbaugh (ranked 4527 p4p, 5444 weight class) and Dylan Toal (ranked 518 p4p, 552 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Snakes Butterbaugh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dylan Toal!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toal throws a series of punches but Butterbaugh moves out of range.
Butterbaugh pushes Toal up against the cage in a clinch.
Toal is trying to break free.
Butterbaugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Toal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butterbaugh has Toal pressed against the cage, preventing Toal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Toal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toal is trying to break the clinch but Butterbaugh is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butterbaugh misses with some punches.
Toal blocks an uppercut.
Butterbaugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Toal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butterbaugh prevents Toal from breaking the clinch.
Butterbaugh throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Toal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Butterbaugh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butterbaugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butterbaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Toal.
Toal breaks from the clinch.
Butterbaugh rushes Toal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Butterbaugh keeps control of Toal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toal is looking to break free of the clinch but Butterbaugh has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Butterbaugh fails to land.
Toal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toal is trying to break the clinch but Butterbaugh has him pressed against the cage.
Butterbaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Toal.
Butterbaugh keeps control of Toal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butterbaugh keeps control of Toal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Butterbaugh lands with a left to the head.
Butterbaugh misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Toal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Butterbaugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Butterbaugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Toal.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Snakes Butterbaugh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Toal throws a right and a left that Butterbaugh avoids nicely.
Dylan Toal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Toal misses.
Toal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butterbaugh circles away quickly and effectively.
Butterbaugh closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butterbaugh.
Toal is trying to force a seperation but Butterbaugh has the dominant position.
Butterbaugh 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butterbaugh.
Butterbaugh misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butterbaugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butterbaugh prevents Toal from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Toal has had enough of the clinch but Butterbaugh keeps him there for the moment.
Toal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Butterbaugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Toal.
Toal tries to circle away but Butterbaugh has him pinned against the cage.
Toal blocking some punches.
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.
Toal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Butterbaugh scores with a shoulder strike.
Toal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butterbaugh has him pressed against the cage.
Toal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butterbaugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Toal uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toal working hard to break the clinch.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Toal.
Toal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butterbaugh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Toal can do to turn this around?
Butterbaugh has Toal pressed against the cage, preventing Toal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butterbaugh working aggressively here.
That's four 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.
Butterbaugh has a couple of punches blocked by Toal.
Toal is trying to break the clinch but Butterbaugh has him pressed against the cage.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toal is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Butterbaugh misses with the head strike.
Toal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Snakes Butterbaugh dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Toal misses with a two punch combination.
Butterbaugh moves into the clinch successfully.
Butterbaugh misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Toal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Butterbaugh has Toal pressed against the cage, preventing Toal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Toal has had enough of the clinch but Butterbaugh keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butterbaugh working aggressively here.
Toal wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butterbaugh has managed to clinch.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butterbaugh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butterbaugh working aggressively here.
Toal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butterbaugh swings wildly with an uppercut but Toal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dylan Toal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Butterbaugh fails to land.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Toal blocking some punches.
Toal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toal blocks an uppercut.
Toal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butterbaugh has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Butterbaugh lands a shoulder strike.
Toal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Toal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Toal does no damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Butterbaugh dodges the punch combination from Toal.
Butterbaugh has closed the distance and engaged Toal in a clinch.
Toal tries to break the clinch but Butterbaugh is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterbaugh scores with a nice hook to the head.
Toal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Toal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Butterbaugh.
Toal can't break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Toal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butterbaugh's brow.
Toal throws an elbow that misses.
Butterbaugh keeps control of Toal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snakes Butterbaugh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Butterbaugh, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snakes Butterbaugh!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Excalam Black (ranked 2414 p4p, 1620 weight class) and Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 302 p4p, 209 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Black might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Signe de contradiction. Vinicius Tonioli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Excalam Black's chin.
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Excalam Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tonioli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tonioli throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tonioli misses with a looping right.
Tonioli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black avoids the body shot from Tonioli.
Black avoids the body shot from Tonioli.
Tonioli misses the shot to the body.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Tonioli instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Tonioli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tonioli misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Tonioli.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Tonioli avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage.
Tonioli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tonioli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tonioli looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tonioli.
Tonioli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tonioli misses with a wild combination.
Black feinted with a counter takedown.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tonioli let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Tonioli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tonioli has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tonioli looks to land a left hand but Black moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tonioli throws a body shot but no joy.
Tonioli misses with a body shot.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tonioli lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonioli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tonioli with a hook.
Tonioli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tonioli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Black drops down looking for a counter takedown but Tonioli sprawls and moves away.
Tonioli has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tonioli punishes Black's body with a nice straight punch.
Tonioli lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tonioli darts in trying to clinch
and Black counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli is trying to get back to full guard.
Tonioli is positioning himself well to prevent Black advancing to mount.
Black is nestled in close to Tonioli, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Black wants to pass the guard but Tonioli is defending well.
Tonioli trying to control from the bottom.
Tonioli is trying to stand.
Black landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Tonioli defends it.
Tonioli manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Black keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tonioli can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tonioli throws a leg kick that misses.
Tonioli tries to sprawl but Black drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tonioli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tonioli is trying to stand.
Black is thwarting Tonioli's attempts to control the position.
Black stops Tonioli from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Tonioli dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tonioli throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vinicius Tonioli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tonioli connects with a body shot.
Tonioli scores with a hook.
Tonioli works Black's body with a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Tonioli.
Tonioli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tonioli misses with a jab to the body
and Black counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tonioli won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonioli taking a bit of punishment here - Black scoring with strikes.
Tonioli struggling a bit here.
Tonioli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Black connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tonioli some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black advances to full mount.
Tonioli taking shots to the head.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tonioli wants to hold on but Black pushes him away.
Tonioli trying desperately to get to his feet.
Excalam Black overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Black jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tonioli manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tonioli is not content to let Black control the position.
Black grinds an elbow into Tonioli's temple.
Tonioli is looking to regain half guard here but Black keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black looks up at the clock and then as Tonioli takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Black smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tonioli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tonioli down.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Tonioli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tonioli wants to control but Black postures up.
Tonioli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Tonioli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tonioli, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is putting a hurting on Tonioli here, landing some big shots from side control.
Black in side control lands a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black advances to mount.
Black lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tonioli bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Black working for a triangle but Tonioli defends it easily.
Black isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tonioli stacks Black on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tonioli!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black looks to move to half guard but instead Tonioli has passed into mount! Damn!
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Black tries to hold on but Tonioli pushes him away.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
Black looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Excalam Black dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tonioli. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but Tonioli is quick to defend against it.
Tonioli misses the jab.
Tonioli throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Tonioli. Beautiful body shot.
Black slips under a jab from Tonioli.
Black takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tonioli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Tonioli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Black tries to counter with a takedown but Tonioli is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonioli misses with a wild combination.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tonioli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Black.
Black changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Tonioli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tonioli throws a combination. Black tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vinicius Tonioli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonioli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonioli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Black counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Black is pushing down on Tonioli's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tonioli is fighting to maintain full guard but Black has managed to sneak the leg through.
Black prevents Tonioli from improving his position.
Tonioli is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Tonioli defends it.
Tonioli is in trouble now - Black has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tonioli is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tonioli sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Black is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tonioli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Black working some strikes from top position.
Black postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tonioli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonioli is trying to keep Black in close.
Black stops Tonioli from standing up.
Black distracts Tonioli with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Black is in close to Tonioli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Black forces his way into half guard.
Black stops Tonioli from getting back to his feet.
Black lands with a punch from half guard.
Black wants to take a breather but Tonioli is having none of it.
Black is pressing down on Tonioli's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tonioli is holding on for now.
Black winds up and cracks Tonioli with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tonioli is staying active underneath Black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tonioli wants to get back to full guard.
Tonioli tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Black is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tonioli tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Tonioli defends it.
Black working the head and body with strikes.
Black slips a nice elbow through Tonioli's hands, connecting with Tonioli's forehead.
Tonioli is staying active underneath Black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tonioli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Excalam Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Excalam Black!
Excalam Black thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Williamson (ranked 2474 p4p, 4039 weight class) and Sage Kopel (ranked 344 p4p, 513 weight class). Buzz Williamson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sage Kopel's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buzz Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sage Kopel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopel closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williamson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williamson misses with a hook to the body
and Kopel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kopel has his takedown stuffed
and Williamson counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Kopel badly! Williamson follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Kopel out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Williamson finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Buzz Williamson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deji Olatunji (ranked 3640 p4p, 1796 weight class) and Giorgos Constantinou (ranked 458 p4p, 247 weight class). Olatunji comes to the cage accompanied by Last Last. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Deji Olatunji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giorgos Constantinou!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Olatunji.
Constantinou gets tackled into the cage by Olatunji. Olatunji maintains the clinch.
Constantinou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Olatunji backwards.
Constantinou working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Constantinou.
Constantinou scores with a nice hook to the head.
Constantinou swings wildly with an uppercut but Olatunji uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Constantinou.
Olatunji is breathing heavily.
Olatunji misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantinou lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Constantinou makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Olatunji tries to circle away but Constantinou has him pinned against the cage.
Olatunji blocks an uppercut.
Olatunji has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Constantinou.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Constantinou lands with a light punch inside.
 Olatunji is rocked!
It looks like Deji Olatunji has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Constantinou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Olatunji is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Constantinou lands a left hand.
Constantinou lands a hook to the side of the head.
Constantinou lands a right hand.
Constantinou unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Olatunji! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Constantinou is unloading with more strikes now! Olatunji drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giorgos Constantinou!
Giorgos Constantinou seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Deji Olatunji had this to say: 'guys... this is my last fight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Marxer (ranked 2037 p4p, 3918 weight class) and Richie Alaska (ranked 262 p4p, 409 weight class). Alaska has chosen A Long December - Counting Crows as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 Las Vegas, Aaron Marxer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Richie Alaska!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alaska avoids the body shot from Marxer.
Marxer scores with a nice strike.
Marxer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marxer looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaska is just out of range.
Alaska cracks a nice hook into Marxer's ribs.
Marxer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alaska scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aaron Marxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marxer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marxer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Marxer throws a series of punches but Alaska avoids them all with ease.
Alaska misses with a wild body shot.
Marxer throws a leg kick but Alaska checks it.
Alaska appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Marxer lands a really nice looking cross but Alaska seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alaska has managed to clinch.
Marxer lands a takedown into guard.
Alaska working for a triangle but Marxer defends it easily.
Alaska working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marxer trying to control but Alaska is working from the bottom.
Alaska working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marxer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marxer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alaska is looking to cinch up a triangle. Marxer throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Alaska's body to avoid the submission. Alaska has instead reached around Marxer's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Alaska arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richie Alaska!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rich Combs (ranked 3025 p4p, 4956 weight class) and Kang Richards (ranked 269 p4p, 373 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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, Rich Combs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kang Richards!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Combs closes the distance looking to clinch
and Richards counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Richards seems content to control.
Let's hope that Richards has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Richards.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yet more stalling tactics from Richards.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Combs tries to clinch but Richards moves away
and Richards counters with a single leg into guard. Combs didn't expect that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
More stalling from Richards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Combs is breathing heavily.
It looks like Richards might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Richards passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kang Richards dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Combs gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Richards counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kang Richards has got the better of the ground game so far.
Richards controlling the action here.
Richards with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
Combs looks like he's trying to stand up.
Richards is controlling the pace.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards is continuing to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Combs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Richards counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Richards showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Combs tries to clinch but Richards moves away
and Richards counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Combs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards taking a breather here.
The adventures of Richards the control monster continue. Boring.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kang Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Combs moves to clinch but Richards breaks away
and Richards counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Richards is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Richards stands and throws Combs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Richards moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Richards working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Richards has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards advances to full mount.
Richards controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang Richards is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rich Combs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kang Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Richards has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kang Richards!
A victorious Kang Richards thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Simons (ranked 1699 p4p, 3390 weight class) and Kevin Taylor (ranked 183 p4p, 354 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Russ Simons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor lands an overhand right.
Nice shot by Taylor.
It looks like Russ Simons has been cut.
A big left from Simons misses.
Simons misses with a hook
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
Simons throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Simons blocks a jab.
Simons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Simons misses with a left hand
letting Taylor counter with a right hand.
A jab from Simons misses.
Simons lands with a shot to the body.
Taylor slips under a jab from Simons.
Simons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taylor! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simons misses with a hook.
Simons moves forwards but Taylor connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor moves out of range as Simons strikes.
Taylor cracks Simons with a good jab.
Simons tries to move into range but Taylor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taylor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Simons is just out of range.
Taylor scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Simons misses.
Simons is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Taylor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Taylor scores with a sloppy right hand. Simons should have avoided that one.
Simons throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taylor.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor misses with an uppercut.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simons.
Simons on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Simons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Simons had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Simons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor. Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Simons cracks Taylor with a good jab.
 It looks like Kevin Taylor has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simons takes one to the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a shot to the body
and Simons counters with a crisp right hand that drops Taylor! Simons lets Taylor back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Taylor is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Simons. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Simons finish him?
Simons throws a pinpoint strike between Taylor's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Taylor crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Simons scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Russ Simons!
A very excited looking Russ Simons made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Daud Yordan (ranked 2368 p4p, 2467 weight class) and Mark Kawai (ranked 138 p4p, 143 weight class). Kawai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Somewhere over the Rainbow - Israel Kamakawiwoʻole kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kawai!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yordan thuds his right hand into Kawai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kawai slips a jab and a cross from Yordan.
Yordan scores with a nice right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yordan.
Kawai is rocked!
Yordan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kawai.
Kawai is still on wobbly legs! Can Yordan finish him?
Kawai takes the fight into the clinch.
Kawai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yordan backwards.
Kawai seems to have recovered his senses.
Kawai tries a body shot but Yordan blocks it.
Kawai blocking some punches.
Kawai tries to throw a body punch but Yordan avoids it by throwing Kawai back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kawai fails to land.
Yordan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yordan taking a breather.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kawai misses with a body punch.
Yordan is trying to break free.
Yordan is looking to control Kawai's arms but Kawai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yordan has his back to the cage.
Yordan leaning against his opponent.
Yordan can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawai has Yordan pressed against the cage, preventing Yordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kawai scores with a hook to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yordan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kawai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yordan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Yordan's head coaches at Champion Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yordan cracks Kawai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yordan throws a sloppy head kick and Kawai moves out of range easily.
Kawai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kawai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kawai has Yordan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kawai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yordan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawai lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yordan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yordan blocking some punches.
Kawai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yordan blocks a body shot from Kawai.
Kawai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yordan.
Kawai cracks Yordan with a nice body shot.
Kawai scores with a hook to the body.
Kawai tries to work over Yordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kawai lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kawai.
Kawai scores with a shot to the side of Yordan's head.
Kawai prevents a body shot from Yordan.
Yordan trying to stall but Kawai improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yordan tries to throw a body punch but Kawai avoids it by throwing Yordan back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kawai.
Yordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yordan breaks from the clinch.
Yordan scores with a leg kick.
Crunch! Yordan slams his shin into Kawai's torso.
Yordan throws an overhand right that lands on Kawai's shoulder, as Kawai tries to avoid the shot.
Yordan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice uppercut lands for Kawai. That snapped Yordan's head back.
Kawai closes the distance and pushes Yordan back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kawai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawai prevents Yordan from breaking the clinch.
Kawai keeps control of Yordan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawai prevents Yordan from breaking the clinch.
Yordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yordan throws a wild body kick that Kawai sees coming a mile off.
Yordan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yordan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Yordan.
Kawai has Yordan up against the cage in a clinch.
Kawai misses with a punch on the inside.
Yordan blocking some punches.
Kawai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kawai takes a shot to the head.
Kawai misses with the head strike.
Yordan lands with a light punch inside.
Yordan has Kawai pushed against the cage.
Kawai scores with a shot to the side of Yordan's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kawai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kawai prevents Yordan from breaking the clinch.
Kawai can't find room to land a body shot as Yordan controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Daud Yordan will probably get the nod.
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.
Yordan circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Yordan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kawai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kawai tries to clinch there but Yordan circles away.
Yordan is looking to counter punch.
Kawai just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Yordan misses the target.
Kawai looks to score with a jab to the body but Yordan is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Yordan.
Kawai closes the distance and pushes Yordan back into the cage.
Yordan lands with a right to the head.
Yordan tries to break the clinch but Kawai is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Kawai fails to land.
Kawai can't find room to land a body shot as Yordan controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kawai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yordan.
Kawai scores with a hook to the body.
Yordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yordan is trying to force a seperation but Kawai has the dominant position.
Yordan is trying to break free.
Kawai tries to work over Yordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kawai or not.
Kawai misses with a punch to the body.
Yordan blocking some punches.
Yordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kawai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kawai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yordan.
Yordan breaks from the clinch.
Yordan scores with a shot to the body.
Yordan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawai.
It appears Yordan was looking to counter with a kick there.
Daud Yordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Yordan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kawai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Kawai. Beautiful body shot.
Kawai clinches.
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!
Kawai tries a body shot but Yordan blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yordan.
Come on Yordan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan digs a right hand into Kawai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kawai's gas tank.
Kawai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yordan trying to control the position but instead, Kawai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yordan into the cage.
Yordan pushes Kawai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yordan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yordan lands an uppercut.
Yordan wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kawai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yordan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Yordan.
Yordan prevents a body shot from Kawai.
Kawai has a couple of punches blocked by Yordan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kawai.
Yordan looking to stall.
Kawai throws a punch but it's blocked by Yordan.
Mark Kawai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kawai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yordan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kawai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yordan's elbow.
Yordan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kawai misses with some punches.
Yordan takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Yordan.
Kawai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Yordan.
Yordan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kawai backwards.
Yordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yordan connects with a looping right hand.
Kawai doesn't manage to clinch there - Yordan circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yordan cracks Kawai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan lands a head kick!
Kawai closes the distance and clinches.
Kawai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yordan blocks a body shot from Kawai.
Yordan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kawai tries to work over Yordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yordan lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kawai backwards.
Kawai tries to throw a body punch but Yordan avoids it by throwing Kawai back against the cage.
Yordan tries to break the clinch but Kawai is controlling the position.
Kawai tries a body shot but Yordan blocks it.
Yordan is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yordan.
Kawai cracks Yordan with a nice body shot.
Yordan blocking some punches.
Kawai swings wildly with an uppercut but Yordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daud Yordan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yordan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kawai wants to clinch.
Kawai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kawai scores with a jab to the body.
Yordan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kawai closes the distance and clinches.
Yordan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yordan working hard to break the clinch.
Yordan is trying to force a seperation but Kawai has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yordan blocks an uppercut.
Kawai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawai has Yordan pressed against the cage, preventing Yordan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yordan tries to break the clinch but Kawai is controlling the position.
Yordan tries to work over Kawai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawai throws a punch but it's blocked by Yordan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan digs a right hand underneath Kawai's ribcage. Kawai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kawai prevents Yordan from breaking the clinch.
Kawai prevents Yordan from breaking the clinch.
Kawai misses with some punches.
Yordan misses with some punches.
Kawai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kawai swings wildly with an uppercut but Yordan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawai misses with a body punch.
Kawai is leaning against Yordan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kawai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kawai keeps control of Yordan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawai tries a body shot but Yordan blocks it.
Kawai tries to work over Yordan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yordan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawai backwards.
Yordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yordan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yordan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yordan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kawai.
Yordan throwing a counter right hand but Kawai manages to avoid it.
Kawai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yordan.
Yordan lands a head shot.
Yordan misses with a low kick.
Yordan clobbers Kawai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yordan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kawai has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yordan gets a clinch.
Yordan misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yordan.
Kawai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kawai fails to land.
Yordan can't break the clinch.
Kawai struggles to land a body shot inside as Yordan controls his hands.
A short right from Kawai on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan wants to break free but Kawai has control.
Kawai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawai letting Yordan take a breather here.
Kawai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yordan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kawai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yordan.
Kawai blocks an uppercut.
Kawai misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yordan can't break the clinch.
Yordan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawai backwards.
Kawai working aggressively here.
Kawai lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yordan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kawai tries to throw a body punch but Yordan avoids it by throwing Kawai back against the cage.
Yordan lands with a short shot to the head.
Kawai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan lands a hook that snaps the head of Kawai backwards.
Kawai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yordan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kawai has him pressed against the cage.
Yordan misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yordan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yordan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kawai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yordan lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yordan stalling in the clinch but Kawai improves position.
Kawai stalling.
A short body shot lands from Kawai as the two fighters clinch.
Kawai blocks an uppercut.
Yordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kawai backwards.
Kawai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kawai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yordan backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Daud Yordan did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
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.
Yordan throws a big shot that misses.
Yordan with a jab.
Good shot there by Yordan.
Kawai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kawai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yordan misses with a straight left.
Kawai tries to clinch there but Yordan circles away.
Kawai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kawai swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Yordan.
Kawai fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawai ducks under a wild hook from Yordan.
Yordan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawai misses with a straight left.
Kawai has managed to clinch.
A short uppercut from Kawai.
Kawai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yordan's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yordan.
Yordan wants to get back to striking at distance but Kawai won't allow it.
Kawai misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kawai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kawai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yordan manages to break the clinch.
Yordan scores with a three punch combo!
Kawai tries to clinch but Yordan moves out of range.
Yordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kawai.
Yordan motions for Kawai to come forward. Yordan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yordan.
Yordan misses with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kawai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kawai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kawai backwards.
Kawai scores with a shot to the side of Yordan's head.
Yordan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kawai has managed to clinch.
Yordan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kawai misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yordan fails to land.
Kawai misses with a punch on the inside.
Kawai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yordan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kawai backwards.
Yordan blocks an uppercut.
Kawai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yordan manages to break the clinch.
Kawai misses with a combination
and Kawai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yordan misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kawai misses its intended target.
A jab from Yordan misses.
Kawai wants to clinch.
Yordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yordan throws out a loose jab but Kawai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yordan connects with an inside leg kick.
Yordan throws a head kick but Kawai moves out of range.
Kawai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kawai is looking to clinch but Yordan is avoiding it.
A big left from Yordan misses.
Kawai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yordan.
Kawai misses with a jab to the body
and Yordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kawai thinking.
Yordan throws a hook but Kawai blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan misses with an uppercut. Kawai saw that one coming.
Kawai moves into the clinch.
Yordan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kawai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kawai lands with a right to the head.
Yordan manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yordan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kawai works Yordan's body with a nice hook.
Yordan throws out a loose jab but Kawai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kawai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kawai.
Kawai swings widly with a right hand
and Yordan counters with a good low kick that Kawai was not able to check.
Kawai slips under a jab from Yordan.
Kawai looks to land a right hand but Yordan moved out of range.
Kawai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kawai moves into the clinch successfully.
Kawai prevents Yordan from breaking the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daud Yordan had his way with Mark Kawai in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kawai lands with a nice body punch.
Yordan throws a leg kick but Kawai moved away.
Yordan slips under a jab.
Kawai staying out of range there.
Kawai wants to counter with a clinch but Yordan pushes him away.
Kawai closes the distance and clinches.
Yordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kawai.
Kawai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kawai has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good shot there by Yordan.
Kawai throws a body shot but no joy.
Yordan connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Yordan.
Yordan scores with the left hand. Kawai knows he should have avoided that one.
Yordan throws a body punch but Kawai moves out of range.
Kawai takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawai misses with a hook. Yordan ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kawai wants to clinch.
Yordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yordan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yordan cracks Kawai with a good jab.
Kawai connects with a single shot there.
Kawai moves out of range as Yordan strikes.
Yordan keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawai thuds a left hand into Yordan's body.
Yordan drops his hands momentarily and Kawai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kawai throws a body punch but Yordan moves out of range.
Yordan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kawai avoids the body shot from Yordan.
Yordan throws the left hand but Kawai avoids the punch easily.
Kawai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A slow jab from Yordan misses its intended target.
Kawai slips under a jab.
Kawai wants to counter the offense by Yordan and move into the clinch position.
Mark Kawai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawai tries to clinch but Yordan moves out of range.
Kawai slips a straight right by Yordan.
Kawai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yordan connects with a right hand. Kawai shakes it off.
Nice shot lands for Yordan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yordan needs to keep his hands up - Kawai had a free shot at his head there.
Kawai tries to clinch but Yordan moves out of range.
A lazy left from Yordan finds it's target.
Kawai forces Yordan back against the cage and clinches.
Yordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kawai is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yordan rather than just go for the knockout.
Kawai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kawai fails with the takedown
and Yordan counters with a straight right hand.
Yordan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kawai tries to clinch up but Yordan circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Yordan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yordan throws an overhand right that lands on Kawai's shoulder, as Kawai tries to avoid the shot.
Kawai rushes Yordan and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yordan's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kawai scores with a hook to the body.
Kawai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yordan breaks from the clinch.
Daud Yordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yordan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kawai throws a jab when Yordan was well out of range.
Kawai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yordan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yordan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kawai swings widly with a right hand
and Yordan counters with a low kick, right behind Kawai 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yordan lands with an overhand left.
Yordan dodges the punch combination from Kawai.
Kawai darts in and clinches Yordan up against the cage.
Kawai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yordan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawai misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Yordan on the inside.
Yordan blocks a body shot from Kawai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yordan.
Yordan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kawai backwards.
Kawai throws a punch but it's blocked by Yordan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daud Yordan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yordan, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daud Yordan!
Daud Yordan is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Daud Yordan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Mark Kawai spoke after the fight, saying 'Relax, there's plenty more fish in the sea to catch & fry. Thank you to my opponent and all the fans, my coaches and sponsors Tiger Balls (7081) & Shadow Realm NYC (7076)'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sambo Sam (ranked 1127 p4p, 271 weight class) and Gillechriosd McCoy (ranked 149 p4p, 45 weight class). McCoy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: YxngB - The Irish. Gillechriosd McCoy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sambo Sam's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sambo Sam!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gillechriosd McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy connects with a right hand. Sam shakes it off.
Sam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sam shoots in but McCoy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McCoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sam feinted with a counter takedown.
Sam shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McCoy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sam wants to control but McCoy is keeping him busy.
McCoy is looking for a sweep.
McCoy is not content to let Sam control the position.
McCoy holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Sam is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCoy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam scoring with punches and elbows.
Sam working away.
An elbow from Sam crashes against the mat.
Sam working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sam trying to control the position but McCoy is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCoy struggling a bit here.
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.
McCoy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McCoy can't do much from the bottom here.
McCoy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sam wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCoy keeps working.
Sam is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McCoy has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ground and pound from Sam seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McCoy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sam wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sam working the ground and pound but McCoy is defending the strikes.
McCoy looking for a sweep but Sam has passed into full mount! Oh no!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy is looking to improve his position but Sam isn't that keen on the idea.
McCoy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
McCoy tries to get to full guard but Sam has control of the leg.
McCoy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sam seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. McCoy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam trying to control but McCoy is working from the bottom.
Sam stands and throws McCoy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sam in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McCoy is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sam is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
McCoy is squirming around, avoiding Sam's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sam looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sambo Sam dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McCoy missing with a left hand there. Sam was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCoy throws a lazy uppercut
and Sam counters with a shoot takedown. McCoy fights it but they end up in guard.
McCoy has his foot on Sam's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sam works his way back into a safe position though.
McCoy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sam defends well.
Sam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCoy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCoy looking to control.
Sambo Sam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McCoy's head.
Sam passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sam 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.
Sam landing a few strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCoy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sam thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sam tries to move into full mount but can't pass McCoy's legs.
Sam wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McCoy, who protects the arm well.
McCoy is trying to control Sam's posture but Sam avoids it.
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.
Sam is looking to take a break and control but McCoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCoy is looking to regain half guard here but Sam keeps moving and retains side control.
McCoy is not content to let Sam control the position.
Sam fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McCoy is looking for a sweep.
McCoy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sam presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McCoy is squirming around, avoiding Sam's attempts to control the action.
Sam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCoy can do to turn this around?
McCoy regains half guard.
McCoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McCoy is looking to control Sam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McCoy avoid being mounted?
Sam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sam trying to control from half guard but McCoy is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy wants to improve his position but Sam is controlling well.
McCoy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sam.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sam is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sam is trying to work for a kimura but McCoy is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sambo Sam dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Sam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sam closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCoy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sam moves to clinch but McCoy breaks away
and McCoy counters with a straight right hand.
Sam misses with a takedown attempt
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Sambo Sam has been cut.
Sam clobbers McCoy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy defending well as Sam loads up on a big left hand.
McCoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good shot there by McCoy.
Sam throws a head kick that misses.
McCoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sam shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McCoy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sam presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
McCoy regains half guard.
McCoy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sam wants to pass the guard but McCoy is defending well.
Sam trying to control the action but McCoy is working from the bottom.
McCoy is pressing down on Sam's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam wants to pass the guard but McCoy is keeping the position.
Sam trying to control the position from guard on top but McCoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sam is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCoy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McCoy wants to sweep here but Sam controlling him for the moment.
McCoy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sam postures up in McCoy's guard and throws a big left but McCoy blocks it.
Sam stands and throws McCoy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McCoy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sam off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam tries to break free.
Sam trying to control but not successfully.
McCoy doesn't have the hooks in and Sam manages to turn into his guard.
McCoy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sam tries to free his leg and advance position but McCoy is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy working a defensive guard but Sam passes into half guard.
McCoy is defending against the submission attempts here by Sam.
Sam is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sam trying to pass the guard but McCoy defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Gillechriosd McCoy just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Sambo Sam'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.
McCoy lands a lovely overhand right.
McCoy lands a slapping body shot.
Sambo Sam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sam shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCoy pinned against the cage. McCoy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McCoy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McCoy avoids the head kick by Sam.
Sam on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gillechriosd McCoy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sam 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 McCoy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McCoy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sam throws a nice looking combination but McCoy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCoy unleashes a big counter combination but Sam bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sam closes this distance looking for a takedown but McCoy circles away.
Sam tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
Sam misses with a takedown attempt
and McCoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sambo Sam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
McCoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sam has a takedown stuffed.
McCoy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sam is defended easily by McCoy.
Sambo Sam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCoy.
Sam throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCoy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Sam sprawling to the canvas! Sam rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McCoy finish him?!
Sam is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McCoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oh Sam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sam looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCoy.
McCoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McCoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McCoy sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Sam's defenses. It connects perfectly with Sam's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gillechriosd McCoy!
Gillechriosd McCoy is the new lightweight champion!
Gillechriosd McCoy made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'They said I was a one trick pony and wouldn't make it off The Island..... but here I am... back in gold where I belong!!!!'.
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