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NYF Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Bulteau (ranked 6099 p4p, 5188 weight class) and Randall Dean (ranked 662 p4p, 625 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jean Bulteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Randall Dean!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean misses the shot to the body.
Bulteau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dean lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bulteau at a distance.
Dean just misses with a punch to the body.
Dean ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bulteau lands with a nice combination. Dean backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Randall Dean has been cut.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulteau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bulteau.
Jab, jab by Dean - just one landing.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bulteau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Dean.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bulteau scores with a nice strike.
Dean should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean throws a body punch but Bulteau moves out of range.
Bulteau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Bulteau misses.
Dean scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean swings for the body but Bulteau moves out of range.
Bulteau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bulteau scores with a nice strike.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulteau.
Dean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulteau walks into a stiff left hand from Dean.
Dean looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dean throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bulteau keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A big right from Bulteau misses.
Bulteau gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bulteau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bulteau misses with the combination.
Bulteau looks to land a right hand but Dean moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bulteau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dean misses with a body shot.
Dean throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bulteau.
Bulteau seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Bulteau is just out of range.
Bulteau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Dean swings for the body but Bulteau moves out of range.
Bulteau swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dean throws a body punch but Bulteau moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Dean there.
 Bulteau is rocked!
Dean fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Bulteau out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Randall Dean!
A victorious Randall Dean thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre St Paul (ranked 3419 p4p, 3822 weight class) and Simo Hayha (ranked 400 p4p, 429 weight class). Pierre St Paul could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Simo Hayha's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre St Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simo Hayha!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Paul scores with a body shot.
St Paul attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hayha thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Paul takes a swing at Hayha's ribcage but misses.
Hayha checks the leg kick nicely there.
St Paul tries to clinch there but Hayha circles away.
Hayha unleashes a big counter combination but St Paul bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
St Paul throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hayha.
Hayha throws out a counter right but St Paul avoids it with no problem.
St Paul fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hayha.
St Paul throws a shot to the body.
St Paul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayha takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Paul moves out of range of the strikes.
As Hayha tries to get set, St Paul tries to push him back and clinch up but Hayha manages to avoid the attempt.
St Paul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayha now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Paul. That's going to slow Hayha down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Paul digs a good body shot into Hayha's ribs.
Hayha is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hayha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Paul was well out of range. Poor timing from Hayha.
St Paul tries to counter by clinching up but Hayha breaks away and moves out of range.
St Paul moves into range and clinches up with Hayha.
St Paul can't find room to land a body shot as Hayha controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul scores with a hook to the body.
St Paul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Paul takes the fight into the clinch.
St Paul pushes Hayha back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
St Paul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
St Paul misses with the head strike.
A short right from St Paul on the inside.
St Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Hayha fails to land.
A shot in the inside from St Paul.
A short right from Hayha.
St Paul tries to throw a body punch but Hayha avoids it by throwing St Paul back against the cage.
Hayha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayha misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to St Paul's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A frustrated look appears on St Paul's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hayha tries to throw a body punch but St Paul avoids it by throwing Hayha back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Paul scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hayha swings wildly with an uppercut but St Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
St Paul throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayha.
Hayha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hayha misses with a body punch.
Hayha scores with a hook to the body.
Hayha misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Paul has a couple of punches blocked by Hayha.
Hayha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Paul backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayha.
St Paul misses with a punch to the body.
Hayha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St Paul backwards.
St Paul throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hayhas head.
A shot in the inside from Hayha.
Hayha tries to work over St Paul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Hayha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha digs a right hand into St Paul's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on St Paul's gas tank.
St Paul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Paul throws a head punch that misses.
St Paul tries to work over Hayha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from St Paul.
St Paul misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Paul swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hayha lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Paul is breathing heavily.
Hayha misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Paul.
Hayha lands a left hand.
St Paul lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hayha misses with a punch to the body.
Hayha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Paul misses with a punch on the inside.
St Paul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite St Paul's efforts to push away.
Hayha working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayha scores with a hook to the body.
Hayha prevents a body shot from St Paul.
Hayha blocks an uppercut.
St Paul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayha keeps control of St Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Hayha.
Hayha pushes St Paul back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Paul lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hayha or not.
Hayha misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Hayha.
Hayha works on St Paul's body with a couple of short punches.
We've been informed that Hayha has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayha.
Hayha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hayha digs a right hand underneath St Paul's ribcage. St Paul let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hayha gets through St Paul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hayha misses with a body punch.
Hayha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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 Pierre St Paul will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Paul swats away the attempt to clinch by Hayha.
St Paul throws a quick counter head kick but Hayha was just out of range.
St Paul takes a swing at Hayha's ribcage but misses.
Hayha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
St Paul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
St Paul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hayha.
Hayha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hayha 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.
A big right from Hayha misses.
St Paul slips under a jab.
Hayha misses with a looping right.
Some wild striking there from Hayha.
St Paul throwing a counter right hand but Hayha manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayha misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from St Paul. Those never looked like landing.
St Paul throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hayha's head.
St Paul just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Hayha misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayha misses the shot to the body.
St Paul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
St Paul fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Paul avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hayha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Paul.
Hayha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
St Paul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Paul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hayha.
A left and a right from St Paul both land. Nice combination.
St Paul throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hayha counters by clinching up.
Hayha gets through St Paul's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St Paul blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayha.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Paul can't find room to land a body shot as Hayha controls the action.
St Paul tries a body shot but Hayha blocks it.
St Paul tries to work over Hayha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Paul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierre St Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hayha.
St Paul slips a jab from Hayha.
Hayha throws a jab but it's blocked by St Paul.
St Paul misses with a body shot.
Hayha is looking to clinch.
St Paul fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Paul misses with a hook to the body
and Hayha counters with a three punch combo that has St Paul backing up. St Paul nods at Hayha to acknowledge the strikes.
Hayha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. St Paul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hayha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Paul.
Hayha throws a looping overhand right but St Paul ducks down to avoid it.
St Paul takes a swing at Hayha's ribcage but misses.
Hayha connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Paul momentarily.
Hayha throws a right hand that St Paul ducks under and follows up with a left that St Paul also avoids with ease.
St Paul needs to keep his hands up - Hayha had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayha's jab looks to have found its range, popping St Paul under the eye.
St Paul throws a nice looking combination but Hayha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hayha throws a hook but St Paul avoids it easily.
It's a brutal combination of punches from St Paul! Hayha is backing up but he can't get away as St Paul lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Hayha and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pierre St Paul!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Andre (ranked 4116 p4p, 4698 weight class) and Jason McMelon (ranked 501 p4p, 534 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason McMelon!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McMelon wants to clinch up but Andre keeps it at a distance.
McMelon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Andre - just one landing.
No joy there for Andre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andre throws a body shot but no joy.
Andre lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McMelon at a distance.
McMelon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Andre tries to keep at a distance but McMelon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andre misses with a body punch.
McMelon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McMelon.
McMelon misses with a knee strike.
Andre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMelon controlling the action here for a moment.
McMelon blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Andre.
Andre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMelon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andre throws a lazy right hand but McMelon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McMelon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Andre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andre throws a hook to the side of McMelon's head but McMelon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A punch combination from Andre misses.
Andre throws out a powerful jab.
Andre throws an off balance right hand
and McMelon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Andre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
McMelon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Andre.
The crowd cheers as Andre lands an impressive looking overhand right. McMelon doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McMelon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McMelon tries to clinch up.
Andre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McMelon throws a solid leg kick but Andre takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McMelon.
McMelon tries a low kick but Andre avoids it.
McMelon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andre scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Andre connects with the punch.
McMelon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big right from Andre misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Andre as he connects with a hook.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McMelon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Andre misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from McMelon. Andre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre lands with a nice combination. McMelon backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by McMelon.
McMelon misses the shot to the body.
Andre scores with a jab. McMelon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Andre throws a shot from downtown. McMelon moves away and avoids it.
Andre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McMelon.
McMelon changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McMelon wants to clinch.
Peter Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre misses with a hook.
Andre lands with a cross.
We've been informed that McMelon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McMelon moves away from the strike by Andre.
McMelon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Andre moves away.
McMelon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Andre. That did some damage!
Andre lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McMelon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McMelon has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre tries to throw a body punch but McMelon avoids it by throwing Andre back against the cage.
Andre lands with a right to the head.
 McMelon is rocked!
Andre stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
McMelon is still on wobbly legs! Can Andre finish him?
McMelon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andre.
McMelon seems to have recovered his senses.
Andre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andre lands an uppercut.
McMelon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andre lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from McMelon.
A short body shot lands from Andre as the two fighters clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McMelon.
Andre misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Andre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andre lands a body shot.
Andre lands a head shot.
Peter Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab, jab by Andre - just one landing.
Andre connects with a good right hand that stumbles McMelon. McMelon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Andre staying out of range there.
McMelon scores with a jab to the jaw.
Andre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McMelon throws a head kick but Andre moves out of range.
It looked like Andre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McMelon.
Nice uppercut there from Andre.
Andre thuds a left hand into McMelon's body.
McMelon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McMelon clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andre lands a left hand.
Andre lands a body shot.
Andre avoiding damage as McMelon throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre working aggressively here.
A short left from Andre.
McMelon blocking some punches.
McMelon misses with some punches.
Andre scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McMelon fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andre.
Come on McMelon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Andre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McMelon can do to turn this around?
Andre breaks the clinch.
A combination from McMelon does no damage.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Jason McMelon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McMelon walks into a stiff left hand from Andre.
Andre misses with a hook
and McMelon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McMelon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McMelon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McMelon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Andre misses its intended target.
Andre feints a jab promting McMelon to slip. Andre then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McMelon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McMelon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andre manages to avoid it.
McMelon swings widly with a right hand
and Andre counters with a straight right hand.
McMelon tries to clinch but Andre moves out of range.
Andre lands a nice looking body shot.
McMelon misses with the combination.
It looked like Andre wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McMelon scores with a kick to the body.
McMelon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Andre avoids a kick to the body.
A big left from Andre misses.
McMelon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Andre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McMelon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Andre lands with a good body shot.
Andre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Andre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Andre throws an overhand right that lands on McMelon's shoulder, as McMelon tries to avoid the shot.
McMelon walks into a jab.
McMelon tries a head kick but it misses.
McMelon slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Andre. That snapped McMelon's head back.
Andre connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McMelon momentarily.
Andre scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Andre lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMelon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andre wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andre lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! McMelon goes down and covers up as Andre starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Andre!
After winning the bout, Peter Andre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sam Morril (ranked 3516 p4p, 25097 weight class) and Terry Ryan (ranked 416 p4p, 547 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158
2 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Morril!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Ryan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Morril - just one landing.
Morril misses with a hook. Ryan ducked under it nicely.
Morril jabs Ryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morril darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morril lands a slapping body shot.
Morril ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Ryan moves forwards but Morril connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morril lands an overhand right.
Morril uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ryan has time to react.
Morril stuffs the takedown.
Morril throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Morril fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ryan on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morril sizes up Ryan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Morril slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ryan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morril.
Morril has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Morril is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morril throws out a powerful jab.
Ryan is rocked!
Ryan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ryan is still on wobbly legs! Can Morril finish him?
Ryan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Morril gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ryan is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Morril!
Sam Morril bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Jaxon (ranked 4804 p4p, 4092 weight class) and Neal Robson (ranked 611 p4p, 569 weight class). Neal Robson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Jaxon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Neal Robson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaxon gets a double leg takedown into Robson's guard.
Jaxon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jaxon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jaxon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaxon works over Robson with some ground and pound from guard.
Robson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaxon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jaxon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jaxon distracts Robson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jaxon won't allow Robson to sweep him here.
Robson being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaxon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jaxon working some strikes from top position.
Jaxon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jaxon has hold of Robson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Robson seems comfortable defending it but Jaxon has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Robson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Robson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Jaxon couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Jaxon!
An out of breath Frank Jaxon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Adams (ranked 1698 p4p, 2773 weight class) and Bill S Preston (ranked 226 p4p, 355 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bill S Preston was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Adams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bill S Preston!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Preston defends well and Adams ends up having to push Preston into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Preston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adams pulls Preston into guard.
Adams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Preston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Adams is tightening it up a little... Preston has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Preston reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Preston taps out! Nice BJJ there by Adams !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bruno Adams !
Bruno Adams very nearly forgot to thank Fantasy Threads amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Alvarez (ranked 4174 p4p, 3459 weight class) and Diogo Martins (ranked 348 p4p, 289 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Juan Luis Guerra - Soldado. Martins has chosen Monte Tiene Garabato as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diogo Martins!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Martins.
Martins looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch but Alvarez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Martins's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Martins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Martins has closed the distance and engaged Alvarez in a clinch.
Alvarez working hard to break the clinch.
Martins slows down the pace here.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Martins keeps him there for the moment.
Alvarez trying to stall but Martins improves his position.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Martins keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez working aggressively here.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Martins is controlling the position.
Alvarez misses with the head strike.
I was talking to Alvarez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Martins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alvarez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez is stalling here.
Martins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Martins slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Martins's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Martins scores a nice knee to the body.
Alvarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martins has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez avoiding damage.
Alvarez misses with some punches.
Martins landing knees to the head.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Martins is controlling him.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Martins leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins has Alvarez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvarez throws a head punch that misses.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alvarez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alvarez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Diogo Martins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martins dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Alvarez gets a takedown into half guard.
Martins has one foot on Alvarez's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Martins finds it's way through Alvarez's defenses.
Martins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Alvarez as he jumps to the side.
Martins pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez wants to break free but Martins has control.
Alvarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alvarez stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Martins misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alvarez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alvarez wants to stall.
Martins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Martins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvarez.
Martins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martins stalling against the cage.
Alvarez tries to break free but Martins pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Martins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alvarez throws a hook to the side of Martins's head but Martins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alvarez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Martins defending well as Alvarez loads up on a big left hand.
Martins misses with a takedown
and Alvarez counters with a thumping low kick.
Martins closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the side of Martins's head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Martins tries to pull guard but Alvarez won't allow it.
Alvarez stalling the fight.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Diogo Martins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martins connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Alvarez's hands.
Martins throws a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Martins. Alvarez does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jackson Alvarez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martins has closed the distance and engaged Alvarez in a clinch.
Diogo Martins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alvarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Martins.
Martins lands an uppercut.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Martins is controlling the position.
Martins has Alvarez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvarez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alvarez throws a big counter combination but Martins scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Martins throws a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alvarez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alvarez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alvarez takes one to the side of the head.
Martins tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez swats away the attempt to clinch by Martins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Martins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martins misses with a two punch combination.
Martins tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alvarez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Martins's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez content to stall in guard here.
Martins wriggles free and stands up.
Martins doesn't manage to clinch there - Alvarez circles away.
Martins wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Martins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Martins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martins throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez slips a jab from Martins.
Martins throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Martins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez throws out a leg kick but Martins moves out of range and Alvarez only half commits.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martins as he avoids it easily.
Martins clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Martins.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Martins is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diogo Martins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Martins tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
Martins throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Martins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alvarez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martins lands a nice shot that snaps Alvarez's head back.
Martins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alvarez dives in and scores a takedown into Martins's guard.
Alvarez scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alvarez has managed to get both his arms back between Martins's legs - danger averted.
Alvarez preventing the sweep.
Martins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alvarez is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Martins keeps moving.
Alvarez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martins is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Alvarez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Martins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alvarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martins.
Martins looking to throw knees to the head but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
Martins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Martins connects with a knee to the head.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Martins misses with a knee strike.
Martins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martins with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martins throws a lazy right hand but Alvarez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Martins counter with a right hand.
Martins is looking to clinch.
Alvarez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martins tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Martins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alvarezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martins scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Martins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alvarez slips a jab and a cross from Martins.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Martins.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martins misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martins tries to clinch there but Alvarez circles away.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Martins tries to clinch up but Alvarez circles away and keeps his distance.
Alvarez seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Martins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alvarez manages to avoid it.
Alvarez is looking to counter punch.
Alvarez shoots and misses
and Martins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martins closes the distance and clinches.
Martins tries to land a knee to the head but Alvarez blocks with his arms.
Diogo Martins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alvarez leaning against his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diogo Martins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Martins 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diogo Martins!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toti Rotiz (ranked 1215 p4p, 2721 weight class) and Alfa Brad (ranked 195 p4p, 431 weight class). Rotiz comes to the cage accompanied by Southtown . Toti Rotiz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toti Rotiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alfa Brad!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rotiz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rotiz throws a lazy right hand but Brad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rotiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Brad.
Rotiz tries to clinch there but Brad circles away.
Rotiz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rotiz throws a series of punches but Brad avoids them all with ease.
Brad appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rotiz closes the distance and clinches up with Brad, looking for a takedown. Rotiz pushes Brad against the cage but Brad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rotiz scores with a shot to the body.
Rotiz misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Brad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rotiz throws a jab but it's blocked by Brad.
Rotiz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brad.
Rotiz connects with a single shot there.
Brad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rotiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotiz lands with a straight right. Brad didn't see that one coming.
Brad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Rotiz misses.
Brad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rotiz slips a jab from Brad.
Rotiz dives in for a single leg takedown but Brad sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rotiz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Rotiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rotiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz working hard to break the clinch.
Brad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rotiz smiles and moves away.
Brad closes the distance and clinches.
Brad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rotiz avoids it.
Rotiz prevents the takedown attempt.
Toti Rotiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alfa Brad.
Rotiz has had enough of the clinch but Brad keeps him there for the moment.
Rotiz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Brad clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brad is having to fend off submission attempts from Rotiz, who is looking to sink in the choke. Rotiz doesn't have the hooks in though and Brad manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Brad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rotiz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brad wants to control from the top but Rotiz keeps moving.
Rotiz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brad won't allow Rotiz to get back to his feet.
Brad trying to control but Rotiz is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brad looking to sit in guard and control but Rotiz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rotiz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rotiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brad's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brad is trying to keep Rotiz in close.
Rotiz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rotiz.
Brad doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Brad working a defensive guard here.
Rotiz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rotiz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brad's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rotiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rotiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rotiz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rotiz postures up and lands a big shot to Brad's brow.
Brad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brad trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Rotiz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toti Rotiz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brad throws a body shot but no joy.
Rotiz misses with a double jab.
Brad raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rotiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brad can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by Rotiz there.
Rotiz has Brad up against the cage in a clinch.
Rotiz letting Brad take a breather here.
Brad is pushing Rotiz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brad holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brad's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Alfa Brad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rotiz.
Brad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Brad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rotiz lands with an uppercut that bounces Brad off the cage and back into range.
Brad takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rotiz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rotiz sets himself, and Brad steps forward looking for the clinch! Rotiz avoids it this time.
A big left from Rotiz misses.
Rotiz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rotiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brad throws a looping overhand right but Rotiz ducks down to avoid it.
Rotiz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brad's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rotiz connects with a couple of short punches.
Brad has his foot on Rotiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rotiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Rotiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rotiz is working Brad over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brad is rocked!
Rotiz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brad is still in real trouble! Can Rotiz finish him?
Rotiz postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Brad covers up, he's hurt! Rotiz keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Rotiz and the ref steps in to end the fight! Rotiz can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toti Rotiz!
Toti Rotiz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Thomas Babcock (ranked 890 p4p, 2579 weight class) and Ian Carter (ranked 119 p4p, 344 weight class). Babcock's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 70. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Thomas Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Carter's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carter.
 It looks like Jesse Thomas Babcock has been cut.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babcock.
Babcock tries to counter with a takedown but Carter is quick to defend against it.
Carter lands a left and a right that send Babcock crashing to the mat, dazed. Carter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Babcock is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oh Babcock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babcock lands a right hook to the body.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Babcock throws out the jab.
Carter unleashes a big counter combination but Babcock bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Babcock seems to have got his legs back now.
Babcock tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
As Babcock backs off Carter throws a huge counter combo but Babcock manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Babcock.
Carter throws a counter combo.
Carter throws a combination that misses
and Babcock counters with a takedown into side control.
Babcock scoring with punches and elbows.
Babcock trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Babcock seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.
Carter gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Babcock 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.
Babcock unloads with some shots from mount but Carter bucks and avoids them well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carter can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock with shots to the head and body - Carter looks very uncomfortable down there.
It looks like Ian Carter has been cut.
Babcock trying to control but Carter is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Babcock there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Babcock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carter hang on?
Babcock looking to finish with strikes here!
Babcock lands a big shot there that rocks Carter but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Babcock throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carter because Babcock loaded up on that one.
Babcock connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That has opened up Ian Carter's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
BOOM! Babcock connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The cut above Ian Carter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ian Carter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jesse Thomas Babcock!
During a confident post fight interview, Jesse Thomas Babcock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Léo Saint-Clair (ranked 1899 p4p, 2967 weight class) and Brendan Baddock (ranked 235 p4p, 363 weight class). Saint-Clair's entrance music is Seine Saint-Denis Style - Suprême NTM. A fine choice. Brendan Baddock has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Léo Saint-Clair's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Léo Saint-Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brendan Baddock!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baddock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baddock's coach down at The Jungle Room was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Baddock's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Baddock scores with a jab to the head.
Saint-Clair blocks a head kick by Baddock.
Baddock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saint-Clair finds it's way round the side to connect with Baddock's head.
It looks like Brendan Baddock has been cut.
Saint-Clair closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Baddock misses with a punch to the body.
Baddock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Baddock.
A swing and a miss from Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair throws a hook but Baddock blocks it.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses.
Baddock connects with a looping right hand.
Saint-Clair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baddock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint-Clair blocks a head kick by Baddock.
We've been told by Saint-Clair's head coaches at Glory 4 Boxing that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Baddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint-Clair throws a looping overhand right but Baddock ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Clair blocks a head kick by Baddock.
Saint-Clair swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baddock misses with a body kick.
Baddock misses with a hook to the body
and Saint-Clair counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Baddock thinking.
Baddock throws a head kick that half lands.
Saint-Clair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baddock throws a sloppy head kick
and Saint-Clair counters with a straight right hand.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Saint-Clair.
Baddock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saint-Clair lands a big right hand that sends Baddock crashing to the mat! Saint-Clair stays standing though and waves Baddock back to his feet!
Baddock is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baddock misses with the combination.
Saint-Clair lands a big right hand that sends Baddock crashing to the mat! Saint-Clair stays standing though and waves Baddock back to his feet!
That has opened up Brendan Baddock's cut even more.
Baddock throws a head kick but Saint-Clair moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baddock!
Brendan Baddock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Baddock. Beautiful body shot.
Saint-Clair fails to land with a series of punches.
Baddock misses with a head kick.
Nice body kick from Baddock.
Baddock moves into range and connects with a jab.
Baddock lands a nice hook to Saint-Clair's body. Saint-Clair takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Saint-Clair avoids the head kick by Baddock.
Saint-Clair keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baddock goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saint-Clair cracks Baddock with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Baddock looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Saint-Clair finish him?
The cut above Brendan Baddock's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saint-Clair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint-Clair throws a big shot that misses.
Saint-Clair rushes Baddock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Baddock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baddock.
Baddock misses with a punch on the inside.
Baddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Baddock lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Saint-Clair fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baddock.
Baddock gets through Saint-Clair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saint-Clair misses with the head strike.
Baddock misses with a punch on the inside.
Saint-Clair working aggressively here.
Saint-Clair lands a nice uppercut.
Saint-Clair blocking some punches.
Baddock pushes Saint-Clair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baddock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baddock blocking some punches.
Baddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint-Clair uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint-Clair lands a right hand that snaps the head of Baddock backwards.
Brendan Baddock's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Baddock misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint-Clair scores with a hook to the body. Baddock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baddock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saint-Clair misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Baddock misses the target.
Saint-Clair slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Saint-Clair blocks a head kick by Baddock.
Baddock moves out of range of the strikes.
Baddock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baddock throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Baddock misses its intended target.
Baddock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baddock lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Baddock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saint-Clair.
Saint-Clair lands a two punch combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brendan Baddock's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Léo Saint-Clair!
During a confident post fight interview, Léo Saint-Clair thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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