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HKFC 43 - Death is Certain PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Diop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Mortensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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 David Mortensen 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Papa Diop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Mortensen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mortensen cracks Diop with an open hand slap.
Mortensen thuds his shin into the meat of Diop's side.
Diop gets caught flat footed, as Mortensen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diop is trying to control the position but Mortensen postures up.
Mortensen is looking to stand up but Diop won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mortensen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mortensen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mortensen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mortensen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Diop wants to sweep but no luck.
Diop is pulling down on Mortensen's head. It's preventing any offense from Mortensen, at least for the moment.
Diop isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Mortensen stacks Diop 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 Mortensen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortensen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Diop tries to bench press Mortensen off him but Mortensen keeps the position.
Check out the look on Mortensen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Diop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diop is looking to reverse the position.
Diop struggling a bit here.
Mortensen tries to move to mount but Diop blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortensen scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Diop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Diop is looking to reverse the position.
Diop being controlled for a moment.
Mortensen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diop knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mortensen stands up.
Diop misses with an uppercut. Mortensen saw that one coming.
Diop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mortensen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diop scores with a hook.
It looks like David Mortensen has been cut.
Diop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mortensen was well out of range. Poor timing from Diop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mortensen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Diop is trying to keep Mortensen in close.
Mortensen trying to control but Diop is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mortensen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mortensen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mortensen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diop wants to sweep here but Mortensen controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Mortensen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diop throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Papa Diop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mortensen gets a clinch.
Mortensen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mortensen fails to pull guard.
A head punch on the inside from Diop fails to land.
Diop has Mortensen pushed against the cage.
Mortensen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Diop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diop tries to land a knee to the head but Mortensen blocks with his arms.
Diop looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diop as Mortensen tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diop is trying to maintain a safe position but Mortensen gets an underhook and turns Diop into the cage.
Diop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mortensen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mortensen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Diop uses from the top position.
Diop gets to his feet. Mortensen looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mortensen tests Diop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diop misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Mortensen. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diop misses with an uppercut. Mortensen saw that one coming.
Mortensen tries to clinch there but Diop circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mortensen.
Mortensen tries to clinch but Diop is having none of it.
Diop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mortensen lands with a good body shot.
Diop tries to land a leg kick but Mortensen saw it coming and moves away.
Diop misses with a kick to the body
and Mortensen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Diop's guard now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diop looking for a sweep. Not yet Diop, not yet.
Diop is working hard here to advance position.
Diop throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mortensen with a nice head shot there.
Mortensen controlling from the top position.
Mortensen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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.
Diop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diop misses with a hook. Mortensen ducked under it nicely.
Mortensen is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Diop misses its intended target.
David Mortensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diop throws out a leg kick but Mortensen moves out of range and Diop only half commits.
Diop misses with a looping left.
Mortensen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diop misses with a shot to the body
and Mortensen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diop wants to control but Mortensen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Mortensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mortensen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mortensen jumps guard but Diop stands there with Mortensen around his waist. Mortensen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mortensen prevents a body shot from Diop.
Mortensen breaks from the clinch.
Diop misses with a leg kick
and Mortensen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Diop is looking to improve his position.
Diop trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Diop is looking to improve his position but Mortensen isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mortensen looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Diop is looking to improve his position but Mortensen isn't that keen on the idea.
Mortensen looking for a guillotine from mount but Diop is having none of it.
BOOM! Mortensen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Mortensen.
Diop is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mortensen is working for a guillotine from mount but Diop frees his head quite easily.
Mortensen looking to finish Diop with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diop!
Mortensen breaks from Diop's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Papa Diop's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diop taking shots to the head.
Mortensen is working for a guillotine from mount but Diop frees his head quite easily.
Diop is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mortensen putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Papa Diop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diop is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Diop that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jeez, Papa Diop's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Papa Diop's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Mortensen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Rasic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Bearden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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245 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denis Rasic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Bearden!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bearden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bearden looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bearden stopping the sweep attempt from Rasic.
Rasic is looking to sweep but instead, Bearden has passed into half guard.
Rasic is staying active underneath Bearden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasic wants to get back to full guard.
Bearden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rasic defending well though.
Rasic is staying active underneath Bearden, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bearden is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rasic defends it well.
Bearden is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bearden trying to control the action but Rasic is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bearden throwing shots but Rasic is blocking nicely.
Rasic is not content to let Bearden control the position.
Bearden tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rasic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rex Bearden has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rasic moves out of range of the body kick from Bearden.
Nice sprawl there from Rasic as Bearden shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bearden fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bearden tries to sprawl but Rasic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bearden trying to control but Rasic postures up.
Rasic keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bearden is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bearden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bearden defending well though.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rex Bearden.
Rasic with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bearden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bearden wants to control from the top but Rasic keeps moving.
Rasic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rasic tries to get out of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Bearden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rasic misses with a takedown attempt
and Bearden counters with a low kick, right behind Rasic 's knee.
Bearden shoots and misses
and Rasic counters with a single leg into guard. Bearden didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bearden looking to control.
Bearden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rasic is one step ahead there.
Bearden controls Rasic momentarily but Rasic frees himself.
Bearden keeping moving, preventing Rasic from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bearden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rex Bearden was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bearden tries to sprawl but Rasic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Bearden is trying to stand.
Rasic controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bearden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rasic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasic content to stall in guard here.
Bearden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bearden pushes Rasic off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Bearden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rasic's head backwards.
Rasic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bearden tries to buck Rasic off but Rasic is having none of it.
Rasic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bearden on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasic controls the position.
Bearden is looking to regain half guard here but Rasic keeps moving and retains side control.
Bearden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rasic is looking to take a break and control but Bearden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bearden tries to control but Rasic manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bearden looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bearden is in bad spot here.
Bearden trying to control the hands but Rasic breaks the grip.
Bearden tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bearden bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bearden trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Rasic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bearden tries to clinch but Rasic is having none of it.
Bearden shoots and misses
and Rasic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bearden won't be happy with that.
A control attempt from Bearden but he's now mounted!
Bearden is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rasic trying to control but Bearden is having none of it.
Rasic looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bearden wants to hold on but Rasic pushes him away.
Bearden is trying to escape the mount.
Rasic tries to control but Bearden wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bearden wants to control but Rasic is having none of it.
Bearden is in a horrible position here. Rasic smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bearden tries to reverse the position but Rasic maintains control.
Bearden tries to hold on but Rasic postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasic controlling the position easily from mount.
Bearden working to try and regain half guard.
Bearden is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rasic wants to control the pace but Bearden is squirming around nicely.
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.
Rasic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bearden regains half guard.
Bearden looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bearden is trying to get back to full guard.
Rasic misses with a head shot. Bearden uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Denis Rasic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rasic 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Rasic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Larry Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cry me a river - Michael buble kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Lennox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Richards!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lennox takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Lennox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Richards.
Some wild striking there from Lennox.
Richards attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lennox has a takedown stuffed.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lennox.
Lennox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lennox throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Larry Lennox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennox throws a shot from downtown. Richards moves away and avoids it.
Lennox blocks a low kick nicely.
Lennox slips a jab and a cross from Richards.
Richards walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lennox throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses the jab.
Lennox shoots in but Richards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lennox closes the distance and clinches up with Richards, looking for a takedown. Lennox pushes Richards against the cage but Richards circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Lennox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lennox, as that shot connected.
A low kick from Lennox is predictable there
and Richards counters with a head kick.
Richards paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Larry Lennox has been cut.
Richards slips under a jab.
Richards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Lennox throws a jab when Richards was well out of range.
Lennox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Richards lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a head kick that Lennox semi-blocks.
Lennox is rocked!
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!
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Lennox throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lennox throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Lennox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Richards tries to avoid it but Lennox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Richards to the ground. Richards escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lennox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lennox 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.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richards slips under a jab.
Richards walks into a straight right hand from Lennox.
Shane Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Richards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richards.
Lennox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is looking to get back to his feet here but Lennox is keeping cool and he's managed to take Richards's back.
Richards wants to control his opponent's hands but Lennox gets his hands free.
I really don't envy Richards right now.
Richards is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Lennox 's hooks.
Richards bucks Lennox off and manages to get back to his feet!
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck for Lennox with that takedown attempt.
Lennox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Richards moves out of range as Lennox strikes.
Richards lands a head kick!
Lennox misses with a jab to the body
and Richards counters with a good low kick that Lennox was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lennox is breathing heavily.
Lennox walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Richards sizes up Lennox with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oh Lennox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards throws a quick head kick that knocks Lennox silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Richards is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shane Richards!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Armenian Samoan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The DOC vs Earshot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jake Hunter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armenian Samoan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Samoan or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunter which made him look bad.
Samoan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hunter to the mat! Hunter manages to get full guard.
Samoan stands and throws Hunter's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter tries to buck Samoan off but Samoan is having none of it.
Samoan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunter, who protects the arm well.
Samoan in side control, throwing shots but Hunter defends.
Hunter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Samoan stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Samoan has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter stuffs the takedown attempt from Samoan. Samoan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armenian Samoan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoan shoots in but no luck this time.
Samoan misses with a low kick.
That's four 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.
Samoan shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hunter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Samoan from controlling successfully.
Samoan is looking to work some ground and pound but Hunter has wrist control.
Hunter being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armenian Samoan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hunter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Samoan's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Samoan is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Samoan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hunter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Samoan trying to control the position.
Samoan wants to sweep here but Hunter controlling him for the moment.
Samoan is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samoan is on top in guard.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
Samoan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Samoan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunter is retaining full guard.
Samoan forces his way into half guard.
Hunter tries to get to full guard but Samoan has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoan trying to pass the guard but Hunter defending well.
Samoan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hunter!
Samoan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hunter's face.
Samoan looking to control but Hunter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hunter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hunter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Samoan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hunter blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Samoan.
Samoan wants to control the pace but Hunter is squirming around nicely.
Samoan throws a sloppy strike and Hunter uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Hunter has ended up in Samoan's guard.
Samoan throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hunter uses it to pass to side control.
Samoan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Samoan works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armenian Samoan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Samoan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunter.
Samoan with a poor takedown
and Hunter counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt
and Samoan counters with a single leg into guard. Hunter didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoan looking to sit in guard and control but Hunter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Samoan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samoan is on top in guard.
Samoan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hunter manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Samoan has Hunter in his guard.
Samoan 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.
Hunter stands and throws Samoan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hunter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Samoan is looking for a sweep.
Samoan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hunter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Samoan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hunter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hunter's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoan lands with a hammerfist to the side of Hunter's head.
Samoan misses with a punch to the head.
Armenian Samoan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hunter turns into Samoan and is now in his guard.
Hunter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Samoan.
Armenian Samoan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Samoan is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samoan is pushing down on Hunter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hunter is fighting to maintain full guard but Samoan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hunter actively working from the bottom here.
Jake Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoan works his way into side control.
Hunter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Samoan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Hunter will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Samoan works to advance to full mount. Hunter defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
BOOM! Samoan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Samoan controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armenian Samoan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Samoan, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armenian Samoan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rummer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bob Benton enters the cage!
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Rummer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Benton!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rummer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rummer lands a nice forearm strike.
Benton avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rummer.
Rummer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rummer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Benton is trying to buck Rummer off.
Benton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rummer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rummer landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Benton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rummer working the strikes but Benton uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rummer slips a nice elbow through Benton's hands, connecting with Benton's forehead.
Rummer wants to control but Benton is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rummer is nestled in close to Benton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rummer drops an elbow to the side of Benton's head.
Rummer moves into full mount! Benton won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Rummer.
Rummer is landing with some decent strikes but Benton is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Rummer.
It looks like Bob Benton has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rummer lands a nice shot to the head.
Rummer landing punches.
Benton is rocked!
That has opened up Bob Benton's cut even more.
Rummer 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.
Rummer softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Benton is out cold! Rummer jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rummer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fredo Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Truman Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corleone comes to the cage accompanied by The Godfather Waltz. 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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155 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredo Corleone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Truman Roosevelt!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosevelt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corleone shoots in looking for a takedown but Roosevelt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Corleone's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Roosevelt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Corleone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Roosevelt's half guard.
Corleone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Corleone thows a huge punch but Roosevelt dodges it nicely.
Corleone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Corleone wants to stand but Roosevelt has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Corleone is looking to take a break and control but Roosevelt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corleone is really struggling to control Roosevelt but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Corleone stands up and beckons Roosevelt to join him on the feet.
Corleone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roosevelt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Roosevelt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roosevelt looks for the body kick but Corleone saw that one coming.
Roosevelt throws a leg kick which misses Corleone's front leg but catches the back leg as Corleone tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Roosevelt.
A head kick misses from Roosevelt.
Corleone blocks a head kick by Roosevelt.
Corleone takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Fredo Corleone has been cut.
Corleone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roosevelt.
Corleone is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roosevelt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Roosevelt scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt lands with a shot to the body.
Roosevelt scores with a head kick. Corleone tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Corleone is rocked!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roosevelt. Corleone shrugs it off though.
Nice body kick there by Roosevelt.
A solid body kick from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt tries to land a front kick but Corleone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Roosevelt throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Corleone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roosevelt misses with a kick to the body.
Corleone seems to have got his legs back now.
Corleone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roosevelt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Roosevelt, as that shot connected.
Crunch! Roosevelt slams his shin into Corleone's torso.
Roosevelt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roosevelt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Corleone doesn't seem bothered though.
Corleone will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt throws the kick towards the body but Corleone avoids it.
Roosevelt moves out of range of the leg kick from Corleone.
Truman Roosevelt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roosevelt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Corleone pinned against the cage. Corleone gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Roosevelt throws a front kick that sends Corleone stumbling back into the cage.
Roosevelt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roosevelt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corleone if he has to take too many more of those.
Corleone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Roosevelt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot lands for Roosevelt.
Roosevelt scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick from Roosevelt lands but Corleone takes it in his stride.
Corleone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roosevelt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corleone has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Roosevelt.
Roosevelt scores with a push kick.
Roosevelt tries a head kick but it misses.
Corleone steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Roosevelt. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roosevelt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roosevelt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Corleone managing to block the knees to the body from Roosevelt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roosevelt throws an elbow that misses.
Corleone blocks an elbow strike.
Roosevelt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corleone's defenses.
Corleone misses with the head strike.
Roosevelt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Truman Roosevelt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fredo Corleone's cut.
That's time! Corleone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roosevelt.
Fredo Corleone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roosevelt throws a wild body kick that Corleone sees coming a mile off.
Roosevelt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roosevelt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Corleone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roosevelt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roosevelt lands a front kick.
Roosevelt lands a head kick!
Fredo Corleone's cut is getting worse.
Roosevelt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roosevelt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick from Roosevelt lands but Corleone takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roosevelt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Corleone if he has to take too many more of those.
Roosevelt forces Corleone back against the cage and clinches.
Corleone blocks the elbow strike.
Roosevelt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corleone's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Roosevelt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Roosevelt circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Corleone drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Roosevelt follows Corleone to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Truman Roosevelt! Truman Roosevelt retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Oyster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent The Vandal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Vandal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Oficina G3 - Depois da Guerra kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
195 lbs
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27
190 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Oyster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent The Vandal!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Vandal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oyster misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Oyster does no damage.
The Vandal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oyster is looking to clinch.
Oyster throws a series of punches but The Vandal avoids them all with ease.
Oyster swinging wildly here.
Oyster misses with a double jab.
Oyster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Earl Oyster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oyster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Vandal is looking to slow Oyster down with leg kicks.
Oyster dodges the punch combination from The Vandal.
A combination from The Vandal does no damage.
Oyster throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Vandal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The Vandal thuds his right hand into Oyster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyster tries to clinch up
and The Vandal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oyster looks to land a combination. The Vandal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A shot to the liver by The Vandal. Beautiful body shot.
The Vandal cracks a nice hook into Oyster's ribs.
The Vandal blocks a jab.
Oyster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Vandal counters with a left to the body.
Oyster is breathing heavily.
Oyster throws a lazy right hand but The Vandal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oyster throws a head kick that misses
and The Vandal counters with a head kick.
The Vandal throws a right and a left that Oyster avoids nicely.
The Vandal lands a jab to Oyster's midsection.
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!
Oyster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A good leg kick by The Vandal.
Oyster misses with a combination
and The Vandal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyster has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oyster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The Vandal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oyster.
The Vandal scores with a jab to the body.
The Vandal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Vandal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Vandal scores with a body shot.
The Vandal stuns Oyster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Vandal lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The Vandal lands a two punch combo.
The Vandal lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Vandal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Vandal tests Oyster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Vandal lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Vandal throws a nice head kick!
The Vandal lands with a good body shot.
The Vandal scores with a body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Vandal - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Vandal feints and then cracks Oyster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oyster down.
The Vandal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Vandal scores with a nice strike.
The Vandal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The Vandal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The Vandal throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Vandal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The Vandal misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal moves away from the strike by Oyster.
Oyster tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and The Vandal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Vandal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Oyster.
Oyster needs to keep his hands up - The Vandal had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick by Oyster misses
and The Vandal counters with an outside leg kick.
The Vandal throws a series of punches but Oyster moves out of range.
The Vandal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Vandal lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Vandal lands a leg kick that knocks Oyster off balance momentarily.
Oyster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Vandal.
Oyster takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Vandal, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent The Vandal dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Vandal connects with a leg kick. Oyster looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oyster on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The Vandal cracks a nice hook into Oyster's ribs.
Oyster takes a kick to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Oyster might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Oyster takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Vandal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Earl Oyster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Vandal cracks a nice hook into Oyster's ribs.
The Vandal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Vandal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oyster doesn't seem bothered though.
The Vandal scores with a punch to the head.
Vincent The Vandal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Vandal jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oyster takes one to the chin there.
Oyster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oyster throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Vandal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Vandal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Vandal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vandal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from The Vandal misses.
Oyster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oyster throws a hook but The Vandal blocks it.
The Vandal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Vandal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Vandal throws a right and a left that Oyster avoids nicely.
The Vandal throws a combination. Oyster tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oyster has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Vandal punishes Oyster's body with a nice straight punch.
The Vandal lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oyster is rocked!
The Vandal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oyster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Vandal.
The Vandal comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oyster.
The Vandal rushes Oyster with punches - Oyster moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Oyster goes down! The Vandal follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent The Vandal!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clown Loach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Nieddds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clown Loach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Nieddds!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nieddds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nieddds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Loach takes one to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Loach misses the target.
A left lands for Nieddds.
Nieddds throws a series of punches but Loach avoids them all with ease.
Nieddds throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nieddds scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Loach avoids the body shot from Nieddds.
Loach throws a leg kick but Nieddds moved away.
Jab, jab by Nieddds - just one landing.
Nieddds looks to land a combination but Loach avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loach tries to clinch up.
Nieddds connects with a body shot.
Nieddds stuns Loach with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Loach dives in and grabs Nieddds's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nieddds pushes down on Loach's head and hops out.
Loach swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nieddds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nieddds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Loach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nieddds has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loach throws a hook to the side of Nieddds's head but Nieddds sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Nieddds does no damage.
Nieddds connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loach closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loach goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nieddds prevents it.
Nieddds pushes Loach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nieddds wants to break free but Loach has control.
Loach misses with a knee to the head.
Loach is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nieddds is defending well for now.
Loach lands a left hand.
Nieddds breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bobby Nieddds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Nieddds.
Loach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bobby Nieddds is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loach throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nieddds's waist but Nieddds gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Loach off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clown Loach. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds thuds a left hand into Loach's body.
Loach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loach is breathing heavily.
Loach misses with a jab to the body
and Nieddds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nieddds lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nieddds misses with a two punch combination.
Nieddds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loach.
No joy there for Nieddds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nieddds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Loach doesn't seem bothered though.
Nieddds scores with a jab. Loach acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Loach dodges the punch combination from Nieddds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds throws a nice looking combination but Loach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nieddds scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nieddds, as that shot connected.
Loach takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nieddds scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieddds stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nieddds wants it to stay on the feet.
Nieddds lands with a straight right. Loach didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Nieddds dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot lands for Nieddds.
Nieddds scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nieddds looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nieddds throws a combination that misses
and Loach counters with a stiff right hand.
Loach throws a hook but Nieddds avoids it easily.
Loach misses with a body shot
and Nieddds counters with a stiff right hand.
Nieddds just misses with a punch to the body.
Nieddds scores with a hook to the body. Loach takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nieddds swats away the attempt to clinch by Loach.
Nieddds scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loach tries to clinch up.
Nieddds takes a swing at Loach's ribcage but misses.
Nieddds will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nieddds throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nieddds connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Loach looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Decent striking displayed by Nieddds there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loach throws a combination that misses
and Nieddds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bobby Nieddds seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nieddds scores with a jab.
Clown Loach is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice combination there by Nieddds.
Nieddds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loach was well out of range. Poor timing from Nieddds.
Loach looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nieddds misses with a series of wild punches.
Decent striking displayed by Nieddds there.
A right-left combo lands from Nieddds.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nieddds moves out of range as Loach throws a body kick.
Loach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loach dodges the punch combination from Nieddds.
Nieddds misses with a wild combination.
Nieddds lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Nieddds does no damage.
Nieddds on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loach. Loach obviously looking to wear him down.
Loach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds lands a nice looking body shot.
Loach avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nieddds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Loach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loach looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nieddds thuds a left hand into Loach's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieddds scores with a one two! Loach had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Nieddds showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Nieddds. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Nieddds does it's job there.
Nieddds throws a combination. Loach tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nieddds misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Loach misses.
Loach takes a swing at Nieddds's ribcage but misses.
Nieddds fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nieddds lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loach at a distance.
Nieddds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loach.
Nieddds lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loach tries for a takedown but Nieddds sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nieddds ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nieddds connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loach. Loach circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nieddds is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Loach rather than just go for the knockout.
Nieddds misses with the combination.
Nieddds uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nieddds's corner calls for a 1-2. Nieddds obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Loach tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nieddds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Nieddds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loach dodges the punch combination from Nieddds.
Loach takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nieddds swinging wildly here.
Loach has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Loach on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Loach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nieddds finds it's way round the side to connect with Loach's head.
Nieddds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nieddds scores with a nice strike.
Nieddds blocks a leg kick.
Loach tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nieddds cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nieddds misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nieddds dips to his left and cracks Loach with an uppercut!
Nieddds fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nieddds cracks Loach with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nieddds throws a right and a left that Loach avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Nieddds.
Nieddds lands with a good body shot.
Loach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nieddds.
Loach looks to clinch
and Nieddds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieddds throws a nice looking combination but Loach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nieddds scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Loach doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Nieddds really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Loach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some wild striking there from Nieddds.
Nieddds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Loach
and Nieddds makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loach showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nieddds.
Loach throws a sloppy head kick and Nieddds moves out of range easily.
Loach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Nieddds there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loach throws out the jab.
Loach tries to clinch but Nieddds moves away
and Nieddds counters with a stiff right hand.
Nieddds throws a right hand that Loach ducks under and follows up with a left that Loach also avoids with ease.
Nieddds moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nieddds lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for Nieddds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Loach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Loach misses with a body punch
and Loach takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds works over Loach's head and body with a nice combination.
Nieddds slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Loach shoots in for a double leg but Nieddds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Loach throws a combination that misses
enabling Nieddds to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nieddds scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Loach is rocked!
Good shot there by Nieddds.
Oh Loach is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab, jab by Nieddds - just one landing.
Loach seems to have got his legs back now.
Loach misses with a low kick as Nieddds jumps back.
Nieddds lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Loach tries to move into range but Nieddds moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Loach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Nieddds coming out on top.
Nieddds circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nieddds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loach circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Nieddds. Beautiful body shot.
Nieddds goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nieddds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loach tries to clinch but Nieddds moves away
and Nieddds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Nieddds.
Nieddds lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nieddds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Loach tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nieddds manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Nieddds. Those never looked like landing.
Loach needs to keep his hands up - Nieddds had a free shot at his head there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieddds scores with a shot to the body.
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!
Nieddds goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Nieddds dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nieddds swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Loach.
Nieddds displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nieddds scores with a one two! Loach had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nieddds wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nieddds ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loach moves away.
Nieddds lands a nice shot that snaps Loach's head back.
Loach walks into a jab.
Nieddds blocks a head kick by Loach.
Nieddds lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieddds moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nieddds.
Loach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nieddds lands with a nice combination. Loach backs away looking to recover.
Nieddds throws a body punch but Loach moves out of range.
Nieddds catches Loach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nieddds lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nieddds moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nieddds misses with a wild combination.
Loach swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nieddds counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nieddds looks to land a combination. Loach sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Loach takes one to the side of the head.
Loach takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nieddds swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Nieddds.
Nieddds tries to bum rush Loach with a series of wild strikes but Loach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Nieddds as Loach shoots in.
Nieddds dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clown Loach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nieddds is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nieddds moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Loach looks to clinch
and Nieddds counters with a nice body shot.
Nieddds lands a two punch combo.
Loach slips a jab and a cross from Nieddds.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nieddds looks to land a combination. Loach sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Loach closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nieddds is trying to break the clinch but Loach has him pressed against the cage.
Nieddds wants to break free but Loach has control.
Bobby Nieddds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loach throws a punch but it's blocked by Nieddds.
Loach using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nieddds blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loach landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loach is trying to stall.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Loach tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nieddds blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loach.
Nieddds is trying to break free.
Loach misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nieddds can't break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Nieddds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nieddds winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 43:50
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 43:50
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 43:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Nieddds! Bobby Nieddds retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Meeoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Meeoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gerald Watson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meeoff misses with the combination.
Meeoff throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Watson tries to land a leg kick but Meeoff saw it coming and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Watson as Meeoff shoots in.
Watson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Watson thows a huge punch but Meeoff dodges it nicely.
Meeoff is refusing to be controlled, as Watson sits in half guard.
Watson blocks the strikes from Meeoff.
Watson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Watson is nestled in close to Meeoff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson slips a nice elbow through Meeoff's hands, connecting with Meeoff's forehead.
Meeoff is not content to let Watson control the position.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watson trying to mount his opponent but Meeoff defends it.
Watson lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Watson is looking to stall here but Meeoff recovers full guard.
Meeoff looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson controlling from the top position.
Meeoff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Watson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Meeoff is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Meeoff has escaped and now he's on top!
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Meeoff trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watson has Meeoff pulled in close to control his posture.
Meeoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson pulls Meeoff in close to prevent any damage.
Meeoff postures up in Watson's guard and throws a big left but Watson blocks it.
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.
Meeoff thows a big elbow that misses.
Meeoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meeoff.
Meeoff is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meeoff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meeoff shoots and misses
and Watson counters with a single leg into guard. Meeoff didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Meeoff's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Watson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Meeoff stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Meeoff shoots in and gets a takedown into Watson's guard.
Watson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Meeoff wants to stand but Watson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Watson is pulling down on Meeoff's head. It's preventing any offense from Meeoff, at least for the moment.
Meeoff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meeoff is fighting to break Watson's control of his arms but Watson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Meeoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Meeoff from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meeoff darts in trying to clinch
and Watson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Meeoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Meeoff tries to kick Watson off but Watson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Meeoff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Watson scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to pass to mount but Meeoff is defending the position.
Watson passes to side control.
Gerald Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Meeoff gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Watson working Meeoff over with strikes.
Meeoff is staying active underneath Watson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Meeoff's head.
Meeoff taking some punishment here, with Watson in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Meeoff knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watson trying to control from Meeoff's half guard. Meeoff has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watson takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Meeoff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Meeoff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Meeoff has his foot on Watson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watson works his way back into a safe position though.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Meeoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson pushes down on Meeoff's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watson misses with a head shot. Meeoff uses the momentum to regain guard.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Meeoff is keeping the position.
Watson wants to control from the top but Meeoff keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Meeoff darts in trying to clinch
and Watson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Watson.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Meeoff is retaining full guard.
Meeoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watson landing with the ground and pound.
Watson stands and throws Meeoff's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Meeoff parries the strikes from Watson easily there. Watson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Meeoff to escape.
Watson tries to move to mount but Meeoff blocks the move with his legs.
Meeoff is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to control but Meeoff is keeping him busy.
Watson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Meeoff sneaks back into half guard.
Watson lands strikes from half guard.
Meeoff wants to get back to his feet.
Jack Meeoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson works his way into side control.
Watson trying to control the position but Meeoff is working away.
Watson working the head with strikes.
Meeoff is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Watson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Watson cracks Meeoff with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Meeoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Watson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gerald Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Meeoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Meeoff can't do much from the bottom here.
Watson wants to control but Meeoff is keeping him busy.
Watson tries to move to full mount but Meeoff actually manages to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watson lands a nice short elbow.
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.
Watson content to control rather than advance.
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meeoff keeps working.
Watson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Watson is pressing down on Meeoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Meeoff is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Watson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noir's entrance music is Pride. A fine choice. Marshall Noir 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Noir.
Pierce slaps away a takedown attempt from Noir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Pierce. No joy for Noir on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Noir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierce keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Noir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Noir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pierce sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noir somewhat.
Pierce defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Noir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Noir tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pierce sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Noir somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce tries to sprawl but Noir drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierce is trying to get back to full guard.
Noir is trying to work for a kimura but Pierce is defending well.
Pierce wants to get back to full guard.
Noir is thwarting Pierce's attempts to control the position.
Noir prevents Pierce from improving his position.
Noir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pierce wants to control but Noir is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pierce wants to improve his position but Noir is controlling well.
Pierce trying to control but Noir postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noir tries to pass to full mount but Pierce defends it.
Pierce trying to control but Noir postures up.
Noir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Sean Pierce hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Pierce with a poor takedown
and Noir counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pierce won't be happy with that.
Pierce manages to work his way to half guard, despite Noir's best efforts.
Pierce is looking to improve his position.
Noir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pierce makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pierce.
Noir trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierce manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Noir manages to get himself to full guard.
Noir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierce postures up in Noir's guard and throws a big left but Noir blocks it.
Pierce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pierce passes into half guard.
Pierce is keen to just control but Noir is a slippery customer.
Pierce is just content to waste time from the top position. Noir takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Noir is trying to control the position but Pierce postures up.
Noir working for a triangle but Pierce defends it easily.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Noir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Noir looking for a sweep. Not yet Noir, not yet.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Pierce wants to pass the guard but Noir is keeping the position.
Pierce is pushing down on Noir's leg trying to pass to half guard. Noir is fighting to maintain full guard but Pierce has managed to sneak the leg through.
Noir trying to control here.
Pierce seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pierce looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Marshall Noir will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Noir has his takedown stuffed
and Pierce counters with a nice double leg into side control. Noir won't be happy with that.
Pierce working the body and head with strikes.
Noir gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Noir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pierce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Still in half guard, Pierce seems content to control.
Noir wants to get back to full guard.
Noir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pierce is pressing down on Noir's thigh, looking to free his foot. Noir is holding on for now.
Noir is looking to improve his position.
Noir keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce prevents Noir from improving his position.
Pierce is trying to control the action in half guard but Noir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Noir is trying to control but can't.
Pierce wants to advance to full mount but Noir doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Noir wants to stand and escape but Pierce is having none of it.
Pierce wants to pass the guard but Noir is keeping the position.
Pierce wants to control from the top but Noir keeps moving.
Noir looking for a guillotine here but Pierce defends easily.
Noir can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Pierce controls the pace.
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.
Pierce advances position into side control!
Noir is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pierce connects with a decent elbow.
Pierce throws an elbow but Noir slips to the side and avoids it well.
Noir is looking to regain half guard here but Pierce keeps moving and retains side control.
Pierce trying to control the position but Noir is working away.
Pierce in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir wants to control but Pierce postures up.
Noir is not content to let Pierce control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce slows the pace down.
Noir takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Pierce working the body and head with strikes.
Pierce lands a few punches from side control.
Pierce wants to control but Noir is keeping him busy.
Pierce is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce tries to advance to mount but can't.
Noir can't do much from the bottom here.
Pierce trying to control the position but Noir is working away.
Pierce lands some shots froms side control.
Noir on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Noir tries to get out of the position.
Noir trying to remain calm as Pierce controls from the top position.
Pierce scoring with punches and elbows.
Pierce cracks Noir with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Noir is looking to reverse the position.
Pierce scoring with punches from side control.
Noir manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Pierce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Noir tries for a takedown but Pierce circles away easily
and Pierce counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Noir is refusing to be controlled, as Pierce sits in half guard.
Sean Pierce has got the better of the ground game so far.
Noir wants to improve his position but Pierce is controlling well.
Noir trying to hold on to Pierce's head to control him but Pierce postures up.
Pierce uses his free foot to push down on Noir's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Noir.
Pierce controlling from the full mount.
Noir is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce landing punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pierce with good strikes from the mount here!
Pierce lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pierce working Noir over with strikes here.
Pierce with good strikes from the mount here!
Noir takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pierce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pierce scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pierce wants to control the pace but Noir is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Pierce connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pierce working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Pierce connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce landing shots from mount.
Pierce punishing his opponent with strikes.
Noir is desperately trying to improve his position but Pierce has a good base and remains in mount.
Pierce lands a nice shot to the head.
Pierce lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pierce putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pierce lands a nice shot to the head.
Pierce landing strikes from the mount.
Noir is bucking up trying to escape but Pierce cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pierce lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pierce with shots to the head and body - Noir looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pierce tries to control but Noir wriggling away.
Pierce landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Noir is looking to get to half guard.
Noir is squirming around, avoiding Pierce's attempts to control the action.
Pierce lands a heavy elbow.
Pierce lands a big elbow.
Pierce lands with some strikes.
Pierce landing strikes from the mount and Noir is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Pierce.
Pierce putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pierce looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Noir is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pierce looking to finish Noir with some ground and pound. This is bad for Noir!
Pierce lands a big shot there that rocks Noir but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Pierce connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Noir is squirming around, avoiding Pierce's attempts to control the action.
Pierce landing shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierce lands a big elbow.
Pierce has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pierce avoids the attempt from Noir to control.
Pierce is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Noir can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Pierce comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pierce 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Pierce!
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