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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kasemchai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Tainaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tainaka has chosen BATTLE FUNKASTIC as his entrance music. 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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157 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasemchai Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shinji Tainaka!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fairtex drops his hands momentarily and Tainaka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fairtex throws the left hand but Tainaka avoids the punch easily.
Tainaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasemchai Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex moves out of range as Tainaka strikes.
Tainaka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fairtex's hands.
Fairtex looks to score with a jab to the body but Tainaka is just out of range.
Tainaka scores with a shot to the body.
Tainaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tainaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairtex cracks Tainaka with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fairtex swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fairtex rushes Tainaka and presses him up against the cage.
Fairtex crunches a lovely knee into Tainaka's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fairtex.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Fairtex displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tainaka up against the cage.
Fairtex breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tainaka ducks under a wild hook from Fairtex.
Fairtex drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fairtex ducks under a wild hook from Tainaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tainaka darts in and clinches Fairtex up against the cage.
Fairtex misses with some punches.
Tainaka leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fairtex lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Tainaka takes an elbow to the temple.
Tainaka lands a hook that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
Fairtex's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tainaka clinches.
Tainaka is looking to break free of the clinch but Fairtex has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Tainaka.
Tainaka gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Fairtex wants to improve his position but Tainaka is controlling well.
Fairtex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tainaka on the ground.
Tainaka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fairtex is just riding it out for now. Tainaka eventually gives up the hold.
Fairtex tries to kick Tainaka off but Tainaka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tainaka is working for a kimura but Fairtex is defending it quite comfortably.
Fairtex is looking for a sweep. Tainaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tainaka trying to control from half guard but Fairtex is working away.
Fairtex trying to hold on to Tainaka's head to control him but Tainaka postures up.
Tainaka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tainaka is looking for a kimura but Fairtex is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tainaka to get the leverage.
Fairtex wants to control but Tainaka is keeping busy.
Tainaka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fairtex with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is looking to control Tainaka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fairtex avoid being mounted?
Fairtex is looking for a sweep. Tainaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fairtex trying to control but Tainaka postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tainaka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fairtex trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tainaka is working for a kimura but Fairtex is defending it quite comfortably.
Fairtex on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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.
Tainaka prevents Fairtex from improving his position.
Tainaka lands strikes from half guard.
Tainaka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tainaka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tainaka is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fairtex is looking to control Tainaka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fairtex avoid being mounted?
Fairtex is trying to get back to full guard.
Tainaka wants to work for an arm triangle but Fairtex is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tainaka 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.
Tainaka blocks the body kick.
Tainaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A good leg kick by Fairtex.
Fairtex buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tainaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Fairtex.
Fairtex connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tainaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairtex is just out of range.
Fairtex misses with a body kick.
Tainaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fairtex paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tainaka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fairtex at a distance.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fairtex bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fairtex is looking to clinch.
Tainaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tainaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Fairtex is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tainaka throws out a loose jab but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tainaka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tainaka blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Tainaka on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fairtex pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tainaka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fairtex throws a hook to the side of Tainaka's head but Tainaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tainaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fairtex.
Tainaka misses with a looping left.
Tainaka slips under a jab from Fairtex.
Tainaka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fairtex throws a nice head kick!
Fairtex moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tainaka.
Tainaka dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tainaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex looking to slow down the pace here.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Fairtex.
Fairtex's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fairtex misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tainaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tainaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fairtex is looking to break free of the clinch but Tainaka has double underhooks.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fairtex.
Tainaka lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fairtex misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tainaka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fairtex throws an elbow that misses.
Tainaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Tainaka changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fairtex fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tainaka is out of range.
Tainaka throws the left hand but Fairtex avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fairtex. Tainaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Tainaka checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fairtex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fairtex gets caught flat footed, as Tainaka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tainaka looking to pass the guard.
Fairtex looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fairtex trying to control the position.
Tainaka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tainaka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tainaka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fairtex works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tainaka looking to pass the guard.
Tainaka stands up over Fairtex, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tainaka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tainaka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tainaka thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tainaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Fairtex is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fairtex manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tainaka tries to hold on but Fairtex postures up.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kasemchai Fairtex will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fairtex will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tainaka misses with a wild body shot.
Tainaka is looking to clinch.
Tainaka dips to his left and cracks Fairtex with an uppercut!
Tainaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tainaka lands a jab to the nose.
That kick from Fairtex tenderised Tainaka's leg. Tainaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tainaka darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tainaka prevents Fairtex from improving his position.
Tainaka is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fairtex tries to get to full guard but Tainaka has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tainaka looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tainaka is looking to take a break and control but Fairtex is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fairtex regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fairtex has his hands on Tainaka's head, controlling the position.
Tainaka is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fairtex wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fairtex manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tainaka manages to get himself to full guard.
Tainaka working a defensive guard here.
Tainaka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fairtex has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Tainaka is proving hard to escape from.
Fairtex stopping the sweep attempt from Tainaka.
Fairtex wanted to stand there but Tainaka had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tainaka, up you get!
Tainaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tainaka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fairtex cracks Tainaka with a good jab.
Fairtex misses the jab.
Tainaka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fairtex avoids it really well and circles away.
Tainaka looks to land a right hand but Fairtex moved out of range.
Tainaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fairtex on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses.
Fairtex throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tainaka tries to score with a low kick but Fairtex moves his leg out of the way.
Fairtex throws a low kick but Tainaka avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tainaka thuds a left hand into Fairtex's body.
Fairtex lands a head kick!
Tainaka blocks a head kick by Fairtex.
Tainaka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fairtex pinned against the cage. Fairtex gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Tainaka moves out of range.
Fairtex swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tainaka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fairtex thinking.
Fairtex misses with a straight right.
Fairtex feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tainaka's calf.
Fairtex throws a hook to the side of Tainaka's head but Tainaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fairtex works over Tainaka's head and body with a nice combination.
Tainaka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tainaka has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fairtex.
Tainaka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kasemchai Fairtex showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fairtex 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinji Tainaka!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack The Final Line (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahilej Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Final Line's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandstorm. Balboa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Requiem for a Dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack The Final Line has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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190 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack The Final Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ahilej Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Final Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Final Line fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Final Line fails to land the takedown.
The Final Line misses with a takedown attempt - Balboa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Final Line. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Final Line with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Balboa to score with a decent uppercut.
The Final Line misses with the combination.
The Final Line has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa connects with a nice looking jab.
The Final Line looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ahilej Balboa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Balboa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Final Line's guard.
The Final Line keeping full guard, as Balboa tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Final Line had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Balboa defends it easily.
The Final Line keeping moving, preventing Balboa from controlling successfully.
The Final Line looking for a guillotine here but Balboa defends easily.
Balboa trying to control the position from guard on top but The Final Line is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Final Line is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Balboa has his hands clasped together but The Final Line extends an breaks Balboa's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by The Final Line.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack The Final Line!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Belafonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belafonte's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Belafonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belafonte takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Victor Belafonte has been cut.
Filipovic scores with a head kick.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Belafonte moves out of range of the strikes.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic throws a hook but Belafonte avoids it easily.
Filipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic misses with the combination.
Filipovic misses with the combination.
Belafonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belafonte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Belafonte missing with knees to the body.
Belafonte pushes off an throws an elbow but Filipovic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Filipovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Filipovic tries to circle away but Belafonte has him pinned against the cage.
Filipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Filipovic throws a hook but Belafonte avoids it easily.
Filipovic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Belafonte's head backwards.
Filipovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Filipovic lands a leg kick that knocks Belafonte off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belafonte is looking to clinch.
Belafonte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Filipovic throws out the jab.
Filipovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Belafonte tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Belafonte moves out of range as Filipovic throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belafonte looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belafonte defending well as Filipovic loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Filipovic does no damage.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belafonte is looking to clinch.
Belafonte tries to clinch up.
Belafonte throws a head kick but Filipovic moves out of range.
Belafonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belafonte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filipovic.
Belafonte slips a jab and a cross from Filipovic.
Filipovic tried to score with a low kick but Belafonte checks it.
Belafonte tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Filipovic throws a head kick but Belafonte moves out of range.
Belafonte ducks under a wild hook from Filipovic.
Belafonte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Belafonte's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Filipovic misses with a hook.
Belafonte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Belafonte avoids them all with ease.
Filipovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Belafonte blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Filipovic!
Filipovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Belafonte.
Filipovic throws a series of punches but Belafonte moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belafonte tries a head kick but it misses.
Filipovic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Belafonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filipovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Belafonte throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Belafonte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belafonte lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Belafonte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filipovic is breathing heavily.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses
and Belafonte counters with a nice body kick.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Belafonte tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belafonte is looking to clinch.
Belafonte tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Filipovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belafonte tries to clinch but Filipovic moves out of range.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Belafonte counters by clinching up.
Filipovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Belafonte has him pressed against the cage.
Belafonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Belafonte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Filipovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic avoiding damage as Belafonte throws knees to the body.
Filipovic being controlled against the cage.
Filipovic stalling the fight.
A bit of stalling here from Belafonte.
Filipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filipovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filipovic throws the left hand but Belafonte avoids the punch easily.
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.
Belafonte blocks a head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Belafonte counters by clinching up.
A knee to the head by Belafonte.
Filipovic is trying to break the clinch but Belafonte has him pressed against the cage.
Filipovic looking to stall.
Belafonte blocks the elbow strike.
Belafonte manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Filipovic avoids a wild elbow strike from Belafonte.
Filipovic tries to break free but Belafonte pushes him back against the cage.
Filipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belafonte wants to clinch.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Victor Belafonte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Victor Belafonte's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Belafonte tries to clinch but Filipovic is having none of it.
Belafonte doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipovic circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic throws a right hand that Belafonte ducks under and follows up with a left that Belafonte also avoids with ease.
Filipovic throws a right hand that Belafonte ducks under and follows up with a left that Belafonte also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Belafonte tries to clinch up but Filipovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Filipovic throws a right and a left that Belafonte avoids nicely.
Belafonte throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Filipovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Belafonte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filipovic misses with a head kick.
Belafonte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Belafonte throws a leg kick but Filipovic checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Belafonte misses with a low kick as Filipovic jumps back.
Belafonte tries to close the distance and clinch but Filipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belafonte lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Filipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Filipovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belafonte takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belafonte trying to stall but Filipovic improves his position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Belafonte.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Filipovic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Filipovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Belafonte trying to control the position but instead, Filipovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Belafonte into the cage.
Filipovic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belafonte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Filipovic is trying to maintain a safe position but Belafonte gets an underhook and turns Filipovic into the cage.
Belafonte connects with a nasty looking knee right to Filipovic's face.
Filipovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belafonte throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Filipovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belafonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Filipovic blocks the elbow strike.
Filipovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Belafonte won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Belafonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Filipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Belafonte tries to clinch there but Filipovic circles away.
Belafonte is looking to clinch but Filipovic is avoiding it.
Belafonte tries to clinch up.
Filipovic throws a combination that misses
and Belafonte counters with a thumping low kick.
Belafonte avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belafonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belafonte fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Belafonte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belafonte 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Belafonte!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senior Tres Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tonka Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tres Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the name of - Rage Against the Machine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Senior Tres Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tonka Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tres Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tres Santos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tres Santos shoots for a takedown but Tomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Tomas does no damage.
Tres Santos misses with a head kick.
Tres Santos moves into the clinch successfully.
Tres Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Tres Santos is looking to chop away at Tomas's legs.
Tomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick by Tomas misses
and Tres Santos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tomas is wriggling around but Tres Santos manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tres Santos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tomas tries to kick Tres Santos off but Tres Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Tres Santos lands strikes from half guard.
Tomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tres Santos prevents Tomas from standing back up.
Tomas taking some punishment here, with Tres Santos in his half guard.
Tomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tres Santos prevents Tomas from standing back up.
Tres Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tomas!
Tomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tomas is not a happy chappy
he wants out of there.
Tomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tres Santos punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Tonka Tomas has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos unloading with bombs!
Tomas is desperately trying to improve his position but Tres Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
Tomas is squirming around, avoiding Tres Santos's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tres Santos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tomas wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tomas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tres Santos is nestled in close to Tomas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tres Santos is trying to control. Tomas wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tres Santos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That has opened up Tonka Tomas's cut even more.
Tomas wants to sweep but Tres Santos has passed to side control!
Tres Santos cracks Tomas with a big right hand but Tomas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The cut above Tonka Tomas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tres Santos has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A jab from Tomas misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tomas looks to clinch
and Tres Santos counters with a head kick.
A low kick from Tres Santos misses
and Tres Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tomas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tres Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Tres Santos misses the target.
Tonka Tomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tres Santos counters with an outside leg kick.
Tomas throws a combination that misses
and Tres Santos counters with a solid body kick.
Tomas looks gassed!
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!
Tres Santos tests Tomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tonka Tomas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tonka Tomas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Senior Tres Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between roger marsden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and angel rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, roger marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, angel rivera!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rivera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts marsden, as that shot connected.
marsden scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like angel rivera has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
marsden looks to land a combination. rivera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
rivera looks gassed!
rivera blocks a low kick nicely.
marsden really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
marsden cracks rivera with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. marsden has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning rivera to stand back up!
rivera is rocked!
rivera misses with a double jab
and marsden rattles rivera with a well-timed uppercut counter. - rivera tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. marsden dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving rivera stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). roger marsden!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Peleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Blackburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peleus comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Mask Alexander The Great . Blackburn has chosen Periphery - Light as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Peleus!
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, Archie Blackburn!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peleus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peleus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blackburn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peleus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice defenses there by Peleus.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peleus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Peleus staying out of range there.
A combination from Peleus does no damage.
Peleus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blackburn thows a left - swing and a miss!
A combination from Peleus does no damage.
Blackburn is looking to clinch but Peleus is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peleus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blackburn misses the shot to the body.
Blackburn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blackburn tests Peleus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peleus slips under a jab from Blackburn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn blocks a head kick by Peleus.
Peleus moves out of range of the strikes.
Blackburn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Peleus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blackburn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peleus lands a couple of elbows.
Peleus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Peleus preventing the sweep.
Blackburn is trying to control the position but Peleus postures up.
Peleus distracts Blackburn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peleus wants to get up but he can't break Blackburn's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Blackburn looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Peleus puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Blackburn tries to get to full guard but Peleus has control of the leg.
Blackburn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peleus is pressing down on Blackburn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blackburn is holding on for now.
Blackburn has hold of Peleus's hands but Peleus slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Blackburn gets full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Blackburn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peleus's guard.
Blackburn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peleus is keeping the position for now.
Peleus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peleus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blackburn on the ground.
Blackburn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blackburn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blackburn throws a big right hand that misses.
Blackburn preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Peleus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Peleus is trying to keep Blackburn in close.
Blackburn looking to pass the guard.
Peleus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peleus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blackburn wants to control from the top but Peleus keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peleus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice straight punches there by Blackburn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blackburn.
Peleus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Peleus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Peleus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackburn.
Peleus tries to keep at a distance but Blackburn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peleus prevents a body shot from Blackburn.
Blackburn digs a right hand underneath Peleus's ribcage. Peleus let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blackburn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Peleus is breathing heavily.
Blackburn cracks Peleus with a nice body shot.
Blackburn is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blackburn lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Blackburn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees to the body from Blackburn.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blackburn lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackburn looking to stall.
Blackburn cracks Peleus with a nice body shot.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Blackburn dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blackburn wants to clinch.
Blackburn throws a lazy right hand but Peleus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Peleus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blackburn throws an overhand right that lands on Peleus's shoulder, as Peleus tries to avoid the shot.
Blackburn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blackburn misses with a straight right.
Peleus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peleus throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackburn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Blackburn throws a punch but it's blocked by Peleus.
Peleus is working for takedown but Blackburn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Peleus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Blackburn lands a right hand.
Blackburn tries to work over Peleus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peleus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peleus keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackburn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peleus throws the kick towards the body but Blackburn avoids it.
Archie Blackburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Peleus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackburn missing with a left hand there. Peleus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blackburn misses with a looping right.
Nice shot lands for Blackburn.
Blackburn misses with a two punch combination.
Peleus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blackburn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blackburn takes a swing at Peleus's ribcage but misses.
Blackburn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peleus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blackburn as he avoids it easily.
Peleus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackburn.
Blackburn throws a hook to the side of Peleus's head but Peleus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander Peleus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Peleus.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Peleus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peleus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackburn.
Peleus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackburn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Peleus counters with a stiff right hand.
Blackburn tries to clinch up
and Peleus counters with a shoot takedown. Blackburn fights it but they end up in guard.
Peleus working some strikes from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peleus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blackburn looking to control.
Peleus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blackburn wants to sweep but no luck.
Blackburn is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus wants to control from the top but Blackburn keeps moving.
Blackburn wants to sweep here but Peleus controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big left from Blackburn misses.
Blackburn is looking to clinch but Peleus is avoiding it.
Peleus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blackburn moves away from the strike by Peleus.
Blackburn throws out a powerful jab.
Peleus circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Peleus misses.
Peleus shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blackburn napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peleus lands an elbow.
Blackburn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blackburn thows a huge punch but Peleus dodges it nicely.
Peleus is controlling Blackburn's trapped leg to prevent Blackburn from advancing to side control.
Blackburn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blackburn throwing shots but Peleus is blocking nicely.
Peleus trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Blackburn there.
Blackburn throws a strike but Peleus avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blackburn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Peleus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Blackburn.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Peleus dominated that second round.
That's time! Peleus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Peleus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackburn.
Blackburn tries to close the distance and clinch but Peleus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blackburn cracks Peleus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blackburn lands the left hand.
Peleus staying out of range there.
Blackburn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Peleus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blackburn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Blackburn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Peleus defends it easily.
Peleus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blackburn is keeping the position for now.
Peleus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peleus stopping the sweep attempt from Blackburn.
Alexander Peleus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peleus trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blackburn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peleus.
Blackburn wants to sweep but no luck.
Peleus trying to control the position from guard on top but Blackburn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Peleus tries to free his leg and advance position but Blackburn is retaining full guard.
Blackburn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blackburn scoring with strikes but Peleus is staying in there.
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.
Peleus tries to hold on but Blackburn pushes him away.
Peleus tries to reverse the position but Blackburn maintains control.
Peleus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blackburn breaks from Peleus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blackburn prevents Peleus from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blackburn breaks from Peleus's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Peleus takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blackburn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Peleus because Blackburn loaded up on that one.
Peleus tries to reverse the position but Blackburn maintains control.
Blackburn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Peleus taking shots to the head.
Peleus wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Blackburn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Blackburn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Blackburn working the ground and pound effectively.
Blackburn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Blackburn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blackburn with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Blackburn.
Peleus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blackburn punching from mount but Peleus doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Blackburn unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackburn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blackburn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Blackburn cracks Peleus with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Blackburn unloading with bombs!
Blackburn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Blackburn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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!
Blackburn looking to ground and pound but Peleus is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackburn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Peleus hang on?
Blackburn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Blackburn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blackburn 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Blackburn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Phife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wahoo McDaniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phife comes to the cage accompanied by Fernandinho - Mais Alto. McDaniel has chosen War Dance as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Wahoo McDaniel enters the cage!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Phife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Wahoo McDaniel!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDaniel takes a swing at Phife's ribcage but misses.
Phife swings away with a body shot that misses
and McDaniel counters with a leg kick.
McDaniel looks to throw the jab but Phife is out of range.
Phife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDaniel manages to avoid it.
Phife throws a sloppy body shot
and McDaniel counters with a straight right hand.
McDaniel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDaniel tries to clinch but Phife moves out of range.
Phife takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Phife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDaniel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McDaniel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McDaniel throws a head kick but Phife moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phife takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phife misses the jab.
Phife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McDaniel moves away.
McDaniel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Phife doesn't seem bothered though.
McDaniel digs a good hook to Phife's body.
McDaniel jabs Phife right on the nose. Phife blinks but takes it well.
Phife misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McDaniel.
Nice uppercut there from Phife.
Phife misses with a shot to the body
and McDaniel counters with a nice body shot.
Phife walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from McDaniel misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel with a jab.
McDaniel keeps the fight on the outside.
McDaniel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Phife.
Phife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McDaniel.
McDaniel misses with a jab to the body
and Phife makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDaniel misses with a hook. Phife ducked under it nicely.
McDaniel thows a body shot but no joy.
Wahoo McDaniel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDaniel tries to clinch up.
McDaniel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDaniel slips a straight right by Phife.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phife throws a looping overhand right but McDaniel ducks down to avoid it.
McDaniel takes a swing at Phife's ribcage but misses.
McDaniel ducks under a wild hook from Phife.
Phife throws an overhand right that lands on McDaniel's shoulder, as McDaniel tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Phife misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phife. McDaniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phife connects with a single shot there.
McDaniel moves into the clinch.
Phife fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Phife tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McDaniel's elbow.
Phife misses with the head strike.
Phife blocking some punches.
McDaniel with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McDaniel swings wildly with an uppercut but Phife uses good head movement to avoid it.
Phife fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Phife misses with a punch to the body.
McDaniel blocks a body shot from Phife.
Phife tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Phife.
Phife goes for a takedown in the clinch but McDaniel prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from McDaniel.
Phife misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McDaniel lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Phife.
McDaniel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Barney Phife has been cut.
McDaniel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McDaniel.
Phife is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from McDaniel.
Phife misses with a punch to the body.
McDaniel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for McDaniel.
McDaniel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McDaniel crunches a lovely knee into Phife's ribcage.
McDaniel lands a nice knee to the body.
McDaniel lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for McDaniel.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDaniel works on Phife's body with a couple of short punches.
McDaniel pushes Phife back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McDaniel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Phife backwards.
McDaniel lands a shot to the body.
McDaniel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phifes head.
McDaniel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McDaniel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McDaniel lands a hook to the side of the head.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Wahoo McDaniel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Phife's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McDaniel looks to clinch
and Phife counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phife walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McDaniel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDaniel lands a jab to the head.
McDaniel throws a right hand that Phife ducks under and follows up with a left that Phife also avoids with ease.
McDaniel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Phife is looking to wear down McDaniel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Phife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phife swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McDaniel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phife shoots in and drives through. McDaniel sprawls well.
Wahoo McDaniel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phife misses with a body shot.
McDaniel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Phifes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel doesn't manage to clinch there - Phife circles away.
McDaniel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice takedown defense from McDaniel. No joy for Phife on that attempt.
Phife misses the jab.
Phife avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDaniel connects with an inside leg kick.
Phife is looking to clinch.
McDaniel scores with a leg kick.
McDaniel lands a jab to the nose.
McDaniel misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDaniel instigates a clinch.
McDaniel lands a hook that snaps the head of Phife backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDaniel.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wahoo McDaniel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Phife digs a right hand into McDaniel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McDaniel's gas tank.
A short left from McDaniel.
McDaniel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phife is rocked!
McDaniel lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Phife is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDaniel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Phife pushes McDaniel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from McDaniel.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDaniel creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Phife with a big uppercut! Phife tries to clinch up but McDaniel pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Phife to the mat! Phife covers up and McDaniel unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wahoo McDaniel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Clayton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Want It All. The crowd seem to be enjoying Evans's choice of entrance music: Zemitan. Richard Evans will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ethan Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Evans!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evans in his tracks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clayton. That's going to slow Evans down.
A slow jab from Evans misses its intended target.
Clayton connects with a body shot.
Clayton avoids the body shot from Evans.
Evans misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Clayton counters with a nice leg kick.
Evans looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clayton connects with a leg kick. Evans looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clayton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evans. That did some damage!
Clayton throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clayton. That's going to slow Evans down.
Clayton scores with a nice right hand.
Clayton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Evans has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Clayton.
Nice cross by Clayton.
Evans keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clayton fails with the takedown.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Clayton lands a right hook to the body.
Richard Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clayton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton throws a low kick but Evans avoids it.
Clayton takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
Clayton looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Clayton. That snapped Evans's head back.
Clayton is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks.
Clayton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clayton lands with a nice body punch.
Clayton shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Clayton. That's going to slow Evans down.
Clayton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Evans. Evans circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clayton.
Clayton stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clayton closes the distance and clinches up with Evans, looking for a takedown. Clayton pushes Evans against the cage but Evans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Clayton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clayton 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Evans can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clayton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Evans wants to improve his position but instead Clayton has moved into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Clayton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clayton passes to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evans taking a bit of punishment here - Clayton scoring with strikes.
Clayton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evans to see if he's OK.
Evans is holding Clayton down, trying to stall.
Clayton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clayton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Evans some visible discomfort.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Clayton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Evans throws a hook but Clayton blocks it.
Clayton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Clayton misses with a body shot.
Clayton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Evans circles away.
Clayton just misses with a punch to the body.
Clayton looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Clayton slips under a jab.
Clayton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Clayton lands in his opponent's guard.
Evans trying to keep a closed guard but Clayton is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clayton drops back looking for a leg! Evans is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Evans manages to kick Clayton off! Clayton jumps back into Evans's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Clayton preventing the sweep.
Evans wants to stand and escape but Clayton is having none of it.
Clayton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Evans wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Clayton is now in half guard.
Clayton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Evans knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Evans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clayton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Clayton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Evans sees it coming and defends easily.
Clayton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Evans is trying to stand.
Clayton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans is refusing to be controlled, as Clayton sits in half guard.
Clayton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Evans sees it coming and defends easily.
Clayton is keen to just control but Evans is a slippery customer.
Clayton is looking for a kimura here.
Clayton is working for a kimura but Evans is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clayton.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Evans scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Clayton manages to mount him!
Evans has given up his back.
Evans covers up after that shot from Clayton.
Clayton lands shots from the back.
Evans is trying to break free.
Clayton trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Evans doesn't escape.
Clayton is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Evans looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Ethan Clayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Clayton looking to break Evans's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Evans remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Clayton will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Clayton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Evans looks to throw the jab but Clayton is out of range.
Evans takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Evans misses with a jab to the body
and Clayton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clayton motions for Evans to come forward. Clayton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clayton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clayton missing with a left hand there. Evans was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evans misses the body punch
and Clayton counters with a head kick.
Clayton slips a jab from Evans.
Clayton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Evans is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Clayton throws a low kick but Evans moves out of range easily.
Evans scores with a nice strike.
Good leg kick by Clayton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Clayton moves out of range of the strikes.
Clayton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evans in his tracks.
Clayton slips under a jab from Evans.
Clayton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Richard Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Evans misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton slips a straight right by Evans.
Evans misses with an uppercut. Clayton saw that one coming.
Clayton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Clayton.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Clayton, as that shot connected.
Evans misses the body punch
and Clayton counters with an outside leg kick.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clayton lands with a good body shot.
Clayton lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Clayton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clayton.
That kick from Clayton tenderised Evans's leg. Evans is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Clayton is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks.
Clayton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
Evans on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Clayton. Clayton obviously looking to wear him down.
Clayton throws a shot to the body.
Clayton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Evans is trying to defend but Clayton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Clayton is trying a forearm choke
I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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!
Clayton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Evans is just riding it out for now. Clayton eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to control but can't.
Richard Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Clayton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clayton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Clayton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clayton controlling the action here.
Evans tries to roll over but Clayton keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Clayton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clayton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Clayton!
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