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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cedric Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele's entrance music is Ironman. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cedric Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Smith!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Steele.
Donk. Smith catches Steele right on the button with a cross.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Steele.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steele throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steele moves away from the strike by Smith.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Steele connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Steele throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steele.
Steele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith walks into a jab.
Steele throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith slips a jab from Steele.
Steele moves out of range of the strikes.
Steele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Steele throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bobby Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body shot
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Steele fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steele throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith moves into the clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Steele prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele scores with a jab.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith checks a low kick from Steele.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steele tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Steele will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Steele slips under a jab.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steele counters with a three punch combo that has Smith backing up. Smith nods at Steele to acknowledge the strikes.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Steele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steele misses with a low kick.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Smith tries to clinch but Steele moves away
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Steele dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith lands a right hook to the body.
Smith throws a series of punches but Steele avoids them all with ease.
Steele bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Smith misses with a combination
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele with a jab.
Steele scores with a nice right hand.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.
Steele misses with a head kick.
Steele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith 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.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Cedric Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Steele scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice shot lands for Steele.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Steele dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Steele pushes him off.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Steele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Steele bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steele throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
An inside leg kick from Steele misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the body
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Steele jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Steele lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
Steele swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Steele throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Steele only half commits.
Steele tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steele lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Smith tries to clinch up
letting Steele counter with a right hand.
Steele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with the combination.
Steele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Steele moved out of range.
Steele throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Smith tries to clinch but Steele is having none of it.
Steele scores with a nice head shot.
Steele scores with a decent looking hook.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric Steele dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Steele with a nice cross.
Steele works the jab nicely.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steele throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Steele throws a shot to the body.
Steele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Steele lands an overhand right.
Steele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Steele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steele throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Smith takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A left lands for Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele connects with a nice looking jab.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steele displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith moves forwards but Steele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steele scores with a nice head shot.
Bobby Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith avoids the head kick by Steele.
Steele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Steele scores with a nice strike.
Steele 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.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith tries to clinch but Steele moves away
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Steele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch there but Steele circles away.
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Steele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steele digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Smith tries to clinch there but Steele circles away.
Steele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Steele lands a right hook to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele scores with a three punch combo!
Steele scores with a jab to the head.
Smith throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Steele. Those never looked like landing.
Steele digs a good hook to Smith's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Steele is out of range.
Steele cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steele swinging wildly here.
Steele lands a two punch combo.
Steele throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Steele keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cedric Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut there from Steele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Smith misses.
Steele scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bobby Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steele.
Steele thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Steele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Steele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steele lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steele jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith throws a sloppy body shot
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cedric Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steele, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedric Steele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mars's entrance music is Avenged Sevenfold's Nightmare. A fine choice. Baby Angel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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141 lbs
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141 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Lawrence Mars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baby Angel!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mars checks a leg kick nicely.
Mars looks to land a right hand but Angel moved out of range.
Angel thuds his right hand into Mars's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Angel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mars.
Mars misses with a wild body shot.
Angel lands a jab to Mars's midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Angel.
Angel misses with a double jab.
Angel misses with a wild combination.
Angel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Angel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Baby Angel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mars shoots in and bounces Angel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mars wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
Mars preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars tries to free his leg and advance position but Angel is retaining full guard.
Mars throws a strike but Angel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Angel drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Angel jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Mars looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Angel postures up in Mars's guard and throws a big left but Mars blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Angel trying to control the position from guard on top but Mars is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Angel won't allow Mars to sweep him here.
Angel trying to control but Mars is working from the bottom.
Mars manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Angel manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Angel keeping moving, preventing Mars from controlling successfully.
Mars loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Angel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Angel looking for a sweep. Not yet Angel, not yet.
Angel working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mars wants to pass the guard but Angel is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mars stopping the sweep attempt from Angel.
Mars wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
Mars tries to free his leg and advance position but Angel is retaining full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mars shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Angel's guard.
Angel keeping moving, preventing Mars from controlling successfully.
Angel keeping full guard, as Mars tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mars thows a big elbow that misses.
Mars lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mars wants to control from the top but Angel keeps moving.
Angel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mars looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Mars dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mars throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Mars throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mars throws a looping overhand right but Angel ducks down to avoid it.
Angel throws a shot from downtown. Mars moves away and avoids it.
Mars fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Angel manages to avoid it.
Mars will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Angel misses with a two punch combination.
Mars throws the left hand but Angel avoids the punch easily.
Angel scores with a body shot.
A big right from Mars misses.
Angel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mars is out of range and Angel settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Angel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Angel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Angel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Angel.
Angel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Angel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Angel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Angel defending well as Mars loads up on a big left hand.
Angel ducks under a wild hook from Mars.
Sloppy strikes from Angel. Those never looked like landing.
Angel stalks Mars and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mars's face. Mars staggers backwards, shaken.
Mars shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mars stopping the sweep attempt from Angel.
Mars 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mars accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Angel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mars sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Angel's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Angel is staying active underneath Mars, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Mars.
Mars thows a huge punch but Angel dodges it nicely.
Angel gets full guard.
Mars throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Angel keeping full guard, as Mars tries to pass.
Mars slips nicely into half guard.
Mars working Angel over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mars wants to free his trapped foot but Angel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mars is controlling the pace.
Mars lands with a punch from half guard.
Mars working the head and body with strikes.
Mars missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Angel is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Mars looks to land a strike but Angel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Angel is trying to keep Mars in close.
Mars advances position into side control!
Angel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Mars.
Mars lands some shots froms side control.
Mars advances to mount.
Mars is landing with some decent strikes but Angel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lawrence Mars will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Angel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mars moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Angel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Angel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Angel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mars on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Angel misses.
Angel lands a high kick!
Mars is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Angel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Angel throws a right and a left that Mars avoids nicely.
Angel scores with a decent looking hook.
Angel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Angel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Angel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mars is able to avoid easily.
Mars avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mars throws a solid leg kick but Angel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mars.
Angel connects with a solid leg kick.
Mars swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Angel misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mars swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baby Angel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Angel misses with a body punch
and Mars counters with a shoot takedown. Angel fights it but they end up in guard.
Mars throws and elbow that misses. Angel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mars's guard. Nice move by Angel!
Mars is trying to keep Angel in close.
Mars manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mars raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mars cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Angel takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Angel is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Mars connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lawrence Mars overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mars tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mars looking to control but Angel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mars lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Baby Angel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Angel is in a horrible position here. Mars smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Angel is bucking up trying to escape but Mars cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mars lands a big shot there that rocks Angel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mars lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mars looking to control but Angel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mars punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Mars.
Mars pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mars cracks Angel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mars lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Angel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mars can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Angel is looking to escape.
Mars lands a big elbow.
Lawrence Mars is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mars looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Mars showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mars, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Mars!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between robert grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ransom Metz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metz has chosen Not Afraid as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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205 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, robert grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ransom Metz!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around grossman's waist but grossman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Metz off to one side.
Metz throws a series of punches but grossman moves out of range.
Metz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Metz wants to pass to mount but grossman is defending the position.
grossman wants to control but Metz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
grossman is trying to stand back up but Metz is controlling him
Metz wants to stand up but grossman has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Metz is looking to take a break and control but grossman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Metz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metz is keen to just control but grossman is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ransom Metz.
grossman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Metz wants to stand but grossman is controlling the position.
grossman stands and throws Metz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
grossman trying to control the action but Metz is working from the bottom.
grossman stands up and beckons Metz to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metz misses with a takedown attempt
and grossman counters with a single leg into guard. Metz didn't expect that.
Metz looks gassed!
grossman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Metz is looking to stand up but grossman isn't so interested in that idea.
grossman controlling from the top position.
grossman wants to control from the top but Metz keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
grossman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Metz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and grossman counters by moving into the clinch.
robert grossman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ransom Metz.
Metz is trying to push grossman away but grossman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
grossman jumps guard and drags Metz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Metz stops grossman from standing up.
grossman working for a triangle but Metz defends it easily.
grossman keeping moving, preventing Metz from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
grossman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Metz manages to get himself to full guard.
grossman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
grossman working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
robert grossman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
grossman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Metz's half guard.
Metz pushes grossman off and gets back to his feet.
Metz misses with a head kick.
grossman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
grossman swings around for an armbar but Metz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into grossman's guard.
grossman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Metz!
grossman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
grossman stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
robert grossman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
grossman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
grossman forces his way into half guard.
grossman controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metz looks like he's trying to stand up.
grossman decides to stand up.
Metz circles away from the clinch attempt.
grossman moves into the clinch successfully.
grossman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Metz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
grossman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - grossman lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
grossman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
grossman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
grossman won't allow Metz to sweep him here.
grossman stands up from Metz's guard - grossman perhaps looking for a knockout.
grossman scores a takedown into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
grossman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Metz wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metz wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
grossman throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Metz!
Metz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by grossman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
robert grossman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
grossman rushes Metz and presses him up against the cage.
Metz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hand to the body from Metz.
Metz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. grossman smiles and moves away.
Metz misses with a wild combination.
Metz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows grossman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
grossman stands up from Metz's guard - grossman perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
grossman gets a takedown into half guard.
grossman content to control rather than advance.
Metz is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metz is defending against the submission attempts here by grossman.
grossman stands up from half guard.
A head kick misses from Metz.
grossman throws a low kick but Metz moves out of range easily.
grossman shoots in and gets a takedown into Metz's guard.
grossman is working Metz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
grossman is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
grossman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
grossman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Metz has momentary wrist control but grossman slips an elbow through the middle.
Ransom Metz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
grossman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
grossman advances position into side control!
grossman trying to control the action but Metz is working from the bottom.
Metz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
robert grossman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well grossman 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... robert grossman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pru Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Vieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pru Dent had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pru Dent!
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, Christian Vieri!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieri defending well as Dent loads up on a big left hand.
Dent throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vieri stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Dent misses.
Vieri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dent.
Vieri scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Pru Dent has been cut.
Dent moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vieri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vieri throws the left hand but Dent avoids the punch easily.
Vieri connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dent lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dent digs a good hook to Vieri's body.
Dent misses with a hook. Vieri ducked under it nicely.
Dent scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Dent. That snapped Vieri's head back.
Vieri looks gassed!
A jab from Dent does it's job there.
Vieri has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vieri there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vieri drops his hands momentarily and Dent takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dent lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent lands with a hook. Vieri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dent scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vieri tries to move into range but Dent moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oooooh!!! Dent has knocked Vieri down with a huge combo! Dent steps away and waves a wobbly Vieri back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Vieri is rocked!
Vieri walks into a left hand.
Vieri is still on wobbly legs! Can Dent finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dent drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Vieri right on the button. Vieri goes down! Dent follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Dent gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pru Dent!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Knox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by "Another Body Murdered". Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Mark Rua 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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Rua!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Knox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rua is looking to clinch.
Rua wants to clinch up but Knox keeps it at a distance.
Knox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox connects with a crisp jab.
Knox throws a series of strikes that have Rua backpedaling.
Knox looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox lands with a hook. Rua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Rua off the cage and back into rage.
Rua tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
John Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rua.
Knox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Knox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knox keeps the fight on the outside.
Knox misses with a straight right.
Knox lunges at Rua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rua's hand.
Rua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Knox dodges the punch combination from Rua.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Knox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua moves out of range of the strikes.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox lands with an uppercut that bounces Rua off the cage and back into rage.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Knox pushes him off.
Rua tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Rua tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Rua tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch up.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knox just misses with a punch to the body.
Knox lands a head shot.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Knox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice jab there from Knox.
Rua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Knox works the jab nicely.
Rua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox throws a monster overhand right that drops Rua! Knox follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Knox!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chico Escuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fresh Crimson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escuela comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - Outta Control Remix. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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251 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
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chico Escuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresh Crimson!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crimson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crimson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crimson just misses with a punch to the body.
Escuela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crimson stuffs the takedown attempt from Escuela. Escuela gets slowly back to his feet.
Escuela will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escuela. Crimson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crimson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crimson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escuela throws a hook to the side of Crimson's head but Crimson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escuela lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crimson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escuela.
Crimson connects with an inside leg kick.
Escuela checks a low kick from Crimson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crimson swats away the attempt to clinch by Escuela.
Escuela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crimson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Escuela.
Crimson slips a jab from Escuela.
Escuela slips under a jab from Crimson.
Escuela swings for the body but Crimson moves out of range.
Escuela shoots for a double leg takedown but Crimson sprawls well. He's pushed Escuela's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chico Escuela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crimson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crimson throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson throws a leg kick but Escuela sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crimson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crimson misses the body punch
and Escuela counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crimson tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crimson, right into the meat.
Crimson misses with a double jab
and Escuela counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crimson thinking.
Crimson loads up on a big right hand but Escuela slips the punch.
Escuela connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crimson throws a lazy right hand but Escuela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Crimson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escuela lands a slapping body shot.
Crimson looks gassed!
Crimson misses with a wild combination.
Escuela fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crimson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escuela lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crimson at a distance.
Escuela connects with a jab.
Escuela shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crimson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escuela drops back looking for a leg! Crimson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crimson manages to kick Escuela off! Escuela jumps back into Crimson's guard.
Escuela drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Escuela jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escuela 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.
Escuela 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.
Crimson trying to keep a closed guard but Escuela is proving a slippery customer.
Escuela trying to control the position from guard on top but Crimson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 Chico Escuela will probably get the nod.
That's time! Escuela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Escuela dodges the punch combination from Crimson.
A big left from Escuela misses.
Escuela slips under a jab from Crimson.
Chico Escuela is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Escuela.
Crimson throws a hook but Escuela blocks it.
Crimson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escuela.
Fresh Crimson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Escuela finds it's target.
Escuela misses with an uppercut. Crimson saw that one coming.
Escuela misses with a takedown attempt - Crimson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escuela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crimson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escuela thows a leg kick but Crimson checks it
and Crimson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Escuela is looking to clinch but Crimson is avoiding it.
Escuela punishes Crimson's body with a nice straight punch.
Escuela throws a hook to the side of Crimson's head but Crimson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Escuela does it's job there.
Crimson throws the kick towards the body but Escuela avoids it.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Escuela there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escuela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crimson moves away.
Crimson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crimson is breathing heavily.
Escuela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crimson manages to avoid it.
Crimson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Escuela scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crimson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Escuela throws a hook but Crimson blocks it.
Crimson misses with a body shot
and Escuela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Escuela smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crimson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crimson walks into a stiff left hand from Escuela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escuela stuns Crimson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escuela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Escuela gets through Crimson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Escuela tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crimson smiles and moves away.
Fresh Crimson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escuela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Escuela scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crimson doesn't seem bothered though.
Escuela scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crimson walks into a stiff left hand from Escuela.
Escuela fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chico Escuela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crimson tries to sprawl but Escuela drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Escuela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Escuela is working for a kimura but Crimson is defending it quite comfortably.
Escuela keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Escuela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crimson's head.
Escuela wants to pass the guard but Crimson is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crimson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Escuela is looking for a kimura but Crimson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Escuela to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chico Escuela dominated that second round.
That's time! Escuela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Escuela is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crimson's half guard.
Escuela sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crimson defending well though.
Crimson won't allow Escuela to pass to mount.
Escuela is working hard here to advance position.
Crimson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Escuela trying to control the position from guard on top but Crimson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Escuela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Escuela 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.
Crimson keeping moving, preventing Escuela from controlling successfully.
Escuela thows a big elbow that misses.
Crimson trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crimson wants to stand and escape but Escuela is having none of it.
Crimson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escuela throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crimson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escuela trying to control but Crimson is working from the bottom.
Escuela scoring with punches to the head and body.
Crimson wriggles free and stands up.
Escuela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escuela looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crimson is fending him off so far but Escuela persists. Nope, Crimson circles away and we're back to standing.
Escuela misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crimson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escuela checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crimson misses with a looping right.
Crimson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escuela.
Escuela wants to slow Crimson down by chopping away at his legs.
Escuela shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Escuela was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Escuela goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Crimson turns into him and now he's in Escuela's guard.
Crimson preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crimson content to stall in guard here.
Escuela working a defensive guard here.
Crimson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crimson looking to pass the guard.
Escuela controlling Crimson's posture.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Escuela closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escuela is trying to control the action in half guard but Crimson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chico Escuela is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crimson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Escuela.
Escuela is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escuela seems to be working for a kimura but Crimson defends the submission attempt.
Fresh Crimson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crimson is looking to escape.
Escuela content to control rather than advance.
Crimson looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chico Escuela showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escuela 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chico Escuela!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Porterfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scottyy McBiggy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Porterfield is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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Decent elbows
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Porterfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scottyy McBiggy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBiggy throws a jab but it's blocked by Porterfield.
A punch combination from McBiggy misses.
Porterfield is looking to clinch but McBiggy is avoiding it.
McBiggy tries to bum rush Porterfield with a series of wild strikes but Porterfield uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porterfield closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Porterfield closes the distance and pushes McBiggy back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Porterfield.
Porterfield scores a nice knee to the body.
Porterfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBiggy tries to break the clinch but Porterfield is controlling the position.
Porterfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of McBiggy backwards.
Porterfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McBiggy blocks an elbow strike from Porterfield.
McBiggy wants to get back to striking at distance but Porterfield won't allow it.
Porterfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McBiggy tries to break the clinch but Porterfield is controlling the position.
McBiggy blocks the elbow strike.
Porterfield throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McBiggys head.
Porterfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Porterfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porterfield working aggressively here.
Porterfield prevents McBiggy from breaking the clinch.
Porterfield misses with some punches.
McBiggy blocking some punches.
McBiggy avoids a wild elbow strike from Porterfield.
Porterfield throws a punch but it's blocked by McBiggy.
Porterfield keeps control of McBiggy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Porterfield has a couple of punches blocked by McBiggy.
Porterfield pushes off an throws an elbow but McBiggy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McBiggy.
Porterfield landing knees to the body.
McBiggy wants to break free but Porterfield has control.
McBiggy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McBiggy blocking some punches.
Porterfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Porterfield.
Porterfield creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Porterfield throws a punch but it's blocked by McBiggy.
Porterfield misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Porterfield.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Porterfield.
Porterfield swings wildly with an uppercut but McBiggy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porterfield tries to land a knee to the head but McBiggy blocks with his arms.
Porterfield throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porterfield.
Porterfield misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBiggy.
McBiggy is trying to force a seperation but Porterfield has the dominant position.
Porterfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McBiggy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Porterfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Porterfield fails to land.
Porterfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBiggy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBiggy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Porterfield throws a punch but it's blocked by McBiggy.
A nice left hand lands by Porterfield.
Porterfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McBiggy avoids a wild elbow strike from Porterfield.
Porterfield lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Porterfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Porterfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Porterfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porterfield.
A head punch on the inside from Porterfield fails to land.
McBiggy blocks the elbow strike.
Porterfield pushes McBiggy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McBiggy avoids a wild elbow strike from Porterfield.
A short right from Porterfield.
Porterfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Porterfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Porterfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McBiggy avoids it.
That's four 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.
Porterfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Porterfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McBiggy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Porterfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porterfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McBiggy dodges an elbow strike from Porterfield.
Porterfield is trying to stall.
Porterfield misses with a knee to the head.
Porterfield is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Porterfield.
McBiggy working hard to break the clinch.
Porterfield has McBiggy pressed against the cage, preventing McBiggy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McBiggy tries to break the clinch but Porterfield is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Porterfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McBiggy avoids it.
Porterfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of McBiggy backwards.
McBiggy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBiggy breaks from the clinch.
Porterfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Porterfield dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Porterfield.
Porterfield wants to clinch.
McBiggy blocks a low kick nicely.
McBiggy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Porterfield, pushing him back against the cage.
Porterfield misses with an elbow over the top.
Porterfield tries a body shot but McBiggy blocks it.
Porterfield misses with some punches.
Porterfield misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porterfield fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porterfield throws an elbow but it misses.
Porterfield pressing his opponent against the cage.
McBiggy wants to break free but Porterfield has control.
McBiggy tries to break free but Porterfield pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porterfield misses with an elbow strike.
Porterfield lands a hook that snaps the head of McBiggy backwards.
Porterfield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Porterfield looking to throw knees to the head but McBiggy is blocking nicely.
Porterfield misses with some punches.
McBiggy avoids the elbow strike from Porterfield, against the cage.
Porterfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Porterfield throws a punch but it's blocked by McBiggy.
A knee to the head by Porterfield.
Porterfield looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McBiggy takes an elbow to the temple.
McBiggy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Porterfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porterfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Porterfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Porterfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McBiggy dodges an elbow strike from Porterfield.
McBiggy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McBiggy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porterfield is looking to chop away at McBiggy's legs.
Bobby Porterfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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.
McBiggy throws a shot from downtown. Porterfield moves away and avoids it.
Porterfield darts in trying to clinch
and McBiggy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Porterfield throws a head kick but McBiggy moves out of range.
McBiggy throws a hook but Porterfield blocks it.
McBiggy circles away from the clinch attempt
and McBiggy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McBiggy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Porterfield's hands.
Porterfield darts in trying to clinch
and McBiggy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McBiggy connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield looks to land a combination. McBiggy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McBiggy closes the distance and pushes Porterfield back into the cage.
McBiggy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McBiggy fails to pull guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Porterfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McBiggy blocking some punches.
McBiggy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Porterfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling McBiggy to counter with a crisp jab.
Porterfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McBiggy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Porterfield tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting McBiggy counter with a right hand.
Porterfield throws a sloppy head kick and McBiggy moves out of range easily.
Porterfield wants to clinch
and McBiggy counters with a stiff right hand.
McBiggy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield misses with a body shot
and McBiggy counters with a right hand to the body.
McBiggy throws a right and a left that Porterfield avoids nicely.
Porterfield tries to clinch up
letting McBiggy counter with a right hand.
Porterfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porterfield tries to clinch
and Porterfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porterfield defending well as McBiggy loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by McBiggy.
Porterfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McBiggy sizes up Porterfield with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McBiggy misses with a hook.
Porterfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and McBiggy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scottyy McBiggy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Porterfield uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBiggy.
McBiggy 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.
Porterfield darts in trying to clinch
and McBiggy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Porterfield throws a head kick that misses.
Porterfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Porterfield lands a nice shot that snaps McBiggy's head back.
McBiggy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Porterfield wants to clinch but McBiggy slips to the side
and McBiggy counters with a nice uppercut.
Porterfield swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling McBiggy to counter with a crisp jab.
Porterfield lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Porterfield falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling McBiggy to counter with a crisp jab.
McBiggy works the jab nicely.
McBiggy lands a glancing blow to the side of Porterfield's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBiggy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Porterfield on the side of the head.
McBiggy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Porterfield checks a leg kick.
Porterfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Porterfield tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McBiggy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Porterfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Porterfield darts in trying to clinch
and McBiggy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McBiggy scores with a nice strike.
A big left from McBiggy misses.
McBiggy jabs at Porterfield's body.
Bobby Porterfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porterfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and McBiggy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for McBiggy. That snapped Porterfield's head back.
Porterfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
McBiggy feints a jab promting Porterfield to slip. McBiggy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Porterfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Porterfield moves to clinch but McBiggy breaks away
letting McBiggy counter with a right hand.
McBiggy looks for the body kick but Porterfield saw that one coming.
Porterfield wants to clinch
and McBiggy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Porterfield wants to clinch
and McBiggy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Porterfield slips under a jab.
Porterfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Porterfield goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
McBiggy circles away from the clinch attempt
and McBiggy counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield defending well as McBiggy loads up on a big left hand.
McBiggy takes one to the chin there.
McBiggy lands a nice looking body shot.
McBiggy misses with a looping left.
Porterfield moves to clinch but McBiggy breaks away
and McBiggy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Porterfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and McBiggy counters with a stiff right hand.
Porterfield closes the distance looking to clinch
and McBiggy counters with a nice leg kick.
Porterfield misses the body punch
and McBiggy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Porterfield takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Porterfield tries to clinch
and McBiggy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porterfield tries to clinch
letting McBiggy counter with a right hand.
Scottyy McBiggy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porterfield pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Porterfield closes the distance but McBiggy moves to the side
and McBiggy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Porterfield misses with a combination
and Porterfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porterfield looks to land a left hand but McBiggy moved out of range nicely.
Porterfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McBiggy misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Porterfield. Those never looked like landing.
Porterfield wants to clinch
letting McBiggy counter with a right hand.
Porterfield closes the distance but McBiggy moves to the side
and McBiggy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McBiggy connects with a right hand. Porterfield shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scottyy McBiggy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McBiggy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scottyy McBiggy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lee Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymour Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seymour Butts told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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267 lbs
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25
275 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lee Paris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seymour Butts!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butts throws a jab when Paris was well out of range.
Butts misses with a hook.
Paris lands a nice looking kick to the body. Butts takes a step back to recover.
Butts 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!
Paris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paris lands a jab to the nose.
Paris looks to land a combination but Butts avoids it well.
Paris drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Butts's head, knocking him out cold! Paris is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Lee Paris!
Johnny Lee Paris is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Rolfes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renji Batungbakal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renji Batungbakal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bastian Rolfes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastian Rolfes!
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, Renji Batungbakal!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolfes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rolfes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Batungbakal.
Batungbakal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rolfes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rolfes looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rolfes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rolfes passes to full mount!
Batungbakal is in all sorts of trouble here.
Batungbakal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rolfes tries to control but Batungbakal wriggling away.
Batungbakal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolfes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rolfes looking for a guillotine from mount but Batungbakal is having none of it.
Batungbakal is trying to stand but he's just given Rolfes his back.
Batungbakal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Batungbakal defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rolfes.
Batungbakal tries to lock up and control but Rolfes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes controlling from mount.
Rolfes won't let Batungbakal get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rolfes controlling the position easily from mount.
Batungbakal tries to reverse the position but Rolfes maintains control.
Rolfes trying to control but Batungbakal is having none of it.
Batungbakal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rolfes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batungbakal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rolfes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rolfes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rolfes is really struggling to control Batungbakal but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rolfes is working for a guillotine from mount but Batungbakal frees his head quite easily.
Batungbakal can't escape the position.
Rolfes is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Batungbakal has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Batungbakal!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batungbakal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rolfes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Batungbakal is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rolfes is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rolfes has escaped and now he's on top!
Rolfes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rolfes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batungbakal actively working from the bottom here.
Batungbakal looks gassed!
Rolfes is trying to control the action in half guard but Batungbakal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian Rolfes dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rolfes scores with a one two! Batungbakal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rolfes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rolfes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Batungbakal!
Batungbakal working to try and regain half guard.
Rolfes takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Rolfes is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Batungbakal is defending well though. Rolfes let's go of the attempt for now.
Rolfes keeps control of the position easily here as Batungbakal tries to buck him off.
Rolfes is punishing Batungbakal with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolfes is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Batungbakal trying to control the hands but Rolfes breaks the grip.
Batungbakal defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Rolfes's arms.
Rolfes has his arm under Batungbakal's chin here. Game over son! Rolfes squeezes tightly and Batungbakal is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bastian Rolfes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Osorolh Darar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy van Persi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying van Persi's choice of entrance music: Wolfsheim. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osorolh Darar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy van Persi!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Persi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Darar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten van Persi somewhat.
Darar slaps away a takedown attempt from van Persi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big right from van Persi misses.
van Persi shoots in and drives through. Darar sprawls well.
Osorolh Darar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy van Persi.
Darar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by van Persi.
Darar looks to land a body kick but van Persi moved away.
van Persi looks to land a left hand but Darar moved out of range nicely.
Darar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van Persi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Darar.
van Persi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Darar as he jumps to the side.
Darar forces van Persi back against the cage and clinches.
Darar throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
van Persi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Darar walks away with a smile on his face. van Persi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
van Persi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
van Persi looks gassed!
van Persi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
van Persi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darar counters with a head kick.
van Persi has his takedown stuffed
and Darar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
van Persi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Darar. Darar obviously looking to wear him down.
van Persi tries to keep at a distance but Darar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Darar.
It looks like Roy van Persi has been cut.
van Persi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darar lands an elbow inside that van Persi shrugs off.
Darar lands an elbow that stopped van Persi in his tracks for a moment.
Darar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through van Persi's defenses.
Darar landing knees to the head.
Darar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Darar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darar.
van Persi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darar.
Darar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on van Persi. That did some damage!
van Persi avoids the head kick by Darar.
That kick from Darar tenderised van Persi's leg. van Persi is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - van Persi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Darar!
van Persi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Darar.
Darar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darar is looking to clinch.
van Persi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
van Persi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Darar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for van Persi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darar is looking to slow van Persi down with leg kicks.
Darar throws a head kick but van Persi moves out of range.
Darar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Darar.
Darar scoring well with a low kick there.
Osorolh Darar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Darar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but van Persi manages to avoid it.
Darar throws a solid leg kick but van Persi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Darar.
Darar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roy van Persi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Persi blocks a head kick by Darar.
van Persi misses with a takedown
and Darar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darar throws a lazy right hand but van Persi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
van Persi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Darar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
van Persi thows a left - swing and a miss!
van Persi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darar moves into range and clinches up with van Persi.
Darar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from van Persi.
Darar manages to break the clinch.
Darar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Darar throws an overhand right that lands on van Persi's shoulder, as van Persi tries to avoid the shot.
van Persi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Persi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Darar's guard.
van Persi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Darar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
van Persi won't allow Darar to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osorolh Darar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roy van Persi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Darar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darar misses with an uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Darar.
Darar misses with a kick to the body.
Darar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
van Persi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darar counters with a body kick.
Darar throws a low kick but it's checked well by van Persi.
van Persi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Darar swivels and escapes.
van Persi blocks a low kick nicely.
van Persi moves out of range of the body kick from Darar.
Darar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but van Persi was well out of range. Poor timing from Darar.
Darar is looking to wear down van Persi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Darar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Persi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Darar.
van Persi tries for a takedown but Darar circles away easily
and Darar counters with a thumping low kick.
Osorolh Darar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy van Persi.
van Persi is breathing heavily.
Darar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on van Persi. That did some damage!
van Persi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
van Persi slips a straight right by Darar.
van Persi misses with a body punch
and Darar counters with a nice low kick that buckles van Persi's knee momentarily.
A solid body kick from Darar.
Darar lands a nice leg kick that just misses van Persi's sensitive parts.
van Persi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
van Persi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Persi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Darar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Darar lands an elbow just above van Persi 's eye.
Nice elbow from Darar.
Darar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. van Persi is defending well for now.
Darar landing knees to the head.
Darar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darar working van Persi over with knees to the body.
Darar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that van Persi can do to turn this around?
Darar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darar lands a nice elbow.
Darar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darar scores a nice knee to the body.
Darar lands an elbow inside.
van Persi takes an elbow to the temple.
Darar lands a nice elbow.
van Persi takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darar.
Darar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Darar working van Persi over with knees to the body.
Darar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Darar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through van Persi's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar landing knees to the head.
Darar blocks an uppercut.
Darar lands a damaging elbow.
Darar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Darar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Darar lands a nice knee to the body.
Darar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darar.
Darar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darar.
van Persi takes an elbow to the temple.
van Persi managing to block the knees to the body from Darar.
Darar lands a damaging elbow.
Darar throws an elbow that misses.
Darar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Darar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Darar tries to land knees in the clinch but van Persi avoids the damage to the body.
Darar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
van Persi takes an elbow to the forehead.
van Persi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Osorolh Darar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Darar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has van Persi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Darar.
van Persi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
van Persi wants a takedown but no success here.
Darar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Darar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Darar obliges.
Darar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
van Persi tries to stall but Darar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
van Persi is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Darar has denied him.
van Persi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darar lands an elbow inside that van Persi shrugs off.
Darar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and van Persi avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Persi takes a knee to the side of the body.
van Persi managing to block the knees to the body from Darar.
Darar unloads a knee to the mid-section. van Persi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darar lands a good knee to the midsection. van Persi won't want to take too many of those.
Darar lands an elbow inside that van Persi shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osorolh Darar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roy van Persi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
That kick from Darar tenderised van Persi's leg. van Persi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
van Persi avoiding damage.
Darar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and van Persi avoids it.
van Persi managing to block the knees to the body from Darar.
Darar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Darar as van Persi tries to tie him up.
Darar tries to land knees in the clinch but van Persi avoids the damage to the body.
Darar lands a damaging elbow.
van Persi avoiding damage as Darar throws knees to the body.
Darar trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
van Persi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
van Persi dodges an elbow strike from Darar.
Darar trying to land knees to the body.
van Persi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Darar smiles and moves away.
Darar misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Persi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darar.
van Persi misses with a combination
and Darar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Darar moves in looking to clinch but van Persi pushes him off.
van Persi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
van Persi throws a looping overhand right but Darar ducks down to avoid it.
van Persi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Darar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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.
van Persi loads up on a big right hand but Darar slips the punch.
Osorolh Darar is winning the standup battle so far.
Darar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt van Persi.
van Persi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
van Persi blocks the body kick.
van Persi throws the left hand but Darar avoids the punch easily.
van Persi throws a big shot that misses.
van Persi blocks a head kick by Darar.
van Persi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Darar finds it's target.
van Persi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Persi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darar throws a half hearted mid kick.
van Persi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Darar.
Darar dodges the punch combination from van Persi.
van Persi misses with a looping left.
Darar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
van Persi throws a looping overhand right but Darar ducks down to avoid it.
Nice straight punches there by van Persi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of van Persi.
van Persi has his takedown stuffed
and Darar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Darar.
Osorolh Darar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy van Persi.
Darar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
van Persi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from van Persi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Darar.
Darar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Darar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has van Persi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darar scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Darar.
Darar unloads a knee to the mid-section. van Persi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Darar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through van Persi's defenses.
Darar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Darar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Darar!
Darar clobbers van Persi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Darar.
van Persi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
van Persi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That kick from Darar tenderised van Persi's leg. van Persi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darar moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osorolh Darar clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Roy van Persi's cut.
That's time! Darar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
van Persi sizes up Darar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Darar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darar throws a half hearted mid kick.
van Persi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darar counters with an outside leg kick.
van Persi avoids the head kick by Darar.
van Persi swats away the attempt to clinch by Darar.
van Persi avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid body kick from Darar.
Darar scores with a nice right hand.
van Persi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darar moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
van Persi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
van Persi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Darar moves into full guard.
van Persi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
van Persi wants to control from the top but Darar keeps moving.
van Persi looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst van Persi is controlling him.
Darar trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
van Persi wants to control from the top but Darar keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Roy van Persi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Excellent takedown into side control there by van Persi.
Darar struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from van Persi crashes against the mat.
van Persi is trying to ground and pound but Darar uses the momentary lack of control by van Persi to regain half guard.
Darar is looking for a sweep. van Persi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
van Persi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Darar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for van Persi on the ground.
van Persi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darar's head.
That's four 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.
van Persi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darar is trying to get back to full guard.
Darar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Darar is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darar wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy van Persi dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Roy van Persi'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. This is the final round!
van Persi misses with an uppercut.
Darar catches van Persi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A right-left combo lands from Darar.
Darar leaves van Persi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
van Persi misses with a double jab
and Darar counters with an outside leg kick.
van Persi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Darar. Darar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
van Persi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Darar connects with a solid leg kick.
Darar throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Darar connects with a solid leg kick.
Darar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as van Persi throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darar lands a nice leg kick that just misses van Persi's sensitive parts.
A big right from van Persi misses.
van Persi misses with a body punch
and Darar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darar throws a leg kick but van Persi moved away.
A leg kick checked by van Persi.
Darar throws a sloppy head kick and van Persi moves out of range easily.
Darar slips a jab from van Persi.
van Persi throws a hook but Darar blocks it.
van Persi shoots and misses
and Darar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
van Persi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
van Persi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darar.
van Persi blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Darar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from van Persi.
van Persi fails with the takedown.
Osorolh Darar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy van Persi.
van Persi scores a takedown into full mount!
van Persi punching from mount but Darar doing a good job of avoiding damage.
van Persi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
van Persi goes for an armbar but Darar turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Darar.
van Persi looking for a guillotine here but Darar defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darar controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darar trying to control the position from guard on top but van Persi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darar is looking to stand up but van Persi won't let him.
van Persi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
van Persi has his foot on Darar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Darar works his way back into a safe position though.
Roy van Persi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Darar advances position into side control!
van Persi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are battling for position here. Darar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
van Persi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
van Persi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Darar's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as van Persi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
van Persi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Osorolh Darar.
I think Darar 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:45
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osorolh Darar!
Osorolh Darar retains his welterweight title!
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