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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Masters! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oscar Mayweather! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayweather misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mayweather throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Mayweather jabbing away but nothing is landing. Mayweather misses with a few strikes there.
Masters loads up on a big right hand but Mayweather slips the punch. Mayweather throws a right hand that Masters ducks under and follows up with a left that Masters also avoids with ease. Mayweather lands with a nice combination. Masters backs away looking to recover.
Mayweather moves into range and clinches up with Masters. A head punch on the inside from Masters fails to land.
Masters breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Masters throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that both miss. Masters thuds his shin into the meat of Mayweather's side. Mayweather takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Masters throws a head kick that half lands.
Masters scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Masters slips under a jab. Mayweather takes a kick to the side of the head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Masters goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Masters loads up on a big right hand but Mayweather slips the punch. A punch combination from Mayweather misses. Masters throws a quick inside leg kick. Masters lands a high kick!
Masters throws an overhand right that lands on Mayweather's shoulder, as Mayweather tries to avoid the shot. Mayweather tries to clinch up. Masters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayweather moves away. Masters throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayweather. Masters connects with a high kick. Masters tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mayweather tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Some wild striking there from Mayweather.
Mayweather on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Masters. Masters obviously looking to wear him down.
Masters lands a head kick!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Masters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masters throws a half hearted mid kick. Masters cracks the inside of Mayweather's front leg. Masters throws a nice inside leg kick. Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Masters throws a head kick that misses. Mayweather tries to bum rush Masters with a series of wild strikes but Masters uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Chris Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A chopping leg kick lands by Masters. Mayweather looks gassed! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Masters lands a front kick. Masters throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Mayweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Masters throws a head kick that half lands.
Masters scores with a nice body kick.
Masters bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Masters pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mayweather back to the cage. Masters follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Masters throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range. Masters connects with a leg kick. Mayweather looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Masters throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Masters feints and then cracks Mayweather's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mayweather down. Masters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Masters connects with a body shot that sends Mayweather's belly button to the back. Mayweather stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Masters. Mayweather has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Masters. Masters misses with a double jab
and Mayweather counters with a nice uppercut. Mayweather sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Masters lands with a kick to the temple. Mayweather shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Masters explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Mayweather takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Masters lands with a nice body kick. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Mayweather avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Masters chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Masters just misses with a punch to the body.
Masters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayweather.
Masters connects with the punch. Mayweather takes a kick to the side of the head. Masters lands a nice looking body kick. A decent looking body kick lands there for Masters. Masters scores with a nice body kick.
Mayweather dodges the punch combination from Masters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Mayweather bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Crunch! Masters slams his shin into Mayweather's torso. Masters cracks the inside of Mayweather's front leg. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Masters dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A combination from Masters does no damage. The fighters circling - Mayweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Masters swings for the body but Mayweather moves out of range.
Masters goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Masters counters with an outside leg kick.
Mayweather moves away from the strike by Masters. Mayweather takes a kick to the side of the head. Masters lands with a slapping head kick. Mayweather misses with a body shot.
Masters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Masters throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayweather. A telegraphed right hand from Masters misses the target. Masters scoring well with a low kick there.
Mayweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masters sees it coming and avoids it easily. Mayweather is breathing heavily.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Masters. Masters throws a series of punches but Mayweather moves out of range. Mayweather is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Masters tries to bum rush Mayweather with a series of wild strikes but Mayweather uses good footwork to avoid the assault. A decent looking body kick lands there for Masters. Mayweather avoids the head kick by Masters.
Masters throws a sloppy head kick and Mayweather moves out of range easily. Chris Masters is winning the standup battle so far. Mayweather blocks a head kick by Masters.
A slapping leg kick lands for Masters.
Mayweather looks to land a right hand but Masters moved out of range. Masters plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Masters counters with a big head kick but Mayweather shrugs it off. Mayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Masters manages to avoid it. The crowd cheers as Mayweather lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masters doesn't seem phased though. Chris Masters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Masters throws a head kick but Mayweather moves out of range.
Mayweather chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Masters can pounce on him.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mayweather throws a right hand that Masters ducks under and follows up with a left that Masters also avoids with ease. Masters scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Masters. Masters scores with a leg kick.
Mayweather's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A nice leg kick lands there from Masters. Masters swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A combination from Mayweather does no damage. Masters lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mayweather crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Masters - the referee stops the clock and Mayweather gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Masters. Mayweather manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Masters plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Masters cracks a nice hook into Mayweather's ribs. Mayweather takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Masters swinging wildly here.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Masters lands a head kick!
Masters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayweather. Mayweather has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Masters. Mayweather takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crunch! Masters slams his shin into Mayweather's torso. Masters lands with a slapping head kick. Mayweather looks to land a combination but Masters avoids it well. Mayweather has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Masters. Masters throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely. Masters throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Masters lands with a nice body kick. Masters throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range. Mayweather takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Masters misses with a head kick.
Masters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayweather can do to turn this around? Mayweather blocks a head kick by Masters.
Masters cracks Mayweather with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Masters lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Masters stuns Mayweather with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Masters throws a head kick that misses. Masters connects with a high kick. Masters throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Masters connects with a high kick. Masters looks to land a combination. Mayweather sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mayweather is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Masters. Masters lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Masters is looking to slow Mayweather down with leg kicks. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Masters dominated that second round. That's time! Masters's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Masters throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Mayweather stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Masters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masters throws a head kick but Mayweather moves out of range.
Masters misses with an attempted mid kick.
Masters slips under a jab from Mayweather. Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Masters counters with a head kick. That will keep Mayweather thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Masters scores with a kick to the midsection. A good leg kick by Masters. Mayweather takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Good leg kick by Masters there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Masters throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayweather. Masters throws a head kick that Mayweather semi-blocks.
Mayweather tries to clinch up and Masters counters with a body kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Masters lands with a nice body kick. Masters thows a body kick. Mayweather tries to catch it but that hurt him. Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Masters throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mayweather's head. An inside leg kick lands from Masters. Mayweather takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mayweather throws a right hand that Masters ducks under and follows up with a left that Masters also avoids with ease. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mayweather crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Masters - the referee stops the clock and Mayweather gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Masters. Mayweather manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A solid body kick from Masters. A head kick misses from Masters. Masters connects with a high kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. A chopping leg kick lands by Masters. Masters throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Masters lands a head kick!
Mayweather takes a swing at Masters's ribcage but misses. Masters connects with a high kick. A jab from Masters finds it's way through Mayweather's defenses. Masters misses with a head kick.
Masters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masters misses with a two punch combination.
Mayweather wants to clinch. Nice defenses there by Masters. Oscar Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Masters thows a body kick. Mayweather tries to catch it but that hurt him. Masters lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masters throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mayweather. Nice body kick there by Masters. Mayweather avoids the head kick by Masters.
Mayweather moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Masters lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Mayweather shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. No joy there for Masters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masters misses with a few strikes there.
Masters looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masters lands with a shot to the body. Mayweather misses the jab.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Masters throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masters moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Masters goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Mayweather tries to bum rush Masters with a series of wild strikes but Masters uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Masters lands with a kick to the temple. Mayweather shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Masters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Masters lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mayweather takes a step back to recover. Masters throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mayweather's head. Masters scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Masters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mayweather. The fight stays on the outside here - Mayweather looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Masters throws a leg kick which misses Mayweather's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayweather tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight! Chris Masters showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Masters, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Masters!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Kelley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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266 lbs
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274 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Remington! 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, Graham Kelley! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kelley misses with the combination.
Remington avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Remington misses with a looping left. Remington throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kelley looks to score with a jab to the body but Remington is just out of range. Remington tries to move into range but Kelley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Ron Remington has been cut. Kelley feints and then cracks Remington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Remington down. Remington misses with a looping right. Kelley tries to land a leg kick but Remington saw it coming and moves away.
Remington pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kelley throws a leg kick but Remington sees it coming and moves out of range. Kelley misses with a straight left. Kelley misses with a body shot.
Kelley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Remington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelley. Remington lands a jab to Kelley's midsection. The fighters circling - Remington throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kelley looks to land a left hand but Remington moved out of range nicely. Kelley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Remington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 It looks like Graham Kelley has been cut. Remington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Kelley tries to score with a low kick but Remington moves his leg out of the way. Kelley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Remington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Remington swings and misses with a shot to the body and Kelley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Remington slips under a jab from Kelley. Kelley looks to land a body kick but Remington moved away.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kelley misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Remington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Remington throws a series of punches but Kelley moves out of range. Kelley just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelley throws a leg kick but Remington sees it coming and checks it nicely. Kelley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Remington. Graham Kelley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kelley walks into a jab. A swing and a miss from Kelley. Kelley looks to land a body kick but Remington moved away. Remington misses with a straight left. Remington takes a swing at Kelley's ribcage but misses. Remington tries for a takedown but Kelley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Kelley misses with a jab to the body
and Remington counters with a three punch combo that has Kelley backing up. Kelley nods at Remington to acknowledge the strikes.
 That has opened up Graham Kelley's cut even more.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kelley stuffs the takedown. Kelley throws a shot from downtown. Remington moves away and avoids it. Kelley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Remington manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A bone on bone clash there as Remington blocks the leg kick.
Remington shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kelley as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Remington. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kelley tries to score with a low kick but Remington moves his leg out of the way. A shot to the body from Kelley misses and Remington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Kelley tries a low kick but Remington avoids it. Kelley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Remington throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelley's waist but Kelley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Remington off to one side. Remington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Remington misses with an uppercut. Remington avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kelley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Remington counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Remington walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Kelley misses the jab. Remington scores with a jab to the head.
Remington slips a jab from Kelley. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Remington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Remington shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Remington showed some decent athleticism there. Remington is nestled in close to Kelley, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. 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 Ron Remington will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelley throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kelley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remington. A big right from Remington misses. Remington throws a hook to the side of Kelley's head but Kelley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Remington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelley moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Remington tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Kelley throws a lazy right hand but Remington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Remington looks to land a left hand but Kelley moved out of range nicely. Kelley misses the jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kelley takes a swing at Remington's ribcage but misses. A head kick misses from Kelley. Kelley throws an overhand right that lands on Remington's shoulder, as Remington tries to avoid the shot. Remington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kelley with a nice cross. Kelley swings away with a leg kick that misses. Remington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelley can pounce on him.
A big left from Kelley misses. Remington misses with an uppercut. Kelley saw that one coming. Remington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kelley throws a shot from downtown. Remington moves away and avoids it. Kelley staying out of range there. Graham Kelley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Remington stuns Kelley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Remington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Remington walks into a straight right hand from Kelley.
 Ron Remington's cut is getting worse. Graham Kelley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! A head kick misses from Kelley. Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Remington. Kelley misses with an uppercut. Remington saw that one coming. Graham Kelley seems to be getting the better of the standup. A leg kick checked by Remington. Remington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kelley moves away. Remington throws a combination. Kelley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
 The cut above Graham Kelley's eye is starting to cause him problems now. A jab from Kelley misses. Kelley tries to land a leg kick but Remington saw it coming and moves away.
Remington misses with a combination
and Kelley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kelley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Remington. Kelley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Remington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kelley throws a head kick that misses. Remington 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.
Kelley throws a body punch but Remington moves out of range. A big right from Remington misses. Kelley throws a hook but Remington avoids it easily. Kelley slips a straight right by Remington. Remington slips under a jab. Remington moves out of range of the strikes. Remington misses the shot to the body. Kelley ducks under a wild hook from Remington. Kelley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Remington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 Graham Kelley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Nice defenses there by Kelley.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kelley throws a body kick that misses. Remington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kelley throws a shot from downtown. Remington moves away and avoids it. A jab from Remington misses. Remington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelley. Kelley scores with a nice right hand.
Kelley throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Remington to counter with a crisp jab. Remington uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kelley. Remington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. The fighters circling - Kelley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Kelley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Remington. Kelley throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kelley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Graham Kelley will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Remington swinging wildly here.
Kelley throws a low kick but Remington avoids it. Remington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kelley finds it's way round the side to connect with Remington's head. Kelley scores with a jab.
 Ron Remington's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Kelley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Remington shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Remington was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Remington is landing with some decent strikes but Kelley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Graham Kelley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ron Remington!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Escarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bailey comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Lose Yourself. Escarino has chosen RATM-- Guerrilla Radio as his entrance music. Dan Escarino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaze Bailey! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Escarino! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bailey comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Escarino misses with the combination.
Bailey checks the leg kick nicely there.
Escarino scores with a hook to the body. Bailey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Bailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Escarino. A decent looking body kick lands there for Bailey. Bailey throws a nice outside leg kick. Escarino tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Escarino does no damage. A big left from Escarino misses. Escarino misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming. Escarino misses with the combination.
Escarino throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily. Bailey blocks a head kick by Escarino.
Escarino misses with an uppercut. Bailey saw that one coming. Escarino connects with a looping right hand.
Escarino misses with a two punch combination.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Escarino tries to land a body kick and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Bailey lands a leg kick that knocks Escarino off balance momentarily. Bailey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Escarino is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Escarino looks gassed! Bailey scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Bailey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escarino throws out the jab. Escarino misses with a straight right. Bailey cracks the inside of Escarino's front leg. Escarino throws a lazy head kick and Bailey counters with a big head kick but Escarino shrugs it off. Bailey connects with a body shot. Bailey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Escarino walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bailey lands a head kick. Escarino smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Bailey scores with a head kick. Escarino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Bailey throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Nice jab there from Bailey. Nice body kick there by Bailey. Bailey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Escarino throws a leg kick that is checked and Bailey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bailey lands a head kick!
Escarino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bailey. Bailey tests Escarino's chin there with a solid looking shot. Bailey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escarinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Bailey slips under a jab. Escarino throws a lazy head kick and Bailey counters with a head kick. Jab, jab by Bailey - just one landing. Bailey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Escarino loads up on a big right hand but Bailey slips the punch. Bailey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. A shot to the body from Escarino misses and Bailey counters with a good, hard body kick but Escarino shrugs it off. Dan Escarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bailey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Bailey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bailey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Bailey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Escarino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bailey - the referee stops the clock and Escarino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bailey. Escarino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bailey closes the distance and clinches. Bailey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Bailey pushes Escarino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Escarino managing to block the knees to the body from Bailey.
Knees to the body from Bailey.
Bailey lands a nice knee to the body. Bailey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Bailey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bailey lands with a short shot to the head. Bailey scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Bailey.
Bailey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Bailey lands a nice uppercut. A shot in the inside from Bailey. Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Escarino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. A body shot lands from Bailey.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Escarino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bailey cracks Escarino with a nice body shot. Bailey lands a nice knee to the body. Bailey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Escarino. Escarino takes a knee right on the jaw!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bailey misses with a knee strike.
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bailey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bailey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Escarino is trying to break free. Bailey lands a nice knee to the body. Bailey blocks an uppercut.
Bailey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escarino's efforts to push away.
Escarino breaks the clinch.
Bailey drives through and clinches with Escarino against the cage.
Bailey lands an elbow inside. Escarino has had enough of the clinch but Bailey keeps him there for the moment. Bailey lands an elbow inside that Escarino shrugs off. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bailey. Bailey lands a shot to the body. Bailey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Escarino avoids it. Bailey trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Escarino controls the action.
Bailey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short right from Escarino.
Escarino breaks the clinch.
Escarino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bailey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Bailey dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bailey scores with a head kick. Escarino tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Escarino throws a quick inside leg kick. A left and a right from Escarino both land. Nice combination. Escarino has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bailey. Escarino throws a nice looking combination but Bailey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Escarino scores with a head kick. Bailey tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 Bailey is rocked! Escarino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bailey. Escarino throws a jab when Bailey was well out of range. Escarino misses with a hook to the body
and Bailey counters with a straight right hand. Bailey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Escarino's head. Escarino misses the body punch and Bailey counters with a lovely shot to the body. Escarino looks to land a left hand but Bailey moved out of range nicely. Escarino throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily. Escarino misses with a leg kick and Bailey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bailey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey rushes Escarino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Escarino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Escarino takes a knee to the side of the body. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bailey obliges.
Escarino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bailey avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Escarino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bailey counters with a left to the body. Escarino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Escarino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bailey. Bailey obviously looking to wear him down.
Escarino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bailey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Escarino. Escarino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bailey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bailey, right into the meat.
Escarino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Escarino gets tackled into the cage by Bailey. Bailey maintains the clinch. Escarino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A right hand to the body from Bailey.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Bailey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Nice body punch from Bailey. Bailey digs a right hand into Escarino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escarino's gas tank. Bailey lands a nice shot to the body. Nice body punch from Bailey - that landed with a thud.
Bailey lands an elbow that stopped Escarino in his tracks for a moment. Escarino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Nice body punch from Bailey - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. A short body shot lands from Bailey as the two fighters clinch.
Bailey works on Escarino's body with a couple of short punches. Bailey connects with a nasty looking knee right to Escarino's face.
Bailey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Bailey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Escarino blocks it with crossed arms. Bailey tries to land knees in the clinch but Escarino avoids the damage to the body. Escarino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bailey pushes Escarino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Bailey with a knee to the head.
Escarino working some nice short punches in the clinch. Escarino is trying to push Bailey away but Bailey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Escarino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Bailey lands a body punch in the clinch. Escarino is trying to force a seperation but Bailey has the dominant position. Bailey presses Escarino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Bailey lands a hook to the side of the head. Bailey lands an uppercut. Bailey blocking some punches.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section. With the fighters up against the cage, Bailey throws an elbow but misses. Bailey takes a shot to the head. Escarino avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
A short right from Escarino on the inside. Escarino is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Bailey can't find room to land a body shot as Escarino controls the action.
Bailey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escarino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bailey keeps control of Escarino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Escarino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Escarino, right into the meat.
Bailey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escarino misses with a combination
and Bailey moves into the clinch. Escarino takes a knee to the side of the body. Escarino is looking to break free of the clinch but Bailey has double underhooks. Bailey misses with a knee to the head. Escarino avoiding damage as Bailey throws knees to the body.
Bailey misses with an elbow over the top. Both guys are working to get underhooks.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escarino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Escarino misses with a double jab
and Bailey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Escarino jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bailey dodges the punch combination from Escarino.
Bailey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Blaze Bailey is winning the standup battle so far. Bailey throws a nice outside leg kick. Escarino throws out a loose jab but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it. Bailey moves out of range as Escarino strikes. Escarino pushing out the jab but it's not landing. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bailey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. The fighters circling - Escarino throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bailey lands with a slapping head kick. Escarino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bailey sees it coming and avoids it easily. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaze Bailey dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Escarino pushes him off. Escarino throws a head kick that misses and Bailey counters with a big head kick but Escarino shrugs it off. Bailey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escarino. Escarino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bailey. Bailey obviously looking to wear him down.
Bailey throws a combination. Escarino tries to block but a couple of punches get through. A slow jab from Escarino misses its intended target. Escarino tries a head kick but it misses.
Bailey throws a nice inside leg kick. Escarino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bailey. Bailey getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Escarino misses the shot to the body. Escarino throws a sloppy head kick and Bailey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Bailey throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bailey thuds a left hand into Escarino's body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bailey scores with a kick to the midsection. Escarino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bailey. Escarino takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice body punch from Bailey. Escarino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bailey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Escarino on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Bailey thumps Escarino with a low kick. Bailey scores with a punch to the head. Bailey slips under a jab. Escarino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bailey. Bailey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escarino. That did some damage! Escarino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bailey lands a nice hook to Escarino's body. Escarino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Escarino throws a lazy head kick and Bailey counters with a leg kick. Bailey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Dan Escarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Escarino takes a shot to the body in his stride.
An inside leg kick lands from Bailey. Bailey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escarino. Bailey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escarino's calf. Bailey lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bailey cracks the inside of Escarino's front leg. Bailey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Bailey throws a quick inside leg kick. Escarino throws a head kick that misses and Bailey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bailey lands a nice hook to Escarino's body. Escarino takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Bailey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Escarino's head. Escarino on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bailey. Bailey obviously looking to wear him down.
Escarino throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bailey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters circling - Escarino throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Bailey scores with a crisp jab that stopped Escarino in his tracks. Bailey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Escarino takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Bailey dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Escarino thows a leg kick but Bailey checks it and Bailey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Escarino's knee momentarily. Donk. Bailey catches Escarino right on the button with a cross. Escarino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bailey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Escarino takes a shot right to the bread basket. Escarino has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Bailey scores with the left hand. Escarino knows he should have avoided that one. Bailey scores with a jab. Escarino acknowledges it with a nod of the head. An inside leg kick lands from Bailey. A big right from Escarino misses. Escarino has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escarino there as he acknowledges the shot. Escarino throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bailey scoring well with a low kick there.
Bailey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. The crowd cheers as Bailey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escarino doesn't seem phased though. A nice inside leg kick there by Bailey. That's going to slow Escarino down.
Escarino gets tackled into the cage by Bailey. Bailey maintains the clinch. Escarino blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Bailey lands a body punch. Bailey has Escarino pressed against the cage, preventing Escarino from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Bailey lands a hook that snaps the head of Escarino backwards. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bailey obliges. Bailey scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Bailey lands a damaging elbow. Bailey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knees to the body from Bailey.
Bailey lands a body shot. A frustrated look appears on Escarino's face as he tries to break the clinch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Escarino takes an elbow to the forehead. Escarino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Escarino is looking to break free of the clinch but Bailey has double underhooks. A right handed body shot lands from Bailey.
Escarino swings wildly with an uppercut but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it. A hook to the body from Bailey.
And that's the end of the fight! Blaze Bailey showed his dominance in that final round. Well Bailey 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26 Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blaze Bailey!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gatzby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dsdsds sdsdsd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatzby comes to the cage accompanied by Gatsby's American Dream - Theatre. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Gatzby! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, dsdsds sdsdsd! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! sdsdsd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gatzby sprawls well. Gatzby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. sdsdsd gets slowly back to his feet. Nice takedown defense from Gatzby. No joy for sdsdsd on that attempt. sdsdsd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Gatzby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. James Gatzby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dsdsds sdsdsd.
Gatzby closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. sdsdsd struggling a bit here. Gatzby cracks sdsdsd with a big elbow. sdsdsd tries to improve position but can't. sdsdsd is letting Gatzby control him for a moment. sdsdsd wants to control but Gatzby postures up.
 That's one minute gone in the round. sdsdsd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gatzby wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. sdsdsd trying to remain calm as Gatzby controls from the top position. sdsdsd is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gatzby off and has taken his back! sdsdsd doesn't have the hooks in and Gatzby manages to turn into his guard.
sdsdsd wants to sweep but no luck. Gatzby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. sdsdsd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gatzby 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. sdsdsd wants to sweep but no luck. Gatzby lands a couple of decent looking shots. sdsdsd controls Gatzby momentarily but Gatzby frees himself. Gatzby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. sdsdsd is trying to keep Gatzby in close.
Gatzby scoring with some ground and pound. Gatzby 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. sdsdsd wants to sweep here but Gatzby controlling him for the moment. sdsdsd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gatzby content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Gatzby has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of sdsdsd is proving hard to escape from. sdsdsd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. sdsdsd tries to land a sweep but no joy. Gatzby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Gatzby wanted to stand there but sdsdsd had control of the position. Gatzby keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of sdsdsd's head. sdsdsd trying to control the position.
sdsdsd is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Gatzby slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. sdsdsd manages to get back to half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Gatzby trying to mount his opponent but sdsdsd defends it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gatzby is trying to control the action in half guard but sdsdsd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Gatzby trying to mount his opponent but sdsdsd defends it. Gatzby lands strikes from half guard. Gatzby is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Gatzby trying to control the pace. Gatzby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed sdsdsd's head. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. sdsdsd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gatzby. sdsdsd wants to control but Gatzby is keeping busy and won't allow it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Gatzby passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for sdsdsd! And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
James Gatzby dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
sdsdsd shoots and misses and Gatzby counters with a thumping low kick.
Gatzby takes the fight into the clinch. sdsdsd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gatzby pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gatzby moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Gatzby - that landed with a thud.
sdsdsd tries to pull guard but Gatzby holds him up against the cage and eventually sdsdsd drops back down to his feet.
James Gatzby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dsdsds sdsdsd. Gatzby just leaning against sdsdsd, taking a breather. sdsdsd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gatzby just stands there and leans against the cage. Gatzby stops a takedown attempt from sdsdsd.
sdsdsd has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gatzby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Come on Gatzby - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
sdsdsd swings wildly with an uppercut but Gatzby uses good head movement to avoid it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. sdsdsd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gatzby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. sdsdsd is breathing heavily. Gatzby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gatzby gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from sdsdsd.
Gatzby scores with a shoulder strike. sdsdsd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gatzby gets the underhooks and prevents it.
sdsdsd fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gatzby presses sdsdsd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gatzby gets a trip takedown into half guard. sdsdsd is trying to get back to full guard. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gatzby connects with a nice short shot to sdsdsd's temple. Gatzby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks sdsdsd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Gatzby working over sdsdsd with some ground and pound. sdsdsd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. sdsdsd wants to control but Gatzby is keeping busy and won't allow it. Gatzby working sdsdsd over with strikes. Gatzby passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for sdsdsd! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gatzby fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
sdsdsd is trying to escape the mount.
Gatzby trying to control but he's not successful this time. Gatzby scoring with strikes but sdsdsd is staying in there.
Gatzby is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. sdsdsd is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. sdsdsd flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Gatzby anticipates the leg and manages to get behind sdsdsd and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Gatzby slips an arm under sdsdsd chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Gatzby has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Gatzby is squeezing on sdsdsd like an anaconda would it's prey. sdsdsd fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Gatzby!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cary Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Roth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cary Thompson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Roth! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Thompson scores with a jab. Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roth. Roth lands a really nice looking cross but Thompson seems unphased.
Thompson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson. Thompson throws a solid leg kick but Roth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thompson. Roth fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Roth looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range. A nice leg kick lands there from Thompson. Thompson scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Roth scores with a jab to the jaw. Roth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thompson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Thompson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Roth throws a right and a left that both miss.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A punch combination from Thompson misses. Roth throws a jab but it's blocked by Thompson. Thompson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Roth.
 It looks like Eddie Roth has been cut. Thompson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Thompson throws a head kick that misses. Roth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Thompson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roth's sensitive parts. Thompson looks for the body kick but Roth saw that one coming. Roth shoots in for a takedown but Thompson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Cary Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Roth. Thompson scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Roth.
Thompson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson working away. Roth keeps Thompson under control for a moment. Thompson advances to mount.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Thompson trying to control but he's not successful this time. Thompson controlling from mount. Thompson punishing his opponent with strikes. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Roth wants to control but Thompson is having none of it. Thompson tries to control but Roth wriggling away. Thompson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roth hang on?
 That's three minutes gone in the round. The referee warns Roth that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Roth in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Roth bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Roth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Thompson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Thompson wants to sweep but no luck. Thompson trying to control the position.
Roth stands up out of Thompson's guard for a moment - Thompson manages to land a nice upkick. Thompson trying to control the position.
Roth postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Roth wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thompson is on top in guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Thompson scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Thompson trying to control but Roth is working from the bottom. Thompson controls the pace of the fight for a moment. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roth looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thompson stands and steps away. Roth gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Thompson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Roth off balance momentarily. Roth lands a lovely overhand right. Roth lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action! Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roth swats him away and circles back towards the center. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cary Thompson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Eddie Roth's cut. That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Thompson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roth looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Roth gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. Thompson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Roth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Roth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Roth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roth is keeping the position for now.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Roth looking for subs off his back but Thompson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Roth moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Thompson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Thompson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roth's guard. Roth controlling the position.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Roth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Thompson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard. Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from Roth. Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roth swivels though and keeps the full guard. Thompson landing some decent shots from guard. Thompson looking to pass the guard. Roth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Cary Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roth is proving hard to escape from. Roth keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully. Thompson throws and elbow that misses. Roth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by Roth! Roth landing with the ground and pound. Thompson looking to control.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Roth trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Thompson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Thompson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Roth manages to pass to side control. Roth is pressing down on Thompson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thompson is holding on for now. Thompson wants to control but Roth is keeping busy.
Roth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working. Thompson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roth is working away from the top position though. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cary Thompson dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Eddie Roth's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thompson wants to clinch. Roth fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thompson avoids it really well and circles away. Thompson lands a leg kick that knocks Roth off balance momentarily. Roth takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Roth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Thompson fails to land the takedown. Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Roth counters with a two punch combo. Thompson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Cary Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Roth blocks the body kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Thompson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roth is out of range. Roth with a nice cross. Roth sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Roth moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
Roth scores with a punch to the head.
Roth looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thompson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Thompson connects with a leg kick. Roth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thompson is looking to land body kicks. Thompson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Thompson misses with a straight left. A big left from Thompson misses. Roth scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Thompson scores with a push kick. Thompson scores with a spinning back kick! Roth's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Roth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A big right from Thompson misses. Thompson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Thompson tries to clinch up but Roth circles away and keeps his distance. Thompson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Roth. Thompson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Roth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Thompson throws a quick inside leg kick. Roth throws a big shot that misses. Thompson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roth.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Roth moves out of range of the body kick from Thompson.
Roth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thompson sees it coming and avoids it easily. A head kick misses from Thompson. Roth is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Roth shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thompson napping and manages to drive through into side control! Thompson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Roth's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Eddie Roth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Thompson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. Thompson gets back to full guard.
Thompson pulls Roth in close to his closed guard and prevents Roth from doing any damage or advancing position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Roth throws a big right hand that misses. Thompson looking to control.
Thompson wants to stand up but Roth is controlling him. Roth scoring with some ground and pound. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Thompson trying to control the position here. Roth passes Thompson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Cary Thompson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Thompson 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27 Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cary Thompson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denton Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Mantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to wolf pack. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denton Jackson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marvin Mantis! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Jonathan Paton.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mantis is looking to score with low kicks. Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Mantis lands but Jackson takes it in his stride. Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Mantis slips the punch. A jab from Jackson misses. Mantis lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily. Mantis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head. Mantis ducks under a wild hook from Jackson. Nice jab there from Mantis. A head kick by Jackson misses and Mantis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters. Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mantis.
Mantis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Jackson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mantis throws a leg kick
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into guard. Mantis keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully. Jackson 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. Jackson won't allow Mantis to sweep him here. Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Mantis has wrist control. Mantis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mantis keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass. Mantis looking for a sweep. Not yet Mantis, not yet. Jackson with a flurry of punches that miss. Jackson is pushing down on Mantis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mantis is fighting to maintain full guard but Jackson has managed to sneak the leg through. Jackson wants to free his trapped foot but Mantis is holding on for dear life with his legs. Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson works his foot free and advances to mount. Mantis tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jackson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mantis is looking to get to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mantis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jackson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it! Jackson lands a nice shot to the head. BOOM! Jackson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson tries to control but Mantis wriggling away. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Denton Jackson dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mantis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Mantis slips the punch. Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mantis tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it. Mantis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mantis throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Jackson throws a head kick that misses and Mantis counters with a nice leg kick. Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Jackson misses with a straight right. Jackson misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Mantis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mantis. Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mantis counters with a thumping low kick. Mantis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Mantis moves out of range of the strikes. Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mantis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mantis circles away quickly and effectively. Mantis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson. Mantis misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Jackson counter with a right hand. Mantis missing with a left hand there. Jackson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Mantis. Mantis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Mantis does a little dance to reset his feet. Jackson slips a straight right by Mantis. Mantis looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely. Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marvin Mantis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A swing and a miss from Jackson. Mantis slips a straight right by Jackson. Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab from Jackson misses. A big right from Jackson misses. Jackson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Jackson moves out of range of the leg kick from Mantis. Mantis wants to slow Jackson down by chopping away at his legs. The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jackson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mantis's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jackson shoots in and bounces Mantis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jackson has gone for a leg lock! Mantis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jackson's guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Mantis is looking to stand up but Jackson won't let him.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mantis is now in half guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Mantis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jackson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Mantis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mantis digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Mantis circles away.
Mantis looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range. Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mantis counters with a big head kick but Jackson shrugs it off. Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket. The crowd cheers as Mantis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though. Mantis loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Mantis. No joy for Jackson on that attempt. Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Jackson throws a jab when Mantis was well out of range. Jackson moves away from the strike by Mantis. Mantis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Mantis throws a chopping leg kick but Jackson manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Jackson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Mantis had a free shot at his head there. Mantis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mantis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Jackson throws a lazy head kick and Mantis counters with a good low kick that Jackson was not able to check. Mantis throws a head kick that misses and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. A big right from Jackson misses. A jab from Mantis finds it's way through Jackson's defenses. Mantis slips a straight right by Jackson. Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
Jackson tries for a takedown but Mantis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denton Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Mantis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson takes a shot right to the bread basket. Jackson blocks a jab. Marvin Mantis seems to be getting the better of the standup. Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Mantis. Jackson misses with a low kick as Mantis jumps back. A good leg kick by Mantis. Mantis misses with a hook to the body
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Mantis takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses. A head kick by Jackson misses and Mantis counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! Mantis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Mantis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Mantis with a hook.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mantis avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Jackson darts in trying to clinch and Mantis counters with a thumping low kick. Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mantis throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Mantis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Mantis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that's the end of the fight! Marvin Mantis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Mantis 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Mantis!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Tripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tripper has chosen TEAR AWAY as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Brown! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Tripper! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Brown scores with a jab. Tripper acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Some bone on bone action there as Tripper checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Tripper throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range. Tripper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tripper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brown's head. Tripper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tripper scrambles back to his feet. Brown with a hook. Brown is looking to land body kicks. Some wild striking there from Tripper.
Brown throws a head kick but Tripper moves out of range.
Tripper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tripper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tripper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Brown scores with a punch to the head. Tripper thows a left - swing and a miss! Tripper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Brown avoids the head kick by Tripper.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tripper on the side of the head.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Tripper takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses. Tripper misses with a double jab.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryan Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tripper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Tripper stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Tripper thows a huge punch but Brown dodges it nicely.
Tripper controlling the action here. Brown tries to kick Tripper off but Tripper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Brown trying to control from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Brown misses with a double jab.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Tripper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tripper closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard. Tripper looking to pass the guard. Tripper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Tripper tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard. Brown on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brown tries to get out of the position. Tripper postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it. Tripper working some strikes from top position. Tripper slips effortlessly into side control - very nice. Brown is looking for a sweep. Brown is trying to control Tripper's posture but Tripper avoids it. An elbow from Tripper crashes against the mat.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Tripper trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom. Tripper wants to take a breather but Brown manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Tripper. Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tripper. Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Tripper is proving a slippery customer.
Tripper content to stall in guard here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Tripper postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
 Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tripper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slow jab from Brown misses its intended target. Brown staying out of range there. A slow jab from Tripper misses its intended target. Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown avoids the head kick by Tripper.
Tripper lands a front kick. Tripper tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Tripper lands a nice shot to the body. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tripper dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tripper just misses with a punch to the body.
Brown feints a jab promting Tripper to slip. Brown then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tripper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripper.
Ryan Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tripper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown. Tripper attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Brown throws a big shot that misses. Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Tripper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tripper wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance. Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges. Brown blocks a leg kick. Tripper tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it. Brown misses with a hook. Tripper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tripper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brown is trying to maintain a safe position but Tripper gets an underhook and turns Brown into the cage. Tripper is working Brown over against the cage.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Tripper lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Tripper lands with a right to the head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch. Tripper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brown backwards. A short left from Tripper. Tripper digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected. Tripper lands a body punch. Tripper lands a shot to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tripper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Tripper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Tripper lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Tripper digs a right hand underneath Brown's ribcage. Brown let out a lung full of air as it connected. Tripper scores with a shoulder strike. Tripper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Tripper lands a nice shot to the body. Tripper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Tripper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards. A nice right hand lands inside from Tripper. Tripper lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Tripper lands a body shot. Tripper lands a nice uppercut. Tripper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A shot in the inside from Tripper.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Tripper blocks a body shot from Brown. Tripper pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A right hand to the body from Tripper.
Tripper scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head. Tripper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Tripper scores with a shoulder strike. Tripper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Tripper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Tripper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Tripper pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Tripper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Tripper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head. Jack Tripper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A shot in the inside from Tripper. Tripper lands a shot to the body. Tripper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tripper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A quick uppercut on the inside from Tripper. Tripper scores with a hook to the body. Tripper pushes Brown back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Tripper has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Tripper lands on the inside with an uppercut. Nice body punch from Tripper. Tripper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Tripper blocks a body shot from Brown. Tripper lands a nice shot to the body. Tripper lands a nice uppercut.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A short left from Tripper. A left hand lands to the body for Tripper.
Brown tries to circle away but Tripper has him pinned against the cage. Tripper working some nice short punches in the clinch. Tripper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tripper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A hook to the body from Tripper.
A hook to the body from Tripper.
Tripper works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches. Tripper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards. A left hand lands to the body for Tripper.
This has been an exciting period of action! Tripper works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches. Tripper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A short right from Tripper. A nice left hand lands by Tripper.
Tripper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tripper. Tripper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Tripper lands a left hand.
Tripper is leaning against Brown and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Tripper cracks Brown with a nice body shot. Tripper lands a nice shot to the body. Tripper scores with a shoulder strike. Tripper scores with a shoulder strike.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Tripper. Tripper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Tripper lands a right hand. Tripper lands with a left to the head. Tripper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards. Tripper pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Tripper lands a shot to the body. Tripper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Tripper lands on the inside with an uppercut. A nice right hand lands inside from Tripper. Tripper lands a nice uppercut. Tripper lands with a light punch inside. A short right from Tripper. Tripper lands a hook to the side of the head. Tripper digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank. A short uppercut from Tripper. Tripper lands a shoulder strike.
 Brown is rocked! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A hook to the body from Tripper.
A nice left hand lands by Tripper.
Oh Brown is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Tripper lands a right hand. Tripper works on Brown's body with a couple of short punches. Brown seems to have got his legs back now. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tripper. Tripper lands a hook to the side of the head. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Tripper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tripper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Tripper lands a shoulder strike. A short right hand to the side of the head by Tripper. Brown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Tripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tripper pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Brown swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tripper. Tripper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tripper scores with a shot to the side of Brown's head. Tripper lands with a light punch inside. A right handed body shot lands from Tripper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Tripper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Tripper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Tripper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tripper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not. A short right hand to the side of the head by Tripper. Tripper lands with a short shot to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Tripper. Tripper scores with a shoulder strike. A quick uppercut on the inside from Tripper. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Tripper lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Brown to his knees! Tripper keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Tripper!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between jealous jarvae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, jealous jarvae! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Hernandez! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hernandez throws a series of punches but jarvae avoids them all with ease. Hernandez throws a hook but jarvae blocks it. A looping hook to the body misses from Hernandez. jarvae does a little dance to reset his feet. Hernandez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
jarvae throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
jarvae fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. jealous jarvae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. jarvae buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
jarvae takes one to the side of the head.
jarvae lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. jarvae avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Hernandez misses with a looping right. Hernandez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Hernandez misses with an uppercut.
 That's one minute gone in the round. jarvae fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hernandez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. jarvae connects with a high kick. Hernandez blocks a low kick nicely. jarvae pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hernandez is out of range and jarvae settles back down. Hernandez looks to throw the jab but jarvae is out of range. jarvae throws a leg kick which misses Hernandez's front leg but catches the back leg as Hernandez tries to avoid it. jarvae walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hernandez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Left hook, right uppercut from Hernandez. jarvae pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Hernandez misses with a few strikes there.
jarvae throws out a leg kick but Hernandez moves out of range and jarvae only half commits. jarvae ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. jarvae lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. jarvae throws a low kick but Hernandez avoids it. jarvae is looking to clinch. Hernandez just misses with a punch to the body.
Hernandez scores with a hook. jarvae wants to land a leg kick but Hernandez is out of range. jarvae takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A combination from Hernandez does no damage. jarvae lands a head kick. Hernandez smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Hernandez slaps away a takedown attempt from jarvae, before circling back to the center of the mat. jarvae throws a hook to the side of Hernandez's head but Hernandez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. jarvae takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hernandez throws a big shot that misses. Hernandez slips a jab from jarvae. jarvae throws a quick inside leg kick. jarvae wants to clinch up but Hernandez keeps it at a distance. Hernandez cracks jarvae with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Hernandez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before jarvae can pounce on him.
jarvae throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hernandez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but jarvae moves away. jarvae connects with a leg kick. Hernandez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Sloppy strikes from Hernandez. Those never looked like landing. jarvae fakes the leg kick and cracks Hernandez in the body. Hernandez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Hernandez throws the left hand but jarvae avoids the punch easily. Hernandez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Hernandez looks to throw the jab but jarvae is out of range. Hernandez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from jarvae. Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hernandez loads up on a big right hand but jarvae slips the punch. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Hernandez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by jarvae. Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but jarvae is just out of range. jarvae is looking to chop away at Hernandez's legs. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
jealous jarvae dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

jarvae shoots in for a takedown and gets it. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. jarvae not landing any meaningful shots this time. Hernandez wants to get back to full guard. Hernandez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with jarvae. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hernandez tries to kick jarvae off in order to stand up. jarvae Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. jarvae tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. jarvae will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Hernandez tries to buck jarvae off but jarvae is having none of it. jarvae lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
jarvae is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hernandez has escaped the position, nice work there. jarvae misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
jarvae tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Hernandez is working to avoid the ground and pound but jarvae connects with a decent elbow.
 That's one minute gone in the round. jarvae advances to mount. Hernandez can't escape the position.
jarvae working Hernandez over with strikes here. Hernandez wants to hold on but jarvae pushes him away. jarvae landing shots from mount.
 Hernandez is rocked!
jarvae looking to secure an arm triangle but Hernandez defends it well. Hernandez is still in real trouble! Can jarvae finish him?
jarvae looking to secure an arm triangle but Hernandez defends it well. Hernandez seems to have recovered his senses. jarvae throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hernandez tries to hold on but jarvae postures up. jarvae lands a nice shot to the head. Hernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hernandez taking shots to the head. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. jarvae lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! jarvae postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hernandez bigstyle! Two more strikes land for jarvae and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). jealous jarvae! jealous jarvae retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakkir Hellfire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negreanu comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Daniel Negreanu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jakkir Hellfire's chin.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Negreanu! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jakkir Hellfire! The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hellfire pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hellfire misses with an uppercut. Negreanu avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Negreanu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hellfire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Negreanu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. Negreanu fails to land the takedown. Negreanu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hellfire sees it coming and avoids it easily. Negreanu thows a body shot but no joy. Hellfire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Negreanu's calf. Hellfire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Negreanu. Negreanu lands with a nice body punch. Negreanu blocks a jab. Hellfire chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Negreanu can pounce on him.
Negreanu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hellfire moves away.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Negreanu tries to clinch but Hellfire moves out of range. Negreanu throws a body punch but Hellfire moves out of range. Negreanu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hellfire connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Negreanu scrambles back to his feet. Negreanu is looking to slow Hellfire down with leg kicks. Negreanu misses with a wild combination.
Jakkir Hellfire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Negreanu misses with a hook. Hellfire ducked under it nicely. Hellfire catches Negreanu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Negreanu moves into the clinch. Hellfire can't find room to land a body shot as Negreanu controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Negreanu scores with a nice short uppercut. Negreanu cracks Hellfire with a nice body shot. Negreanu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellfire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The fighters circling - Negreanu throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Negreanu misses with an uppercut. Hellfire saw that one coming.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hellfire misses with a hook to the body
and Negreanu counters with a left to the body. A looping hook to the body misses from Negreanu. Hellfire does a little dance to reset his feet. Hellfire takes a swing at Negreanu's ribcage but misses. Negreanu jabbing away but nothing is landing. A big right from Hellfire misses. Negreanu dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Negreanu throws a jab but it's blocked by Hellfire. A solid body kick from Negreanu. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fight stays on the outside here - Negreanu looks like he's thinking about clinching though. A jab lands there for Hellfire. Hellfire throws out a loose jab but Negreanu uses good head movement to avoid it. Negreanu moves out of range as Hellfire strikes. Negreanu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Hellfire throws the left hand but Negreanu avoids the punch easily. Hellfire throws an overhand right that lands on Negreanu's shoulder, as Negreanu tries to avoid the shot. Negreanu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Nice body punch from Negreanu. Negreanu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hellfire.
Hellfire 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. Negreanu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Negreanu misses with a hook. Hellfire ducked under it nicely. Negreanu misses with a wild body shot. Jab from Hellfire. Hellfire connects with a body shot that sends Negreanu's belly button to the back. Negreanu lands a nice looking body kick. A jab from Negreanu misses. Negreanu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hellfire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Negreanu looks to throw the jab but Hellfire is out of range.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hellfire throws a right and a left that Negreanu avoids nicely. A shot to the liver by Hellfire. Beautiful body shot. Negreanu misses with a jab to the body
and Hellfire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Negreanu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hellfire's half guard.
Negreanu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hellfire sees it coming and defends easily. Hellfire is staying active underneath Negreanu, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Hellfire wants to improve his position but Negreanu is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Negreanu is trying to control. Hellfire wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Negreanu dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hellfire misses with a shot to the body and Negreanu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hellfire's knee momentarily. Hellfire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hellfire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Negreanu. A jab from Hellfire misses. Hellfire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Negreanu. Negreanu throws an overhand right that lands on Hellfire's shoulder, as Hellfire tries to avoid the shot. Hellfire throws a leg kick that misses. Negreanu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A low kick from Negreanu is predictable there and Hellfire counters with a nice leg kick. Negreanu throws a lazy right hand but Hellfire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Negreanu lands a jab to Hellfire's midsection. Negreanu misses with a body shot
and Hellfire counters with a stiff right hand. An inside leg kick from Hellfire misses. Negreanu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hellfire swivels and escapes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hellfire swings for the body but Negreanu moves out of range.
Hellfire slips under a jab. Hellfire connects with a nice looking jab.
Hellfire misses the jab. Negreanu throws a sloppy head kick and Hellfire moves out of range easily. Daniel Negreanu is winning the standup battle so far. Hellfire throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hellfire throws a nice inside leg kick. Hellfire avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Negreanu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Negreanu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellfire throws out the jab. Negreanu jabbing away but nothing is landing. A punch combination from Negreanu misses. Hellfire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Negreanu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hellfire to the mat! Hellfire manages to get full guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hellfire manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hellfire controlling the position easily from mount. Hellfire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Negreanu is looking to escape.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Negreanu wants to control but Hellfire is having none of it. Hellfire controlling from mount. Negreanu tries to hold on but Hellfire pushes him away.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Negreanu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hellfire controlling from the full mount. Hellfire can't control as he wanted to and Negreanu manages to get the fight back to his half guard. Hellfire trying to control the pace. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jakkir Hellfire will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Negreanu throws out a leg kick but Hellfire moves out of range and Negreanu only half commits. Negreanu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellfire throws out the jab. Negreanu throws a wild body kick that Hellfire sees coming a mile off.
Negreanu closes the distance and clinches. Negreanu struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellfire controls his hands.
Hellfire can't find room to land a body shot as Negreanu controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Hellfire.
Negreanu lands a body shot. Negreanu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Negreanu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Negreanu struggles to land a body shot inside as Hellfire controls his hands.
Negreanu throws a head punch that misses. Negreanu misses with some punches.
Negreanu tries a body shot but Hellfire blocks it.
Negreanu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Negreanu misses with a hook from the clinch. Negreanu scores with a nice hook to the head. Hellfire working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Hellfire.
Negreanu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Negreanu taking a breather. Negreanu is working Hellfire over against the cage. Hellfire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. A nice left hand lands by Negreanu.
A frustrated look appears on Hellfire's face as he tries to break the clinch. A right hand to the body from Negreanu.
Hellfire swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hellfire working aggressively here.
Negreanu lands a hook to the side of the head. Negreanu digs a right hand underneath Hellfire's ribcage. Hellfire let out a lung full of air as it connected. A right hand to the body from Negreanu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A right hook to the body lands for Negreanu.
A body shot lands from Negreanu.
Negreanu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Negreanu lands a left hand.
Negreanu blocks a body shot from Hellfire. Negreanu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Negreanu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Negreanu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Negreanu. Negreanu digs a right hand into Hellfire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hellfire's gas tank. Negreanu digs a right hand underneath Hellfire's ribcage. Hellfire let out a lung full of air as it connected. Negreanu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Negreanu lands with a short shot to the head. Nice body punch from Negreanu. A short right from Negreanu. Negreanu lands a shot to the body. Negreanu tries a body shot but Hellfire blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Hellfire fails to land. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Negreanu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Negreanu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hellfire. A shot in the inside from Negreanu.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Negreanu lands with a right to the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Negreanu. Negreanu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hellfires head. Negreanu is leaning against Hellfire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Negreanu just leaning against Hellfire, taking a breather. Nice body punch from Negreanu. Negreanu misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Negreanu. Negreanu pushes Hellfire back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Negreanu lands a shoulder strike. Negreanu presses Hellfire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Negreanu lands with a left to the head. A right hand to the body from Negreanu.
Negreanu lands a body punch in the clinch. Hellfire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Negreanu to work.
Negreanu works on Hellfire's body with a couple of short punches.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hellfire goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Negreanu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Negreanu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Negreanu misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Negreanu. Nice body punch from Negreanu - that landed with a thud.
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! Negreanu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Negreanu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Negreanu working some nice short punches in the clinch. Negreanu digs a right hand into Hellfire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hellfire's gas tank. Negreanu lands with a left to the head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Negreanu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Negreanu working aggressively here.
Negreanu digs a right hand underneath Hellfire's ribcage. Hellfire let out a lung full of air as it connected. Hellfire tries to work over Negreanu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Come on Negreanu - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Negreanu clearly takes that round. That's time! Back to the action!
An inside leg kick lands from Negreanu. Hellfire has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Negreanu. Negreanu cracks Hellfire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Negreanu connects with a leg kick. Hellfire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Negreanu lands with a nice body punch. Negreanu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Negreanu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Negreanu misses enabling Hellfire to counter with a crisp jab. Hellfire throws a predictable looking body shot
and Negreanu counters with a low kick, right behind Hellfire 's knee. Negreanu throws a leg kick that misses. Hellfire is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hellfire gets tackled into the cage by Negreanu. Negreanu maintains the clinch. Negreanu tries a body shot but Hellfire blocks it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Negreanu misses with a body punch.
Negreanu lands a body punch in the clinch. A body shot lands from Negreanu.
Nice body punch from Negreanu. Negreanu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Negreanu presses Hellfire against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Negreanu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Negreanu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hellfire backwards. Negreanu lands a body shot. Negreanu lands a nice shot to the body. Negreanu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Hellfire tries to work over Negreanu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Daniel Negreanu has scored more points in the clinch so far. Negreanu leaning his opponent against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Negreanu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Negreanu.
Hellfire presses Negreanu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Good body shot from Negreanu.
Negreanu tries to work over Hellfire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Hellfire scores with an uppercut up the middle. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Negreanu prevents a body shot from Hellfire. Hellfire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Negreanu blocking some punches.
Hellfire works on Negreanu's body with a couple of short punches. Negreanu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Negreanu pushes Hellfire back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Negreanu can't find room to land a body shot as Hellfire controls the action.
Negreanu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hellfire can do to turn this around? Negreanu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. A right hand to the body from Negreanu.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Negreanu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Negreanu lands a body shot. Negreanu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hellfire. Negreanu is leaning against Hellfire and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Negreanu. Negreanu lands with a short shot to the head. Nice body punch from Negreanu - that landed with a thud.
Hellfire wants to get back to striking at distance but Negreanu won't allow it.
Negreanu lands a hook to the side of the head. Negreanu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hellfire backwards. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hellfire struggles to land a body shot inside as Negreanu controls his hands.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Negreanu as the two fighters clinch.
Negreanu lands a shot to the body. Negreanu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Hellfire prevents a body shot from Negreanu. Hellfire misses with a punch to the body.
Negreanu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hellfires head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Negreanu. Negreanu pushes Hellfire back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Negreanu lands with a light punch inside. A short right hand to the side of the head by Negreanu. Negreanu lands a hook that snaps the head of Hellfire backwards. A right hand to the body from Negreanu.
Negreanu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Negreanu lands a left hand.
Negreanu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hellfire's elbow. A right hand to the body from Negreanu.
A short uppercut from Negreanu. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Negreanu had his way with Jakkir Hellfire in that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
That kick from Negreanu tenderised Hellfire's leg. Hellfire is trying to keep his angry face on. Hellfire throws a body punch but Negreanu moves out of range. Negreanu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negreanu throws a nice outside leg kick. Daniel Negreanu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Negreanu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hellfire manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Hellfire keeps the fight on the outside. Negreanu just misses with a punch to the body.
Negreanu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hellfire. That did some damage! Negreanu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Negreanu misses with a leg kick. Negreanu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Hellfire is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell? Negreanu looks to land a right hand but Hellfire moved out of range. Negreanu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hellfire is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Negreanu. Hellfire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Negreanu.
Negreanu throws out a loose jab but Hellfire uses good head movement to avoid it. Hellfire looks to throw the jab but Negreanu is out of range. Negreanu ducks under a wild hook from Hellfire. Negreanu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hellfire.
Negreanu moves away from the strike by Hellfire. Negreanu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hellfire manages to avoid it. Negreanu scores with a leg kick.
Negreanu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hellfire. Hellfire lands with an overhand left.
 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. Hellfire throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Hellfire stuffs the takedown. Negreanu throws a series of punches but Hellfire moves out of range. Negreanu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negreanu misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Negreanu misses. Hellfire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Negreanu blocks a jab. Hellfire misses with a looping right. Hellfire tried to score with a low kick but Negreanu checks it. Hellfire misses with an uppercut. Negreanu saw that one coming. Hellfire slips a jab from Negreanu. Negreanu checks a leg kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Hellfire misses its intended target. Hellfire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Hellfire throws a shot from downtown. Negreanu moves away and avoids it. Negreanu thows a leg kick but Hellfire checks it and Hellfire counters with a slapping leg kick. Negreanu throws a sloppy body shot
and Hellfire counters with a leg kick. Negreanu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hellfire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. An inside leg kick from Negreanu misses. Hellfire slips a straight right by Negreanu. Hellfire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Negreanu. Negreanu throws a jab when Hellfire was well out of range. A lazy body kick from Negreanu and Hellfire counters with a nice uppercut. Hellfire jabs Negreanu right on the nose. Negreanu blinks but takes it well. A jab from Negreanu misses. Jakkir Hellfire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Hellfire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Negreanu's calf. Negreanu looks to land a right hand but Hellfire moved out of range. Negreanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Negreanu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Negreanu. Hellfire does a little dance to reset his feet. Negreanu lands a nice shot to the body.
Negreanu moves away from the strike by Hellfire. Negreanu jabs Hellfire right on the nose. Hellfire blinks but takes it well. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Negreanu. Hellfire shrugs it off though. Negreanu misses with a kick to the body.
Negreanu moves away from the strike by Hellfire. A combination from Negreanu does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight! Daniel Negreanu showed his dominance in that final round. Well Negreanu 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 49:44 Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:44 Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Negreanu! Daniel Negreanu is the new light heavyweight champion!
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