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VFC 113: Ellis vs. Laurentian PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Staples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mathers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anthem of Kings. Mitch Staples is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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175 cm
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175 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mitch Staples!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staples misses with a looping left.
Mathers has a takedown stuffed.
Staples throws out a loose jab but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staples fails with an attempt to clinch.
Staples moves out of range of the body kick.
Mathers tries to move into range but Staples moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Staples rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Staples tries to clinch but Mathers is having none of it.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mathers punishes Staples's body with a nice straight punch.
Staples is looking to clinch but Mathers is avoiding it.
Mitch Staples seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathers throws a one two combo.
Staples lands a head shot.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathers staying out of range there.
Staples 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.
Mathers throws a nice looking combination but Staples bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staples throws an overhand right that lands on Mathers's shoulder, as Mathers tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staples throws out a powerful jab.
Staples scores with a hook.
Staples is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mathers misses with a wild combination.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Mathers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mathers blocks a jab.
Mathers throws a low kick but Staples avoids it.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Staples swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Staples throws a lazy right hand but Mathers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Mathers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marshall Mathers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Staples fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staples scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch but Mathers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Staples wants to clinch up but Mathers keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the body from Staples misses
and Mathers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Staples throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Staples misses.
Nice body punch from Mathers.
Staples lands a body shot.
Mathers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Staples.
Mathers slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Staples looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Staples is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mathers.
Mathers throws a leg kick but Staples moved away.
Mathers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Staples is able to avoid easily.
A jab lands there for Mathers.
Staples throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Staples misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples misses with a double jab
enabling Mathers to counter with a crisp jab.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staples showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mathers.
Staples fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Staples closes the distance and clinches.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Staples tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staples tries to throw a body punch but Mathers avoids it by throwing Staples back against the cage.
Staples tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mathers can't break the clinch.
Mathers blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mathers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Staples lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mathers backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Staples scores with a shoulder strike.
Mathers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mathers tries to circle away but Staples has him pinned against the cage.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
Staples tries to throw a body punch but Mathers avoids it by throwing Staples back against the cage.
Mathers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Staples lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mathers blocks an uppercut.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mathers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Staples misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mitch Staples will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Staples lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathers circles away quickly and effectively.
Mathers swats away the attempt to clinch by Staples.
Staples wants to clinch.
Staples tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Mathers cracks Staples with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Staples scores with a decent looking hook.
Mathers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Staples moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Staples is looking to clinch.
Staples misses with a body shot
and Mathers counters with a nice uppercut.
Staples fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mathers on the side of the head.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Staples moves out of range.
Staples throws a combination that misses
and Mathers counters with a stiff right hand.
Staples moves out of range of the leg kick from Mathers.
Staples misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathers.
Mathers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staples.
Staples misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mathers.
Mitch Staples is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staples swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mathers counters with a series of strikes. Staples will be more careful next time no doubt.
Staples misses with a wild body shot.
Mathers throws a shot to the body.
Mathers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Staples circles away quickly and effectively.
Staples cracks Mathers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Staples tries to clinch
and Mathers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Mathers both land. Nice combination.
Staples throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Staples.
A looping hook to the body misses from Staples. Mathers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mathers with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Staples. Beautiful body shot.
Mathers slips under a jab.
Staples misses with a looping left.
Mathers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mathers drops his hands momentarily and Staples takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Staples tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mathers counters with a right hand to the body.
Staples moves to clinch but Mathers breaks away
and Mathers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers misses with a low kick as Staples jumps back.
Staples moves in looking to clinch but Mathers pushes him off.
Mathers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marshall Mathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Staples throws a right and a left that Mathers avoids nicely.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staples tries to clinch but Mathers moves out of range.
Staples throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathers throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mathers throws a right hand that Staples ducks under and follows up with a left that Staples also avoids with ease.
Mathers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Staples moves to clinch but Mathers breaks away
and Mathers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Staples tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Staples wants to clinch
and Mathers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Staples is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples blocks the body kick.
Staples dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staples throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staples is looking to clinch.
Mathers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Staples sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mathers somewhat.
Staples throws a nice looking combination but Mathers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Staples tries to clinch
and Mathers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice body kick from Mathers.
Mathers shoots in and gets a takedown into Staples's guard.
Staples wants to stand and escape but Mathers is having none of it.
Staples controls Mathers momentarily but Mathers frees himself.
Mathers is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Staples is keeping the position for now.
Staples wants to sweep here but Mathers controlling him for the moment.
Staples is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitch Staples has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mathers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Staples.
Horrible takedown by Mathers or perhaps it was just good defense by Staples which made him look bad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mathers misses with a head kick.
Mathers swats away the attempt to clinch by Staples.
Staples doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Staples tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staples misses with a straight left.
Staples is looking to clinch.
Mathers throws a shot to the body.
Mathers throws a right and a left that Staples avoids nicely.
Mathers tries for a takedown but Staples sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Staples misses with an uppercut. Mathers saw that one coming.
Staples dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staples throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staples tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mathers counters with a series of strikes. Staples will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mathers on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mathers keeps the fight on the outside.
Mathers looks to land a combination but Staples avoids it well.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mathers counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Staples misses the target.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staples manages to avoid it.
Staples scores with a nice strike.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mathers counters with a one-two to the body.
Mathers drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mathers blocks a jab.
Staples misses with a looping right.
Staples checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Staples closes the distance and pushes Mathers back into the cage.
Mathers working hard to break the clinch.
Staples lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
Staples lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mathers blocks an uppercut.
Staples lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Staples gets through Mathers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mathers blocks an uppercut.
Staples throws a head punch that misses.
Mathers is looking to break free of the clinch but Staples has double underhooks.
Mathers blocks an uppercut.
Staples throws a punch but it's blocked by Mathers.
Staples keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mathers's efforts to push away.
Staples works on Mathers's body with a couple of short punches.
Staples lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Staples misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Staples misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staples swings wildly with an uppercut but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staples lands a nice uppercut.
Mathers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Staples gets through Mathers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Staples fails to land.
Staples goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Staples misses with a hook from the clinch.
Staples lands with a light punch inside.
Staples misses with some punches.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mathers.
Mathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staples lands a shoulder strike.
Staples swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Staples takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Staples tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mathers's elbow.
Mathers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Mathers.
Staples misses with a punch on the inside.
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.
Staples misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Staples lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mathers backwards.
Staples throws a punch but it's blocked by Mathers.
Mathers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Staples working aggressively here.
Mathers blocking some punches.
Staples misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Staples.
Mathers is looking to break free of the clinch but Staples has double underhooks.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Staples swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Staples fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mathers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Mathers.
Mathers is trying to break free.
Mathers blocking some punches.
Mathers is trying to break the clinch but Staples has him pressed against the cage.
Staples has a couple of punches blocked by Mathers.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mitch Staples.
I think Staples 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mitch Staples!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Palmer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Not Now James,we're busy. 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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188 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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196 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Determined |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Foster!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Palmer as Foster shoots in.
Foster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Foster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Palmer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palmer wants it to stay on the feet.
Roy Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Foster.
Foster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Palmer.
Palmer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Palmer presses Foster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
Foster looks gassed!
Palmer works on Foster's body with a couple of short punches.
Foster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Palmer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palmer moves into the clinch.
Palmer just leaning against Foster, taking a breather.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Palmer avoiding damage.
Palmer gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Foster won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer pushes Foster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Palmer cracks Foster with a nice body shot.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foster avoids it.
Palmer digs a right hand underneath Foster's ribcage. Foster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palmer stalling the fight.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foster avoids it.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Palmer.
Palmer pushes Foster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Palmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palmer slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
Palmer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmer controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roy Palmer.
Palmer stalks Foster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Foster's face. Foster staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Ben Foster has been cut.
Palmer has closed the distance and engaged Foster in a clinch.
Palmer scores a nice knee to the body.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmer is pushing Foster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foster or not.
Palmer works on Foster's body with a couple of short punches.
Foster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Foster takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
A short left from Palmer.
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer'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.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
Palmer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foster.
A nice left hand lands by Palmer.
Palmer just leaning against Foster, taking a breather.
Palmer is working Foster over against the cage.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Palmer.
Palmer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Palmer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Palmer.
Palmer cracks Foster with a nice body shot.
Foster wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Palmer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Palmer is stalling here.
Foster has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Foster won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer presses Foster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palmer stalling in the clinch.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Foster's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Palmer instigates a clinch.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Foster shrugs off.
Foster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Palmer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palmer rushes Foster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Palmer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foster swings wildly with an uppercut but Palmer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palmer has Foster pressed against the cage.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foster or not.
Palmer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Palmer lands with a left to the head.
Foster is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body.
Palmer slowing the pace effectively.
Knees to the body from Palmer.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Palmer obliges.
Palmer is struggling to control the position.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
Palmer leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Foster can't get the takedown.
Roy Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Foster.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
Foster being controlled against the cage.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Foster can do to turn this around?
Foster is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer has Foster pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roy Palmer.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Palmer stalling the fight.
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmer prevents the takedown attempt.
A body shot lands from Palmer.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roy Palmer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palmer cracks Foster with a nice body shot.
Palmer digs a right hand underneath Foster's ribcage. Foster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Palmer lands a hook that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Palmer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the cage.
Palmer lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foster is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Palmer.
Palmer will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Foster up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Palmer.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer is pushing Foster up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Foster is working for takedown but Palmer is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hand to the body from Palmer.
Palmer cracks Foster with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmer pushes Foster back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Palmer stops a takedown attempt from Foster.
Palmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
Palmer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Palmer stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer works on Foster's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
Foster is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Palmer.
Palmer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Foster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Palmer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Foster's cut.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Palmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Palmer.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Foster lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Palmer has Foster pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Palmer.
Foster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Foster's face.
Palmer digs a right hand into Foster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Foster's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Palmer lands a knee to the body.
Palmer stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Palmer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Foster tries to pull guard but Palmer won't allow it.
Foster changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Palmer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Palmer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Palmer rushes Foster and presses him up against the cage.
Foster fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Roy Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Foster.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Palmer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Palmer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Foster up against the cage.
Palmer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Palmer.
Palmer scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Palmer as the two fighters clinch.
Palmer lands a left hand.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Palmer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Foster.
Palmer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Palmer.
Good body shot from Palmer.
Palmer lands a shot to the body.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Foster won't want to take too many of those.
Palmer lands a body punch.
Foster takes a shot to the head.
Palmer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Foster or not.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foster is defending well for now.
Palmer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Palmer stalling.
Good body shot from Palmer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
Palmer cracks Foster with a nice body shot.
Palmer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Palmer slowing the pace effectively.
A right handed body shot lands from Palmer.
Palmer cracks Foster with a nice body shot.
Palmer stalling the fight.
Palmer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Foster avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
Palmer lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Palmer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roy Palmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palmer gets underhooks to prevent Foster's takedown attempt.
Palmer'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer scores a nice knee to the body.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Ben Foster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Palmer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Palmer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foster.
A left hand lands to the body for Palmer.
Foster goes for a takedown attempt but Palmer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Foster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Palmer is out of range and Foster settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer rushes Foster and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Palmer 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 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Palmer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Burgemeister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burgemeister has chosen Lil Scrappy - Head Bussa as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Daniel Burgemeister enters the cage!
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25
173 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
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27
171 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Rider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Burgemeister!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider gets the takedown into side control.
Rider looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burgemeister is avoiding damage well.
Rider throwing strikes but Burgemeister manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rider managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burgemeister.
Rider regains half guard.
Rider has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Burgemeister wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Rider uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Rider working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Burgemeister.
Burgemeister must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rider holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rider has a closed guard, preventing Burgemeister from standing up.
Burgemeister thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgemeister trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burgemeister throwing strikes from guard but Rider blocks nicely.
Burgemeister wants to stand and escape but instead Rider has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rider is looking to work some ground and pound but Burgemeister has wrist control.
Rider working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Burgemeister keeping full guard, as Rider tries to pass.
Burgemeister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burgemeister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rider postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rider throwing strikes from guard but Burgemeister blocks nicely.
Rider trying to control but Burgemeister is working from the bottom.
Rider trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rider postures up in Burgemeister's guard and throws a big left but Burgemeister blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rider throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Burgemeister can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rider in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider passes Burgemeister's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Burgemeister is refusing to be controlled, as Rider sits in half guard.
Rider frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rider lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rider cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rider punching from mount but Burgemeister doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Burgemeister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rider. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burgemeister wants to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Rider.
Burgemeister looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rider connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rider thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rider with a couple of short strikes.
Rider lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Burgemeister hang on?
Rider landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rider throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rider is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Burgemeister can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rider working Burgemeister over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rider dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Burgemeister takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rider drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Burgemeister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rider.
Rider trying to control but Burgemeister is working from the bottom.
Burgemeister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rider.
Rider wants to control from the top but Burgemeister keeps moving.
Rider is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burgemeister is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Burgemeister is breathing heavily.
Rider loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider landing with the ground and pound.
Rider lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burgemeister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rider with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rider with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rider working some strikes from top position.
Rider with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rider slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider trying to control but Burgemeister is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rider's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rider controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rider is looking to work some ground and pound but Burgemeister has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rider loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rider throwing strikes from guard but Burgemeister blocks nicely.
Burgemeister has momentary wrist control but Rider slips an elbow through the middle.
Rider scoring with some ground and pound.
Rider distracts Burgemeister with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rider scoring with some ground and pound.
Rider works over Burgemeister with some ground and pound from guard.
Burgemeister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rider accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rider working some strikes from top position.
Burgemeister utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rider scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burgemeister keeping moving, preventing Rider from controlling successfully.
Rider postures up in Burgemeister's guard and throws a big left but Burgemeister blocks it.
Rider is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rider postures up in Burgemeister's guard and throws a big left but Burgemeister blocks it.
Rider is looking to work some ground and pound but Burgemeister has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Rider dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Burgemeister gets caught flat footed, as Rider shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rider throws a big right hand that misses.
Burgemeister wants to stand but Rider is controlling the position.
Burgemeister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rider.
Burgemeister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rider advances to half guard.
Rider thows a huge punch but Burgemeister dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Rider there.
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. Rider connects with a nice short shot to Burgemeister's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider passes the guard and advances to mount!
Burgemeister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rider takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rider working Burgemeister over with strikes here.
Rider wants to control the pace but Burgemeister is squirming around nicely.
Rider looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgemeister is in a horrible position here. Rider smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rider landing strikes, looking to finish!
Burgemeister taking shots to the head.
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!
Rider trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniel Burgemeister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rider cracks Burgemeister with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rider is landing with some decent strikes but Burgemeister is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rider working Burgemeister over with strikes here.
Burgemeister is rocked!
Rider thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rider cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rider cracks Burgemeister with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rider tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burgemeister takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rider unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rider with shots to the head and body - Burgemeister looks very uncomfortable down there.
Burgemeister is still in real trouble! Can Rider finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgemeister is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Burgemeister seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Rider.
Rider scoring with strikes but Burgemeister is staying in there.
Rider with the ground and pound from mount.
Rider landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rider postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Burgemeister bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Rider and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rider!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
216 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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28
223 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lang stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lang wants it to stay on the feet.
Simpson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lang has momentary wrist control but Simpson slips an elbow through the middle.
Simpson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Simpson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Simpson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Simpson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lang wriggles free and stands up.
Lang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Klubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a body shot
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Simpson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Simpson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lang counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lang thuds a left hand into Simpson's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lang.
Simpson has his takedown stuffed
and Lang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson takes one on the button.
Simpson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Simpson walks into a left hand.
Simpson fails with the takedown
and Lang counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Simpson thinking.
A left lands for Lang.
Lang cracks Simpson with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Simpson tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Lang pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Simpson is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Klubber Lang!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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21
216 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sid Wright!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins lands the left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Atkins misses the target.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Atkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Atkins closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Atkins for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Atkins manages to break the clinch.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Atkins is out of range.
Atkins throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Atkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Wright gets tackled into the cage by Atkins. Atkins maintains the clinch.
Atkins manages to break the clinch.
Atkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Atkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Atkins, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Atkins.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Atkins fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wright checks it well.
Atkins misses with a double jab.
Wright throws a body punch but Atkins moves out of range.
Atkins throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Atkins slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Atkins misses its intended target.
Atkins throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright fails with the takedown.
Atkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright throws a jab when Atkins was well out of range.
The crowd cheers as Atkins lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
Wright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkins tries to clinch there but Wright circles away.
Atkins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Atkins showed some decent athleticism there.
Atkins seems to be looking for submissions.
Wright looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is looking for a sweep. Atkins is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Atkins is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Atkins thows a huge punch but Wright dodges it nicely.
Wright wants to get back to full guard.
Wright is trying to control but can't.
Wright is refusing to be controlled, as Atkins sits in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Atkins is working for a kimura but Wright is defending it quite comfortably.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Atkins is working away from the top position though.
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.
Wright actively working from the bottom here.
Atkins missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wright regains full guard. Nicely done.
Atkins engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Atkins is looking to stand up but Wright won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wright will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Wright controls Atkins momentarily but Atkins frees himself.
Atkins gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Atkins dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Atkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joe Atkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright slips under a jab from Atkins.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atkins.
Wright moves away from the strike by Atkins.
Atkins closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Atkins lands in his opponent's guard.
Wright throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wright is looking for a triangle but Atkins pushes his legs off easily.
Atkins passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright is not content to let Atkins control the position.
Wright is trying to control Atkins's posture but Atkins avoids it.
Wright gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Atkins lands a nice short elbow.
Wright regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Atkins.
Atkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atkins is looking to stand up but Wright won't let him.
Wright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Atkins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Atkins trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wright's guard.
Atkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Wright has wrist control.
Wright is trying to keep Atkins in close.
Atkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Atkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright has Atkins pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins looking to sit in guard and control but Wright gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Atkins working a defensive guard here.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Atkins working a defensive guard here.
Atkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Atkins is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Atkins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wright trying to hold on to Atkins's head to control him but Atkins postures up.
Wright actively working from the bottom here.
Atkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wright doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Atkins.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright wants to improve his position but Atkins is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Atkins dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Atkins tries to clinch but Wright moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wright. Atkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Atkins misses.
A combination from Atkins does no damage.
Atkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright moves out of range as Atkins throws a body kick.
Atkins throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atkins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wright trying to control but Atkins postures up.
Wright actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright manages to get to full guard.
Wright keeping moving, preventing Atkins from controlling successfully.
Atkins postures up.
Atkins has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wright is proving hard to escape from.
Wright looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wright working for a triangle but Atkins defends it easily.
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.
Atkins wants to control from the top but Wright keeps moving.
Atkins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Atkins stands up from Wright's guard - Atkins perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wright throws the left hand but Atkins avoids the punch easily.
Joe Atkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wright's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Atkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wright scrambles back to his feet.
Wright has a takedown stuffed.
Atkins throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Wright misses
and Atkins counters with a left to the body.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Atkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Atkins shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Atkins showed some decent athleticism there.
Wright is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Atkins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Atkins's back!
Joe Atkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atkins is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Wright 's hooks.
Atkins wants to hold on but Wright pushes him away.
Atkins is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wright has control of Atkins's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Atkins regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Atkins tries to hold on but Wright postures up.
Wright moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Atkins has worked his arm free - good work by Atkins!
Wright looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sid Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Atkins is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Atkins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atkins 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Atkins!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Lombardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmo Lupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Elmo Lupe enters the cage!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Lombardi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elmo Lupe!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombardi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lupe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombardi misses with a looping right.
Lombardi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Elmo Lupe has been cut.
Lupe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lombardi throws a head kick but Lupe moves out of range.
Lupe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lupe blocks the body kick.
Lupe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lupe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardi manages to avoid it.
Lupe cracks Lombardi with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lupe has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lombardi to stand back up!
It looks like Vincent Lombardi has been cut.
Lombardi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lombardi slips a jab and a cross from Lupe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupe throws a looping overhand right but Lombardi ducks down to avoid it.
Lombardi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lupe circles away.
A punch combination from Lupe misses.
Lupe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lupe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lupe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lombardi manages to avoid it.
Lupe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lombardi rather than just go for the knockout.
Lombardi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lupe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lombardi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lombardi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lombardi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombardi throws a leg kick which misses Lupe's front leg but catches the back leg as Lupe tries to avoid it.
Lupe looks gassed!
Lombardi connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lupe. Lombardi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lombardi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lupe.
A head kick misses from Lombardi.
Lombardi lands a big head kick that sends Lupe tumbling to the mat! Lombardi takes a step backwards and waves Lupe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lupe is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lombardi jabs Lupe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lupe is still on wobbly legs! Can Lombardi finish him?
Lombardi lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Lupe crumples to the floor! Lombardi milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vincent Lombardi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 'Trapped Under Ice' by Metallica. Cohen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Season in the Abyss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Cohen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cohen doesn't seem bothered though.
Cohen slips a straight right by Anderson.
No luck for Cohen with that takedown attempt.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cohen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson with a hook.
It looks like Lawrence Cohen has been cut.
Cohen looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Cohen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Cohen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cohen lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cohen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anderson. Anderson obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen doesn't manage to clinch there - Anderson circles away.
Anderson cracks Cohen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Cohen's shoulder, as Cohen tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Anderson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cohen throws a shot to the body.
Cohen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jeff Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Cohen or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Jeff Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Cohen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Cohen counters by moving into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Anderson.
Cohen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Anderson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cohen.
Anderson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Anderson effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Anderson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cohen misses with a punch on the inside.
Anderson is struggling to control the position.
Cohen tries for a takedown but Anderson manages to get underhooks.
Cohen jumps guard but Anderson stands there with Cohen around his waist. Cohen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Anderson gets underhooks to prevent Cohen's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Anderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Anderson with a jab.
Cohen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cohen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jeff Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Cohen does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to land a right hand but Cohen moved out of range.
Anderson lands a body shot.
Cohen misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anderson.
Cohen looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cohen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Anderson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anderson is trying desperately to improve position.
Anderson tries to hold on but Cohen postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Anderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lawrence Cohen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Cohen checks it
and Cohen moves into the clinch.
Anderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cohen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook but Cohen avoids it easily.
Anderson misses with a straight left.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson throws a hook but Cohen blocks it.
Cohen slips under a jab from Anderson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cohen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Anderson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Anderson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Cohen saw that one coming.
Anderson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cohen is able to avoid easily.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Jeff Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Cohen.
Cohen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cohen blocks a low kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Cohen misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws the left hand but Cohen avoids the punch easily.
Cohen misses with a takedown
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cohen is breathing heavily.
Cohen slips under a jab from Anderson.
Cohen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Anderson slips a jab from Cohen.
Cohen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Cohen moves away and avoids it.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cohen. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cohen blocks the leg kick.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Cohen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson thumps Cohen with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson lands with a cross.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cohen.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cohen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cohen checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cohen has his takedown stuffed
and Anderson counters with an outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cohen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cohen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Cohen's head.
Nice shot by Anderson.
Anderson misses the jab.
Anderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Anderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lawrence Cohen's cut.
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!
Anderson works Cohen's body with a nice hook.
Cohen ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cohen.
Anderson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cohen.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Cohen is out of range.
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cohen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cohen fails with the takedown
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Cohen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a glancing blow to the side of Cohen's head.
Cohen checks a low kick from Anderson.
Cohen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson tries to work over Cohen's front leg with a kick but Cohen checks it.
Anderson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cohen checks a leg kick.
Anderson throws a low kick but Cohen avoids it.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Cohen's head but Cohen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Anderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cohen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cohen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anderson parries the strikes from Cohen easily there. Cohen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Anderson to escape.
Cohen takes a little break here. Anderson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Cohen trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Anderson's face, being in this tough position on 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.
Cohen slows the pace down.
Cohen moves into full mount!
Anderson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cohen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cohen looking to secure an arm triangle but Anderson defends it well.
Lawrence Cohen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Anderson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Trancoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by 99 Problems Remix. Trancoso comes into a darkened arena with his song building. SGX - Composer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cody Trancoso has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cody Trancoso!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Trancoso defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Cody Trancoso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trancoso checks a low kick from Carter.
A cross from Carter lands.
Trancoso throws a shot to the body.
Carter staying out of range there.
Trancoso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Trancoso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carter jabs at Trancoso's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trancoso drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Trancoso's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Trancoso duly obliges.
Carter feints a jab promting Trancoso to slip. Carter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trancoso slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carter feints and then cracks Trancoso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trancoso down.
Trancoso looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter connects with an inside leg kick.
Trancoso misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trancoso moves forwards but Carter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trancoso takes one on the button.
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trancoso circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Trancoso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter scores with a jab. Trancoso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Trancosos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Trancoso is rocked!
Trancoso misses with a hook to the body
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Trancoso is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Carter lands a left and a right that send Trancoso crashing to the mat, dazed. Carter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter lands with a hook. Trancoso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trancoso moves away.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trancoso seems to have recovered his senses.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Trancoso throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trancoso takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carter is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looks to land a combination. Trancoso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A swing and a miss from Trancoso.
Trancoso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Carter.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Trancoso doesn't seem bothered though.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Trancoso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carter.
Carter stuns Trancoso with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trancoso on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Carter lands a head shot.
Carter sizes up Trancoso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter feints and then cracks Trancoso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trancoso down.
Carter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carter!
Carter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Trancoso on the side of the head.
Trancoso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Trancoso gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Trancoso's head.
Trancoso has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carter finds it's way round the side to connect with Trancoso's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter digs a good body shot into Trancoso's ribs.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trancoso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trancoso there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Trancoso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Carter lands a leg kick that knocks Trancoso off balance momentarily.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trancoso can do to turn this around?
Trancoso has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Trancoso there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trancoso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trancoso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carter lands with a hook. Trancoso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Trancoso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left lands for Carter.
Carter cracks Trancoso with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Trancoso looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Carter finish him?
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Trancoso is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trancoso sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carter drops Trancoso with a beautiful combination! Trancoso stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carter is looking for the KO!
Carter gets in close and tags Trancoso with a short punch that almost sends Trancoso to the mat! Oh Trancoso is in big trouble! He turns his back on Carter, trying to create some distance but Carter rushes him, striking wildly and Trancoso goes down! The referee tackles Carter into the cage to end the fight! Carter is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Carter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Compton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Run This Town. East has chosen Cold as Ice- M.O.P. as his entrance music. Klein East has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyrone Compton's chin.
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205 lbs
16 - 6 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
East slips a jab from Compton.
East misses the jab.
East swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
Compton throws out a loose jab but East uses good head movement to avoid it.
East thows a left - swing and a miss!
Compton leaves East with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
East shoots in for a takedown but Compton shows good takedown defense.
Compton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
East looks to throw the jab but Compton is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from East, right into the meat.
Compton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Compton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
East attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East looks to score with a jab to the body but Compton is just out of range.
Compton shoots in and drives through. East sprawls well.
East is looking to land body kicks.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Compton was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
East throws a leg kick
and Compton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
East tries a low kick but Compton avoids it.
Compton throws a hook but East blocks it.
Compton blocks a head kick by East.
A bone on bone clash there as East blocks the leg kick.
Compton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
East throws a one two combo.
East tries a low kick but Compton avoids it.
East has a takedown stuffed.
Tyrone Compton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klein East.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws a series of punches but East moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Compton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A clash of legs there as East blocks the low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Compton does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Compton finds it's way through East's defenses.
East avoids the body shot from Compton.
East throws a sloppy body shot
and Compton counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Compton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from East.
East throws a leg kick but Compton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Compton scores with a jab.
Compton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East misses with an uppercut. Compton saw that one coming.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
Compton misses with a body shot
and East counters with a thumping low kick.
East throws a leg kick
and Compton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Compton shoots in but no luck this time.
Compton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from East.
East moves out of range as Compton strikes.
East throws a half hearted mid kick.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
East keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Compton.
Compton fails with a takedown attempt.
East takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton misses with the body kick
and East counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
East misses the body punch
and Compton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
East swings away with a body shot that misses
and Compton counters with a nice body shot.
East moves out of range of the strikes.
East lands with an overhand left.
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!
East chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
East is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Compton rather than just go for the knockout.
East fails in his attempt to clinch.
East attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
East misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Compton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
East swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
East throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Compton swings away with a body shot that misses
and East makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
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 Tyrone Compton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
East connects with a single shot there.
East throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - East throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
East clobbers Compton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
East lands with a good body shot.
East swinging wildly here.
East uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Compton.
East throws a body kick the misses
and Compton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy left from Compton finds it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from East.
East misses the shot to the body.
Compton misses with a shot to the body
and East counters with a big head kick but Compton shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and East has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Compton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Compton looks to land a combination. East sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
East wants to land a leg kick but Compton is out of range.
East tried to score with a low kick but Compton checks it.
Compton blocks a head kick by East.
Compton throws the left hand but East avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Compton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice sprawl there from East as Compton shoots in.
East misses with a few strikes there.
Compton fails with the takedown.
East throws a right and a left that Compton avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Compton connects with a body shot that sends East's belly button to the back.
Compton looks to score with a jab to the body but East is just out of range.
Compton just misses with a punch to the body.
East uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Compton has time to react.
East throws a body kick that misses.
East scores with a body shot.
East lands a jab to the nose.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from East.
East throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Compton counter with a right hand.
East 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Compton is trying is best to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton kicks off East and gets to his feet.
Compton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
East moves into full guard.
East bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Compton's guard.
Compton looking for a sweep. Not yet Compton, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton being controlled here, momentarily.
Compton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Compton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Klein East will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Compton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of East's head.
Compton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from East.
East throws a leg kick which misses Compton's front leg but catches the back leg as Compton tries to avoid it.
Compton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good standup being displayed there by Compton as he connects with a hook.
East throws a low kick but it's checked well by Compton.
Compton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
Compton slips a jab from East.
East will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Compton connects with a solid leg kick.
East slips under a jab from Compton.
Compton takes a swing at East's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
Compton with a nice cross.
Compton blocks a low kick nicely.
East checks a low kick from Compton.
Compton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but East is out of range.
Compton lands a leg kick that knocks East off balance momentarily.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from East.
East swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Compton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Compton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Compton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton trying to control the position from guard on top but East is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Compton tries to stand but East is controlling from the bottom.
East keeping moving, preventing Compton from controlling successfully.
East wants to sweep here but Compton controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Compton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Compton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Compton.
East uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Compton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East staying out of range there.
East takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Compton lands a head shot.
East fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Compton checks it well.
East ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Compton misses with an uppercut. East saw that one coming.
East scoring well with a low kick there.
East tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Compton is able to avoid easily.
Compton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Compton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from East.
East misses with a body punch
and Compton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from East misses
and Compton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
East misses with a jab, cross combination.
Compton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Compton tried to score with a low kick but East checks it.
Compton misses with a body punch
and East counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Compton circles away quickly and effectively.
Compton throws a hook but East blocks it.
Compton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from East.
Klein East seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
East swings for the body but Compton moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrone Compton.
I think Compton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klein East!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ellis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Avril Lavigne - Hot. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Ellis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxence Laurentian!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis throws out a powerful jab.
Laurentian is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laurentian. Ellis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellis throws a series of punches but Laurentian avoids them all with ease.
Laurentian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laurentian throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ellis counters with a three punch combo that has Laurentian backing up. Laurentian nods at Ellis to acknowledge the strikes.
Laurentian misses with a body kick.
Laurentian misses with a body shot
letting Ellis counter with a right hand.
Ellis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laurentian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laurentian throws a big shot that misses.
Ellis slips under a jab from Laurentian.
Laurentian throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ellis gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ellis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laurentian lands with a light punch inside.
Laurentian digs a right hand underneath Ellis's ribcage. Ellis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ellis cracks Laurentian with a nice body shot.
Laurentian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurentian.
Laurentian can't find room to land a body shot as Ellis controls the action.
A short left from Laurentian.
Laurentian lands a body shot.
Laurentian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ellis.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ellis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ellis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurentian.
Laurentian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laurentian lands a body shot.
Ellis misses with a punch to the body.
Laurentian works on Ellis's body with a couple of short punches.
Laurentian lands a nice uppercut.
Ellis misses with a punch to the body.
Laurentian breaks from the clinch.
Laurentian works the jab nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Ellis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ellis.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis ducks under a wild hook from Laurentian.
Ellis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ellis tries to clinch there but Laurentian circles away.
Laurentian on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ellis lands a nice looking body shot.
Laurentian misses the shot to the body.
Ellis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ellis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ellis throws a hook but Laurentian blocks it.
A big right from Laurentian misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ellis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laurentian.
Nice body punch from Ellis.
Laurentian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ellis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ellis jabs Laurentian right on the nose. Laurentian blinks but takes it well.
Ellis takes a swing at Laurentian's ribcage but misses.
Laurentian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellis.
Laurentian tries a head kick but it misses.
Laurentian throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ellis jabs at Laurentian's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis moves out of range of the strikes.
Ellis moves away from the strike by Laurentian.
Laurentian punishes Ellis's body with a nice straight punch.
Ellis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laurentian is out of range and Ellis settles back down.
Laurentian swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellis.
Nice defenses there by Ellis.
Laurentian fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellis throws a shot from downtown. Laurentian moves away and avoids it.
Ellis lands with a straight right. Laurentian didn't see that one coming.
Laurentian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ellis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxence Laurentian dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Laurentian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ellis defending well as Laurentian loads up on a big left hand.
Laurentian rushes Ellis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laurentian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laurentian struggles to land a body shot inside as Ellis controls his hands.
Laurentian cracks Ellis with a nice body shot.
Ellis presses Laurentian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ellis presses Laurentian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ellis misses with a body punch.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laurentian takes a shot to the head.
The referee calls for Laurentian to work.
Laurentian lands a shot to the body.
Ellis blocks a body shot from Laurentian.
A left hand lands to the body for Laurentian.
Laurentian is breathing heavily.
Laurentian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laurentian tries to work over Ellis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ellis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laurentian's elbow.
Ellis tries a body shot but Laurentian blocks it.
Good body shot from Ellis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laurentian struggles to land a body shot inside as Ellis controls his hands.
Laurentian is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian can't find room to land a body shot as Ellis controls the action.
Laurentian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ellis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laurentian's elbow.
Ellis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ellis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laurentian or not.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body.
Ellis lands a shot to the body.
Ellis lands with a short shot to the head.
Ellis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ellis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ellis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Ellis.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ellis digs a right hand underneath Laurentian's ribcage. Laurentian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laurentian.
A short body shot lands from Ellis as the two fighters clinch.
Ellis pushes Laurentian back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Laurentian's head.
Laurentian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ellis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Ellis.
Ellis prevents a body shot from Laurentian.
Ellis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laurentian or not.
A short left from Ellis.
Ellis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ellis lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Ellis - that landed with a thud.
Ellis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis digs a right hand into Laurentian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laurentian's gas tank.
Ellis is leaning against Laurentian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ellis.
Ellis presses Laurentian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ellis works on Laurentian's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Laurentian.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellis.
Ellis lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laurentian or not.
Ellis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ellis lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ellis.
Ellis digs a right hand into Laurentian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laurentian's gas tank.
Ellis lands a shoulder strike.
Laurentian misses with a punch to the body.
Laurentian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellis's elbow.
Ellis lands a body shot.
Ellis pushes Laurentian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ellis cracks Laurentian with a nice body shot.
Ellis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ellis digs a right hand underneath Laurentian's ribcage. Laurentian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Ellis - that landed with a thud.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laurentian tries to throw a body punch but Ellis avoids it by throwing Laurentian back against the cage.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Laurentian's head.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Ellis is leaning against Laurentian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ellis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian tries to work over Ellis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ellis prevents a body shot from Laurentian.
Ellis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ellis misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ellis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ellis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ellis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ellis lands with a right to the head.
Ellis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ellis swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurentian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ellis as the two fighters clinch.
Ellis lands a nice uppercut.
Laurentian tries a body shot but Ellis blocks it.
Laurentian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ellis lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ellis.
Laurentian lands a nice shot to the body.
Ellis is working Laurentian over against the cage.
Ellis lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ellis.
Ellis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ellis.
Laurentian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laurentian.
Ellis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ellis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laurentian trying to stall but Ellis improves his position.
Ellis blocks a body shot from Laurentian.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellis.
Ellis scores with a shot to the side of Laurentian's head.
Good body shot from Ellis.
Ellis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ellis lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellis.
Ellis lands a nice uppercut.
Laurentian is looking to control Ellis's arms but Ellis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laurentian has his back to the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ellis.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laurentian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laurentian scores with a hook to the body.
Laurentian misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ellis lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellis lands a body punch in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ellis.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laurentian is trying to stall.
Laurentian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ellis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Laurentian misses
and Ellis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laurentian throws a combination that misses
and Ellis counters with a nice body shot.
Ellis lands a nice hook to Laurentian's body. Laurentian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ellis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laurentian.
A big right from Laurentian misses.
Laurentian throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ellis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Laurentian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ellis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laurentian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian needs to keep his hands up - Ellis had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ellis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Laurentian waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ellis.
Laurentian looks to land a left hand but Ellis moved out of range nicely.
Ellis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laurentian counters with a nice uppercut.
Ellis scores with a jab.
Ellis misses with a body punch
and Laurentian counters with a right hand to the body.
Laurentian looks to land a right hand but Ellis moved out of range.
Ellis moves away from the strike by Laurentian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian misses with a jab to the body
and Ellis counters with a stiff right hand.
Laurentian looks to land a left hand but Ellis moved out of range nicely.
Ellis wants to clinch.
Ellis slips under a jab from Laurentian.
Laurentian swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ellis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Laurentian throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellis.
A jab from Ellis misses.
Laurentian misses with a double jab
enabling Ellis to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ellis works Laurentian's body with a nice hook.
Ellis moves out of range of the strikes.
Ellis punishes Laurentian's body with a nice straight punch.
Ellis looks to land a left hand but Laurentian moved out of range nicely.
Ellis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laurentian slips a jab from Ellis.
Ellis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis looks to throw the jab but Laurentian is out of range.
Ellis misses with a leg kick
and Laurentian counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Laurentian misses
and Ellis counters with a nice body shot.
Ellis tries to clinch but Laurentian is having none of it.
Ellis scores with a jab.
Laurentian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ellis counters with an inside leg kick.
Laurentian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ellis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laurentian's sensitive parts.
Laurentian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ellis counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellis clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ellis takes a swing at Laurentian's ribcage but misses.
Laurentian misses with a straight right.
Ellis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laurentian throws a hook to the side of Ellis's head but Ellis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laurentian misses with a jab to the body
and Ellis counters with a straight right hand.
Ellis misses with a looping right.
Ellis lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurentian throws a lazy right hand but Ellis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laurentian throws a series of punches but Ellis avoids them all with ease.
Laurentian takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurentian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Laurentian is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ellis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laurentian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ellis throws an overhand right that lands on Laurentian's shoulder, as Laurentian tries to avoid the shot.
Laurentian throws a jab when Ellis was well out of range.
Ellis takes a swing at Laurentian's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Laurentian misses.
Ellis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ellis throws a hook to the side of Laurentian's head but Laurentian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laurentian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ellis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laurentian misses with a looping left.
Laurentian slips a jab and a cross from Ellis.
Laurentian smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ellis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Laurentian tries to close the distance and clinch but Ellis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laurentian's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ellis under the eye.
Ellis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ellis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laurentian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ellis.
Ellis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laurentian throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellis.
Good shot there by Ellis.
Maxence Laurentian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ellis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laurentian takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laurentian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ellis scores with a jab. Laurentian acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ellis doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurentian circles away.
Ellis slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Ellis.
Ellis misses with a hook. Laurentian ducked under it nicely.
Laurentian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ellis counters with a one-two to the body.
Ellis fails to land with a series of punches.
Ellis misses with a body shot
and Laurentian counters with a nice uppercut.
Laurentian misses with a hook to the body
and Ellis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ellis's corner calls for a 1-2. Ellis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ellis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Laurentian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ellis counters with a good, hard body kick but Laurentian shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Ellis had his way with Maxence Laurentian in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Laurentian throws a shot from downtown. Ellis moves away and avoids it.
Ellis throws a good cross that connects.
Ellis scores with the left hand. Laurentian knows he should have avoided that one.
Laurentian misses with an uppercut. Ellis saw that one coming.
Ellis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Laurentian misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ellis counters with a left and a right that stings Laurentian.
Laurentian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ellis.
Laurentian tries to move into range but Ellis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ellis connects with the punch.
Ellis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laurentian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis works Laurentian's body with a nice hook.
Laurentian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laurentian takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big right from Laurentian misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ellis, right into the meat.
A cross from Ellis lands.
Ellis lands an overhand right.
Laurentian falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ellis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laurentian is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Laurentian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ellis thuds his right hand into Laurentian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ellis takes the fight into the clinch.
Anthony Ellis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Ellis on the inside.
Ellis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis misses with a body punch.
Laurentian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Laurentian tries to stall but Ellis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ellis lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ellis.
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laurentian backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ellis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ellis.
Laurentian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ellis lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Ellis.
A nice left hand lands by Ellis.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laurentians head.
Laurentian is rocked!
Ellis is leaning against Laurentian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laurentian is still on wobbly legs! Can Ellis finish him?
Nice body punch from Ellis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ellis.
Laurentian seems to have recovered his senses.
Ellis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ellis lands a shoulder strike.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Ellis digs a right hand into Laurentian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laurentian's gas tank.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Ellis lands a nice shot to the body.
Maxence Laurentian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ellis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Ellis.
A short uppercut from Ellis.
Ellis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ellis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laurentian backwards.
Ellis lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ellis.
Ellis presses Laurentian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellis.
Ellis working aggressively here.
Laurentian digs a right hand underneath Ellis's ribcage. Ellis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ellis lands with a light punch inside.
Laurentian misses with a body punch.
Laurentian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ellis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ellis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laurentian takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurentian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ellis blocks a body shot from Laurentian.
A right hand to the body from Ellis.
Ellis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laurentian backwards.
Good body shot from Ellis.
Ellis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ellis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ellis digs a right hand underneath Laurentian's ribcage. Laurentian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ellis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Ellis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Ellis.
A short body shot lands from Ellis as the two fighters clinch.
Ellis lands a hook that snaps the head of Laurentian backwards.
Ellis blocks a body shot from Laurentian.
A short uppercut from Ellis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
A right hand to the body from Ellis.
Ellis lands a body shot.
Ellis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laurentian can do to turn this around?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
Ellis digs a right hand into Laurentian's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laurentian's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Ellis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ellis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
A right handed body shot lands from Laurentian.
Laurentian is leaning against Ellis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Ellis.
Ellis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ellis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Ellis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ellis 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 49:45
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:45
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Ellis!
Anthony Ellis retains his welterweight title!
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