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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Fern (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fern has chosen Face the pain as his entrance music. Jake Clay is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Clay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Fern!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clay moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Clay could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Clay shoots in and drives through. Fern sprawls well.
Some wild striking there from Fern.
Fern leaves Clay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clay pulls guard successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fern's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fern stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fern works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay has hold of Fern's hands but Fern slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clay is trying to stand back up but Fern is controlling him
Fern seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fern trying to control from half guard but Clay is working away.
Clay is looking to improve his position.
Fern escapes and gets back to his feet.
Clay circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Clay with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Clay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fern in his tracks.
Fern has his takedown stuffed
and Clay makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fern has his takedown stuffed
and Clay counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fern looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fern backs up against the cage.
Fern tries to sprawl but Clay drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clay is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fern has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fern!
Fern stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fern looking to sit in guard and control but Clay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fern working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fern keeping moving, preventing Clay from controlling successfully.
Clay postures up and lands a big shot to Fern's brow.
Fern keeping moving, preventing Clay from controlling successfully.
Fern manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Clay misses with a takedown attempt - Fern sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fern closes the distance but Clay moves to the side
and Clay counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fern fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fern cracks the inside of Clay's front leg.
Fern decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fern decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Clay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clay with a poor takedown
and Fern decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Clay's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fern pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clay is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drake Fern will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Clay scores with a hook.
Fern gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clay.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fern. Clay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fern fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Fern.
Clay shoots in and gets a takedown into Fern's guard.
Clay has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Clay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fern is on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fern accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clay wants to sweep here but Fern controlling him for the moment.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Fern from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fern gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Fern closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clay gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fern.
Fern turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Fern manages to end up in side control.
Clay is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fern is controlling him well.
Fern is trying to ground and pound but Clay uses the momentary lack of control by Fern to regain half guard.
Clay is looking to control Fern's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clay avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay is defending against the submission attempts here by Fern.
Fern sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fern wants to control but Clay is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fern seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Clay regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fern trying to control the position from guard on top but Clay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clay being controlled here, momentarily.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Drake Fern hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Clay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fern swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fern throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clay counters with a right hand to the body.
Clay is looking to clinch but Fern is avoiding it.
Fern leaves Clay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jake Clay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fern misses with a takedown
so Clay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clay drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fern looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fern looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fern!
Fern tries for a kimura but Clay is defending well.
Clay gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Drake Fern has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fern thows a huge punch but Clay dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jake Clay will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fern throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clay tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fern is in Clay's guard.
Fern throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fern stopping the sweep attempt from Clay.
Clay trying to keep a closed guard but Fern is proving a slippery customer.
Clay wants to get back to his feet but Fern is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fern passes Clay's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fern trying to mount his opponent but Clay defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fern is trying to work for a kimura but Clay is defending well.
Clay is staying active underneath Fern, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Clay tries to roll over but Fern keeps him under control.
Fern seems to be working for a kimura but Clay defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clay tries to get to full guard but Fern has control of the leg.
Clay is trying to stand up here but Fern is controlling him well.
Fern is working for a submission of some sort.
Fern is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fern moves into full mount! Clay won't be happy about that!
Fern scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Clay?
Fern trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fern manages to capitalize on a mistake by Clay to take his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Clay as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Fern!
A lull in the action here.
Fern is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Fern gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Fern gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Fern apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Fern throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Clay's waist but Clay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fern off to one side.
Fern ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fern shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fern showed some decent athleticism there.
Fern wants to take a breather but Clay is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Fern comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fern 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Fern!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Zhang Zhu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zhang Zhu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Zhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Shields!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shields swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhu.
Shields lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Zhang Zhu has been cut.
Shields connects with a nice looking jab.
Zhu is rocked!
Shields looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Zhu.
Zhu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zhu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhu tries to clinch but Shields moves out of range.
Zhu tries to clinch up but Shields circles away and keeps his distance.
Zhu closes the distance and clinches up with Shields, looking for a takedown. Zhu pushes Shields against the cage but Shields circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shields misses with a double jab.
Shields misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zhang Zhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shields misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zhu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shields pinned against the cage. Shields gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Zhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shields throws a series of strikes that have Zhu backpedaling.
Oh Zhu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zhu is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Zhu misses with a head kick.
Zhu seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice sprawl there from Shields as Zhu shoots in.
Shields throws a series of punches but Zhu avoids them all with ease.
Zhu loses concentration momentarily and Shields pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Zhu crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Shields finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kevin Shields!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Meada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 50 Cent - God gave me style. Kenji Meada looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrus Laane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenji Meada!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane throws a right and a left that Meada avoids nicely.
Meada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Meada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Laane misses with a few strikes there.
Meada walks into a left hand.
Meada misses with a wild body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Laane feints and then cracks Meada's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Meada down.
Laane swinging wildly here.
Meada tries to close the distance and clinch but Laane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laane misses with a head kick.
Laane swinging wildly here.
Meada takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Andrus Laane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Meada circles away quickly and effectively.
Left hook, right uppercut from Laane.
Jab by Laane.
Meada misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Meada looks gassed!
Laane lands a brutal head kick. Meada looks out on his feet and Laane throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Andrus Laane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petey Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Syth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Petey Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Syth!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smith to the mat! Smith manages to get full guard.
Syth 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.
Syth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Syth from controlling successfully.
Syth stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Syth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Syth won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel Syth has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Syth counters with a head kick.
Smith shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Smith showed some decent athleticism there.
Syth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith is thwarting Syth's attempts to control the position.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Syth on the ground.
Syth regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smith.
Syth 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.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Syth has wrist control.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith trying to control but Syth is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Syth has wrist control.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith wants to control from the top but Syth keeps moving.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Syth 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.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syth wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Syth wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Syth looks gassed!
Syth had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Syth swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith wants to control from the top but Syth keeps moving.
Smith is really struggling to control Syth but he's trying to hold on to the position.
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.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith trying to control but Syth is working from the bottom.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Syth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smith.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Syth's brow.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Syth blocks nicely.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Syth has wrist control.
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 Petey Smith will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Syth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Syth lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Syth with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Syth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith wants to control but Syth is keeping him busy.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Syth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Smith is pressing down on Syth's thigh, looking to free his foot. Syth is holding on for now.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Syth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Syth is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Syth defends the submission attempt.
Syth is not content to let Smith control the position.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Syth is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Syth trying to control here.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Syth pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Syth's hands, connecting with Syth's forehead.
Smith sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Syth defending well though.
Syth avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Syth is defending well.
Syth trying to control but Smith postures up.
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. Smith connects with a nice short shot to Syth's temple.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Syth's head.
Syth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syth trying to control from the bottom.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Syth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smith thows a huge punch but Syth dodges it nicely.
Smith working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Syth is defending well.
Syth is trying to control but can't.
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.
Smith thows a huge punch but Syth dodges it nicely.
Syth blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith is trying to control. Syth wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Syth is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Syth avoid being mounted?
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Syth is just riding it out for now. Smith eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petey Smith dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Syth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Syth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Syth looking to control and managing it successfully.
Syth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to lock up and control but Syth gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Syth throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Smith bucks Syth off and manages to get back to his feet!
Petey Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A head kick by Syth misses
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control.
Smith trying to control the position but Syth is working away.
Smith slows the pace down.
Syth is looking for a sweep.
Syth can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Syth for as long as he can get away with.
Smith's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Petey Smith just wasn't active enough.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Syth, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Syth against the cage but Syth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Syth counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith pushes Syth off and gets back to his feet.
Syth shoots and misses
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown. Syth fights it but they end up in guard.
Smith controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Petey Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petey Smith!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isamu The Shark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isamu The Shark has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Isamu The Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter King!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Shark tries to bum rush King with a series of wild strikes but King uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Shark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from King.
It looks like Isamu The Shark has been cut.
King throws an overhand right that lands on The Shark's shoulder, as The Shark tries to avoid the shot.
The Shark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and King connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! The Shark scrambles back to his feet.
The Shark is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King cracks The Shark with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends The Shark tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but King pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! The Shark is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter King!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bernhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayson Sariol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sariol comes into a darkened arena with his song building. eye of the tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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197 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Bernhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayson Sariol!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bernhard scores with a one two! Sariol had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sariol misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bernhard scores with a body shot.
Sariol looks gassed!
Sariol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bernhard as he avoids it easily.
Bernhard looks to land a combination but Sariol avoids it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bernhard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernhard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bernhard scores with a shot to the body.
Bernhard drops Sariol with a right and a left! Bernhard comes rushing in but Sariol regains his composure and manages to keep Bernhard in guard.
It looks like Jayson Sariol has been cut.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bernhard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bernhard is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bernhard preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sariol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sariol keeping full guard, as Bernhard tries to pass.
Bernhard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bernhard controlling from the top position.
Bernhard looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bernhard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Bernhard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sariol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bernhard sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Bernhard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sariol throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bernhard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bernhard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sariol circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernhard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernhard lands a jab to the nose.
Bernhard misses with the combination.
Bernhard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Bernhard.
Bernhard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sariol circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernhard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sariol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bernhard is looking to chop away at Sariol's legs.
Sariol takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bernhard lands a glancing blow to the side of Sariol's head.
Bernhard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bernhard swinging wildly here.
Mike Bernhard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sariol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bernhard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sariol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bernhard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bernhard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bernhard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sariol takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bernhard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sariol takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bernhard tries to bum rush Sariol with a series of wild strikes but Sariol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bernhard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bernhard lands a two punch combo.
Bernhard misses with a low kick.
Bernhard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sariol circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bernhard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Sariol's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sariol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bernhard misses with a wild combination.
Bernhard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bernhard misses with a double jab.
Bernhard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sariol eats them both and turns towards Bernhard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bernhard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jayson Sariol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernhard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bernhard swings for the body but Sariol moves out of range.
Sariol tries for a takedown but Bernhard circles away easily
and Bernhard counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sariol doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bernhard counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernhard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bernhard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bernhard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bernhard throws a right and a left that Sariol avoids nicely.
Bernhard throws the kick towards the body but Sariol avoids it.
Bernhard throws a head kick but Sariol moves out of range.
Sariol doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bernhard counters with a straight right hand.
Mike Bernhard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayson Sariol.
Bernhard throws a series of punches but Sariol avoids them all with ease.
Bernhard misses with a series of wild punches.
Bernhard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bernhard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bernhard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bernhard scores with a jab to the body.
Bernhard misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Bernhard.
Bernhard catches Sariol with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bernhard lands with a nice body punch.
Bernhard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bernhard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bernhard works over Sariol's head and body with a nice combination.
Bernhard thuds his right hand into Sariol's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bernhard misses with the body kick
and Sariol counters with a straight right hand.
Bernhard throws a nice looking combination but Sariol bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bernhard lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sariol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sariol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernhard digs a good body shot into Sariol's ribs.
Bernhard wants to slow Sariol down by chopping away at his legs.
Bernhard is looking to wear down Sariol with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bernhard throws a one two combo.
Sariol shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bernhard counters with a right hand to the body.
Bernhard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sariol.
Bernhard looks to land a combination but Sariol avoids it well.
Bernhard scores with a jab.
Sariol takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sariol tries to clinch but Bernhard moves out of range.
Bernhard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sariol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Bernhard does no damage.
Sariol shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bernhard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sariol thinking.
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.
Sariol clobbers Bernhard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bernhard throws a right and a left that Sariol avoids nicely.
Bernhard misses with a wild combination.
Sariol closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sariol has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sariol looking to ground and pound but Bernhard is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bernhard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Sariol's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bernhard fails to land with a series of punches.
Mike Bernhard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sariol with a poor takedown
and Bernhard counters with a straight right hand.
Bernhard throws a right hand that Sariol ducks under and follows up with a left that Sariol also avoids with ease.
Sariol tries to close the distance and clinch but Bernhard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bernhard misses with a series of wild punches.
Mike Bernhard is winning the standup battle so far.
Bernhard dips to his left and cracks Sariol with an uppercut!
Bernhard scores with a one two! Sariol had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bernhard throws a combination. Sariol tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bernhard tries to bum rush Sariol with a series of wild strikes but Sariol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bernhard throws a shot to the body.
Bernhard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sariol circles away quickly and effectively.
Bernhard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danga de danga de dang - Bernhard scores with a four punch combination!
Sariol has his takedown stuffed
and Bernhard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernhard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bernhard thows a body kick. Sariol tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bernhard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sariol checks it well.
Sariol shoots and misses
and Bernhard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mike Bernhard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jayson Sariol.
Sariol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Bernhard.
Sariol misses with a takedown
and Bernhard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sariol gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bernhard counters with a one-two to the body.
Sariol misses with a takedown
and Bernhard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sariol takes one to the side of the head.
Bernhard throws a body punch but Sariol moves out of range.
Sariol fails with the takedown
and Bernhard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bernhard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sariol can do to turn this around?
Bernhard throws a head kick but Sariol moves out of range.
Bernhard misses with the combination.
Sariol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sariol moves out of range as Bernhard throws a body kick.
Bernhard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bernhard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sariol counters with a shoot takedown. Bernhard fights it but they end up in guard.
Sariol gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
No joy there for Bernhard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernhard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sariol gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bernhard counters with a left and a right that stings Sariol.
Bernhard misses with a low kick as Sariol jumps back.
Bernhard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sariol.
Sariol misses with a takedown
and Bernhard counters with a series of strikes. Sariol will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bernhard misses the shot to the body.
Bernhard throws a wild body kick that Sariol sees coming a mile off.
Bernhard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sariol tries for a takedown but Bernhard circles away easily
and Bernhard counters with a nice body shot.
Bernhard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sariol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sariol has his takedown stuffed
enabling Bernhard to counter with a crisp jab.
Sariol doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bernhard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bernhard with a hook.
Bernhard throws a series of punches but Sariol avoids them all with ease.
Bernhard misses with a series of wild punches.
Sariol doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bernhard counters with a stiff right hand.
Mike Bernhard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bernhard misses with a kick to the body.
Bernhard throws a body kick the misses
and Sariol counters with a takedown into side control.
Sariol tries to score with some ground and pound. Bernhard controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jayson Sariol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sariol throws a strike aimed at the side of Bernhard's head but Bernhard avoids it well.
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 Mike Bernhard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bernhard, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Bernhard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Veliki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lomar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Lomar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vladimir Veliki's chin.
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265 lbs
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Veliki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Lomar!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Veliki or perhaps it was just good defense by Lomar which made him look bad.
Veliki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lomar tries a head kick but it misses.
Lomar looks to score with a jab to the body but Veliki is just out of range.
Lomar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lomar lands with a hook. Veliki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Veliki shoots in for a takedown but Lomar shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Veliki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lomar. Veliki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veliki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Veliki is trying to control the action in half guard but Lomar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Veliki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lomar is looking for a sweep. Veliki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Veliki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veliki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lomar trying to get back to full guard but Veliki takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Veliki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Veliki with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lomar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Veliki thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lomar is trying to escape the mount.
Veliki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Veliki looking to control but Lomar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Veliki 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.
Veliki prevents Lomar from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veliki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lomar?
Lomar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lomar throwing hammer fists to the chest of Veliki. What's that going to do exactly?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lomar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lomar is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veliki lands a big shot there that rocks Lomar but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lomar regains half guard.
Lomar is staying active underneath Veliki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lomar tries to get to full guard but Veliki has control of the leg.
Veliki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Veliki seems to be looking for submissions.
Still in half guard, Veliki seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veliki is looking for a kimura here.
Veliki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lomar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Veliki.
Veliki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lomar keeps working.
Lomar is trying to maintain the position but Veliki is very close to passing his half guard.
Veliki stops Lomar from getting back to his feet.
Veliki decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Veliki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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.
Veliki looks for a takedown but Lomar sprawls well.
Veliki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lomar swivels and escapes.
Veliki is breathing heavily.
Veliki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Veliki tries to clinch up but Lomar circles away and keeps his distance.
Lomar throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lomar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lomar. Those never looked like landing.
Lomar tries a head kick but it misses.
Veliki dodges the punch combination from Lomar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veliki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lomar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lomar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Veliki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lomar won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Veliki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Veliki tries for a takedown but Lomar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Veliki tries for a takedown but Lomar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lomar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Veliki's guard.
Veliki is trying to keep Lomar in close.
Veliki is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short right from Lomar.
Lomar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Veliki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Veliki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Veliki takes a shot to the head.
Lomar lands with a left to the head.
Lomar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lomar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lomar tries to pull guard but Veliki won't allow it.
Lomar is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Lomar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lomar prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lomar decides to pull guard.
Veliki postures up in Lomar's guard and throws a big left but Lomar blocks it.
Lomar trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lomar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Veliki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Veliki drops back looking for a leg! Lomar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lomar manages to kick Veliki off! Veliki jumps back into Lomar's guard.
Lomar wants to sweep here but Veliki controlling him for the moment.
Veliki wants to control from the top but Lomar keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lomar wants to sweep but no luck.
Veliki thows a big elbow that misses.
Veliki trying to control the position from guard on top but Lomar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Vladimir Veliki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Veliki shoots in for a takedown but Lomar shows good takedown defense.
Veliki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lomar is trying to control Veliki's posture but Veliki avoids it.
Lomar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Veliki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Veliki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Veliki wants to control but Lomar is keeping him busy.
Veliki lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veliki is looking to take a break and control but Lomar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lomar tries to improve position but can't.
Veliki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lomar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lomar misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Veliki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Veliki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lomar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Veliki controls the position.
Vladimir Veliki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lomar is trying to get back to half guard.
Veliki just content to control the position.
Veliki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lomar is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lomar looks to move to half guard but instead Veliki has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Veliki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Veliki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Veliki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Veliki dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Veliki blocks a head kick by Lomar.
Veliki fails to land the takedown.
Lomar scores with a decent looking hook.
Veliki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lomar manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Veliki is looking to work some ground and pound but Lomar has wrist control.
Veliki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lomar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Veliki has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lomar is proving hard to escape from.
Lomar thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lomar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Veliki manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veliki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomar throwing strikes but missing.
Lomar stands and steps away. Veliki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lomar misses with a few strikes there.
Veliki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lomar is defending against the submission attempts here by Veliki.
Lomar misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veliki is looking to take a break and control but Lomar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Veliki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lomar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lomar is looking to control Veliki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lomar avoid being mounted?
Veliki works his way into side control.
Veliki cracks Lomar with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Veliki wants to control but Lomar is keeping him busy.
Veliki advances nicely into full mount.
Veliki with a couple of short strikes.
Lomar is squirming around, avoiding Veliki's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veliki landing punches.
Lomar flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Veliki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Veliki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lomar can't escape the position.
Veliki tries to control but Lomar wriggling away.
Veliki landing strikes from the mount.
David Lomar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veliki has hold of Lomar's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lomar manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lomar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Veliki.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Veliki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Veliki.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veliki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lomar is looking to escape.
Veliki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Veliki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Veliki, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Veliki!
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