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LMS 30: Sunrise PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Manning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by I Get Money. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
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, Peyton Manning!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manning throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manning's waist but Manning gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
Manning will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Manning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manning feints and as Jackson raises his hands in defense, Manning changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Manning is controlling him.
Manning is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Manning trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Manning from controlling successfully.
Jackson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Manning wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Manning pushes Jackson up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jackson'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.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Manning wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jackson lands a nice knee to the body.
Manning looks gassed!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Manning blocks with his arms.
Manning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manning backwards.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manning's face.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson thows a huge punch but Manning dodges it nicely.
Manning is controlling Jackson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Jackson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Manning to regain full guard.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manning swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manning wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is stalling in the full guard.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Manning uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Manning!
Manning trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jackson tries to get out of the position.
Jackson striking from the bottom here.
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.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Manning tries to hold on but Jackson postures up.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manning is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Jackson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Manning is blocking nicely.
Jackson fails to pull guard.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Manning is blocking nicely.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Manning gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Jackson lands a knee to the head.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Manning wants to stall.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Manning to the mat.
Manning being controlled here momentarily.
Manning pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep but no luck.
Manning sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jackson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Manning has passed into side control.
Jackson is trying to control Manning's posture but Manning avoids it.
Manning is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Manning landing strikes.
That's two 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.
Manning has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Manning controlling from the full mount.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Manning takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jackson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manning controlling from mount.
Jackson is looking to improve his position but Manning isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Manning trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Manning prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Manning wants to control the pace but Jackson is squirming around nicely.
That's four 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.
Manning prevents Jackson from getting the reversal.
Manning controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manning's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Manning trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Manning maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Peyton Manning will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Manning rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manning tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson checks a leg kick nicely.
Manning with a poor takedown
and Jackson counters with a takedown into side control.
Manning tries to control but Jackson manages to take his back.
Jackson trying to control momentarily.
Manning defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jackson's arms.
Manning manages to reverse the position and now he's in Jackson's guard. Nice work there by Manning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Manning won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manning stays in close to Jackson's body and controls the position.
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manning gets to his feet - Jackson follows without any prompting.
Manning throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Manning is doing well to control the position and prevent Jackson from advancing to side control.
Manning trying to control here.
Jackson wants to control but Manning is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manning misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Manning is pressing down on Jackson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manning looking for a sweep. Not yet Manning, not yet.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Manning seems keen to control Jackson's posture.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jackson 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Manning is retaining full guard.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Manning uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Manning!
Manning is stalling in the full guard.
Manning looking to sit in guard and control but Jackson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Manning preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Manning wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson trying to control but Manning is working from the bottom.
Manning trying to control the position here.
Manning keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Jackson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Luther (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alexander Rose has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Rose!
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, Lex Luther!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose shoots for a takedown but Luther saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rose will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rose could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Luther rushes Rose and presses him up against the cage.
Rose changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Luther fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Luther shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rose as he jumps to the side.
Luther closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Luther looks gassed!
Rose manages to get back to half guard.
Rose manages to get to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rose is looking to sinch up a triangle. Luther throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rose's body to avoid the submission. Rose has instead reached around Luther's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rose arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexander Rose!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jenner Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenner Chambers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jenner Chambers!
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, Raul Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers misses with the combination.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Chambers.
Chambers drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Jenner Chambers has been cut.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Chambers's ribs.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
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!
Sanchez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sanchez moves in close and cracks Chambers with a massive right hand! Chambers, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raul Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rhet Bart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Name Is Not A Pun by The Generic Indie Band 28. Rhet Bart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhet Bart!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Young. No joy for Bart on that attempt.
Bart will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Young tries for a takedown but Bart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bart misses with a takedown
and Young counters with a single leg into guard. Bart didn't expect that.
Joey Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhet Bart.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Bart's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Young looking to sit in guard and control but Bart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bart stands and throws Young's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bart goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Young has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bart but great work by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young lands a few punches from side control.
Young taking a breather here.
Young has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Young decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bart to his feet.
Bart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Young is pulling down on Bart's head to control his posture.
Young wants to stand and escape but Bart is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bart is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Young pulls Bart in close to his closed guard and prevents Bart from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Young trying to control the position.
Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Bart tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Young managing to control the position.
Bart preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Young 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.
Bart scores with a takedown into Young's guard.
Bart postures up.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Young keeping moving, preventing Bart from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to keep Bart in close.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Joey Young just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Young working the head and body with strikes.
Joey Young overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Young controlling the action here.
Young trying to pass the guard but Bart defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Young seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Young stalling.
Bart is staying active underneath Young, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Bart reverses the position - he's now on top in Young's guard.
Young manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bart manages to get himself to full guard.
Young has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Young decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bart moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to clinch but Bart is avoiding it.
Young fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bart is out of range.
Bart shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bart trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Bart is breathing heavily.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Bart drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bart jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Young pulls Bart in close to his closed guard and prevents Bart from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Young dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Young shoots in but no luck this time.
Bart looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bart with a poor takedown
and Young counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Young.
Bart is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Young.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Young accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bart is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Young, into his guard.
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.
Bart gets to his feet. Young looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bart doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a one-two to the body.
Joey Young has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rhet Bart.
Young throws a right and a left that both miss.
Young misses with a takedown attempt - Bart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bart shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is wriggling around trying to escape.
Young is working hard here to advance position.
Bart tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Young can't escape the position.
Bart wants to finish this one by submission but Young is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bart.
Young wants to hold on but Bart pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Young is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Joey Young is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Young is trying to escape the mount.
Young tries to hold on but Bart pushes him away.
Young tries to reverse the position but Bart maintains control.
Bart quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Bart but it's paid off an Young is forced to tap! Nice work by Bart.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rhet Bart!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Colbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tone Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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288 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Cain Colbert!
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, Tone Cross!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colbert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cross.
Cross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Cross. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cross.
Cross blocks a jab.
Colbert chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cross looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Cross blocks the low kick.
Colbert shoots in but Cross avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A jab-cross combination lands for Colbert and sends Cross crashing to the mat! Colbert follows him down to the mat - Cross regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Cross is rocked!
It looks like Tone Cross has been cut.
Colbert seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Colbert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Colbert passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cross!
Colbert lands a nice shot to the head.
Colbert with a couple of short strikes.
Colbert wants to control the pace but Cross is squirming around nicely.
Colbert landing strikes from the mount and Cross is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colbert controlling the position easily from mount.
Colbert lands a big elbow.
Colbert looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Colbert lands a big elbow.
Colbert dominating with strikes here.
Colbert with good strikes from the mount here!
Colbert lands a big elbow.
Colbert looking for a guillotine from mount but Cross is having none of it.
Cross is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colbert is landing with some decent strikes but Cross is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colbert lands with some strikes.
Cross is trying to escape the mount.
Colbert punishing his opponent with strikes.
Colbert lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cross working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colbert looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cross is trying to escape the mount.
Colbert avoids the attempt from Cross to control.
Colbert lands with some strikes.
Cross is in a horrible position here. Colbert smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Colbert.
Colbert with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colbert raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Colbert.
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!
Colbert breaks from Cross's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross is squirming around, avoiding Colbert's attempts to control the action.
Cross is looking to improve his position but Colbert isn't that keen on the idea.
Colbert is working for a guillotine from mount but Cross frees his head quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Colbert goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cross is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Colbert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tone Cross's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Colbert.
Cross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colbert.
No joy there for Colbert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Colbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cross.
Cain Colbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Colbert.
Colbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Cain Colbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cross drops his hands momentarily and Colbert takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cross slips a straight right by Colbert.
A punch combination from Colbert misses.
Cross showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Colbert.
Colbert drops Cross with a nice combination! Colbert dives into Cross's guard, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Colbert throwing strikes from guard but Cross blocks nicely.
Colbert works over Cross with some ground and pound from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Colbert can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Colbert works over Cross with some ground and pound from guard.
Colbert content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cross looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Colbert passes into half guard.
Cross has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Colbert is working away from the top position though.
Cross wants to improve his position but Colbert is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Colbert is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Colbert lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cross is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Colbert scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cross is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Colbert pulls his head out easily.
Colbert postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cross to stand up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Colbert misses.
Colbert lands with an overhand left.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Cross takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Colbert tries to bum rush Cross with a series of wild strikes but Cross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Colbert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Colbert misses.
Colbert with a jab.
Cross moves out of range of the leg kick from Colbert.
Colbert looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cross looking for subs off his back but Colbert has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cross wants to get back to his feet.
Colbert drops an elbow to the side of Cross's head.
Colbert looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross is trying to stand back up but Colbert is controlling him
Cross trying to control but Colbert postures up.
Colbert is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cross wants to control but Colbert is keeping busy.
Colbert passes the guard and advances to mount!
Cross tries to reverse the position but Colbert maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Colbert scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Colbert dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tone Cross's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Colbert scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cross misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice takedown defense from Cross. No joy for Colbert on that attempt.
Cross misses the jab.
Colbert throws a big shot that misses.
Cross avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cross misses with a two punch combination.
Colbert misses with a two punch combination.
Colbert throws a series of punches but Cross avoids them all with ease.
Colbert lands with an overhand left.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cross closes this distance looking for a takedown but Colbert circles away.
Colbert throws a right and a left that both miss.
Colbert misses with a low kick.
Colbert misses with a combination
and Cross counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Colbert swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cross counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colbert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cross shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Colbert but Colbert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Colbert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cross pinned against the cage. Cross gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Colbert is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cross can do to turn this around?
Cross shoots in for a double leg but Colbert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cain Colbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tone Cross.
Colbert throws a nice looking combination but Cross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Colbert throws a nice looking combination but Cross bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Colbert misses with a straight left.
Cross shoots in and bounces Colbert off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Colbert manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cross manages to get himself to full guard.
Colbert throws and elbow that misses. Cross uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Colbert's guard. Nice move by Cross!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colbert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Colbert looking for a sweep. Not yet Colbert, not yet.
Cross is fighting to break Colbert's control of his arms but Colbert is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Colbert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cross.
Cain Colbert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cross has gone for a leg lock! Colbert slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cross's guard.
Cross wants to control the position but Colbert says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Tone Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross has hold of Colbert's hands but Colbert slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Colbert drops an elbow to the side of Cross's head.
Colbert lands strikes from half guard.
Cross gets back to full guard.
Cross wants to sweep but no luck.
Cross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cross working for submissions but it's allowed Colbert to get to half guard.
Colbert scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Colbert has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Colbert stands up and waves to Cross to follow him.
Cain Colbert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colbert looks to land a combination. Cross sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cain Colbert is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Colbert misses.
Colbert wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Colbert scores with a jab to the head.
Colbert connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cross. Cross circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Colbert bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Colbert showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colbert, 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Colbert!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Dickonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin has chosen Who's your Daddy by Mook N Fair as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Donald Dickonson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Austin!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dickonson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Donk. Austin catches Dickonson right on the button with a cross.
Austin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dickonson momentarily.
It looks like Donald Dickonson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Austin closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Dickonson out cold! Dickonson corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Austin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between TJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is DMX - Bad Boy. Slater is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Terminator Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Slater!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Slater.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slater.
Penn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slater's calf.
Slater throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Slater swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slater gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Penn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Penn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slater wants to stand but Penn is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Slater is keeping the position for now.
Slater is looking to stand up but Penn isn't so interested in that idea.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Slater is keeping the position.
Penn is looking to work some ground and pound but Slater has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Penn stands up from Slater's guard - Penn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Penn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slater just misses with a punch to the body.
Slater looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Slater waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Penn.
Jack Slater is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good leg kick by Penn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Slater misses with an uppercut.
Penn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Slater looks gassed!
Penn scores with a push kick.
Penn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Penn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters circling - Slater throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater misses with a body shot.
Slater takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Penn clinches up against the cage.
Penn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Penn tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Slater wants to break the clinch but can't.
Penn tightens his grip and picks Slater up, before dumping him to the ground. Slater manages to land in guard.
Penn postures up in Slater's guard and throws a big left but Slater blocks it.
Penn prevents Slater from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn landing with the ground and pound.
Slater avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slater preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Penn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Penn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Penn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Slater pushes him off.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Slater moves out of range easily.
Slater throws a big shot that misses.
Slater falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Slater. That snapped Penn's head back.
Slater misses with an uppercut.
Penn scores with a takedown into Slater's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slater is breathing heavily.
Penn throws and elbow that misses. Slater uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Penn's guard. Nice move by Slater!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn looking to control.
Slater must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Penn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Penn looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to get back to his feet but Slater is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Penn looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Slater passes into half guard.
Penn trying to get back to full guard but Slater takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Slater trying to control but Penn is having none of it.
Penn tries to hold on but Slater pushes him away.
Slater really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's 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.
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
Slater blocks Penn's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Penn throwing hammer fists to the chest of Slater. What's that going to do exactly?
Penn is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Penn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Slater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slater jabs at Penn's body.
Penn moves into range and clinches up with Slater.
Slater gets underhooks to prevent Penn's takedown attempt.
Slater wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn has Slater pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Slater manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slater wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slater is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn jumps guard but Slater stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn jumps guard but Slater stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slater stops a takedown attempt from Penn.
Slater breaks the clinch.
Penn throws a head kick but Slater moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn staying out of range there.
Slater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Slater throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn walks into a stiff left hand from Slater.
Penn feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn scoring with some ground and pound.
Penn wants to control from the top but Slater keeps moving.
Penn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater wants to get back to his feet but Penn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Penn is pushing down on Slater's leg trying to pass to half guard. Slater is fighting to maintain full guard but Penn has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Penn working Slater over with strikes.
TJ Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn controlling the pace.
Penn seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slater for as long as he can get away with.
Penn gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jack Slater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Penn moves into the clinch successfully.
Slater is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Penn is working for takedown but Slater is calmly controlling the position for now.
Slater prevents the takedown attempt.
Slater wants to break free but Penn has control.
Slater wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Penn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Goerge Fast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Swiftwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn Swiftwater is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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165 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Goerge Fast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Swiftwater!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swiftwater drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Swiftwater is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fast knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fast is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Swiftwater asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Fast is trying to get back to half guard.
Swiftwater lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fast is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Fast's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fast is trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fast is trying to work for a sweep but Swiftwater has mounted him!
Swiftwater content just to control the position here.
Swiftwater goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fast is on top in guard.
Fast wants to control from the top but Swiftwater keeps moving.
Fast stopping the sweep attempt from Swiftwater.
Swiftwater preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swiftwater looking for a guillotine here but Fast defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swiftwater lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fast!
Fast is just holding on here. Swiftwater manages to take his back.
Swiftwater is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fast knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swiftwater on the ground.
Swiftwater is hanging on to Fast's back as he tries to escape.
Swiftwater working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fast trying to control the hands but Swiftwater won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fast is in bad spot here.
Swiftwater lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Fast is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Swiftwater gets his way!
Swiftwater looks gassed!
Can Fast hold on?! Swiftwater is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Fast looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Swiftwater scores with punches from the back.
Fast defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiftwater patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Fast breaks Swiftwater's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Fast looking to sit in guard and control but Swiftwater gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fast manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Swiftwater manages to get himself to full guard.
Fast postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swiftwater keeping moving, preventing Fast from controlling successfully.
Fast is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Swiftwater is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Swiftwater dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fast with a poor takedown
and Swiftwater counters with a takedown into side control.
Swiftwater wants to control but Fast is keeping him busy.
Swiftwater looking to control but instead Fast has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Swiftwater lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Swiftwater is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fast is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Swiftwater scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fast trying to control here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swiftwater looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Glenn Swiftwater has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fast looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Swiftwater is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fast is looking to control Swiftwater's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fast avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Swiftwater takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Swiftwater is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fast doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Swiftwater.
Swiftwater wants to work for an arm triangle but Fast is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fast looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fast tries to roll over but Swiftwater keeps him under control.
Swiftwater is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Swiftwater passes to side control.
Fast looks to move to half guard but instead Swiftwater has passed into mount! Damn!
Swiftwater works his way to his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swiftwater softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Fast covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Swiftwater scores with punches to the body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swiftwater lands strikes to the head.
Fast defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swiftwater is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Fast taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Swiftwater.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenn Swiftwater!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Micks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Rogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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, Fred Micks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Rogan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micks walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rogan.
Micks scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Micks is thwarting Rogan's attempts to control the position.
Rogan wants to improve his position but Micks is controlling well.
Rogan trying to control here.
Micks is pressing down on Rogan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rogan is holding on for now.
Rogan tries to get to full guard but Micks has control of the leg.
Rogan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Micks advances to half guard.
Micks uses his free foot to push down on Rogan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rogan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogan regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogan trying to control but Micks postures up.
Rogan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rogan.
Rogan had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Micks is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rogan Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Micks's back instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogan is persistently looking for the submission but Micks is defending it well.
Micks tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Micks stops Rogan from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Rogan mounts Micks! Really nice guard pass there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Micks gets back to half guard.
Rogan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rogan with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Micks is desperately trying to improve his position but Rogan has a good base and remains in mount.
Rogan looking for a guillotine from mount but Micks is having none of it.
Rogan looks gassed!
Rogan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Micks is looking to escape.
Rogan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan prevents Micks from getting the reversal.
Micks is just holding on here. Rogan manages to take his back.
Rogan doesn't have the hooks in and Micks manages to turn into his guard.
Micks pushing down on Rogan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Micks is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Micks wants to take a breather but Rogan is having none of it.
Micks is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rogan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Micks.
Rogan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Micks is pressing down on Rogan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rogan is holding on for now.
Rogan wants to get back to his feet.
Rogan is not content to let Micks control the position.
Micks landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rogan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogan with a poor takedown
so Micks counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Micks stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Micks postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Rogan will probably get the nod.
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.
Micks blocks a head kick by Rogan.
Rogan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Micks counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rogan looking for a guillotine here but Micks defends easily.
Micks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rogan's head.
Micks drops back looking for a leg! Rogan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rogan manages to kick Micks off! Micks jumps back into Rogan's guard.
Rogan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Micks passes into side control.
Rogan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Micks wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micks is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rogan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rogan is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Micks trying to pass the guard but Rogan defending well.
Micks 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.
Rogan gets full guard.
Micks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rogan has his foot on Micks's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Micks works his way back into a safe position though.
Micks advances to half guard.
Micks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rogan keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogan wants to get back to his feet.
Micks is looking to advance position but Rogan won't allow it.
Rogan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Micks looking to pass the guard.
Rogan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Micks!
Micks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rogan.
Micks is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogan throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Micks has his hands clasped together but Rogan breaks the hold and Micks is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Rogan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Rogan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Honcho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roose Bolton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honcho comes to the cage accompanied by 30 Seconds to Mars- Battle of One. Mike Honcho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roose Bolton's 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Honcho!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roose Bolton!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolton misses with a two punch combination.
Honcho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bolton has momentary wrist control but Honcho slips an elbow through the middle.
Honcho won't allow Bolton to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Honcho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Honcho preventing the sweep.
Honcho passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Bolton is not content to let Honcho control the position.
Bolton is trying to get back to full guard.
Bolton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bolton keeps the fight on the outside.
Honcho fails with a takedown attempt.
Bolton cracks Honcho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bolton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Honcho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Honcho closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bolton to the mat! Bolton manages to get full guard.
Bolton trying to control the position.
Honcho won't allow Bolton to sweep him here.
Honcho stops Bolton from standing up.
Honcho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bolton wants to stand and escape but Honcho is having none of it.
Honcho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Honcho is breathing heavily.
Honcho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bolton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Honcho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bolton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Roose Bolton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Honcho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Honcho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bolton is trying to break free.
Bolton wants to break free but Honcho has control.
Bolton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Honcho has him pressed against the cage.
Honcho goes for a takedown attempt but Bolton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bolton takes one to the chin there.
Bolton throws a nice looking combination but Honcho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Honcho shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bolton tries to get to full guard but Honcho has control of the leg.
Honcho wants to pass to mount but Bolton is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Honcho.
Bolton wants to sweep here but Honcho controlling him for the moment.
Honcho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bolton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Honcho throws and elbow that misses. Bolton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Honcho's guard. Nice move by Bolton!
Bolton trying to control the position from guard on top but Honcho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Honcho throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Honcho punching from the bottom.
Bolton throwing strikes but missing.
Honcho is looking to stand up but Bolton isn't so interested in that idea.
Bolton controlling from the top position.
Bolton preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Bolton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Honcho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Honcho.
Bolton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Honcho wants to clinch.
Bolton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Bolton both land. Nice combination.
Honcho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bolton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bolton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Honcho moves into the clinch successfully.
Honcho is working for takedown but Bolton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bolton has had enough of the clinch but Honcho keeps him there for the moment.
Bolton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honcho throws a sloppy head kick and Bolton moves out of range easily.
Bolton scores with the left hand. Honcho knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bolton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Honcho tries to land a front kick but Bolton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolton fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honcho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bolton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Honcho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Honcho throws a nice head kick!
Bolton lands a jab to the nose.
Honcho tries for a takedown but Bolton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roose Bolton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honcho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bolton.
Honcho tries for a takedown but Bolton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Honcho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honcho misses with a takedown attempt - Bolton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bolton lands a jab-cross combination.
Bolton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Honcho plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Honcho throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bolton's waist but Bolton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Honcho off to one side.
Mike Honcho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bolton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Honcho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bolton tries to avoid it but Honcho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bolton to the ground. Bolton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bolton thows a body shot but no joy.
Bolton throws an overhand right that lands on Honcho's shoulder, as Honcho tries to avoid the shot.
Honcho will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton stuffs the takedown.
Bolton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bolton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bolton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Honcho moves into the clinch successfully.
Honcho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bolton backwards.
Bolton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Honcho has him pressed against the cage.
Honcho turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Honcho manages to end up in side control.
The strikes coming from Honcho are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Honcho grinds an elbow into Bolton's temple.
Bolton is looking to regain half guard here but Honcho keeps moving and retains side control.
Bolton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Honcho is controlling him well.
Bolton is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bolton tries to buck Honcho off but Honcho is having none of it.
Honcho 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.
Honcho working the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Honcho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bolton is fending him off so far but Honcho persists. Nope, Bolton circles away and we're back to standing.
Bolton stuffs the takedown attempt from Honcho. Honcho gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bolton!
Bolton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bolton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Honcho walks into a left hand.
Nice shot by Honcho.
Honcho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bolton.
Bolton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Honcho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bolton catches Honcho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bolton lands with a nice body punch.
Bolton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Honcho's hands.
Honcho moves into the clinch successfully.
Bolton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Honcho has Bolton pressed against the cage.
Honcho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roose Bolton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bolton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Honcho on the side of the head.
Honcho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A good leg kick by Honcho.
Bolton swats away the attempt to clinch by Honcho.
A punch combination from Bolton misses.
Honcho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bolton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Honcho lands a high kick!
Bolton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Honcho finds it's way round the side to connect with Bolton's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Roose Bolton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Bolton does no damage.
Honcho misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bolton throws a right hand that Honcho ducks under and follows up with a left that Honcho also avoids with ease.
Bolton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bolton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice uppercut there from Bolton.
Bolton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Honcho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Honcho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Honcho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bolton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Honcho moves into the clinch.
Honcho is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bolton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bolton is trying to break the clinch but Honcho has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bolton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Honcho is pushing Bolton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bolton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Honcho prevents Bolton from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honcho fails to pull guard.
Honcho lands a nice knee to the body.
Honcho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolton misses with a few strikes there.
Bolton with a hook.
Honcho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Honcho in his tracks.
Honcho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Honcho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honcho has closed the distance and engaged Bolton in a clinch.
Bolton is looking to break free of the clinch but Honcho has double underhooks.
Honcho scores with a shot to the side of Bolton's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Honcho.
Honcho scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolton has had enough of the clinch but Honcho keeps him there for the moment.
Bolton avoiding damage as Honcho throws knees to the body.
Bolton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bolton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Honcho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Honcho closes the distance and clinches up with Bolton, looking for a takedown. Honcho pushes Bolton against the cage but Bolton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honcho misses with a double jab.
Bolton works the jab nicely.
Bolton jabs at Honcho's body.
Honcho connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Honcho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Honcho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Bolton does it's job there.
Honcho misses with a low kick as Bolton jumps back.
Bolton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bolton misses with a few strikes there.
Bolton throws an overhand right that lands on Honcho's shoulder, as Honcho tries to avoid the shot.
Honcho blocks a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Honcho.
Honcho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bolton to score with a decent uppercut.
Bolton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Honcho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bolton misses with the combination.
Bolton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Honcho finds it's way round the side to connect with Bolton's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton throws a nice looking combination but Honcho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Honcho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bolton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Honcho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Honcho scores with the left hand. Bolton knows he should have avoided that one.
Bolton scores with a jab. Honcho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bolton misses with a double jab.
Bolton misses with a series of wild punches.
Honcho looks to land a combination but Bolton avoids it well.
Bolton looks to land a combination. Honcho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Honcho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Honcho shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bolton but Bolton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bolton lands a body shot.
Bolton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honcho makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Honcho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bolton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Honcho has time to react.
A chopping leg kick lands by Honcho.
Bolton scores with a hook.
Honcho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bolton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Honcho can't get the takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolton.
Honcho working aggressively here.
Honcho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honcho ducks right into an uppercut from Bolton.
Bolton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bolton.
Bolton stuffs the takedown.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bolton, as that shot connected.
Bolton throws a combination that misses
and Honcho moves into the clinch.
Bolton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Honcho lands an elbow that stopped Bolton in his tracks for a moment.
Bolton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bolton lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Roose Bolton just about did enough to take it.
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.
Honcho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Honcho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Honcho throwing strikes from guard but Bolton blocks nicely.
Bolton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Honcho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Honcho 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.
Honcho throws a big right hand that misses.
Bolton looking for a sweep. Not yet Bolton, not yet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Bolton as Honcho shoots in.
Honcho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bolton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bolton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Honcho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bolton throws a right and a left that Honcho avoids nicely.
Honcho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Honcho feints and as Bolton raises his hands in defense, Honcho changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Honcho gets to his feet - Bolton follows without any prompting.
Bolton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bolton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Honcho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bolton manages to avoid it.
Honcho moves in looking to clinch but Bolton pushes him off.
Honcho takes one to the side of the head.
Honcho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bolton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Honcho doesn't seem bothered though.
Honcho looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolton is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honcho misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Honcho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honcho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Honcho throws a right and a left that Bolton avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Bolton scores with a four punch combination!
Honcho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bolton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Honcho tries to clinch but Bolton is having none of it.
A punch combination from Bolton misses.
Bolton misses with a combination
and Honcho counters with an outside leg kick.
Honcho bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bolton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Honcho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Honcho shoots for a double leg takedown but Bolton sprawls well. He's pushed Honcho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Honcho ducks under a wild hook from Bolton.
Bolton looks to land a right hand but Honcho moved out of range.
Honcho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honcho closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bolton is trying to break the clinch but Honcho has him pressed against the cage.
Honcho tries to score a body lock takedown but Bolton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Honcho keeps control of Bolton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Honcho on the inside.
Bolton is trying to break the clinch but Honcho has him pressed against the cage.
Honcho is trying to drag Bolton to the mat but Bolton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bolton is trying to break the clinch but Honcho has him pressed against the cage.
Honcho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bolton thuds a left hand into Honcho's body.
A big left from Bolton misses.
Honcho shoots for a takedown but Bolton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bolton lands with a hook. Honcho tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Honcho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bolton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Honcho shoots in and drives through. Bolton sprawls well.
Bolton works over Honcho's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Honcho with that takedown attempt.
Bolton misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Honcho with that takedown attempt.
Bolton lands a body shot.
Honcho fails to land the takedown.
Bolton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Honcho counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bolton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Honcho.
Bolton avoids a kick to the body.
Honcho falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Bolton counter with a right hand.
Honcho misses with a looping left.
Bolton scores with a three punch combo!
Bolton throws a lazy right hand but Honcho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Honcho closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bolton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Honcho had his way with Roose Bolton in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bolton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bolton looks to land a combination but Honcho avoids it well.
Honcho looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bolton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Honcho tries to bum rush Bolton with a series of wild strikes but Bolton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Honcho fails with an attempt to clinch.
Honcho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Honcho.
Honcho scores with a jab to the head.
Bolton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Honcho fails with the takedown
and Bolton counters with a nice uppercut.
Honcho throws a right and a left that Bolton avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Bolton misses.
A combination from Bolton does no damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Honcho!
A good leg kick by Honcho.
Bolton throws a series of punches but Honcho moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Honcho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Honcho has a couple of punches blocked by Bolton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bolton wants to get back to striking at distance but Honcho won't allow it.
Honcho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bolton prevents it.
Honcho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolton is looking to break free of the clinch but Honcho has double underhooks.
Honcho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boltons head.
Honcho keeps control of Bolton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Honcho lands a left hand.
Honcho goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bolton prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Honcho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bolton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Honcho has him pressed against the cage.
Honcho lands a shot to the body.
Bolton wants to break free but Honcho has control.
Honcho is trying to trip Bolton. He has hold of a leg but Bolton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Honcho persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Bolton trying to control the position.
Bolton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honcho scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bolton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bolton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Honcho.
Bolton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Honcho looking to pass the guard.
Bolton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck for Honcho with that takedown attempt.
Bolton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Honcho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bolton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Honcho gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Honcho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bolton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Honcho prevents Bolton from breaking the clinch.
Bolton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Honcho tries to score a body lock takedown but Bolton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Honcho is working for takedown but Bolton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bolton is trying to break free.
Bolton wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Honcho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Honcho turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Honcho manages to end up in side control.
Honcho tries to move to full mount but Bolton actually manages to regain half guard.
Honcho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Honcho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Honcho wants to take a breather but Bolton is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton is trying to stand up here but Honcho is controlling him well.
Bolton is looking to get back to is feet but Honcho passes into side control.
Bolton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bolton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Honcho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolton.
Honcho closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bolton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bolton scores with a shot to the side of Honcho's head.
Bolton takes an elbow to the temple.
Honcho has Bolton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bolton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bolton wants to get back to striking at distance but Honcho won't allow it.
Honcho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Honcho pushes Bolton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Honcho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Honcho has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Honcho!
Mike Honcho is the new welterweight champion!
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