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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Scar Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderi Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Scar Face!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderi Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scar Face wants to clinch up but Arlovski keeps it at a distance.
Arlovski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scar Face throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arlovski on the side of the head.
Scar Face is looking to clinch.
Arlovski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Arlovski prevents Scar Face from standing back up.
Arlovski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scar Face knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Arlovski not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Arlovski slips a nice elbow through Scar Face's hands, connecting with Scar Face's forehead.
Arlovski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Scar Face is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Arlovski landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Scar Face that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski won't let Scar Face get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Arlovski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arlovski landing strikes from the mount.
Scar Face is breathing heavily.
Arlovski lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Arlovski lands a heavy elbow.
Arlovski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Scar Face is rocked!
Arlovski looking to finish Scar Face with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scar Face!
Oh Scar Face is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arlovski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Scar Face hang on?
Arlovski unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Scar Face wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Arlovski celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderi Arlovski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Machismo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Probert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probert is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by lunatic fringe. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Machismo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Probert!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machismo shoots in for a double leg but Probert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Machismo closes the distance and pushes Probert back into the cage.
Probert lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Ryan Machismo has been cut.
Probert lands an elbow inside.
Machismo takes an elbow to the temple.
Machismo dodges an elbow strike from Probert.
Probert lands a nice elbow.
Probert lands an elbow inside that Machismo shrugs off.
Machismo tries to land a knee to the head but Probert blocks with his arms.
Machismo lands an elbow inside that Probert shrugs off.
Probert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machismo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Probert fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Machismo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Probert moves into range and clinches up with Machismo.
Probert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Machismo throws a lazy right hand but Probert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Probert tries to clinch there but Machismo circles away.
Machismo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Probert.
Probert catches Machismo napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Machismo to the canvas!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Probert with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Machismo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Probert.
Probert throwing strikes from guard but Machismo blocks nicely.
Probert throws a strike but Machismo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert tries to strike from the bottom.
Probert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Probert lands a decent punch to the body there.
Probert wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Machismo manages to pass to side control.
Probert punching from the bottom.
Probert manages to get to full guard.
Probert trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Probert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Machismo trying to control but Probert is working from the bottom.
Probert trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Probert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Probert is striking from the bottom but Machismo uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Probert wants to improve his position but Machismo is controlling well.
Probert manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Machismo wanted to stand there but Probert had control of the position.
Probert doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Probert striking off his back but it's not causing Machismo any problems.
Probert looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Probert pushes Machismo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Machismo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Probert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Probert loads up on a big right hand but Machismo slips the punch.
Machismo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Probert keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Machismo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Probert darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Machismo is breathing heavily.
Machismo wants to clinch.
Probert scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Probert rushes Machismo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Machismo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machismo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Probert manages to break the clinch.
Machismo throws a head kick that misses.
Probert tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Machismo counters with a head kick. That will keep Probert thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Probert gets a clinch.
Probert lands an elbow inside that Machismo shrugs off.
Machismo avoids a wild elbow strike from Probert.
Probert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machismo tries to land a knee to the head but Probert blocks with his arms.
Probert gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Probert lands a nice elbow.
Machismo misses with the head strike.
Machismo tries to land knees in the clinch but Probert avoids the damage to the body.
Probert lands an elbow inside.
Probert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Probert dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryan Machismo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Probert tries to clinch up.
Machismo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Probert as he avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Probert there.
Probert lands with a cross.
Machismo tries to bum rush Probert with a series of wild strikes but Probert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Probert lands a nice leg kick that just misses Machismo's sensitive parts.
Probert lands a big shot that drops Machismo! Can he finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Probert makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Probert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Probert stands up over Machismo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Probert has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Probert gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Machismo takes one on the button.
Probert tries to close the distance and clinch but Machismo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Probert lands a jab to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Probert tries to clinch up.
Probert wants to clinch up but Machismo keeps it at a distance.
Probert cracks the inside of Machismo's front leg.
Machismo swats away the attempt to clinch by Probert.
Machismo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shane Probert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probert tries to clinch but Machismo moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Probert there.
Shane Probert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Probert throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Machismo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Probert thinking.
Probert moves into the clinch successfully.
Probert lands an elbow just above Machismo 's eye.
Probert breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Machismo throws a sloppy head kick and Probert moves out of range easily.
Probert tries to clinch up but Machismo circles away and keeps his distance.
Decent striking displayed by Probert there.
Ryan Machismo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot lands for Probert.
Probert throws a head kick that misses.
Probert tries to clinch there but Machismo circles away.
Probert is looking to clinch.
Probert moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Probert just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machismo's brow.
Probert creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Probert throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Probert gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Machismo takes an elbow to the temple.
Probert gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Probert gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert managing to block the knees to the body from Machismo.
Probert creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machismo's defenses.
Machismo blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Probert.
Probert pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Machismo wants the takedown. Probert is fighting it off but Machismo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Probert's guard against the cage.
Probert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Probert trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Probert striking from his own guard.
Probert thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Probert trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Probert trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Probert manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Probert fails with an attempt to clinch.
Probert throws a low kick but it's checked well by Machismo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machismo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Probert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machismo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Probert swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Probert lands a head shot.
Probert is looking to clinch but Machismo is avoiding it.
Probert darts in trying to clinch
and Machismo counters with a left and a right that stings Probert.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab lands there for Probert.
Probert doesn't manage to clinch there - Machismo circles away.
Machismo tries to clinch but Probert moves out of range.
Machismo looks to land a combination but Probert avoids it well.
Probert avoids the head kick by Machismo.
Machismo keeps the fight on the outside.
Probert closes the distance looking to clinch
and Machismo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Probert misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Probert tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Probert gets full guard.
Probert keeping moving, preventing Machismo from controlling successfully.
Probert will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Probert throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Probert is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Probert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Probert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Machismo'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A cross from Probert lands.
Machismo darts in and clinches Probert up against the cage.
Machismo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Probert comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Probert breaks from the clinch.
Probert lands the left hand.
Probert slips a jab and a cross from Machismo.
Machismo is looking to land body kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Probert.
Machismo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Probert doesn't manage to clinch there - Machismo circles away.
Probert tries to clinch but Machismo is having none of it.
Probert looks to score with a jab to the body but Machismo is just out of range.
Probert tries to clinch up but Machismo circles away and keeps his distance.
Probert tries to clinch up but Machismo circles away and keeps his distance.
Probert looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Machismo moves in looking to clinch but Probert pushes him off.
Probert tries to land a front kick but Machismo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Probert works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shane Probert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Probert thows a left - swing and a miss!
Probert ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Probert tries to clinch but Machismo moves away
and Machismo counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Probert just misses with a elbow thrown towards Machismo's brow.
Probert pushes off an throws an elbow but Machismo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machismo blocks an elbow strike from Probert.
Machismo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Probert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Probert lands the left hand.
Probert thuds his right hand into Machismo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Probert looks to clinch
and Machismo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machismo.
Probert lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Machismo stalling in the clinch.
Machismo blocks an elbow strike from Probert.
Probert creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machismo's defenses.
Probert gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Probert misses with an elbow over the top.
Probert throws an elbow that misses.
Machismo blocks an elbow strike from Probert.
Machismo manages to break the clinch.
Probert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machismo.
Probert rushes Machismo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Probert lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shane Probert seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Probert avoiding damage as Machismo throws knees to the body.
Probert comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machismo takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Probert lands an elbow inside.
Machismo takes an elbow to the temple.
Probert manages to break the clinch.
Probert darts in and clinches Machismo up against the cage.
Probert gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Probert breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Probert rushes Machismo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Probert.
Probert is looking to break free of the clinch but Machismo has double underhooks.
Probert throws an elbow that misses.
Machismo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machismo tries a knee to the head but Probert blocks it.
Machismo taking a breather.
Machismo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Probert.
Probert creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Machismo blocks an elbow strike from Probert.
Probert creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machismo's defenses.
Machismo wants to get back to striking at distance but Probert won't allow it.
Machismo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Probert has him pressed against the cage.
Machismo trying to land knees to the body.
Probert lands a damaging elbow.
Probert throws an elbow but it misses.
Machismo looking to throw knees to the head but Probert is blocking nicely.
Probert lands an elbow that stopped Machismo in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Probert.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Probert creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machismo's defenses.
Probert lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Machismo.
Machismo wants to get back to striking at distance but Probert won't allow it.
Probert lands an elbow inside that Machismo shrugs off.
Probert lands an elbow just above Machismo 's eye.
Probert lands an elbow just above Machismo 's eye.
Probert lands a damaging elbow.
Probert breaks the clinch.
Machismo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Probert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machismo.
Probert cracks Machismo with a good jab.
Probert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machismo drives through and clinches with Probert against the cage.
Machismo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Probert lands an elbow that stopped Machismo in his tracks for a moment.
Probert misses with an elbow over the top.
Machismo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Probert lands an elbow inside.
Probert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Probert as Machismo tries to tie him up.
Machismo avoids a wild elbow strike from Probert.
Shane Probert is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Probert.
Machismo takes an elbow to the temple.
Probert throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Machismo misses with some punches.
Probert breaks from the clinch.
Probert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machismo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Probert has closed the distance and engaged Machismo in a clinch.
Probert lands an elbow inside that Machismo shrugs off.
Machismo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Machismo tries to land a knee to the head but Probert blocks with his arms.
Probert lands an elbow inside.
Probert gets underhooks to prevent Machismo's takedown attempt.
Probert lands a nice elbow.
Probert lands a damaging elbow.
Probert throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Probert lands an elbow inside that Machismo shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Probert throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ryan Machismo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Probert.
Machismo tries to land a knee to the head but Probert blocks with his arms.
Probert lands a nice elbow.
Probert lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Probert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Probert has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Probert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Demoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies, by Drowning Pool. Demoss is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Here Comes The Boom. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhon Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Demoss!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demoss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Demoss clinches with his opponent.
Holmes with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Mike Demoss has been cut.
Demoss tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Demoss missing with knees to the body.
Demoss lands a right hand.
Holmes blocks an uppercut.
Demoss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Holmes looks to clinch
and Demoss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holmes takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Jhon Holmes has been cut.
Demoss comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Demoss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Demoss can't find room to land a body shot as Holmes controls the action.
Demoss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Demoss lands a shot to the body.
Holmes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Demoss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Demoss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Demoss - that landed with a thud.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes keeps control of Demoss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Demoss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Demoss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Demoss is trying to break the clinch but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Demoss tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Demoss tries to work over Holmes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Demoss keeps control of Holmes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Demoss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demoss misses with some punches.
Demoss wants to break free but Holmes has control.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Demoss.
Holmes keeps control of Demoss as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A knee to the head by Holmes.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Demoss blocks with his arms.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demoss tries to clinch up but Holmes circles away and keeps his distance.
Demoss tries to close the distance and clinch but Holmes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Demoss. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Demoss.
Demoss looks gassed!
Holmes tries to clinch but Demoss moves away
and Demoss counters by moving into the clinch.
Demoss throws a punch but it's blocked by Holmes.
Demoss wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmes won't allow it.
Holmes avoiding damage as Demoss throws knees to the body.
Demoss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demoss trying to land knees to the body.
Holmes displaying some good clinch control by pressing Demoss up against the cage.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demoss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Demoss lands a knee to the head.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Demoss is blocking nicely.
Holmes connects with a knee to the head.
Demoss misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demoss blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Demoss blocks with his arms.
Demoss has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Demoss is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Demoss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demoss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demoss tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Demoss's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land knees in the clinch but Demoss avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Demoss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes is working for takedown but Demoss is calmly controlling the position for now.
Demoss being controlled against the cage.
Holmes can't get the takedown.
Holmes slows down the pace here.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Demoss.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demoss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Demoss dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Demoss misses with a head kick.
Demoss tries to clinch up.
Holmes drives through and clinches with Demoss against the cage.
Demoss wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Holmes has him pressed against the cage.
Demoss wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmes won't allow it.
Demoss wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demoss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demoss lands an elbow that stopped Holmes in his tracks for a moment.
Demoss looking to throw knees to the head but Holmes is blocking nicely.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Demoss blocks with his arms.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jhon Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holmes tries to clinch up
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Demoss counters by moving into the clinch.
Demoss is breathing heavily.
Holmes blocks an elbow strike from Demoss.
Holmes lands a nice knee to the body.
Holmes wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demoss tries to throw a body punch but Holmes avoids it by throwing Demoss back against the cage.
Demoss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demoss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Demoss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Demoss blocks it.
Demoss prevents a takedown attempt there.
Demoss is looking to break free of the clinch but Holmes has double underhooks.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demoss breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holmes throws a nice looking combination but Demoss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holmes fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhon Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Holmes misses with a body kick.
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.
Holmes looks for a takedown but Demoss sprawls well.
Demoss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demoss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Demoss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes looks to clinch
and Demoss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demoss tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Demoss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Demoss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Demoss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Holmes blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demoss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Demoss.
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Demoss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Demoss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Demoss wants to get back to striking at distance but Holmes won't allow it.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demoss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Demoss blocks it.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Demoss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Demoss.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demoss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Demoss tries to land a knee to the head but Holmes blocks with his arms.
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.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demoss misses with a punch on the inside.
Holmes stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Holmes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Demoss's brow.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demoss blocks it with crossed arms.
Demoss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Holmes.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demoss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Demoss blocks it with crossed arms.
Holmes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Demoss looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Demoss is trying to break free.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Demoss tries to clinch but Holmes is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Demoss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Holmes takes the fight into the clinch.
Holmes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demoss swats away the attempt to clinch by Holmes.
Holmes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Demoss but Demoss pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Demoss clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Demoss.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Demoss has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Demoss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Demoss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demoss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demoss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demoss tries to land knees in the clinch but Holmes avoids the damage to the body.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demoss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demoss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Demoss misses with the head strike.
Demoss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Holmes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Demoss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Demoss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes landing knees to the head.
Demoss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Demoss misses with a punch to the body.
Holmes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Demoss's face.
Demoss tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Demoss blocks with his arms.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demoss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mike Demoss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Demoss blocks it.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes with a knee to the head.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Mike Demoss's cut even more.
Demoss has had enough of the clinch but Holmes keeps him there for the moment.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Demoss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes is trying to drag Demoss to the mat but Demoss just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Demoss throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Holmes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holmes managing to block the knees to the body from Demoss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demoss misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Holmes connects with a knee to the head.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demoss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes connects with a knee to the head.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demoss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demoss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Holmes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Holmes looking to throw knees to the head but Demoss is blocking nicely.
Demoss missing with knees to the body.
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.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Demoss blocks it.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Demoss blocks it.
Holmes lands a knee to the head.
Demoss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holmes's elbow.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes prevents a body shot from Demoss.
Demoss can't break the clinch.
Holmes blocks the elbow strike.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Jhon Holmes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Mike Demoss's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Holmes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Demoss tries a knee to the head but Holmes blocks it.
Knees to the body from Holmes.
Mike Demoss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Demoss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Demoss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Demoss!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sal Right (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sal Right!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, mike eastman!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
eastman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
eastman closes the distance and clinches.
Right manages to break the clinch.
Right throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
eastman shoots in looking for a takedown. Right tries to sprawl out of it but eastman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Right manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Right connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Right throws a sloppy head kick and eastman moves out of range easily.
Right goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
eastman throws a sloppy head kick
and Right counters with a flying knee that drops eastman!
eastman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Right is looking to stand up but eastman won't let him.
Right stands up and waves to eastman to follow him.
mike eastman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Right tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Right throws a head kick but eastman moves out of range.
Right blocks a head kick by eastman.
Right lands with a thumping leg kick.
eastman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Right counters with a series of strikes. eastman will be more careful next time no doubt.
Right throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends eastman stumbling backwards into the cage! eastman bounces back off the cage towards Right, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Right lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Right celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sal Right!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Quick!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Conway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Conway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conway throws a body punch but Quick moves out of range.
Conway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quick moves away.
Quick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conway throws a big shot that misses.
Quick shoots in for a takedown but Conway shows good takedown defense.
A head kick misses from Quick.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
Quick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quick tries to clinch but Conway is having none of it.
Conway tries to bum rush Quick with a series of wild strikes but Quick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quick misses with a few strikes there.
Conway misses with an attempted mid kick.
Conway throws a leg kick
and Quick counters with a thumping low kick.
Conway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quick counters with a nice leg kick.
Quick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Conway is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick clinches with his opponent.
Quick lands an elbow just above Conway 's eye.
It looks like Thomas Conway has been cut.
Quick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conway's face.
Quick lands a knee to the head.
Quick breaks from the clinch.
Quick connects with a high kick.
Quick closes the distance and clinches.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Quick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quick takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quick.
Quick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Conway lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Conway throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quick blocks it with crossed arms.
Quick leaning against his opponent.
Quick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quick clinches.
Quick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Conways head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick connects with a knee to the head.
Quick effectively controlling the action here.
Quick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Quick controlling the action here for a moment.
Conway tries to pull guard but Quick holds him up against the cage and eventually Conway drops back down to his feet.
Quick blocks an elbow strike from Conway.
Quick lands an elbow inside.
Quick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quick breaks from the clinch.
Conway closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Conway misses with a leg kick
and Quick counters with an inside leg kick.
Quick throws a head kick but Conway moves out of range.
Conway has his takedown stuffed
and Quick counters with a big head kick but Conway shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway misses with a hook.
Thomas Conway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick by Conway misses
and Quick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quick moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Quick has Conway up against the cage in a clinch.
Quick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Quick lands a nice elbow.
Quick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quick scores with a head kick.
Conway throws out a loose jab but Quick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quick throws a leg kick which misses Conway's front leg but catches the back leg as Conway tries to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Conway tries a knee to the head but Quick blocks it.
Conway lands a damaging elbow.
Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway thows a leg kick but Quick checks it
and Quick counters by clinching up.
Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conway connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Quick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Conway is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Conway misses with a leg kick
and Quick counters by moving into the clinch.
Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe Quick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conway misses with a combination
and Quick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Conway is predictable there
and Quick counters with a nice body kick.
Quick takes the fight into the clinch.
Conway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conway shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Quick as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Conway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway tries to keep at a distance but Quick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Quick gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Quick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Conway's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Conway misses
and Quick counters with a left and a right that stings Conway.
Quick scoring well with a low kick there.
Quick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Conway thows a leg kick but Quick checks it
and Quick counters with a three punch combo that has Conway backing up. Conway nods at Quick to acknowledge the strikes.
Quick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Conway misses
and Quick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Quick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quick counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quick clinches.
Conway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quick lands an elbow just above Conway 's eye.
Quick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Conway throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quick blocks it with crossed arms.
Quick lands an elbow that stopped Conway in his tracks for a moment.
Conway wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quick has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Quick breaks from the clinch.
Quick stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway throws a head kick that misses
and Quick counters with a solid body kick.
Quick throws a head kick that Conway semi-blocks.
Conway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A jab from Conway misses.
Quick buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quick lands with a slapping head kick.
Conway misses with a kick to the body
and Quick counters with a slapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quick.
Quick thows a body kick. Conway tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Quick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quick moves into the clinch.
Quick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joe Quick seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Conway landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick lands a damaging elbow.
Quick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Conway misses with a combination
and Quick counters with a nice kick to the body.
Quick closes the distance and clinches.
Quick slowing the pace effectively.
Conway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conway throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quick blocks it with crossed arms.
Quick breaks the clinch.
Quick lands a high kick!
A big right from Conway misses.
Quick clinches.
Quick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Conway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Quick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Conway looking to throw knees to the head but Quick is blocking nicely.
Conway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quick lands a nice knee to the body.
Conway misses with some punches.
Quick lands a damaging elbow.
Quick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quick lands a damaging elbow.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
Conway dodges the punch combination from Quick.
Conway thumps Quick with a low kick.
Conway misses with a kick to the body
and Quick counters by clinching up.
Conway has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Quick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Conway throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Quick blocks it with crossed arms.
Quick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Conway tries a knee to the head but Quick blocks it.
Conway breaks the clinch.
Conway misses with a low kick.
Conway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conway jabs at Quick's body.
Quick forces Conway back against the cage and clinches.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
Joe Quick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conway is looking to slow Quick down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway lands the left hand.
Conway throws a leg kick but Quick moved away.
Conway tries to bum rush Quick with a series of wild strikes but Quick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quick has closed the distance and engaged Conway in a clinch.
Conway tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Quick smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Conway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good work by Quick as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Quick. That's going to slow Conway down.
Conway swinging wilding here.
Conway misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quick tries to bum rush Conway with a series of wild strikes but Conway uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Quick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Conway's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Conway.
Conway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quick counters with a left and a right that stings Conway.
Conway shoots in and drives through. Quick sprawls well.
Quick drives through and clinches with Conway against the cage.
Conway gets through Quick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quick lands a nice knee to the body.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
Quick tries to close the distance and clinch but Conway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conway shoots in for a double leg but Quick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quick rushes Conway and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Conway.
Good leg kick by Quick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quick lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quick darts in and clinches Conway up against the cage.
Quick lands an elbow inside.
Conway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Conway's face.
Quick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Conway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quick has Conway up against the cage in a clinch.
Quick slowing the pace effectively.
Conway connects with a knee to the head.
Quick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conway throws a sloppy head kick
and Quick counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Conway is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Conway throws a hook to the side of Quick's head but Quick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conway throws a right hand that Quick ducks under and follows up with a left that Quick also avoids with ease.
Conway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Quick counters with a left to the body.
Quick closes the distance and pushes Conway back into the cage.
Conway jumps guard.
Conway is working an open guard so Quick takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jab, jab by Conway - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Conway throws a combination that misses
and Quick counters with a left to the body.
Conway wants to clinch but Quick slips to the side
and Quick counters with a thumping low kick.
Quick moves out of range as Conway strikes.
A big left from Conway misses.
Quick throws a head kick that half lands.
Conway keeps the fight on the outside.
Quick doesn't manage to clinch there - Conway circles away.
Conway misses with a double jab
and Quick counters by clinching up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Conway with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Conway using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quick manages to break the clinch.
Quick slips a jab and a cross from Conway.
Quick clinches up with Conway and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway misses with a knee strike.
Conway looking to throw knees to the head but Quick is blocking nicely.
Quick scores a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Quick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quick breaks the clinch.
Quick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Conway misses with a two punch combination.
A left and a right from Conway both land. Nice combination.
Quick swinging wilding here.
Conway shoots for a takedown but Quick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Conway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Quick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway misses with a double jab
and Quick makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Conway really felt that one!
Quick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Quick counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Conway misses with an uppercut. Quick saw that one coming.
Conway lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Conway misses
and Quick counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Quick.
Thomas Conway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conway throws a head kick that misses
and Quick counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quick drives through and clinches with Conway against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Quick.
Quick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quick chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joe Quick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quick rushes Conway and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Quick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Quick!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tureil Vita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vita comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Rest For The Wicked - Cage The Elephant. Musashi has chosen Andrea Bocelli- Time to Say Goodbye as his entrance music. Tureil Vita has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tureil Vita!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miyamoto Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vita fails to land with a series of punches.
Musashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Vita throws a head kick that misses.
Musashi lands a left and a right that sends Vita crashing to the canvas! Musashi dives into mount looking to finish!
Vita is rocked!
It looks like Tureil Vita has been cut.
Musashi stands up from mount. Strange move.
Vita uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Musashi.
Vita throws a shot from downtown. Musashi moves away and avoids it.
Musashi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vita waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Musashi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Musashi, as that shot connected.
Musashi dances in with a quick combination. Vita is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Musashi snaps Vita's head back. Vita stumbles backwards against the cage. Musashi steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Vita's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Vita just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miyamoto Musashi!
Miyamoto Musashi is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Daniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Josh Daniel enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfredo Gomez!
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, Josh Daniel!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez closes the distance and clinches up with Daniel, looking for a takedown. Gomez pushes Daniel against the cage but Daniel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Gomez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Daniel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gomez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gomez in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Daniel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gomez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alfredo Gomez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rulon Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rulon Sanderson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Stark!
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, Rulon Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stark misses with the combination.
Stark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stark tries to bum rush Sanderson with a series of wild strikes but Sanderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stark.
Stark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Sanderson.
Stark wants to clinch.
Sanderson jabs at Stark's body.
Sanderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Sanderson slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Sanderson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Sanderson lands a really nice looking cross but Stark seems unphased.
Stark avoids the body shot from Sanderson.
Sanderson throws a hook to the side of Stark's head but Stark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark is looking to clinch but Sanderson is avoiding it.
Sanderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Stark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Stark rather than just go for the knockout.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Sanderson throws a leg kick but Stark sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sanderson misses the shot to the body.
Sanderson cracks Stark on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Stark falls backwards against the cage. Sanderson follows up with more strikes that drop Stark to his knees. Sanderson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Stark! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rulon Sanderson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels has chosen Sexy Boy as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stroud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shawn Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stroud checks a leg kick.
Stroud fails to land the takedown.
No luck for Stroud with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Stroud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stroud shoots in but Michaels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Michaels moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Lee Stroud has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Stroud blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud slips a jab from Michaels.
Stroud looks for a takedown but Michaels sprawls well.
Michaels throws a jab but it's blocked by Stroud.
Michaels sizes up Stroud with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Michaels moves into range and clinches up with Stroud.
Michaels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Michaels swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels misses with some punches.
Michaels content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Michaels.
Michaels lands a right hand.
Michaels tries to land knees in the clinch but Stroud avoids the damage to the body.
Michaels leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to throw a body punch but Stroud avoids it by throwing Michaels back against the cage.
Stroud has Michaels pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Michaels manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Michaels is looking to control Stroud's arms but Stroud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Michaels has his back to the cage.
Michaels swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Michaels is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stroud is keeping busy.
Michaels missing with knees to the body.
Michaels cracks Stroud with a nice body shot.
Michaels throws an elbow but it misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Michaels.
Stroud goes for a takedown in the clinch but Michaels prevents it.
Stroud blocks an uppercut.
Stroud wants to break the clinch but can't.
Michaels is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Michaels tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stroud's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroud goes for a takedown attempt but Michaels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Stroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels is looking to clinch.
Michaels throws a hook but Stroud blocks it.
A jab from Michaels finds it's way through Stroud's defenses.
Nice sprawl there from Michaels as Stroud shoots in.
Michaels tries to bum rush Stroud with a series of wild strikes but Stroud uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stroud closes this distance looking for a takedown but Michaels circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroud uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Michaels lands a jab to the nose.
Stroud avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Stroud misses with a double jab
and Michaels counters with an inside leg kick.
Stroud is breathing heavily.
Stroud bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stroud's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Michaels won't allow Stroud to pass to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michaels is trying to stand back up but Stroud is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Stroud's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stroud ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stroud with a poor takedown
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
Stroud on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Michaels swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroud uses good head movement to avoid it.
Michaels misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michaels cracks Stroud with a nice body shot.
Stroud blocks a body shot from Michaels.
Michaels is looking to control Stroud's arms but Stroud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Michaels has his back to the cage.
Stroud has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Michaels is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Michaels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stroud.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Stroud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stroud is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Michaels gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stroud tries to pull guard but Michaels won't allow it.
Stroud tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Michaels lands a hook that snaps the head of Stroud backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud pushes off an throws an elbow but Michaels leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stroud.
A short right from Michaels.
Michaels is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stroud tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Michaels just stands there and leans against the cage.
Michaels prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stroud wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michaels displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stroud up against the cage.
Stroud leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stroud blocking some punches.
Michaels softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Michaels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stroud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A bit of stalling here from Michaels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stroud.
Stroud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels moves in looking to clinch but Stroud pushes him off.
Stroud with a poor takedown
and Michaels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michaels tries to clinch but Stroud moves out of range.
Michaels throws a body punch but Stroud moves out of range.
Shawn Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michaels throws a hook to the side of Stroud's head but Stroud sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Michaels thows a body shot but no joy.
Michaels doesn't manage to clinch there - Stroud circles away.
Stroud doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Michaels counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stroud swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stroud moves out of range of the leg kick from Michaels.
Stroud gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Michaels.
Stroud slips under a jab.
Michaels tries to clinch but Stroud is having none of it.
Stroud avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stroud takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee Stroud's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stroud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stroud slips under a jab from Michaels.
Michaels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stroud counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
Stroud missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stroud lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroud trying to pass the guard but Michaels defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lee Stroud's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stroud ducks under a wild hook from Michaels.
Michaels looks to throw the jab but Stroud is out of range.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Stroud keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Stroud or perhaps it was just good defense by Michaels which made him look bad.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroud moves away.
Shawn Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stroud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michaels counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels throws the left hand but Stroud avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a double jab.
Stroud with a poor takedown
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Stroud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stroud chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Michaels can pounce on him.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels misses with a hook.
Michaels wants to clinch up but Stroud keeps it at a distance.
Stroud tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stroud on the side of the head.
Michaels clobbers Stroud with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stroud with a lazy takedown attempt
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Stroud backing up. Stroud nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Stroud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee Stroud's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stroud fails with the takedown
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
Michaels throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Michaels fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Michaels - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Michaels.
Michaels throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strouds head.
Stroud tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Michaels just stands there and leans against the cage.
Michaels lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Michaels leaning his opponent against the cage.
Michaels cracks Stroud with a nice body shot.
Michaels lands a shot to the body.
Come on Michaels - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stroud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stroud looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stroud misses with a takedown attempt
and Michaels counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroud gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Michaels tries to clinch there but Stroud circles away.
Michaels throws a body punch but Stroud moves out of range.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
Michaels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stroud shoots and misses
and Stroud takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeez, Lee Stroud's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Stroud does no damage.
Michaels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stroud keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Stroud's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Michaels swats away the attempt to clinch by Stroud.
Michaels scores with a jab.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Stroud misses with a wild body shot.
Stroud drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stroud stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michaels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Michaels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stroud manages to get himself to full guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stroud looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michaels is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroud doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Michaels preventing the sweep.
Michaels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Michaels stands and throws Stroud's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michaels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stroud keeps working.
Stroud sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Michaels is trying to control the action in half guard but Stroud is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
Stroud tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Stroud missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stroud controls his leg.
Stroud 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stroud tries for a takedown but Michaels circles away easily
and Michaels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stroud looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stroud just misses with a punch to the body.
Michaels swings for the body but Stroud moves out of range.
Michaels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stroud misses with a takedown
and Michaels counters with a slapping leg kick.
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.
Stroud walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stroud shoots for a double leg takedown but Michaels sprawls well. He's pushed Stroud's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Stroud. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Michaels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stroud paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michaels throws a looping overhand right but Stroud ducks down to avoid it.
Stroud shoots in for a takedown but Michaels shows good takedown defense.
Lee Stroud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Stroud shoots and misses
and Michaels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lee Stroud's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Michaels connects with the punch.
Stroud gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Michaels counters with a two punch combo.
Stroud has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Lee Stroud's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shawn Michaels!
Shawn Michaels is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Mercado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chong Man Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi has chosen Hunk of Burning Love by Elvis Presley as his entrance music. 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Mercado!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chong Man Hoi!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercado scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hoi is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Mercado politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Mercado prefers to stall for the moment though.
Mercado lands a few punches from side control.
It looks like Chong Man Hoi has been cut.
Mercado decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hoi to his feet.
Mercado scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mercado looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That has opened up Chong Man Hoi's cut even more.
Hoi is looking to improve his position.
Mercado wants to take a breather but Hoi is having none of it.
Hoi tries to roll over but Mercado keeps him under control.
Hoi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mercado scores with a couple of nice shots.
The cut above Chong Man Hoi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chong Man Hoi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diego Mercado!
Diego Mercado retains his super heavyweight title!
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