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APF 12 - Tigerturf PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolae Haidual (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wheldon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolae Haidual!
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, Kevin Wheldon!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Eddie Farnsworth and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Haidual looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Haidual is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haidual is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haidual is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haidual fails to land the takedown.
Haidual looks for a takedown but Wheldon sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haidual feints and as Wheldon raises his hands in defense, Haidual changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Haidual stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wheldon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wheldon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wheldon throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Haidual thows a big elbow that misses.
Haidual stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Haidual closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wheldon circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolae Haidual. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wheldon works over Haidual's head and body with a nice combination.
Haidual gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wheldon seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Haidual looking for a sweep. Not yet Haidual, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haidual is looking to stand back up but Wheldon counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Haidual.
Haidual wants to control the action here but instead Wheldon manages to pass to full mount!
Haidual is breathing heavily.
Wheldon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wheldon's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Haidual is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wheldon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Wheldon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haidual is trying to escape the mount.
Wheldon looking to isolate an arm here. Haidual doesn't see it coming and as Wheldon extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Wheldon!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Wheldon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trujillo Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebediah Obeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Obeh has chosen Quake as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trujillo Youngblood!
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, Jebediah Obeh!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood thows a body shot but no joy.
Youngblood gets a clinch.
Youngblood prevents a body shot from Obeh.
Nice body punch from Youngblood.
Youngblood is working Obeh over against the cage.
Youngblood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Youngblood.
A nice left hand lands by Youngblood.
It looks like Jebediah Obeh has been cut.
Youngblood avoiding damage.
Obeh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Youngblood walks away with a smile on his face. Obeh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obeh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Youngblood finds it's way round the side to connect with Obeh's head.
Youngblood gets a clinch.
Youngblood avoiding damage.
Youngblood scores with a hook to the body.
Youngblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obeh misses with a punch to the body.
Obeh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Youngblood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Obeh wants to break free but Youngblood has control.
Obeh misses with a body punch.
Obeh working aggressively here.
Youngblood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Youngblood pushes Obeh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Youngblood lands a nice shot to the body.
Obeh looks gassed!
A short body shot lands from Youngblood as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Youngblood.
Youngblood pushes Obeh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood is working Obeh over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Youngblood as the two fighters clinch.
Youngblood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Youngblood.
Obeh letting Youngblood take a breather here.
Youngblood scores with a shot to the side of Obeh's head.
Youngblood is stalling here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Youngblood lands a nice shot to the body.
Youngblood taking a breather.
Youngblood scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short uppercut from Youngblood.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obeh takes a shot to the head.
Youngblood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Youngblood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Youngblood presses Obeh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Youngblood.
Obeh is rocked!
Youngblood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Obeh is still on wobbly legs! Can Youngblood finish him?
Obeh seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Youngblood lands a shoulder strike.
Obeh misses with a punch on the inside.
Youngblood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Youngblood lands with a short shot to the head.
Youngblood is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Youngblood cracks Obeh with a nice body shot.
Youngblood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Youngblood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Youngblood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obeh backwards.
Youngblood pushes Obeh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Youngblood works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a nice shot to the body.
Youngblood presses Obeh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Youngblood lands a shoulder strike.
Youngblood leaning against his opponent.
Youngblood scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Youngblood.
Youngblood slowing the pace effectively.
A right hand to the body from Youngblood.
A right hand to the body from Youngblood.
A shot in the inside from Youngblood.
Youngblood is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obeh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obeh tries to pull guard but Youngblood holds him up against the cage and eventually Obeh drops back down to his feet.
Trujillo Youngblood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jebediah Obeh.
Youngblood lands with a light punch inside.
Nice body punch from Youngblood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a shot to the body.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Youngblood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Youngblood is struggling to control the position.
Youngblood lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Obeh fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.
Youngblood pushes Obeh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Youngblood is working Obeh over against the cage.
Youngblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obeh jumps guard but Youngblood stands there with Obeh around his waist. Obeh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Youngblood lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh tries to work over Youngblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obeh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Youngblood's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Youngblood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Youngblood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Youngblood scores with a hook to the body.
Youngblood is working Obeh over against the cage.
Obeh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Youngblood.
Youngblood prevents a body shot from Obeh.
Youngblood lands a body punch.
Youngblood stalling the fight.
Obeh jumps guard but Youngblood stands there with Obeh around his waist. Obeh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Youngblood is working Obeh over against the cage.
Youngblood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Youngblood.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obeh. Youngblood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Youngblood pushes Obeh up against the cage in a clinch.
Obeh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trujillo Youngblood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jebediah Obeh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Youngblood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Youngblood throws a hook but Obeh avoids it easily.
Youngblood cracks Obeh with an open hand slap.
Youngblood clinches up against the cage.
Obeh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Obeh is trying to break free.
Obeh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Youngblood walks away with a smile on his face. Obeh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obeh looks to land a left hand but Youngblood moved out of range nicely.
Youngblood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obeh, pushing him back against the cage.
Youngblood lands a nice shot to the body.
Obeh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A body shot lands from Youngblood.
Still in the clinch, Youngblood scores with a nice short uppercut.
Youngblood will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Obeh up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Obeh fails to land.
Youngblood content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Obeh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Youngblood smiles and moves away.
Trujillo Youngblood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jebediah Obeh.
Youngblood has Obeh up against the cage in a clinch.
Youngblood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Youngblood.
Youngblood stalls.
Youngblood gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trujillo Youngblood.
Youngblood cracks a nice hook into Obeh's ribs.
Youngblood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obeh. Youngblood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Youngblood connects with a looping right hand.
Trujillo Youngblood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youngblood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jebediah Obeh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obeh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Youngblood - just one landing.
Obeh throws a combination. Youngblood tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Youngblood digs a good hook to Obeh's body.
Youngblood forces Obeh back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood works on Obeh's body with a couple of short punches.
Youngblood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obeh.
Youngblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Youngblood scores with a hook to the body.
Youngblood stalling the fight.
Trujillo Youngblood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Obeh tries to pull guard but Youngblood holds him up against the cage and eventually Obeh drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Youngblood.
Obeh misses with the head strike.
Youngblood leaning against his opponent.
Youngblood lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Youngblood.
Youngblood is struggling to control the position.
Youngblood seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Youngblood lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Youngblood.
Obeh letting Youngblood take a breather here.
Obeh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Youngblood's elbow.
Youngblood blocks a body shot from Obeh.
Obeh misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Youngblood.
Obeh tries to break the clinch but Youngblood is controlling the position.
Youngblood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Obeh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Youngblood stalling in the clinch.
Obeh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obeh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Youngblood is leaning against Obeh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Youngblood taking a breather.
Obeh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Obeh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Youngblood lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Youngblood.
Obeh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Youngblood gets underhooks to prevent Obeh's takedown attempt.
The is referee keeping an eye on Youngblood - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Obeh has had enough of the clinch but Youngblood keeps him there for the moment.
Obeh has had enough of the clinch but Youngblood keeps him there for the moment.
Obeh trying to stall but Youngblood improves his position.
Youngblood prevents a body shot from Obeh.
Youngblood presses Obeh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obeh tries to pull guard but Youngblood holds him up against the cage and eventually Obeh drops back down to his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Youngblood.
Youngblood is stalling here.
Obeh wants to get back to striking at distance but Youngblood won't allow it.
Obeh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Youngblood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Youngblood lands a body shot in the clinch.
Obeh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Youngblood's elbow.
Youngblood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Youngblood lands a nice uppercut.
Obeh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Obeh misses with a body punch.
Youngblood stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Youngblood fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.
Youngblood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obeh has had enough of the clinch but Youngblood keeps him there for the moment.
Obeh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Obeh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Youngblood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Youngblood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obeh can do to turn this around?
Youngblood stalling the fight.
Obeh tries a body shot but Youngblood blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trujillo Youngblood dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jebediah Obeh's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A slow jab from Youngblood misses its intended target.
Obeh misses with a looping left.
Youngblood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Youngblood stalling against the cage.
Youngblood lands a nice shot to the body.
Obeh looking to slow down the pace here.
Obeh wants to break free but Youngblood has control.
Youngblood leaning his opponent against the cage.
Youngblood lands a shot to the body.
Obeh takes a shot to the head.
Obeh tries to pull guard but Youngblood holds him up against the cage and eventually Obeh drops back down to his feet.
Obeh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Youngblood pushes Obeh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Youngblood presses Obeh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Youngblood dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Youngblood.
Youngblood avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Obehs head.
Youngblood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Obeh backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.
Youngblood prevents a body shot from Obeh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Youngblood.
Come on Youngblood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Obeh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Youngblood's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Youngblood.
Obeh tries to work over Youngblood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Obeh can't find room to land a body shot as Youngblood controls the action.
Youngblood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Youngblood.
Youngblood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Obeh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Youngblood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Youngblood lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Youngblood.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Youngblood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obeh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Youngblood smiles and moves away.
Trujillo Youngblood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jebediah Obeh.
Obeh closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Youngblood instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood'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.
A right hand to the body from Youngblood.
Obeh misses with a body punch.
Youngblood is stalling here.
Obeh is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Youngblood.
Stalling in the clinch from Youngblood.
Obeh tries to throw a body punch but Youngblood avoids it by throwing Obeh back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Youngblood.
Obeh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Obeh swings wildly with an uppercut but Youngblood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Youngblood.
Youngblood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obeh tries to throw a body punch but Youngblood avoids it by throwing Obeh back against the cage.
Youngblood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Youngblood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trujillo Youngblood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood scores with a hook to the body.
Youngblood prevents a body shot from Obeh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Youngblood lands a hook to the side of the head.
Obeh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Youngblood lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Obeh fails to land.
Youngblood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Youngblood blocks a body shot from Obeh.
Nice body punch from Youngblood.
Youngblood lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Youngblood is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Obeh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Obeh tries a body shot but Youngblood blocks it.
Obeh tries to throw a body punch but Youngblood avoids it by throwing Obeh back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Obeh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Youngblood's elbow.
Youngblood is working Obeh over against the cage.
Obeh is trying to break free.
Youngblood lands a body punch.
Obeh can't find room to land a body shot as Youngblood controls the action.
Obeh misses with a body punch.
Obeh can't find room to land a body shot as Youngblood controls the action.
Obeh being controlled against the cage.
Jebediah Obeh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obeh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Youngblood has him pressed against the cage.
Youngblood keeps control of Obeh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Obeh misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obeh. Youngblood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Youngblood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Obeh, pushing him back against the cage.
Youngblood avoiding damage as Obeh throws knees to the body.
Youngblood lands a body shot.
Youngblood scores with a shoulder strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trujillo Youngblood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Youngblood 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Trujillo Youngblood!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Trujillo Youngblood!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Trujillo Youngblood!
Trujillo Youngblood wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack Jamison has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mack Jamison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henri Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison punishes Marshall's body with a nice straight punch.
Jamison misses with a double jab.
Jamison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marshall.
Marshall tries to clinch but Jamison is having none of it.
Marshall stuffs the takedown attempt from Jamison. Jamison gets slowly back to his feet.
Jamison looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
Jamison misses with a hook.
Jamison connects with a body shot.
Marshall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jamison counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Henri Marshall has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jamison counters with a takedown into side control.
Jamison has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jamison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Marshall gets back to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Marshall holds on and takes a little breather.
Jamison postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marshall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jamison throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marshall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jamison wants to control from the top but Marshall keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall looking for a sweep. Not yet Marshall, not yet.
Jamison 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.
Jamison lands a couple of elbows.
Jamison decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Marshall with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jamison counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mack Jamison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henri Marshall.
Marshall looks gassed!
Jamison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jamison postures up in Marshall's guard and throws a big left but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jamison throwing strikes from guard but Marshall blocks nicely.
Marshall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marshall might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jamison kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marshall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall keeping moving, preventing Jamison from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jamison throws a lazy right hand but Marshall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jamison digs a good body shot into Marshall's ribs.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Jamison.
Jamison just misses with a punch to the body.
Jamison closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jamison passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Marshall!
Marshall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamison lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall is working to get back to half guard.
Jamison with a couple of short strikes.
Marshall tries to hold on but Jamison postures up.
Jamison scoring with strikes but Marshall is staying in there.
That has opened up Henri Marshall's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamison is landing with some decent strikes but Marshall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jamison cracks Marshall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jamison has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marshall's face.
The cut above Henri Marshall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jamison pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Marshall is rocked!
Henri Marshall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Henri Marshall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mack Jamison!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gegard Sipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sipowicz comes to the cage accompanied by Opeth - Deliverance. Gegard Sipowicz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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166 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gegard Sipowicz!
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, Jon Harris!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Sipowicz.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Harris looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Harris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Harris is controlling the pace.
Harris throwing shots but Sipowicz is blocking nicely.
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.
Harris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harris content to control rather than advance.
Sipowicz is looking to improve his position.
Harris is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sipowicz is staying active underneath Harris, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harris thows a huge punch but Sipowicz dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sipowicz is trying to maintain the position but Harris is very close to passing his half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Good leg kick by Sipowicz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sipowicz misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sipowicz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Harris dodges the punch combination from Sipowicz.
Some wild striking there from Sipowicz.
No joy there for Sipowicz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sipowicz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sipowicz looks for the body kick but Harris saw that one coming.
Sipowicz scores with a jab.
Harris uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sipowicz.
Sipowicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Sipowicz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sipowicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris gets the takedown into side control.
Harris just content to control the position.
The ground and pound from Harris seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gegard Sipowicz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sipowicz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Sipowicz shows good takedown defense.
Sipowicz throws a body kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Sipowicz. No joy for Harris on that attempt.
Harris takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sipowicz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Sipowicz lands with a shot to the body.
Sipowicz connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Sipowicz.
Gegard Sipowicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Sipowicz.
Sipowicz scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Sipowicz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harris is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sipowicz misses with a double jab.
Sipowicz misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sipowicz scores with a jab to the body.
Sipowicz fails to land with a series of punches.
Sipowicz misses with a few strikes there.
Sipowicz swinging wilding here.
Gegard Sipowicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sipowicz misses with a double jab.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sipowicz's waist but Sipowicz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
Gegard Sipowicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Harris.
Sipowicz sizes up Harris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sipowicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Sipowicz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sipowicz fails to land with a series of punches.
Sipowicz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sipowicz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sipowicz.
Sipowicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sipowicz.
Sipowicz misses with a wild combination.
Sipowicz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sipowicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gegard Sipowicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Sipowicz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sipowicz misses with a series of wild punches.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Sipowicz pushes him off.
Harris checks a low kick from Sipowicz.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sipowicz.
Harris looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sipowicz throws a series of punches but Harris moves out of range.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Sipowicz.
Sipowicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Gegard Sipowicz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sipowicz ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
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.
Sipowicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Sipowicz.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sipowicz.
Harris moves away from the strike by Sipowicz.
Sipowicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Sipowicz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but Sipowicz shows good takedown defense.
Sipowicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sipowicz's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harris accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris is looking to work some ground and pound but Sipowicz has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Sipowicz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sipowicz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris moves out of range of the body kick from Sipowicz.
Sipowicz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sipowicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sipowicz tries to score with a low kick but Harris moves his leg out of the way.
Sipowicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Sipowicz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sipowicz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Harris misses with a hook. Sipowicz ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sipowicz throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sipowicz.
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - Sipowicz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sipowicz throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sipowicz tries to bum rush Harris with a series of wild strikes but Harris uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harris bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sipowicz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Harris throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Harris throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sipowicz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sipowicz tries to get out of the position.
Sipowicz is looking for a sweep.
Harris controlling the position.
Sipowicz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Harris.
Harris has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris trying to control the position but Sipowicz is working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sipowicz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris fails with the takedown.
Sipowicz throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Sipowicz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sipowicz.
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.
Harris tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sipowicz swivels and escapes.
Gegard Sipowicz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Harris.
Nice jab there from Sipowicz.
Harris fails to land the takedown.
Sipowicz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sipowicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sipowicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sipowicz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Harris throws a hook but Sipowicz blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Sipowicz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sipowicz, 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Gegard Sipowicz!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for Gegard Sipowicz!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Gegard Sipowicz!
Gegard Sipowicz wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Zepeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Morgan (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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169 lbs
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Zepeda!
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, Evan Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zepeda shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zepeda showed some decent athleticism there.
Morgan punching from the bottom.
Morgan wants to control but Zepeda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zepeda prevents Morgan from improving his position.
Zepeda controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zepeda blocks the strikes from Morgan.
Morgan is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zepeda performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morgan misses with a straight left.
Morgan tries to clinch up but Zepeda circles away and keeps his distance.
Zepeda looks for a takedown but Morgan sprawls well.
Morgan looks to throw the jab but Zepeda is out of range.
Morgan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zepeda manages to avoid it.
Zepeda shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Zepeda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zepeda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Zepeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Morgan lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Andrew Zepeda has been cut.
Morgan stuffs the takedown.
Morgan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zepeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Zepeda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morgan but Morgan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Morgan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt
and Zepeda counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zepeda.
Morgan wants to control but Zepeda passes easily into half guard.
Morgan trying to control from the bottom.
Morgan is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zepeda is trying to control the action in half guard but Morgan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Zepeda has control of the leg.
Morgan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morgan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Morgan lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Morgan wants to sweep here but Zepeda controlling him for the moment.
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.
Zepeda working some strikes from top position.
Zepeda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Morgan wants to control the position but Zepeda says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Morgan missing with punches from the bottom.
Morgan trying to hold on to Zepeda's head to control him but Zepeda postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Evan Morgan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andrew Zepeda'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.
Zepeda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zepeda staying out of range there.
Zepeda moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan misses with a combination
and Zepeda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Morgan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Zepeda's guard.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Zepeda has wrist control.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zepeda is keeping the position for now.
Morgan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Zepeda avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zepeda working a defensive guard here.
Morgan with a nice head shot there.
Zepeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zepeda shoots in for a double leg but Morgan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice takedown defense from Morgan. No joy for Zepeda on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Zepeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zepeda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evan Morgan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zepeda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morgan is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Zepeda pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zepeda seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Morgan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Morgan punching from the bottom.
Zepeda trying to control from half guard but Morgan is working away.
Morgan tries to get to full guard but Zepeda has control of the leg.
Morgan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zepeda's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zepeda's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zepeda rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Zepeda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Morgan tries to clinch but Zepeda is having none of it.
Morgan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morgan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zepeda fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a straight right.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zepeda was well out of range. Poor timing from Morgan.
Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Zepeda in a clinch.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morgan lands a glancing blow to the side of Zepeda's head.
Zepeda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morgan's guard.
Morgan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morgan will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Morgan throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Evan Morgan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrew Zepeda's cut.
That's time! Zepeda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Morgan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zepeda!
Morgan breaks from Zepeda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Morgan working the ground and pound effectively.
Morgan lands a big shot there that rocks Zepeda but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Morgan raining down shots from the mount!
Zepeda holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morgan tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Zepeda looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morgan thowing shots but they're missing.
Morgan scoring with strikes but Zepeda is staying in there.
Morgan goes for an armbar but Zepeda turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Zepeda.
Zepeda sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Morgan keeping moving, preventing Zepeda from controlling successfully.
Andrew Zepeda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Morgan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Morgan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Zepeda passes into side control.
Zepeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Morgan keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zepeda tries to advance to mount but Morgan denies him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Morgan finds it's way through Zepeda's defenses.
Zepeda misses with a takedown
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Morgan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zepeda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a jab to the body.
Morgan misses with a two punch combination.
Zepeda shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morgan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Zepeda.
Morgan connects with a single shot there.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Zepeda checks it
and Zepeda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morgan's guard.
Morgan wants to sweep but no luck.
Zepeda wants to pass the guard but Morgan is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morgan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Zepeda has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Morgan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morgan winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 for Evan Morgan!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Evan Morgan!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Evan Morgan!
Evan Morgan wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pietro Abruzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Mendoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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18
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pietro Abruzzi!
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, Pepe Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abruzzi.
Mendoza checks a leg kick.
Mendoza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abruzzi circles away.
Abruzzi thuds a left hand into Mendoza's body.
Mendoza misses with a leg kick
and Abruzzi counters with a straight right hand.
Mendoza shoots and misses
and Abruzzi counters with a straight right hand.
Mendoza looks to throw a body kick
and Abruzzi counters with a nice leg kick.
Mendoza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abruzzi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pietro Abruzzi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe Mendoza.
A head kick misses from Mendoza.
Mendoza misses with a takedown attempt
and Abruzzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abruzzi lands a jab to the nose.
Mendoza misses with a takedown
and Abruzzi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mendoza looks gassed!
Abruzzi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Abruzzi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendoza is rocked!
Abruzzi throws a monster overhand right that drops Mendoza! Abruzzi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pietro Abruzzi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Ericssonl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ericssonl might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to VIKING WARRIOR. Wayne has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leif Ericssonl!
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, James Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne moves out of range as Ericssonl strikes.
Ericssonl catches Wayne napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Wayne to the canvas!
Wayne is rocked!
It looks like James Wayne has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ericssonl gets to his feet - Wayne follows without any prompting.
Wayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Ericssonl finish him?
Ericssonl cracks a nice hook into Wayne's ribs.
Wayne looks gassed!
Ericssonl connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Wayne out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leif Ericssonl!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayde Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Outlawz- Real Talk. Wayde Sullivan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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225 lbs
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230 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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, Wayde Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew West!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Steve Montenegro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sullivan throws a right hand that West ducks under and follows up with a left that West also avoids with ease.
West looks for a takedown but Sullivan sprawls well.
Sullivan misses with a body kick.
Sullivan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West has closed the distance and engaged Sullivan in a clinch.
Sullivan pulls guard effortlessly.
West stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sullivan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sullivan pulls West in close to his closed guard and prevents West from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sullivan wants to sweep but no luck.
West drops back looking for a leg! Sullivan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sullivan manages to kick West off! West jumps back into Sullivan's guard.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Sullivan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sullivan is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sullivan has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
West has his foot on Sullivan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sullivan works his way back into a safe position though.
Sullivan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sullivan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan throwing strikes from guard but West blocks nicely.
West looking for a guillotine here but Sullivan defends easily.
West looks gassed!
Sullivan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. West is keeping the position for now.
Sullivan is in close to West's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sullivan postures up and lands a big shot to West's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan postures up.
Sullivan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
West has momentary wrist control but Sullivan slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sullivan stands up and waves to West to follow him.
Sullivan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Andrew West has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West walks straight into a right hand from Sullivan - that's dropped him! Sullivan jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save West from any more punishment! West complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wayde Sullivan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Cordeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordeiro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says (Remix). 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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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Cordeiro!
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, John Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Cordeiro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wayne shoots for a double leg takedown but Cordeiro sprawls well. He's pushed Wayne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cordeiro tries for a takedown but Wayne circles away easily
and Wayne counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wayne is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cordeiro is looking to improve his position.
Wayne looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cordeiro is refusing to be controlled, as Wayne sits in half guard.
Cordeiro wants to sweep but Wayne has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordeiro manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wayne's best efforts.
Cordeiro flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Wayne seems content to control.
Cordeiro tries to roll over but Wayne keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cordeiro is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Cordeiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wayne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cordeiro is looking to improve his position but Wayne isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wayne tries to control but Cordeiro wriggling away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wayne prevents Cordeiro from getting the reversal.
Wayne can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cordeiro is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wayne slips a nice elbow through Cordeiro's hands, connecting with Cordeiro's forehead.
Cordeiro is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wayne pulls his head out easily.
Wayne is looking to advance position but Cordeiro won't allow it.
Wayne trying to control from half guard but Cordeiro is working away.
Cordeiro is looking to improve his position.
Cordeiro tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cordeiro wants to get back to full guard.
Cordeiro moves into full guard.
Wayne sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cordeiro is looking to stand up but Wayne isn't so interested in that idea.
Cordeiro tries to strike from the bottom.
Wayne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wayne trying to control but Cordeiro is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wayne moves into the clinch.
Cordeiro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wayne prevents it.
Wayne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cordeiro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wayne looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cordeiro looking for a guillotine here but Wayne defends easily.
Wayne controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cordeiro keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne passes into half guard.
Wayne sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cordeiro is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wayne seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cordeiro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cordeiro tries to get to full guard but Wayne has control of the leg.
Cordeiro is trying to stand.
Wayne with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wayne prevents Cordeiro from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wayne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne gets to mount! Cordeiro was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cordeiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wayne controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wayne blocks Cordeiro's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cordeiro throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Cordeiro flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cordeiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cordeiro is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wayne scores with a takedown into Cordeiro's guard.
Cordeiro striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Cordeiro keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.
Wayne chips away with some ground and pound.
Cordeiro is looking for a triangle but Wayne pushes his legs off easily.
Cordeiro looking for a guillotine here but Wayne defends easily.
Wayne stands up over Cordeiro, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordeiro is striking but Wayne is not phased and passes to half guard.
Cordeiro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cordeiro.
Wayne seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Wayne trying to control but Cordeiro is working from the bottom.
That's two 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.
Wayne makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cordeiro wants to sweep but no luck.
Cordeiro looking for a guillotine here but Wayne defends easily.
Cordeiro looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordeiro looking to control but Wayne passes into half guard.
Cordeiro tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cordeiro missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cordeiro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cordeiro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wayne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wayne passes Cordeiro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
John Wayne has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wayne looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cordeiro wants to control but Wayne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wayne is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wayne wants to free his trapped foot but Cordeiro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wayne is looking to stall here but Cordeiro recovers full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wayne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cordeiro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wayne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for John Wayne!
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight for John Wayne!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for John Wayne!
John Wayne wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Hoon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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19
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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22
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Brown!
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, Paul Hoon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hoon lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Roy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Hoon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hoon waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Brown or perhaps it was just good defense by Hoon which made him look bad.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown throws a head kick but Hoon moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Hoon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hoon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoon throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Hoon moves out of range easily.
Hoon misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hoon looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Hoon throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hoon avoids a kick to the body.
Hoon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.
Hoon misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown lands a head kick. Hoon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Paul Hoon has been cut.
Hoon misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hoon misses the target.
Hoon throws an overhand right that lands on Brown's shoulder, as Brown tries to avoid the shot.
Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hoon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hoon tries to improve position but can't.
Brown tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hoon wants to control but Brown postures up.
Hoon regains half guard, as Brown was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoon wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hoon is looking to escape.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hoon blocks the body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoon misses with a few strikes there.
Hoon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hoon moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hoon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hoon.
Hoon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown scores with a spinning back kick!
Brown feints and then cracks Hoon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoon down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Hoon is breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Brown.
Brown finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hoon blocks a head kick by Brown.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paul Hoon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Hoon blocks the low kick.
Brown throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Hoon moves out of range easily.
Brown throws a leg kick but Hoon moved away.
Brown tries a low kick but Hoon avoids it.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brown throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Brown thuds his shin into the meat of Hoon's side.
Hoon blocks a head kick by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a leg kick but Hoon checks it.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hoon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Brown tries to work over Hoon's front leg with a kick but Hoon checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick but Hoon moves out of range.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Hoon sees coming a mile off.
Brown scores with a takedown into Hoon's guard.
Brown passes Hoon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hoon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hoon'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. This is the final round!
Brown throws a leg kick but Hoon checks it.
Hoon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brown.
Brown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hoon.
Hoon throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoon is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Hoon circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoon misses with a few strikes there.
Hoon throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hoon is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Hoon circles away and we're back to standing.
Good work by Hoon as he checks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown gets the takedown into side control.
Hoon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hoon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Brown lands a nice forearm strike.
Brown advances nicely into full mount.
Brown throwing strikes here but Hoon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown cracks Hoon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brown looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hoon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Brown 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.
Brown unloading with bombs!
Brown lands a big shot there that rocks Hoon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Roy Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws some wild stikes that Hoon manages to avoid easily.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoon can do to turn this around?
Brown working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Brown goes for an armbar but Hoon turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hoon.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing Hoon from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Hoon wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Paul Hoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Roy Brown!
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight for Roy Brown!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Roy Brown!
Roy Brown wins by unanimous decision!
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C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
26% |
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