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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between mike eastman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Banks has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, mike eastman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Banks!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
eastman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banks lands a lovely overhand right.
Banks throws the left hand but eastman avoids the punch easily.
eastman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Banks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but eastman circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Banks does no damage.
eastman throws a half hearted mid kick.
eastman fails with an attempt to clinch.
eastman shoots in for a takedown but Banks shows good takedown defense.
eastman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
eastman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banks swivels and escapes.
Banks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Banks misses with a hook.
Banks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Banks lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as eastman backs up against the cage.
It looks like mike eastman has been cut.
eastman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Banks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Banks throws a big shot that misses.
eastman tries a low kick but Banks avoids it.
Banks is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
eastman swings for the body but Banks moves out of range.
eastman fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for mike eastman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banks lands with a straight right. eastman didn't see that one coming.
Banks lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - eastman can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Banks and eastman drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Banks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Banks!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koji Okano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tureil Vita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okano comes into the arena with Aalto - Resolution blaring out of the sound system. Vita has chosen Ain't No Rest For The Wicked - Cage The Elephant as his entrance music. Tureil Vita will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koji Okano!
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, Tureil Vita!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Okano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vita lands a jab to the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vita.
Okano scores with a jab to the head.
Vita wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vita lands a head kick. Okano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A solid body kick from Okano.
Okano lands with a straight right. Vita didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vita throws a body kick that misses.
Vita tries to land a body kick
and Okano counters with a nice uppercut.
Vita looks gassed!
A left lands for Okano.
Vita is rocked!
Vita ducks into an uppercut from Okano and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Koji Okano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shiek Yerbooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Clemons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yerbooty comes to the cage accompanied by ABK - Kill Me. Jimmy Clemons has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shiek Yerbooty's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shiek Yerbooty!
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, Jimmy Clemons!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Yerbooty misses the target.
Clemons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Clemons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yerbooty throws a hook but Clemons blocks it.
Clemons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clemons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yerbooty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Yerbooty misses the target.
Yerbooty throws a right and a left that Clemons avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clemons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clemons dodges the punch combination from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yerbooty connects with a crisp jab.
Yerbooty waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Clemons.
Yerbooty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yerbooty missing with a left hand there. Clemons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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.
Yerbooty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yerbooty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clemons.
Yerbooty misses with an uppercut.
Clemons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shiek Yerbooty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clemons shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yerbooty as he avoids it easily.
Clemons takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yerbooty throws a right and a left that Clemons avoids nicely.
Clemons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Jimmy Clemons has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty looks to land a right hand but Clemons moved out of range.
Yerbooty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clemons was well out of range. Poor timing from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty misses with a body shot.
Yerbooty misses with a series of wild punches.
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.
Yerbooty looks to throw the jab but Clemons is out of range.
Yerbooty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yerbooty just misses with a punch to the body.
Clemons gets a takedown into half guard.
Yerbooty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiek Yerbooty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Clemons's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Clemons staying out of range there.
Yerbooty throws out a loose jab but Clemons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice takedown defense from Yerbooty. No joy for Clemons on that attempt.
Clemons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yerbooty.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yerbooty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clemons was well out of range. Poor timing from Yerbooty.
Clemons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yerbooty.
A telegraphed right hand from Yerbooty misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yerbooty throws the left hand but Clemons avoids the punch easily.
Clemons closes the distance and clinches.
Yerbooty's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yerbooty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clemons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yerbooty misses with a hook. Clemons ducked under it nicely.
Yerbooty keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shiek Yerbooty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Clemons.
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.
Yerbooty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yerbooty throws an overhand right that lands on Clemons's shoulder, as Clemons tries to avoid the shot.
Clemons avoids the body shot from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shiek Yerbooty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yerbooty misses with a few strikes there.
Clemons misses with a takedown attempt - Yerbooty sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty misses with an uppercut. Clemons saw that one coming.
Yerbooty scores with a body shot.
Yerbooty lands a jab.
Clemons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Yerbooty's waist but Yerbooty gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clemons off to one side.
Clemons ducks under a wild hook from Yerbooty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty throws a looping overhand right but Clemons ducks down to avoid it.
Yerbooty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clemons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yerbooty lands a nice shot that snaps Clemons's head back.
Clemons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yerbooty.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Clemons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yerbooty throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiek Yerbooty dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Clemons'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!
Yerbooty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clemons's hands.
Yerbooty goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yerbooty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yerbooty throws out a loose jab but Clemons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clemons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yerbooty.
Nice defenses there by Clemons.
Yerbooty fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yerbooty misses with a looping left.
Yerbooty misses with a hook. Clemons ducked under it nicely.
Clemons closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Yerbooty looks to land a combination but Clemons avoids it well.
Yerbooty throws a hook but Clemons blocks it.
Clemons slips under a jab.
Yerbooty swinging wilding here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Yerbooty misses.
Yerbooty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yerbooty missing with a left hand there. Clemons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown by Clemons or perhaps it was just good defense by Yerbooty which made him look bad.
Yerbooty connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty cracks Clemons with an open hand slap.
Clemons darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yerbooty makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yerbooty.
Yerbooty not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yerbooty wants to stand but Clemons is controlling the position.
Yerbooty uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Good shot there by Yerbooty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clemons changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yerbooty tries to avoid it but Clemons manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yerbooty to the ground. Yerbooty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A jab from Yerbooty misses.
Yerbooty lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Clemons sprawling to the canvas. Yerbooty follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Clemons hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yerbooty is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yerbooty is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Clemons is just riding it out for now. Yerbooty eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shiek Yerbooty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yerbooty, 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 Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiek Yerbooty!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Par Dough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Coen (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 Dan Coen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 lbs
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Par Dough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Coen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Dough does no damage.
Coen moves out of range as Dough strikes.
Dough thows a body shot but no joy.
Dough misses the jab.
Coen ducks under a wild hook from Dough.
Dough throws an overhand right that lands on Coen's shoulder, as Coen tries to avoid the shot.
Coen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dough pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Par Dough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coen wants to clinch up but Dough keeps it at a distance.
Dough keeps the fight on the outside.
Coen throws a leg kick but Dough sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Coen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dough swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dough fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Coen fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coen tries to clinch there but Dough circles away.
Dough fails with the takedown
and Coen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dough is fighting off a takedown attempt but Coen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dough to the mat. Dough regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coen wants to control from the top but Dough keeps moving.
Dough is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dough is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coen trying to control but Dough is working from the bottom.
Dough is looking for a triangle but Coen pushes his legs off easily.
Dough looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dough can't keep his opponent in guard - Coen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Coen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Coen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Coen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dough. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dough actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dough is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Coen pulls his head out easily.
Dough is breathing heavily.
Coen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dough gets back to full guard.
Dough is trying to keep Coen in close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coen wants to control from the top but Dough keeps moving.
Dough looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dough being controlled here, momentarily.
Coen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dough keeping moving, preventing Coen from controlling successfully.
Dough has his foot on Coen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Coen works his way back into a safe position though.
Dough is looking to sweep but instead, Coen has passed into half guard.
Coen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Coen controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coen is thwarting Dough's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Coen connects with a nice short shot to Dough's temple.
Dough is staying active underneath Coen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Coen blocks the strikes from Dough.
Coen trying to pass the guard but Dough defending well.
Dough manages to get to full guard.
Coen is working Dough over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dough bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Coen's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Par Dough dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dough jumps guard and drags Coen to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Coen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dough manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coen tries to hold on but Dough pushes him away.
Dough unloads with some shots from mount but Coen bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Dough.
Coen is breathing heavily.
Dough looking to finish with strikes here!
Coen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dough looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dough looking to ground and pound but Coen is blocking nicely.
Coen wants to hold on but Dough pushes him away.
Dough misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dough scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Coen?
Dough 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.
Coen tries to hold on but Dough postures up.
Dough throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Coen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Coen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Coen regains half guard.
Coen is staying active underneath Dough, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dough missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dough seems to be working for a kimura but Coen defends the submission attempt.
Dough thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dough not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coen trying to control but Dough postures up.
Coen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Coen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Par Dough overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dough throws and elbow that misses. Coen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dough's guard. Nice move by Coen!
Coen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dough keeping full guard, as Coen tries to pass.
Dough manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Dough.
Dough punching from mount but Coen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dough avoids the attempt from Coen to control.
Coen is looking to improve his position but Dough isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dough lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Coen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Coen is trying to escape the mount.
Dough throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dough unloads with some shots from mount but Coen bucks and avoids them well.
Dough connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dough throws some wild stikes that Coen manages to avoid easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Poor strikes thrown by Dough there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dough looking to finish with strikes here!
Coen gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Par Dough will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Coen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Coen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dough is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dough trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Coen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dough looking for a triangle here. Coen is fighting it but it looks tight! Dough pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Coen is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Par Dough!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ogie Oglethorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alchemy Astrology (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astrology has chosen Faggot Bruce - Cockstar as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ogie Oglethorpe!
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, Alchemy Astrology!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astrology fails to land the takedown.
Astrology fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Astrology shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ogie Oglethorpe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alchemy Astrology.
Astrology changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oglethorpe tries to avoid it but Astrology manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oglethorpe to the ground. Oglethorpe escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Astrology fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Oglethorpe. No joy for Astrology on that attempt.
Oglethorpe lands with a nice body punch.
Astrology looks gassed!
Oglethorpe darts in and clinches Astrology up against the cage.
Oglethorpe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Oglethorpe does it's job there.
It looks like Alchemy Astrology has been cut.
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!
Oglethorpe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oglethorpe connects with a superb combination that knocks Astrology out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Oglethorpe before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Astrology!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ogie Oglethorpe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayfield has chosen Its a great day - Paul Thorn as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Gabriel Gray has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gabriel Gray seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayfield scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gray goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Tyler Mayfield has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Gray 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gray moves into the clinch successfully.
Mayfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mayfield lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Gray.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayfield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gray's defenses.
Gray is rocked!
Mayfield lands a big right hand that drops Gray! The killer instinct kicks in and Mayfield finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Mayfield!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Mayfield!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Melbye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Bags (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melbye comes to the cage accompanied by The Beast and the Harlot. Bags has chosen Princes of the Universe as his entrance music. Matt Melbye is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Melbye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Bags!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bags circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melbye.
Melbye misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bags misses with a straight left.
Bags thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bags throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bags throws a jab but it's blocked by Melbye.
Melbye tries to clinch there but Bags circles away.
Melbye throws a low kick, looking for Bags's leg but Bags calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bags rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melbye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Melbye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bags takes the fight into the clinch.
Bags escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melbye closes the distance but Bags moves to the side
and Bags counters with a single leg into guard. Melbye didn't expect that.
Melbye is looking for a triangle but Bags pushes his legs off easily.
Melbye working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bags doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Melbye is tightening it up a little... Bags has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Bags reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Bags taps out! nice BJJ there by Melbye!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Matt Melbye!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rulon Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Demoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demoss has chosen Here Comes The Boom as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rulon Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Demoss!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sanderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanderson lands a jab to Demoss's midsection.
Demoss tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanderson misses with a wild body shot.
Sanderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanderson.
Sanderson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Demoss's shoulder. That is not cool.
Demoss looks gassed!
Sanderson moves into full mount!
Sanderson content just to control the position here.
Sanderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Demoss is surviving well by controlling Sanderson's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanderson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Demoss is trying to stand.
Demoss has given up his back here. Will Sanderson look for the submission or keep pounding away?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Rulon Sanderson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sanderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Demoss misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanderson wants to break free but Demoss has control.
Demoss tries to land a knee to the head but Sanderson blocks with his arms.
Sanderson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Demoss has him pressed against the cage.
Demoss throws a punch but it's blocked by Sanderson.
Demoss misses with a short punch on the inside.
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.
Sanderson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Demoss prevents Sanderson from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanderson.
Sanderson blocks the elbow strike.
Demoss can't break the clinch.
Demoss missing with knees to the body.
Demoss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanderson can't break the clinch.
Demoss misses with a punch to the body.
Demoss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Demoss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Demoss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanderson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Demoss has double underhooks.
Demoss trying to land knees to the body.
Demoss misses with a knee strike.
Demoss trying to land knees to the body.
Sanderson has had enough of the clinch but Demoss keeps him there for the moment.
Sanderson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Demoss wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rulon Sanderson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Demoss slips a jab and a cross from Sanderson.
Sanderson takes a swing at Demoss's ribcage but misses.
Sanderson works Demoss's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Demoss.
Sanderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanderson misses with a few strikes there.
Sanderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Demoss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sanderson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sanderson slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanderson working Demoss over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demoss is breathing heavily.
Sanderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demoss wants to get back to his feet.
Sanderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Demoss!
Sanderson controlling the pace for now.
Sanderson punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sanderson controlling from mount.
Sanderson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
It looks like Mike Demoss has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Demoss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanderson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanderson looking for a guillotine from mount but Demoss is having none of it.
Sanderson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Demoss is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Demoss and Sanderson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
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.
Demoss is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sanderson connects with a decent elbow.
That has opened up Mike Demoss's cut even more.
Demoss wants to get back to his feet but Sanderson drags him back down.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Demoss takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mike Demoss'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 Mike Demoss's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rulon Sanderson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Stax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stax comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin 'I Will Not Bow'. Max Stax is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Stax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Stax is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanders is trying to control. Stax wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stax manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanders in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stax looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sanders has gone for a leg lock! Stax slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sanders's guard.
Sanders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stax trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Sanders is trying to keep Stax in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stax wanted to stand there but Sanders had control of the position.
Sanders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stax trying to control but Sanders is working from the bottom.
Stax distracts Sanders with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanders has his foot on Stax's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stax works his way back into a safe position though.
Stax wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
Stax trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanders had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Stax is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sanders Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Stax's back instead.
Stax breaks Sanders's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Stax throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stax wants to pass the guard but Sanders is keeping the position.
Stax trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanders is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanders is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stax wants to control from the top but Sanders keeps moving.
Stax avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stax drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stax jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stax slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stax knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanders on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Stax trying to control the position but Sanders is working away.
Sanders manages to get back to half guard.
Stax trying to mount his opponent but Sanders defends it.
Sanders is looking to improve his position.
Stax is pressing down on Sanders's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanders is holding on for now.
Sanders moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stax preventing the sweep.
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.
Sanders pushes a forearm under Stax's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Stax is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Sanders!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Bimbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bimbo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mickey Avalon - "Roll Up Your Sleeves" kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lawrence Bimbo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, BJ Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Bimbo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bimbo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bimbo is fending him off so far but Barnes persists. Nope, Bimbo circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
Bimbo tries to clinch but Barnes is having none of it.
Bimbo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Barnes's head.
It looks like BJ Barnes has been cut.
Bimbo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bimbo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bimbo pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bimbo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A knee to the head by Bimbo.
Bimbo scores a nice knee to the body.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bimbo pushes Barnes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bimbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes is rocked!
Bimbo lands a knee to the body.
Bimbo drops Barnes with a big right hand! Bimbo charges in looking to finish - Barnes manages to keep Bimbo in his guard and seems to have recovered somewhat.
Oh Barnes is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bimbo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bimbo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bimbo drops back looking for a leg! Barnes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barnes manages to kick Bimbo off! Bimbo jumps back into Barnes's guard.
Bimbo drops back looking for a leg! Barnes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barnes manages to kick Bimbo off! Bimbo jumps back into Barnes's guard.
Barnes seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Barnes has a closed guard, preventing Bimbo from standing up.
Bimbo stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bimbo drops back looking for a leg! Barnes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Barnes manages to kick Bimbo off! Bimbo jumps back into Barnes's guard.
Bimbo wants to stand but Barnes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bimbo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Bimbo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bimbo stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bimbo misses with a wild combination.
Barnes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bimbo is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bimbo is trying to stand.
Bimbo has hold of Barnes's hands but Barnes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bimbo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bimbo is trying to stand.
Bimbo tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes is trying to control the action in half guard but Bimbo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Barnes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bimbo defends it well.
Bimbo kicks Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
Bimbo clinches.
Bimbo is pressed up against the cage. Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bimbo down to the mat. Bimbo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bimbo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lawrence Bimbo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bimbo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnes postures up.
Bimbo wants to get back to his feet but Barnes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bimbo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Barnes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bimbo tries to kick Barnes off but Barnes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bimbo defending well though.
Bimbo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bimbo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bimbo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barnes scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barnes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Barnes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bimbo uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Bimbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ Barnes'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.
Barnes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes avoids the head kick by Bimbo.
Bimbo throws a series of punches but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bimbo to the mat! Bimbo manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bimbo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barnes slips nicely into half guard.
Bimbo wants to improve his position but Barnes is controlling well.
Bimbo kicks Barnes off and gets back to his feet.
BJ Barnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes looks for a takedown but Bimbo sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bimbo swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bimbo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence Bimbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbo is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Bimbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barnes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bimbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnes. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Bimbo has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Bimbo.
Barnes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bimbo has him pressed against the cage.
Bimbo connects with a knee to the head.
Barnes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bimbo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bimbo with a knee to the head.
Bimbo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bimbo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bimbo wants to stand but Barnes is controlling the position.
Bimbo keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Bimbo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bimbo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Barnes hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bimbo cracks Barnes with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bimbo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Barnes manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Barnes regains half guard.
Barnes manages to get to full guard.
Barnes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bimbo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Barnes takes a swing at Bimbo's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Barnes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bimbo - the referee stops the clock and Barnes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bimbo. Barnes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Barnes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bimbo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Bimbo.
Bimbo drives through and clinches with Barnes against the cage.
Barnes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bimbo lands a nice uppercut.
Bimbo looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Bimbo lands a knee to the head.
Bimbo misses with a knee strike.
Barnes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bimbo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bimbo looking to throw knees to the head but Barnes is blocking nicely.
Bimbo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Barnes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bimbo lands an elbow that stopped Barnes in his tracks for a moment.
Bimbo lands a knee to the head.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the 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.
Barnes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bimbo walks away with a smile on his face. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barnes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bimbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lawrence Bimbo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bimbo is pressed up against the cage. Barnes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bimbo down to the mat. Bimbo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches up with Bimbo, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes Bimbo against the cage but Bimbo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barnes takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bimbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barnes counters with a single leg into guard. Bimbo didn't expect that.
Bimbo looking for a guillotine here but Barnes defends easily.
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes lands a couple of digs.
Barnes won't allow Bimbo to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that BJ Barnes will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on BJ Barnes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Barnes shoots in but Bimbo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bimbo throws a head kick that misses.
Bimbo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barnes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barnes blocks a head kick by Bimbo.
Bimbo wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Bimbo as Barnes shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Barnes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnes shoots in but no luck this time.
Bimbo works the jab nicely.
Bimbo instigates a clinch.
Bimbo gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bimbo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Bimbo.
Bimbo lands a knee to the head.
Bimbo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Bimbo holds him up against the cage and eventually Barnes drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bimbo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Barnes jumps guard and drags Bimbo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bimbo scoring with some ground and pound.
Bimbo stopping the sweep attempt from Barnes.
Bimbo stands up and waves to Barnes to follow him.
Bimbo throws a head kick that Barnes semi-blocks.
Barnes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bimbo keeps Barnes at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to clinch up
and Bimbo counters with a body kick that stops Barnes in his tracks momentarily.
A left lands for Bimbo.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bimbo.
Bimbo moves into range and clinches up with Barnes.
Nice elbow from Bimbo.
Bimbo lands a shoulder strike.
Bimbo connects with a knee to the head.
Bimbo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnes turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Barnes manages to end up in side control.
Bimbo manages to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bimbo is looking to escape.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Bimbo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Bimbo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo is looking to clinch but Barnes is avoiding it.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Barnes.
Barnes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bimbo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bimbo tries to hold on but Barnes postures up.
Bimbo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes unloading with bombs!
Barnes looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bimbo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Barnes blocks Bimbo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Barnes 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.
Bimbo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Barnes loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bimbo hold on?
Bimbo preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Barnes.
Bimbo covering up well under a series of strikes from Barnes.
Barnes is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bimbo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bimbo for a finish.
Bimbo breaks Barnes's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bimbo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Barnes, up you get!
Barnes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barnes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bimbo.
Barnes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bimbo sprawls well initially but Barnes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lawrence Bimbo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bimbo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawrence Bimbo!
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