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VFC 55: East vs. Liddell PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Only (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Only has chosen Third World as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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260 lbs
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264 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Only!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunham shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Only as he jumps to the side.
Only scores with a jab to the head.
Only closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Only lands in his opponent's guard.
Only thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Only throws a big right hand that misses.
Dunham tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Only throwing strikes from guard but Dunham blocks nicely.
Dunham utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Only has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dunham is proving hard to escape from.
Only throwing strikes but missing.
Dunham is looking to stand up but Only isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dunham misses with a takedown attempt - Only sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A swing and a miss from Only.
A nice leg kick lands there from Only.
Only lands with a hook. Dunham tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Only throws a front kick aimed at Dunham's knee but Dunham avoids it well.
Only throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dunham is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Only throws a shot from downtown. Dunham moves away and avoids it.
Dunham checks a leg kick.
Dunham takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Rick Dunham has been cut.
Only drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dunham avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Only drops back looking for a leg! Dunham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dunham manages to kick Only off! Only jumps back into Dunham's guard.
Dunham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dunham tries to get out of the position.
Only pushes down on Dunham's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Only is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dunham is just riding it out for now. Only eventually gives up the hold.
Dunham keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Dunham tries to roll over but Only keeps him under control.
Dunham wants to control but Only is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Only lands strikes from half guard.
Only works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dunham's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Only looking to control but Dunham is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Only.
Only is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dunham can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Only avoids the attempt from Dunham to control.
Only jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dunham is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dunham and Only has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Only crashes against the mat.
Dunham is trying to get back to half guard.
Dunham is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Only is controlling him well.
Only is looking to take a break and control but Dunham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunham is pushing Only's head away, looking to escape. Only manages to hold on to the position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Only working away.
Only creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dunham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Only is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dunham is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Only dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Dunham'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.
Dunham avoids the body shot from Only.
Dunham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Only is fending him off so far but Dunham persists. Nope, Only circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Only was covering up waiting for the punch and Dunham finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Only not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dunham drops back, looking for a kneebar! Only looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Only looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Only!
Dunham is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dunham is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Only working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Dunham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Only controlling the position from side mount.
Only throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Dunham manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dunham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Dunham trying to control from Only's half guard. Only has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Only has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dunham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Only has momentary wrist control but Dunham slips an elbow through the middle.
Dunham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunham throws a big right hand that misses.
Dunham wants to pass the guard but Only is keeping the position.
Dunham has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dunham advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Only tries to roll over but Dunham keeps him under control.
Dunham wants to control but Only is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Dunham there.
Dunham wants to lay and pray for a moment but Only keeps working.
Dunham is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Only!
Dunham is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dunham connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Only keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dunham breaks from Only's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Only taking shots to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dunham dominating with strikes here.
Dunham looking to control but Only is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dunham working for a guillotine from mount but Only is in no mood to give up.
Dunham breaks from Only's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dunham can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Only is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Dunham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rick Dunham's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Only throws out a loose jab but Dunham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunham shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Only napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dunham working the head and body with strikes.
Dunham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Only on the ground.
Dunham tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dunham has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rick Dunham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dunham misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Only is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dunham throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Only is not content to let Dunham control the position.
Dunham lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dunham looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Only is avoiding damage well.
Only is not content to let Dunham control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dunham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Only sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dunham somewhat.
Only digs a good hook to Dunham's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunham looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Only uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dunham has time to react.
Rick Dunham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Only throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dunham on the side of the head.
Lester Only seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Only scores with a nice strike.
Only fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A cross from Only lands.
Only scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Only, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Only ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dunham ducks right into an uppercut from Only.
Nice straight punches there by Only. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Only.
Dunham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Only.
Dunham has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Dunham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunham drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunham is in close to Only's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Only looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dunham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dunham postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dunham looking to pass the guard.
Dunham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunham makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Only wants to sweep here but Dunham controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Only's head.
Dunham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dunham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dunham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dunham landing strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Check out the look on Dunham's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Only is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dunham connects with a decent elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lester Only.
I think Only 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beam has chosen Dragula as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Klubber Lang has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Klubber Lang seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Beam!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang drops Beam with a beautiful combination! Beam stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lang is looking for the KO!
Beam is rocked!
It looks like Scott Beam has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Beam takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Lang sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Beam bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Klubber Lang!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Armageddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Rage!
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, Alistair Armageddon!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Armageddon can pounce on him.
Armageddon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Armageddon feints a jab and as Rage dips his head, Armageddon unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Rage right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Rage falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Armageddon smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alistair Armageddon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marion Moesby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Brutality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Moesby might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shipping up to Boston. The key to victory for Marion Moesby has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marion Moesby!
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, Brock Brutality!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutality shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Moesby pinned against the cage. Moesby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Moesby tries to clinch but Brutality moves out of range.
Moesby has Brutality up against the cage in a clinch.
Brutality goes for a takedown attempt but Moesby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Brutality or perhaps it was just good defense by Moesby which made him look bad.
Marion Moesby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Brutality.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moesby tries to clinch but Brutality is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brutality.
Moesby scores with a one two! Brutality had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moesby is looking to clinch but Brutality is avoiding it.
Brutality fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moesby moves in looking to clinch but Brutality pushes him off.
Moesby tries to clinch up but Brutality circles away and keeps his distance.
Brutality fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brutality looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Moesby!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brutality looks gassed!
Moesby is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brutality controlling the position easily from mount.
Moesby's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moesby is trying to stand but he's just given Brutality his back.
Brutality is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Moesby. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Moesby is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Brutality controls the action.
Moesby is trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brutality working for a choke but Moesby is defending well.
Brutality has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Moesby has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The referee is taking a good look at Moesby as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Brutality!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moesby looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutality working for a choke but Moesby is defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brutality is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Moesby knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Moesby for a finish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moesby trying to get back to his feet but Brutality is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Brutality dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Brutality with that takedown attempt.
Brutality throws a wild body kick that Moesby sees coming a mile off.
Brutality circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moesby stuffs the takedown.
Marion Moesby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Moesby as Brutality shoots in.
Marion Moesby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Brutality.
Brutality shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Moesby but Moesby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brutality throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moesby's waist but Moesby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brutality off to one side.
Moesby throws out a loose jab but Brutality uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brutality is breathing heavily.
Moesby fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moesby doesn't manage to clinch there - Brutality circles away.
Moesby doesn't manage to clinch there - Brutality circles away.
Moesby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moesby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brutality lands with a nice combination. Moesby backs away looking to recover.
Brutality has a takedown stuffed.
Brutality fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Moesby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moesby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moesby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moesby tries to clinch up but Brutality circles away and keeps his distance.
Moesby misses with a straight left.
Brutality swats away the attempt to clinch by Moesby.
Brutality shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moesby defends it nicely.
Moesby moves into range and clinches up with Brutality.
Moesby looking to throw knees to the head but Brutality is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moesby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brutality is working for takedown but Moesby is calmly controlling the position for now.
Moesby lands a good knee to the midsection. Brutality won't want to take too many of those.
Moesby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Moesby throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Moesby.
Moesby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brutality.
Brutality fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moesby.
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.
Moesby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brutality.
Brutality wants to get back to striking at distance but Moesby won't allow it.
Moesby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brutality avoids it.
Brutality breaks the clinch.
Moesby tries to clinch but Brutality is having none of it.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brutality swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brutality steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moesby. That one must have hurt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moesby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brutality. That did some damage!
Moesby wants to clinch up but Brutality keeps it at a distance.
Marion Moesby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brutality looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Moesby!
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 Marion Moesby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Moesby is looking to clinch.
Moesby is looking to clinch but Brutality is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moesby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brutality circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moesby moves into range and clinches up with Brutality.
Moesby tries to land knees in the clinch but Brutality avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brutality breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Moesby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brutality throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moesby's waist but Moesby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brutality off to one side.
Brutality takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutality throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moesby's waist but Moesby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brutality off to one side.
Brutality changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Moesby tries to avoid it but Brutality manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Moesby to the ground. Moesby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marion Moesby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Brutality.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brutality paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brutality avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moesby moves in looking to clinch but Brutality pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Moesby.
Moesby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brutality paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moesby wants to clinch.
Moesby doesn't manage to clinch there - Brutality circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moesby tries to clinch there but Brutality circles away.
Moesby throws a head kick but Brutality moves out of range.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch but Brutality swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Moesby misses.
Brutality circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moesby takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moesby tries to clinch there but Brutality circles away.
Marion Moesby is winning the standup battle so far.
Brutality throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice sprawl there from Moesby as Brutality shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moesby wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Moesby as Brutality shoots in.
Brutality looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moesby is fending him off so far but Brutality persists. Nope, Moesby circles away and we're back to standing.
Moesby scores with a head kick.
Moesby tries to clinch up.
Moesby wants to clinch up but Brutality keeps it at a distance.
Moesby tries to close the distance and clinch but Brutality swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brutality rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moesby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brutality shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Moesby sprawls well. Moesby wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brutality gets slowly back to his feet.
Brock Brutality seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutality avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moesby tries to clinch up.
Moesby looks to land a body kick but Brutality moved away.
Moesby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brutality shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moesby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moesby wants to clinch up but Brutality keeps it at a distance.
Moesby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marion Moesby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Moesby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marion Moesby!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Tilberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Holly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holly has chosen Gotham Road - On My Way as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Tilberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Holly!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Tilberg.
Tilberg takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tilberg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holly throws a right and a left that Tilberg avoids nicely.
Tilberg misses with a head kick.
Tilberg has closed the distance and engaged Holly in a clinch.
Holly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Holly digs a right hand underneath Tilberg's ribcage. Tilberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holly is leaning against Tilberg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tilberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Holly is keeping busy.
Holly can't get the takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holly.
Holly scores with a nice hook to the head.
Holly lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holly digs a right hand into Tilberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tilberg's gas tank.
Holly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tilberg.
Tilberg has had enough of the clinch but Holly keeps him there for the moment.
Holly tries to score a body lock takedown but Tilberg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tilberg slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holly.
Tilberg is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Holly.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tilberg breaks from the clinch.
Holly displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Holly keeps the fight on the outside.
Holly fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tilberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Tilberg.
Holly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holly misses with the combination.
Holly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tilberg has time to react.
Holly cracks Tilberg with a good jab.
Tilberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holly counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Holly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Holly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short body shot lands from Holly as the two fighters clinch.
Tilberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tilberg looking to slow down the pace here.
Holly dodges an elbow strike from Tilberg.
Good body shot from Holly.
A right hook to the body lands for Holly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holly cracks Tilberg with a nice body shot.
Holly pushes Tilberg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Holly wants the takedown. Tilberg is fighting it off but Holly persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tilberg's guard against the cage.
Holly stands up over Tilberg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Holly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly with a nice head shot there.
Tilberg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Holly lands a couple of elbows.
Holly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Holly chips away with some ground and pound.
Tilberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holly passes into half guard.
Tilberg pushes Holly off and gets back to his feet.
Tilberg lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holly will feel that in the morning.
Some wild striking there from Holly.
Holly misses with a two punch combination.
Hank Holly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Holly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tilberg closes the distance but Holly moves to the side
and Holly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tilberg throws a left and a right that both miss
and Holly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Holly scores with a three punch combo!
Holly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tilberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Tilberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tilberg wants to clinch
and Holly counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holly works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Holly 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.
Holly moves out of range as Tilberg throws a body kick.
Holly misses with the combination.
Holly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tilberg.
Matt Tilberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Tilberg.
Tilberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tilberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tilberg can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tilberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Holly's brow.
Tilberg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tilberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holly's efforts to push away.
Tilberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Holly or not.
Tilberg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilberg prevents the takedown attempt.
Holly lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tilberg fails to land.
Holly wants a takedown but no success here.
Matt Tilberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hank Holly.
Tilberg trying to stall but Holly improves his position.
A shot in the inside from Holly.
Holly lands a nice uppercut.
Holly lands a right hand.
Holly digs a right hand underneath Tilberg's ribcage. Tilberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Holly presses Tilberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tilberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holly is defending well for now.
Holly lands a right hand.
Tilberg stalling in the clinch.
Holly wants to get back to striking at distance but Tilberg won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Tilberg - that landed with a thud.
Tilberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tilberg is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Holly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Holly lands a shot to the body.
Tilberg trying to control the position but instead, Holly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tilberg into the cage.
Holly digs a right hand into Tilberg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tilberg's gas tank.
Holly lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Holly.
Tilberg wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tilberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Holly.
A frustrated look appears on Tilberg's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Holly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holly presses Tilberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Holly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tilberg is pressed up against the cage. Holly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tilberg down to the mat. Tilberg avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tilberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tilberg.
Tilberg drops his hands momentarily and Holly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holly throws a combination. Tilberg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Holly scores with a jab to the body.
Holly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Holly lands a nice looking body shot.
Holly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tilberg counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tilberg tries to clinch
and Holly counters with a left and a right that stings Tilberg.
Holly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tilberg wants to clinch
and Holly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilberg closes the distance looking to clinch
and Holly counters with a nice uppercut.
Tilberg throws a head kick that Holly semi-blocks.
Holly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tilberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tilberg counters with a thumping low kick.
Tilberg misses with a head kick.
Holly takes the fight into the clinch.
Tilberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Holly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Holly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Holly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from Holly both land. Nice combination.
Holly moves into the clinch successfully.
Tilberg breaks from the clinch.
Holly throws a nice looking combination but Tilberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holly jabs at Tilberg's body.
Tilberg stalks Holly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Holly's face. Holly staggers backwards, shaken.
Holly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tilberg wants to clinch.
Tilberg tries to clinch up but Holly circles away and keeps his distance.
Tilberg misses with the combination.
Tilberg throws a nice looking combination but Holly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tilberg swinging wilding here.
Holly throws a combination. Tilberg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tilberg throws a combination that misses
and Holly counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holly takes a kick to the side of the head.
Holly with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Holly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tilberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Holly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tilberg misses with a few strikes there.
Tilberg throws a combination that misses
and Holly counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Holly drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tilberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly is trying to break free.
Holly avoiding damage as Tilberg throws knees to the body.
Tilberg trying to control the position but instead, Holly has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tilberg into the cage.
Holly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holly presses Tilberg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holly lands a takedown into guard.
Holly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Holly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tilberg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Holly won't allow Tilberg to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly connects with a couple of short punches.
Holly scoring with some ground and pound.
Holly with a nice head shot there.
Tilberg keeping moving, preventing Holly from controlling successfully.
Holly keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tilberg's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tilberg keeping moving, preventing Holly from controlling successfully.
Holly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tilberg works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holly wants to control from the top but Tilberg keeps moving.
Tilberg wants to stand up but Holly is controlling him.
Matt Tilberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holly throws a strike but Tilberg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hank Holly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Holly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tilberg being controlled here momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Holly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Holly has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Holly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leviathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azelja Kajin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Blood and Thunder - Mastodon. Azelja Kajin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leviathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azelja Kajin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kajin is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kajin pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kajin is not content to let Jones control the position.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kajin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kajin tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kajin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones throws a right and a left that Kajin avoids nicely.
Jones tries to bum rush Kajin with a series of wild strikes but Kajin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones tries to bum rush Kajin with a series of wild strikes but Kajin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws a right and a left that Kajin avoids nicely.
Kajin tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones throws a right and a left that Kajin avoids nicely.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Kajin tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kajin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
It looks like Leviathan Jones has been cut.
Kajin slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Kajin misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - Kajin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kajin circles away quickly and effectively.
Kajin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kajin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kajin somewhat.
Kajin has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Kajin can't get the takedown.
Kajin stops a takedown attempt from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leviathan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kajin pulls Jones into guard.
Jones postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kajin keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones won't allow Kajin to sweep him here.
Kajin keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Kajin trying to strike off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kajin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Kajin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kajin tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones misses with the combination.
Kajin throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Kajin's head but Kajin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kajin misses with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kajin counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kajin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leviathan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kajin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kajin as he jumps to the side.
Kajin fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Azelja Kajin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leviathan Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kajin drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kajin counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Kajin tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones has Kajin pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Kajin postures up.
Jones is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones working hard to break the clinch.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kajin regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones wants to control from the top but Kajin keeps moving.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Kajin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kajin manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kajin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones content to stall in guard here.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kajin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones controlling from the top position.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Leviathan Jones just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kajin.
Jones misses the jab.
Kajin shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Kajin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kajin throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kajin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kajin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Kajin is working from the bottom.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones wants to control from the top but Kajin keeps moving.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones pushes down on Kajin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jones working over Kajin with some ground and pound. Kajin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leviathan Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leviathan Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones trying to control but Kajin is working from the bottom.
Jones is looking to advance position but Kajin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones is just holding on here. Kajin manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kajin is hanging on to Jones's back as he tries to escape.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jones turns into Kajin and is now in his guard.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Kajin is keeping the position.
Jones trying to control but Kajin is working from the bottom.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Kajin is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Kajin.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones stalks Kajin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kajin's face. Kajin staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Kajin counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones wants to improve his position but instead Kajin has moved into half guard.
Leviathan Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kajin is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets full guard.
Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Kajin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones gets full guard.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kajin is controlling him.
Jones is pulling down on Kajin's head to control his posture.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kajin is one step ahead there.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kajin preventing the sweep.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Kajin tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kajin swivels and escapes.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kajin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kajin is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leviathan Jones.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leviathan Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bee comes to the cage accompanied by RUMBLE-BEE. 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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24
275 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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24
265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Bee!
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, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Bee.
Bee dodges the punch combination from Balboa.
James Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bee throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Balboa, as that shot connected.
Bee throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Balboa to counter with a crisp jab.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Balboa swinging wilding here.
Balboa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Balboa misses with a two punch combination.
Bee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.
Balboa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Balboa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Balboa tries to bum rush Bee with a series of wild strikes but Bee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Balboa looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa moves out of range of the strikes.
Balboa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bee tries to clinch there but Balboa circles away.
Bee lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Rocky Balboa has been cut.
Bee cracks Balboa with a left hook right on the temple and Balboa goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Bee lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Balboa is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Bee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davey Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Story might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to NONE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Story!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davey Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a right and a left that Story avoids nicely.
Story drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Story loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Story 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.
Story trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Story accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Story is proving a slippery customer.
Story lands a couple of elbows.
Williams is trying to keep Story in close.
Story prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Story might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Story trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Story lands a two punch combo.
Story scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Story working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams tries to buck Story off but Story is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth.
Story cracks Williams with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story working the ground and pound from side control.
Story is trying to get an arm triangle but Williams is defending well.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams is trying to buck Story off.
Story scoring with punches from side control.
Story looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Williams is avoiding damage well.
Story tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Story lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Williams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Story's best efforts.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Williams looks gassed!
Story is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Story thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Story missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Story.
Story thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is pressing down on Story's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Story slips nicely into half guard.
Story lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams is trying to stand back up but Story is controlling him
Williams is staying active underneath Story, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Story lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Story is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Story trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williams is staying active underneath Story, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Williams trying to control here.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Story pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Story settles back down.
Story throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Story missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Story is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Story takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Davey Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Story ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Story 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.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Story counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Story is controlling him well.
Story landing strikes.
Story lands some shots froms side control.
Story working away.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Story scoring with strikes.
Story wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Story lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Story scoring with punches from side control.
Williams tries to escape but Story is in control.
Story in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Story lands an elbow.
Williams is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Williams on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Story scores with a couple of short elbows.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
Story cracks Williams with a big elbow.
Williams takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Story trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Williams gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Story cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Story in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Story with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Story wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Story.
Story landing strikes, looking to finish!
Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Story.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is bucking up trying to escape but Story cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Story with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Story.
Story working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Story trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Story has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working to get back to half guard.
Williams wants to hold on but Story pushes him away.
The referee warns Williams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Story looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Story controlling the position easily from mount.
Story is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Williams has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Williams can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Story lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Williams tries to hold on but Story postures up.
Story punishing his opponent with strikes.
Williams is trying to stand up.
Story lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Story breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Story fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Story pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Story looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Story lands a heavy elbow.
Williams is rocked!
Story looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Story dominated that second round.
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!
Story thows a body shot but no joy.
Story looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Story persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Story misses with a combination
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Story's head back.
Story walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Story takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Story takes one to the chin there.
Williams works over Story's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Story swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams throws a right and a left that Story avoids nicely.
Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Story looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Story misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Story.
Story throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Story off to one side.
Davey Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Story.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Story, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Story. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Story misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Story tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Story looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Story here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Story swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Story's head backwards.
Story fails with a takedown attempt.
Story misses the shot to the body.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Story scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Williams pushes Story off and gets back to his feet.
Story shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Story finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Story wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Nice strikes from Story there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Story there.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Story passes to side control.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Story scoring with strikes.
Williams on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Story working the head with strikes.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Story wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
Phil Story is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Story tries to move into full mount but can't pass Williams's legs.
Davey Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Story lands a decent elbow from side control.
Story wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Williams throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Story landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Phil Story overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Story is nestled in close to Williams, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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. Story connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
Story looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Williams with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Story trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Davey Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Story has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Story!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iron Man-Black Sabbath. Anthony Stark will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
Stark fails to land with a series of punches.
Stark throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
It looks like Roy Brown has been cut.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Brown throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Stark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown prevents Stark from standing back up.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown passes the guard and advances to mount!
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 connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark wants to get back to his feet.
Stark is wriggling around trying to escape.
You get the feeling that Stark really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brown lands a big elbow.
Stark is in a horrible position here. Brown smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Stark is trying to stand.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stark can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stark wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Brown landing shots from mount.
Brown landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown scoring with strikes but Stark is staying in there.
Brown is going olschool here, as he tries to force Stark to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stark shrugs it off.
Stark's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Stark is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Stark looks gassed!
Brown punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brown punishing his opponent with strikes.
Stark tries to buck Brown off but he can't manage it.
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown lands a heavy elbow.
Stark really wants to buck Brown off and get back to his feet.
Brown is landing with some decent strikes but Stark is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stark wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Brown connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brown cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stark wants to try and get back to his feet.
Stark is desperately trying to improve his position but Brown has a good base and remains in mount.
Brown lands a big elbow.
Stark squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Brown lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Stark wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stark can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Stark really wants to buck Brown off and get back to his feet.
Brown scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Brown lands a big elbow.
Stark is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Stark really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stark looks a forlorn figure.
Stark is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Brown won't let Stark get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Stark seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Stark hang on?
Stark wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Brown has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Stark taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Brown!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East comes to the cage accompanied by Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Liddell has chosen Go Ninja- Vanilla Ice as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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204 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lyoto Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East looking to land some kicks to the body here.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
East jabs at Liddell's body.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
East tries to score a power double leg takedown but Liddell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten East somewhat.
Liddell darts in and clinches East up against the cage.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddell works the jab nicely.
East looks to land a right hand but Liddell moved out of range.
East swings for the body but Liddell moves out of range.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
East looks to land a left hand but Liddell moved out of range nicely.
East fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liddell, pushing him back against the cage.
Liddell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liddell lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Liddell throws an elbow but misses.
East misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Liddell.
East throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liddell blocks it with crossed arms.
East throws a head punch that misses.
East lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liddell digs a right hand underneath East's ribcage. East let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
East is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
Liddell tries to clinch there but East circles away.
Liddell lands with a straight right. East didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East throws the kick towards the body but Liddell avoids it.
Liddell lands with a kick to the temple. East shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Liddell scores with a hook.
East blocks a head kick by Liddell.
Liddell lands a big head kick that sends East tumbling to the mat! Liddell takes a step backwards and waves East back to his feet - he wants the finish!
East is rocked!
It looks like Klein East has been cut.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches.
Oh East is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
East tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
East seems to have got his legs back now.
Liddell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
East connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Lyoto Liddell has been cut.
East looks to throw the jab but Liddell is out of range.
Liddell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
East is breathing heavily.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Liddell.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
East on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Liddell has managed to clinch.
A short left from Liddell.
Liddell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
East fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liddell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Liddell as the two fighters clinch.
Liddell comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Liddell scores with a shot to the side of East's head.
Liddell lands a right hand that snaps the head of East backwards.
East takes an elbow to the temple.
Liddell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short right from Liddell.
Liddell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Liddell.
Still in the clinch, Liddell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Liddell lands an elbow just above East 's eye.
Liddell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liddell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liddell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
East misses with the head strike.
Liddell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liddell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liddell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Liddell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of East backwards.
East takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Liddell.
A head punch on the inside from East fails to land.
Liddell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through East's defenses.
Liddell is leaning against East and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Liddell lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liddell obliges.
Liddell lands a hook that snaps the head of East backwards.
Liddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell closes the distance and clinches.
Liddell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liddell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. East is defending well for now.
East misses with a knee to the head.
Liddell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Liddell.
Liddell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liddell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Liddell scores a nice knee to the body.
Liddell lands an elbow inside.
Liddell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Liddell lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Liddell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Liddell.
Liddell lands a body shot.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
Liddell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
East fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell lands a good knee to the midsection. East won't want to take too many of those.
Liddell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through East's defenses.
A short body shot lands from East as the two fighters clinch.
Liddell missing with knees to the body.
East fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
East can't find room to land a body shot as Liddell controls the action.
Liddell is working East over against the cage.
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!
Good body shot from Liddell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddell lands a nice elbow.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
East misses with the combination.
Liddell scores with a kick to the body.
Liddell throws a nice head kick!
Liddell has closed the distance and engaged East in a clinch.
Liddell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liddell lands a right hand that snaps the head of East backwards.
Liddell working East over with knees to the body.
Liddell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
East takes an elbow to the temple.
Liddell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liddell.
A short uppercut from Liddell.
Liddell scores with a shot to the side of East's head.
Liddell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liddell gets underhooks to prevent East's takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Liddell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Liddell.
Liddell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liddell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liddell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liddell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Liddell dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Liddell is looking to slow East down with leg kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Liddell.
East blocks the body kick.
East comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from East misses.
Liddell is looking to slow East down with leg kicks.
Liddell lands a nice looking body kick.
Liddell throws a combination. East tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddell catches East with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Liddell moves in looking to clinch but East pushes him off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
East throws the left hand but Liddell avoids the punch easily.
East takes one on the button.
Liddell scores with a spinning back kick!
Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with East, pushing him back against the cage.
Liddell lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liddell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through East's defenses.
Liddell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liddell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liddell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Easts head.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddell staying out of range there.
Liddell scores with a one two! East had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lyoto Liddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and East moves out of range easily.
Liddell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts East, as that shot connected.
Liddell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liddell fails in his attempt to clinch.
East misses with a wild body shot.
East tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liddell counters with an inside leg kick.
Liddell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Liddell takes the fight into the clinch.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Nice elbow from Liddell.
East on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liddell lands a left hand.
Lyoto Liddell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Liddell lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Liddell just misses with a elbow thrown towards East's brow.
East swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East blocks an elbow strike.
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section. East lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Liddell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Liddell.
East working aggressively here.
Liddell lands with a right to the head.
Liddell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
East stalling against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from East fails to land.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that East shrugs off.
Liddell pushes East back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell blocking some punches.
East takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liddell.
Liddell lands with a light punch inside.
Liddell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liddell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liddell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
East tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liddell lands an elbow that stopped East in his tracks for a moment.
Liddell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liddell lands a good knee to the midsection. East won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from Liddell.
East takes a shot to the head.
Liddell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liddell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Liddell.
Liddell misses with an elbow over the top.
East doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liddell lands a shoulder strike.
East takes a shot to the head.
East lands a nice uppercut.
East takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Liddell - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
East takes an elbow to the temple.
East throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Liddell is working East over against the cage.
Liddell lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Liddell.
Liddell lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liddell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of East backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
A hook to the body from Liddell.
East working aggressively here.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that East shrugs off.
Liddell lands a damaging elbow.
Liddell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that East shrugs off.
East misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddell scores with a shot to the side of East's head.
Liddell lands an elbow inside.
Liddell lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East tries for a takedown but Liddell manages to get underhooks.
Liddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liddell scores with a head kick.
Liddell connects with a single shot there.
Liddell lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
East throws a head kick that misses
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles East's knee momentarily.
Liddell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Liddell bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Liddell throws a one two combo.
Liddell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with East, pushing him back against the cage.
Liddell lands a damaging elbow.
Liddell manages to break the clinch.
Liddell moves into the clinch.
East tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liddell avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Liddell.
East swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liddell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Liddell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
East takes an elbow to the temple.
Liddell lands an elbow that stopped East in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Liddell.
Liddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Liddell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from East misses.
East lands a head shot.
Liddell tries a head kick but it misses.
East with a nice cross.
Liddell misses with a head kick.
East throws a leg kick but Liddell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liddell throws a head kick but East moves out of range.
A low kick from East misses
and Liddell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
East feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liddell's calf.
East throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
East shoots and misses
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles East's knee momentarily.
Liddell throws a sloppy head kick and East moves out of range easily.
Lyoto Liddell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
East throws a nice looking combination but Liddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Liddell gets a clinch.
Liddell lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East swings wildly with an uppercut but Liddell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liddell lands a shoulder strike.
Liddell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
East throws a punch but it's blocked by Liddell.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
Liddell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East scores with a shoulder strike.
East misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Liddell.
East cracks Liddell with a nice body shot.
Liddell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
East lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Liddell or not.
East tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
Liddell lands a knee to the body.
Liddell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, East scores with a nice short uppercut.
East misses with a body punch.
Liddell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liddell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
East makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Liddell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Liddell.
East is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Liddell.
East takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
East throws a big shot that misses.
East loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.
Liddell closes the distance and pushes East back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
Liddell lands an elbow that stopped East in his tracks for a moment.
East tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liddell lands a nice elbow.
East goes for a takedown attempt but Liddell pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Liddell. That snapped East's head back.
A right-left combo lands from Liddell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liddell.
Liddell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddell keeps East at a distance using the push kick.
Liddell throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
East throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
East loads up on a big right hand but Liddell slips the punch.
Liddell keeps East at a distance using the push kick.
Lyoto Liddell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Liddell finds it's way through East's defenses.
Liddell clinches up with East and pushes him back against the cage.
Liddell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liddell lands an elbow inside that East shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddell missing with knees to the body.
Liddell lands an elbow inside.
Liddell misses with the head strike.
East is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A short right from Liddell on the inside.
Liddell tries to land knees in the clinch but East avoids the damage to the body.
East lands a shot to the body.
East misses with the head strike.
East blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
East misses with some punches.
East misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
East gets through Liddell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Liddell pushes off an throws an elbow but East leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
East avoids the elbow strike from Liddell, against the cage.
East will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Liddell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by East.
East misses with a punch on the inside.
East lands a hook that snaps the head of Liddell backwards.
Liddell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liddell working aggressively here.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Liddell.
Liddell misses with a punch on the inside.
East gets through Liddell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
East misses with a punch on the inside.
East blocking some punches.
East missing with knees to the body.
Klein East has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
East lands with a left to the head.
Liddell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liddell throws an elbow that misses.
East works on Liddell's body with a couple of short punches.
East lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
East misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liddell blocking some punches.
East stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
East misses with a punch on the inside.
Liddell trying to land knees to the body.
East avoids a wild elbow strike from Liddell.
East trying to land knees to the body.
East tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liddell's elbow.
East misses with a body punch.
East tries a knee to the head but Liddell blocks it.
East scores with an uppercut up the middle.
East tries to land a knee to the head but Liddell blocks with his arms.
Liddell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
East misses the jab.
Liddell throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
East motions for Liddell to come forward. East throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Liddell slips a straight right by East.
Liddell stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klein East. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liddell lands a head kick. East smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Liddell clinches up with East and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Liddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liddell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 25:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Liddell!
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