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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Gregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Melinkovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei Gregor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Igor Melinkovich's chin.
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Gregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Melinkovich!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melinkovich.
Melinkovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
No luck for Melinkovich with that takedown attempt.
Melinkovich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gregor throws a head kick that misses.
Melinkovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gregor.
Gregor slips a jab and a cross from Melinkovich.
Melinkovich on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gregor. Gregor obviously looking to wear him down.
Melinkovich displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Melinkovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gregor.
Melinkovich slips a straight right by Gregor.
Gregor misses with a takedown
and Melinkovich counters with a takedown into side control.
Melinkovich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gregor is avoiding damage well.
Melinkovich throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melinkovich working away.
Melinkovich misses with the ground and pound.
Gregor can't do much from the bottom here.
Melinkovich tries to score with some ground and pound. Gregor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gregor regains half guard, as Melinkovich was trying to land strikes.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gregor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Melinkovich counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gregor!
Melinkovich landing punches.
Gregor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Melinkovich.
Melinkovich with shots to the head and body - Gregor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gregor is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregor wants to try and get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Melinkovich landing strikes from the mount and Gregor is in trouble!
Melinkovich looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Melinkovich putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gregor is rocked!
Melinkovich unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Gregor wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Melinkovich celebrates on the ropes and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Melinkovich!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Esch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Galbraith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Esch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of The Tiger. Galbraith has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. John Galbraith has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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300 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Esch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Galbraith!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Galbraith works over Esch's head and body with a nice combination.
Galbraith throws a series of punches but Esch moves out of range.
Esch drives through with a takedown into guard.
Galbraith trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Esch trying to control the position from guard on top but Galbraith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Esch is stalling in the full guard.
Galbraith wants to get back to his feet but Esch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Esch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Esch decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch pushes Galbraith up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Galbraith on the inside.
Esch unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Galbraith is trying to break the clinch but Esch has him pressed against the ropes.
Galbraith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galbraith has had enough of the clinch but Esch keeps him there for the moment.
Galbraith looks gassed!
Galbraith can't find room to land a body shot as Esch controls the action.
Galbraith tries to throw a body punch but Esch avoids it by throwing Galbraith back against the cage.
Esch has Galbraith pressed against the ropes, preventing Galbraith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Esch blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esch.
Esch blocks an uppercut.
Galbraith tries to break free but Esch pushes him back against the ropes.
Galbraith tries to circle away but Esch has him pinned against the ropes.
Galbraith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Esch wants to get back to striking at distance but Galbraith won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Galbraith has had enough of the clinch but Esch keeps him there for the moment.
Galbraith lands with a right to the head.
Esch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Galbraith's efforts to push away.
Galbraith tries to circle away but Esch has him pinned against the ropes.
Esch blocks a body shot from Galbraith.
Esch stalls.
Galbraith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Esch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Galbraith prevents the takedown attempt.
Esch prevents a body shot from Galbraith.
Esch is trying to break the clinch but Galbraith is controlling him.
Esch working hard to break the clinch.
Galbraith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esch blocks an uppercut.
Galbraith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Galbraith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Galbraith is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esch has picked Galbraith up - he's going for a ride! Esch dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Esch is controlling the pace.
Esch wants to pass the guard but Galbraith is defending well.
Esch slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eric Esch just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Esch misses with a double jab
and Galbraith counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eric Esch will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Galbraith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Galbraith falls off balance throwing a combination
and Esch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Esch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Galbraith is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eric Esch just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Esch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Galbraith.
Esch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Galbraith's half guard.
Esch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Galbraith on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eric Esch just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A combination from Esch does no damage.
Galbraith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Esch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Esch sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esch trying to control but Galbraith is working from the bottom.
Esch is really struggling to control Galbraith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eric Esch just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Danga de danga de dang - Galbraith scores with a four punch combination!
Esch stalks Galbraith and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Galbraith's face. Galbraith staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Esch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Galbraith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Esch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Esch dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Esch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Esch doesn't manage to clinch there - Galbraith circles away.
Esch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Esch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Galbraith has his takedown stuffed
and Esch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Galbraith won't be happy with that.
Esch controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esch wants to control but Galbraith is keeping him busy.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eric Esch just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Esch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esch is controlling the pace.
Esch is keen to just control but Galbraith is a slippery customer.
Esch not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galbraith is not content to let Esch control the position.
Esch looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Galbraith wants to get back to his feet.
Esch content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eric Esch just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Esch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Galbraith being controlled here, momentarily.
Esch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Galbraith for as long as he can get away with.
Esch prevents Galbraith from getting back to his feet.
John Galbraith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Esch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Esch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Esch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Esch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Esch!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen Remedy by Cold as his entrance music. Jamie Lewis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a series of punches but Martin moves out of range.
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Lewis misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a crisp one two that drops Lewis! Martin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lewis to his feet! Lewis is in big trouble!
Lewis looks gassed!
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!
Lewis misses with a few strikes there.
Lewis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martin can pounce on him.
Martin throws an uppercut from hell that sends Lewis clean off his feet! He's out cold! Martin stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Martin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Travers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolph Longhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Travers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dolph Longhorn!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Longhorn misses with a two punch combination.
Longhorn lands a big uppercut and Travers crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Travers looks OK. Longhorn waves Travers back to his feet!
It looks like Bobby Travers has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longhorn is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Travers hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dolph Longhorn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jhon Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bodies, by Drowning Pool. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jhon Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Neo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Neo slips a jab and a cross from Holmes.
Neo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Neo is out of range.
Neo tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Neo clinches with his opponent.
Holmes drags the fight down to the ground.
Neo is looking to stand up but Holmes won't let him.
Holmes pushes a forearm under Neo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Neo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jhon Holmes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Nelson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Wood!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Nelson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood tries to clinch up.
Nelson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wood.
Nelson avoids the head kick by Wood.
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nelson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wood.
Wood looks gassed!
Nelson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nelson lands a with a good body shot.
Nelson lands a body shot.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Wood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nelson connects with the punch.
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to de liver by Nelson. Beautiful body shot.
Roy Nelson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson dips to his left and cracks Wood with an uppercut!
Wood walks into a left hand.
Nelson drops Wood with a left right combo! Nelson follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wood is rocked!
Nelson is trying to get an arm triangle but Wood is defending well.
Wood is still in real trouble! Can Nelson finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nelson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nelson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson is trying to get an arm triangle but Wood is defending well.
Nelson decides to stand back up. Nelson steps back and let's Wood get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nelson scores with a jab.
Wood tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
Wood tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Wood misses with a shot to the body
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to de liver by Nelson. Beautiful body shot.
Nelson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nelson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wood closes the distance but Nelson moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wood is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood shoots and misses
and Nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Wood.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nelson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Nelson scores with a four punch combination!
Nelson is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nelson. Nelson obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab by Nelson.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
Wood misses with an uppercut.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
Nelson lands a jab-cross combination.
Nelson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nelson looks to land a combination. Wood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nelson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nelson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nelson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nelson throws out a powerful jab.
Wood wants to clinch
and Nelson counters with a nice uppercut.
Nelson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nelson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson thuds his right hand into Wood's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nelson throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Nelson dominated that 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.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wood momentarily.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nelson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wood in his tracks.
Nelson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wood momentarily.
Wood wants to clinch
and Nelson counters with a series of strikes. Wood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson digs a good hook to Wood's body.
Wood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nelson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wood looks to clinch
and Nelson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Nelson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nelson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a three punch combo!
Wood darts in trying to clinch
and Nelson counters with an inside leg kick.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
Nelson punishes Wood's body with a nice straight punch.
Wood clinches but Nelson breaks the clinch
and Nelson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Nelson.
A nice combination there by Nelson.
Nelson lands a nice shot that snaps Wood's head back.
Nelson catches Wood with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nelson cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Nelson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson scores with a three punch combo!
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!
Wood moves forwards but Nelson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Nelson! Wood is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Nelson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thunderstruck-AC/DC. Jake Connor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hector Guerrero's chin.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Guerrero!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Connor!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guerrero.
Connor connects with a single shot there.
Connor stuffs the takedown.
Connor scores with a punch to the head.
Connor throws a jab when Guerrero was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guerrero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Connor.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor misses with a looping left.
Connor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Connor misses with a looping left.
Guerrero throws the left hand but Connor avoids the punch easily.
Guerrero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero tries to circle away but Connor has him pinned against the ropes.
Guerrero has Connor pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Connor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Guerrero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guerrero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Connor is looking to break free of the clinch but Guerrero has double underhooks.
Connor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Hector Guerrero has been cut.
Guerrero looking to slow down the pace here.
Guerrero fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Guerrero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor stalling the fight.
Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guerrero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor tests Guerrero's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Connor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch but Connor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guerrero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Connor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Guerrero somewhat.
Connor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Guerrero backs up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Guerrero or perhaps it was just good defense by Connor which made him look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Connor as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Connor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Guerrero's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Connor scores with a body shot.
Connor scores with a hook.
Guerrero throws a shot from downtown. Connor moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero staying out of range there.
Guerrero moves out of range as Connor strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big left from Connor misses.
Connor tries to clinch up.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Guerrero moves away and avoids it.
Guerrero gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Connor lands with a cross.
Guerrero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Connor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guerrero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Connor has his takedown stuffed
and Guerrero counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Connor dodges the ground and pound from Guerrero.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Connor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Guerrero is trying to get an arm triangle but Connor is defending well.
Connor throws Guerrero to one side and escapes!
Connor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Connor.
Connor throws a front kick aimed at Guerrero's knee but Guerrero avoids it well.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Guerrero moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot by Connor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Connor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hector Guerrero's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Connor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Connor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Guerrero counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Connor wants to stand but Guerrero is controlling the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero wants to pass the guard but Connor is keeping the position.
Connor wants to get back to his feet but Guerrero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Connor controls Guerrero momentarily but Guerrero frees himself.
Connor wants to stand up but Guerrero is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Connor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Connor lands a glancing blow to the side of Guerrero's head.
Jake Connor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Connor sizes up Guerrero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Connor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Connor scores with a sloppy right hand. Guerrero should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guerrero slips a jab and a cross from Connor.
Connor blocks a jab.
Connor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hector Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connor tries to clinch up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Connor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Connor winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Connor!
Jake Connor is the new middleweight champion!
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