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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BRAVE HEART (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ghost kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, BRAVE HEART!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thiago Cane!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane tries to clinch up but HEART circles away and keeps his distance.
Cane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
HEART connects with a single shot there.
Cane throws an overhand right that lands on HEART's shoulder, as HEART tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Cane blocks the low kick.
Cane fails in his attempt to clinch.
HEART cracks Cane with a good jab.
It looks like Thiago Cane has been cut.
HEART keeps the fight on the outside.
HEART throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thiago Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
HEART cracks Cane with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. HEART has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cane to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
HEART walks into a straight right hand from Cane.
It looks like BRAVE HEART has been cut.
Cane moves in looking to clinch but HEART pushes him off.
A leg kick checked by Cane.
Cane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but HEART paws at him with a jab and circles away.
HEART misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
HEART keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cane is looking to clinch.
Cane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cane moves into the clinch successfully.
HEART has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cane tries to land a knee to the head but HEART blocks with his arms.
Cane prevents HEART from breaking the clinch.
HEART looking for a takedown.
Cane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HEART is trying to break the clinch but Cane is controlling him.
HEART wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but HEART has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
HEART has Cane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but HEART has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cane looks gassed!
HEART's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
HEART uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cane has time to react.
That has opened up Thiago Cane's cut even more.
HEART blocks a head kick by Cane.
Cane tries to clinch up but HEART circles away and keeps his distance.
HEART lands a glancing blow to the side of Cane's head.
Cane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cane is rocked!
The cut above Thiago Cane's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
HEART misses with the combination.
Decent striking displayed by HEART there.
No joy there for HEART, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
HEART throws the left hand but Cane avoids the punch easily.
HEART misses with a head kick.
Cane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thiago Cane's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
HEART cracks Cane with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. HEART has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cane to stand back up!
Cane is still on wobbly legs! Can HEART finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thiago Cane's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). BRAVE HEART!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Fuerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Run New York. Fuerte has chosen Minority- Green Day as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Fuerte!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a leg kick which misses Fuerte's front leg but catches the back leg as Fuerte tries to avoid it.
Taylor drops his hands momentarily and Fuerte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taylor has managed to clinch.
Fuerte lands with a right to the head.
Fuerte lands with a left to the head.
Fuerte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fuerte has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taylor working Fuerte over with knees to the body.
Fuerte is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taylor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fuerte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fuerte blocks it with crossed arms.
Fuerte lands with a right to the head.
Fuerte wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor breaks from the clinch.
Fuerte decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fuerte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taylor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fuerte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Fuerte is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Fuerte is looking to advance position but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Fuerte tries to stand but can't do so whilst Taylor controls his leg.
Fuerte looks gassed!
Fuerte is stalling here. Taylor is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fuerte seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Taylor has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fuerte shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
Aaron Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Fuerte.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuerte scores with a decent looking hook.
Taylor gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fuerte is trying to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor with a knee to the head.
Fuerte breaks from the clinch.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Fuerte shows good takedown defense.
Fuerte keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor has his takedown stuffed
and Fuerte counters with a takedown into side control.
Fuerte is chipping away with strikes.
Fuerte cracks Taylor with a big right hand but Taylor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Fuerte wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Taylor is trying to control Fuerte's posture but Fuerte avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Taylor tries to buck Fuerte off but Fuerte is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fuerte looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fuerte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Taylor has momentary wrist control but Fuerte slips an elbow through the middle.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Fuerte tries to pass.
Fuerte trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fuerte advances to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuerte tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fuerte winds up and cracks Taylor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Fuerte 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taylor is defended easily by Fuerte.
Taylor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fuerte.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Taylor as Fuerte shoots in.
Fuerte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuerte rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuerte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuerte tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuerte swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No luck for Fuerte with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fuerte takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuerte keeps the fight on the outside.
Fuerte doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Fuerte shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aaron Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Fuerte.
Taylor tries to clinch but Fuerte moves away
and Fuerte counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Taylor!
Fuerte wants to control the pace but Taylor is squirming around nicely.
Taylor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fuerte in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fuerte thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fuerte scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fuerte breaks from Taylor's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Fuerte's lack of action.
Fuerte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Taylor tries to kick Fuerte off but Fuerte keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fuerte in particular looking to stall.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Fuerte sits in half guard.
Fuerte is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fuerte throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Taylor trying to hold on to Fuerte's head to control him but Fuerte postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fuerte darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bob Fuerte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fuerte prevents Taylor from standing back up.
Fuerte wants to pass the guard but Taylor is defending well.
Taylor is trying to get back to full guard.
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. Fuerte connects with a nice short shot to Taylor's temple.
Fuerte tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuerte is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor wants to clinch.
Fuerte bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fuerte creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fuerte has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Taylor is in a horrible position here. Fuerte smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Fuerte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Fuerte misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuerte.
Taylor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fuerte to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fuerte accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Fuerte from controlling successfully.
Fuerte sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Taylor doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Fuerte paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Taylor - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aaron Taylor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Guilherme Diaz!
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, Darren Jones!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Diaz there.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz gets a clinch.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Jones closes the distance but Diaz moves to the side
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Diaz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Diaz is on top in guard.
Diaz controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a big right hand that misses.
Diaz pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Diaz stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Jones to get to his feet.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Diaz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diaz is defending well for now.
Jones tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Diaz no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Diaz wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Diaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Diaz wants to improve his position but instead Jones has moved into half guard.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Diaz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones wants to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz keeps the fight on the outside.
Diaz lands a jab-cross combination.
Guilherme Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Guilherme Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz is looking to clinch.
Diaz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch but Diaz slips to the side
and Diaz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz tries to clinch
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz stalling in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Jones.
Jones missing with knees to the body.
Diaz works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Jones is looking to stand up but Diaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones wants to stand up but Diaz is controlling him.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Jones clinches but Diaz breaks the clinch
and Diaz counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diaz throws a sloppy body shot
and Jones counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guilherme Diaz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Jones lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Guilherme Diaz has been cut.
Diaz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jones tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diaz avoids it.
Jones with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Jones.
Jones tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Diaz wants the takedown. Jones is fighting it off but Diaz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jones's guard against the cage.
Diaz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Diaz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Diaz gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones looks to clinch
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Jones.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jones throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jones throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Jones misses with a knee to the head.
Diaz pulls guard successfully.
Jones prevents Diaz from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Diaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Diaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Diaz's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Diaz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones wanted to stand there but Diaz had control of the position.
Guilherme Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Diaz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jones tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
Darren Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Diaz lands with a short shot to the head.
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 Guilherme Diaz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guilherme Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Luchaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Flare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luchaton comes into the arena with Going Under blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Luchaton!
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, Richard Flare!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luchaton looks to score with a jab to the body but Flare is just out of range.
Manuel Luchaton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flare shoots for a takedown but Luchaton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luchaton throws a low kick but Flare avoids it.
Luchaton is looking to clinch but Flare is avoiding it.
Luchaton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flare checks a leg kick.
Luchaton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Luchaton tries to clinch up but Flare circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luchaton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Luchaton misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luchaton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luchaton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flare circles away.
Flare shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Luchaton as he jumps to the side.
Luchaton closes the distance and clinches up with Flare, looking for a takedown. Luchaton pushes Flare against the cage but Flare circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Luchaton tries to clinch there but Flare circles away.
Luchaton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luchaton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flare is defending well for now.
Luchaton is trying to break the clinch but Flare is controlling him.
Luchaton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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.
Luchaton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flare managing to block the knees to the body from Luchaton.
Flare can't get the takedown.
Manuel Luchaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Flare.
Luchaton landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Flare wants a takedown but no success here.
Luchaton connects with a knee to the head.
Luchaton breaks the clinch.
Flare fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Flare checks a low kick from Luchaton.
Luchaton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flare checks a leg kick.
Luchaton shoots for a double leg takedown but Flare sprawls well. He's pushed Luchaton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flare tries to score a power double leg takedown but Luchaton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flare somewhat.
Luchaton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flare sprawls well. Flare wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Luchaton gets slowly back to his feet.
Luchaton tries to clinch there but Flare circles away.
Flare blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Flare slips a jab from Luchaton.
Luchaton fails with a takedown attempt.
Flare checks a leg kick.
Luchaton shoots in but no luck this time.
Luchaton fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Luchaton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Luchaton misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Luchaton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flare checks a leg kick.
Flare tries to score a power double leg takedown but Luchaton sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Flare somewhat.
Luchaton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Luchaton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Flare.
Flare blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flare shoots in and drives through. Luchaton sprawls well.
Flare blocks a head kick by Luchaton.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Flare.
Manuel Luchaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Flare.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luchaton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flare is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Flare's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Flare passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Luchaton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Flare wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flare staying calm.
Flare decides to stand back up. Flare steps back and let's Luchaton get back to his feet.
Flare fails to land the takedown.
Luchaton moves in looking to clinch but Flare pushes him off.
Luchaton lands a big head kick that sends Flare tumbling to the mat! Luchaton takes a step backwards and waves Flare back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luchaton tries to close the distance and clinch but Flare swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Luchaton leaves Flare with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luchaton throws a low kick, looking for Flare's leg but Flare calmly moves out of range.
Luchaton tries to clinch up but Flare circles away and keeps his distance.
Flare throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Luchaton's waist but Luchaton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flare off to one side.
Flare closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Luchaton to the mat! Luchaton manages to get full guard.
Luchaton being controlled here, momentarily.
Luchaton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flare controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luchaton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Flare drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Luchaton dives on top into guard.
Flare is breathing heavily.
Luchaton stands and throws Flare's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Flare's face as Luchaton controls the position.
Luchaton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flare, who protects the arm well.
Flare is pushing Luchaton's head away, looking to escape. Luchaton manages to hold on to the position though.
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 Manuel Luchaton will probably get the nod.
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!
Flare looks for a takedown but Luchaton sprawls well.
Luchaton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Flare circles away.
Luchaton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flare avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Luchaton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Luchaton misses with a low kick as Flare jumps back.
Luchaton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luchaton tries to clinch but Flare moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flare fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Flare looks for a takedown but Luchaton sprawls well.
Manuel Luchaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Flare.
Flare blocks a head kick by Luchaton.
Luchaton throws a leg kick but Flare sees it coming and moves out of range.
Luchaton is looking to slow Flare down with leg kicks.
Flare shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Luchaton defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luchaton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Luchaton misses with a head kick.
Flare scores a takedown into full mount!
Flare controlling his opponent.
Manuel Luchaton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luchaton is trying to escape the mount.
Flare controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Flare has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Luchaton tries to lock up and control but Flare gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flare fails to move to back control.
Luchaton is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Luchaton throwing hammer fists to the chest of Flare. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flare tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Luchaton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Flare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Flare is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Flare is trying to work for a kimura but Luchaton is defending well.
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 Manuel Luchaton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Luchaton, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Luchaton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Victory. Durden has chosen ANIT NO REST FOR THE WICKED as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Hanner!
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, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Durden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Durden passes into half guard.
Hanner wants to get back to his feet.
Durden tries to stand and escape but Hanner actually recovers to full guard.
Durden pushing down on Hanner's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Durden gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hanner misses with a takedown attempt
and Durden counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Durden looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden is looking to advance position but Hanner has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hanner dominating with strikes here.
Hanner 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.
Durden takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hanner prevents Durden from getting the reversal.
Durden is in a horrible position here. Hanner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hanner landing strikes from the mount and Durden is in trouble!
Durden is in a horrible position here. Hanner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hanner prevents Durden from getting the reversal.
Hanner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hanner dominating with strikes here.
Durden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hanner dominating with strikes here.
Durden looks gassed!
Durden is looking to improve his position but Hanner isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanner looking to finish Durden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Durden!
The referee warns Durden that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hanner wants to control the pace but Durden is squirming around nicely.
Hanner landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanner jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Durden manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hanner works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Durden tries to bench press Hanner off him but Hanner keeps the position.
Hanner lands a few punches from side control.
Durden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hanner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hanner creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hanner remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hanner in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden is looking for a sweep.
Hanner cracks Durden with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Durden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Durden taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hanner scores with punches from side control.
Durden is letting Hanner control him for a moment.
Hanner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hanner is working Durden over with some ground and pound from side control.
Durden tries to bench press Hanner off him but Hanner keeps the position.
Check out the look on Hanner's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hanner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Durden is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hanner landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanner landing strikes.
Hanner looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Durden manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hanner's best efforts.
Durden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hanner wants to free his trapped foot but Durden is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Durden tries to get to full guard but Hanner has control of the leg.
Hanner is trying to work for a kimura but Durden is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Durden tries to roll over but Hanner keeps him under control.
Durden has hold of Hanner's hands but Hanner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hanner 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.
Hanner gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanner works his way into side control.
Durden regains half guard.
Durden is looking to improve his position.
Durden slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Hanner won't allow Durden to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hanner trying to control the position from guard on top but Durden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Durden looking for a sweep. Not yet Durden, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hanner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hanner passes Durden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hanner wants to take a breather but Durden is having none of it.
Hanner looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Durden is staying active underneath Hanner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hanner wants to pass to mount but Durden is defending the position.
Durden wants to get back to full guard.
Durden taking some punishment here, with Hanner in his half guard.
Hanner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hanner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hanner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries to get to full guard but Hanner has control of the leg.
Hanner is keen to just control but Durden is a slippery customer.
Hanner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Durden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanner performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Durden is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Durden with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Durden is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanner working Durden over with strikes.
Durden is looking for a sweep. Hanner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Durden is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hanner scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanner passes to side control.
Hanner is looking to take a break and control but Durden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hanner in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hanner working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hanner advances to mount.
Durden is trying to escape the mount.
Durden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hanner lands a big shot there that rocks Durden but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Durden tries to reverse the position but Hanner maintains control.
Hanner wants to control the pace but Durden is squirming around nicely.
Hanner lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hanner with the ground and pound from mount.
Hanner scoring with strikes but Durden is staying in there.
Hanner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hanner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hanner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hanner working the ground and pound effectively.
Hanner lands a nice shot to the head.
Hanner lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden is in a horrible position here. Hanner smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hanner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hanner raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Hanner dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanner misses with a takedown
and Durden counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden cracks Hanner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Durden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanner fails with the takedown
and Durden counters with a body kick that stops Hanner in his tracks momentarily.
Durden tries for a takedown but Hanner circles away easily
and Hanner counters with a nice double leg into side control. Durden won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden is looking for a sweep.
Hanner has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hanner landing punches.
Hanner unloading with bombs!
Durden in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Durden is looking to improve his position but Hanner isn't that keen on the idea.
Durden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Hanner.
Hanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around?
Hanner scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Durden?
Hanner with shots to the head and body - Durden looks very uncomfortable down there.
Durden is rocked!
Hanner controlling the pace for now.
Durden is still in real trouble! Can Hanner finish him?
Hanner raining down shots from the mount!
A big strike lands for Hanner! That's really hurt Durden and he's turned his back - Hanner keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Hanner Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Hanner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad al Maktoum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldo Whip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whip is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BLUNT- "The Iron Maiden". Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Waldo Whip enters the cage!
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Muhammad al Maktoum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waldo Whip!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Whip as al Maktoum shoots in.
Whip throws a hook to the side of al Maktoum's head but al Maktoum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
al Maktoum gets the takedown into side control.
Whip tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whip manages to get back to half guard.
Whip wants to get back to full guard.
Whip is doing well to control the position and prevent al Maktoum from advancing to side control.
Whip trying to control from the bottom.
Whip is looking to improve his position.
Whip looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Whip wants to control but al Maktoum is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whip is defending against the submission attempts here by al Maktoum.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whip stuffs the takedown.
al Maktoum throws an overhand right that lands on Whip's shoulder, as Whip tries to avoid the shot.
Whip is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whip throws a right and a left that al Maktoum avoids nicely.
Whip catches al Maktoum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
al Maktoum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad al Maktoum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whip looks to throw the jab but al Maktoum is out of range.
al Maktoum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whip.
Whip thuds a left hand into al Maktoum's body.
Whip misses with a body shot.
al Maktoum is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whip sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Whip thumps al Maktoum with a low kick.
al Maktoum is breathing heavily.
Whip stuns al Maktoum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whip clobbers al Maktoum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Whip scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whip comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whip misses with a hook.
Whip sizes up al Maktoum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whip throws a right and a left that al Maktoum avoids nicely.
Whip misses with the combination.
Whip thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whip bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps al Maktoum's head backwards.
Whip misses the shot to the body.
Whip connects with a body shot.
A punch combination from Whip misses.
Whip connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
al Maktoum avoids the body shot from Whip.
Whip misses with a hook. al Maktoum ducked under it nicely.
al Maktoum has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Waldo Whip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Maktoum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whip connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
al Maktoum shoots in and bounces Whip off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whip has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but al Maktoum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
al Maktoum won't allow Whip to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
al Maktoum is fighting to break Whip's control of his arms but Whip is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Whip wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Whip 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.
Whip just misses with a punch to the body.
Whip avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whip throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Maktoum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whip leaves al Maktoum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Whip takes a swing at al Maktoum's ribcage but misses.
Whip closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Whip lands in his opponent's guard.
Whip controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
al Maktoum throws his legs up looking for a submission but Whip uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whip throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and al Maktoum works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whip tries to pass the half guard into mount. al Maktoum knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Whip content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
al Maktoum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
al Maktoum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whip misses with a head shot. al Maktoum uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
al Maktoum is trying to keep Whip in close.
Whip looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Whip's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
al Maktoum trying to keep a closed guard but Whip is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whip is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Whip trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Whip postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whip stays in close to al Maktoum's body and controls the position.
al Maktoum keeping full guard, as Whip tries to pass.
Whip trying to control but al Maktoum is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
al Maktoum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Whip looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Despite being in the dominant position, Waldo Whip just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
al Maktoum tries to close the distance and clinch but Whip swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
al Maktoum slips a straight right by Whip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Whip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
al Maktoum misses with a takedown
and Whip counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
al Maktoum avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whip lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
al Maktoum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whip.
Whip looks to land a left hand but al Maktoum moved out of range nicely.
Muhammad al Maktoum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
al Maktoum slips under a jab.
Whip lands a straight punch to the body, keeping al Maktoum at a distance.
A big left from Whip misses.
Whip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but al Maktoum was well out of range. Poor timing from Whip.
al Maktoum staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
al Maktoum with a poor takedown
letting Whip counter with a right hand.
al Maktoum fails with the takedown
and Whip counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhammad al Maktoum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whip thuds a left hand into al Maktoum's body.
Whip listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whip lands a nice shot that snaps al Maktoum's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whip comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whip smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whip throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent al Maktoum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whip misses with an uppercut. al Maktoum saw that one coming.
Whip lands with an overhand left.
Whip connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Maktoum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whip finds it's way round the side to connect with al Maktoum's head.
A jab from Whip misses.
al Maktoum moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Whip listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Whip tries to score with a low kick but al Maktoum moves his leg out of the way.
Whip throws a series of punches but al Maktoum moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Whip.
Whip lands a two punch combo.
Whip connects with a good right hand that stumbles al Maktoum. al Maktoum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whip lands a with a good body shot.
al Maktoum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Whip scores with a crisp jab that stopped al Maktoum in his tracks.
al Maktoum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whip.
Whip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whip misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whip.
Whip throws an overhand right that lands on al Maktoum's shoulder, as al Maktoum tries to avoid the shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Whip.
Whip lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whip connects with a good right hand that stumbles al Maktoum. al Maktoum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Whip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
al Maktoum misses with a takedown
and Whip counters with a straight right hand.
Whip scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. al Maktoum doesn't seem bothered though.
Whip paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by al Maktoum.
Whip lands a nice looking body shot.
Whip will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Waldo Whip seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Whip there.
Whip keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Muhammad al Maktoum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whip ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Whip both land. Nice combination.
Whip bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of al Maktoum's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whip fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. al Maktoum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whip.
Whip uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waldo Whip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Whip has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldo Whip!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colt Hardin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enter the Dragon. Hardin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thunder Kiss '65 by White Zombie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Bruce lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Hardin!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardin ducks straight into an uppercut from lee and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Hardin manages to regain guard straight away.
lee has gone for a leg lock! Hardin slips out almost immediately though and dives into lee's guard.
lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hardin passes into half guard.
lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
lee is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Hardin is tapping! Great win for lee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruce lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corey McKennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Logan Evans enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey McKennedy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Logan Evans!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Evans lands an impressive looking overhand right. McKennedy doesn't seem phased though.
Evans tries to bum rush McKennedy with a series of wild strikes but McKennedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McKennedy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McKennedy tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKennedy delivers a nice body kick.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
McKennedy tries to clinch up.
McKennedy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Evans takes a step back to recover.
Evans looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McKennedy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McKennedy moves into the clinch successfully.
McKennedy misses with a knee strike.
McKennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKennedy lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Logan Evans has been cut.
McKennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
McKennedy misses with a knee strike.
McKennedy with a knee to the head.
McKennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
McKennedy connects with a knee to the head.
McKennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
McKennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
McKennedy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Evans is rocked!
McKennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McKennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McKennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by McKennedy.
McKennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
McKennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McKennedy landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McKennedy lands a knee to the body.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from McKennedy.
Evans blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans dodges an elbow strike from McKennedy.
Evans avoiding damage as McKennedy throws knees to the body.
Evans stalling in the clinch but McKennedy improves position.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKennedy lands a knee to the head.
Evans slowing the pace effectively.
Evans presses McKennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McKennedy being controlled against the cage.
McKennedy misses with a knee to the head.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKennedy has him pressed against the cage.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans working aggressively here.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy lands a knee to the head.
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Nice body punch from Evans - that landed with a thud.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Evans.
Evans leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McKennedy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Evans's brow.
McKennedy misses with a knee to the head.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Evans avoiding damage as McKennedy throws knees to the body.
McKennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but McKennedy won't allow it.
Evans is trying to stall.
Evans is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for McKennedy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evans trying to control the position but instead, McKennedy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evans into the cage.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McKennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
Evans is trying to break free.
Evans tries to break the clinch but McKennedy is controlling the position.
Evans lands a body punch.
McKennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Evans's face.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McKennedy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Evans's brow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McKennedy obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McKennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Evans is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McKennedy is keeping busy.
McKennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
McKennedy scores with a knee to the head.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey McKennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Evans's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Evans steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McKennedy. That one must have hurt.
Evans lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McKennedy backs up against the cage.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but McKennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but McKennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McKennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
McKennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
McKennedy is looking to clinch.
McKennedy looks to land a body kick but Evans moved away.
Corey McKennedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McKennedy throws a head kick that half lands.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKennedy throws a nice head kick!
McKennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
McKennedy clinches with his opponent.
McKennedy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McKennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Evans in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McKennedy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKennedy has him pressed against the cage.
McKennedy scores with a knee to the head.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
McKennedy misses with a knee to the head.
Evans avoids the elbow strike from McKennedy, against the cage.
Evans tries to circle away but McKennedy has him pinned against the cage.
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Evans.
A left hand lands to the body for Evans.
McKennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
Evans wants to break free but McKennedy has control.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Evans takes an elbow to the temple.
Evans is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McKennedy is keeping busy.
McKennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McKennedy landing knees to the head.
McKennedy misses with a knee strike.
Evans tries to break free but McKennedy pushes him back against the cage.
McKennedy misses with a knee to the head.
Evans displaying some good clinch control by pressing McKennedy up against the cage.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but McKennedy keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Evans is trying to maintain a safe position but McKennedy gets an underhook and turns Evans into the cage.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but McKennedy keeps him there for the moment.
McKennedy misses with a knee strike.
Evans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McKennedy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McKennedy trying to land knees to the body.
McKennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McKennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from McKennedy.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKennedy lands a nice elbow.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McKennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
Evans lands a body shot.
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKennedy has Evans pressed against the cage, preventing Evans from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McKennedy tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKennedy landing knees to the head.
Evans pressing his opponent against the cage.
Evans lands a body punch.
McKennedy wants to stall.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. McKennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKennedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evans.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKennedy throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey McKennedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Logan Evans's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKennedy.
McKennedy misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from McKennedy.
Corey McKennedy is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McKennedy counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Evans connects with a single shot there.
Evans tries to bum rush McKennedy with a series of wild strikes but McKennedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McKennedy has managed to clinch.
McKennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
McKennedy lands an elbow inside that Evans shrugs off.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McKennedy scores with a knee to the head.
McKennedy misses with a knee to the head.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Corey McKennedy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McKennedy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Evans tries to work over McKennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
McKennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Evans is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McKennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Evans blocks an elbow strike from McKennedy.
Evans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McKennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evans is defending well for now.
McKennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but McKennedy has the dominant position.
Evans takes a knee right on the jaw!
Evans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evans avoiding damage as McKennedy throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McKennedy tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
McKennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but McKennedy has double underhooks.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but McKennedy has the dominant position.
McKennedy misses with a knee to the head.
Evans leaning his opponent against the cage.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but McKennedy has the dominant position.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McKennedy obliges.
McKennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice body punch from Evans.
Evans dodges an elbow strike from McKennedy.
McKennedy throws an elbow that misses.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
McKennedy connects with a knee to the head.
Evans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
McKennedy has Evans pressed against the cage, preventing Evans from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Evans throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Evans stalling.
McKennedy misses with an elbow strike.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McKennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Evans - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McKennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McKennedy misses with a knee to the head.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the head but Evans blocks with his arms.
Evans scores with a nice hook to the head.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
McKennedy tries to clinch up.
McKennedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evans throws the left hand but McKennedy avoids the punch easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for McKennedy.
McKennedy lands a high kick!
McKennedy throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKennedy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McKennedy scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey McKennedy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Evans's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McKennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Evans swinging wilding here.
McKennedy lands a head kick!
McKennedy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McKennedy throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McKennedy.
McKennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
McKennedy closes the distance and clinches.
Evans is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
McKennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Evans avoiding damage as McKennedy throws knees to the body.
Evans is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
McKennedy landing knees to the head.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKennedy misses with an elbow strike.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Evans.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Evans.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Evans's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McKennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McKennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Evans dodges an elbow strike from McKennedy.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McKennedy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Evans wants to break free but McKennedy has control.
McKennedy tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
McKennedy tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Evans.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McKennedy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Evans's brow.
McKennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Evans's face.
Evans takes a knee to the side of the body.
Evans scores with a hook to the body.
Evans pushes McKennedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans is looking to control McKennedy's arms but McKennedy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Evans has his back to the cage.
McKennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McKennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as McKennedy controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but McKennedy has him pressed against the cage.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by McKennedy as he connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for McKennedy.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
McKennedy throws a nice outside leg kick.
McKennedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McKennedy connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McKennedy.
McKennedy gets a clinch.
McKennedy scores with a knee to the head.
McKennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
McKennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
McKennedy tries a knee to the head but Evans blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Evans.
McKennedy misses with a knee to the head.
Evans is working McKennedy over against the cage.
Evans tries to break the clinch but McKennedy is controlling the position.
McKennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Evans avoids the damage to the body.
Evans avoids the elbow strike from McKennedy, against the cage.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Evans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McKennedy blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey McKennedy had his way with Logan Evans in that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Evans's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
McKennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but McKennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McKennedy lands with a slapping head kick.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKennedy.
McKennedy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Evans with a jab.
McKennedy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKennedy gets a clinch.
Evans stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
McKennedy scores with a knee to the head.
McKennedy misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from McKennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKennedy keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Evans is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McKennedy pushes off an throws an elbow but Evans leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McKennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McKennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
McKennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evans in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Evans managing to block the knees to the body from McKennedy.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but McKennedy has double underhooks.
McKennedy misses with a knee strike.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the head but Evans blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McKennedy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Evans's brow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Evans.
McKennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
McKennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by McKennedy.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Evans stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Evans is leaning against McKennedy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but McKennedy is controlling him.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
McKennedy looking to throw knees to the head but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans wants to break free but McKennedy has control.
McKennedy trying to land knees to the body.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Evans avoiding damage as McKennedy throws knees to the body.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but McKennedy has double underhooks.
McKennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McKennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evans. That did some damage!
McKennedy moves into range and clinches up with Evans.
Evans's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McKennedy misses with a knee strike.
McKennedy prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
McKennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evans is pushing McKennedy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Corey McKennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McKennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKennedy keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evans has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McKennedy missing with knees to the body.
Evans stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McKennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Evans's efforts to push away.
McKennedy prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but McKennedy is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McKennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McKennedy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Evans takes an elbow to the forehead.
McKennedy scores with a knee to the head.
Evans is still on wobbly legs! Can McKennedy finish him?
McKennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Logan Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans seems to have recovered his senses.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but McKennedy has the dominant position.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McKennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Evans won't want to take too many of those.
McKennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
McKennedy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evans blocks it with crossed arms.
McKennedy lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey McKennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McKennedy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey McKennedy!
Corey McKennedy is the new middleweight champion!
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