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VFC 64: Smith vs. East II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Top Shottah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Go to Sleep. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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179 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Juan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Top Shottah!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a series of punches but Shottah avoids them all with ease.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Shottah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shottah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shottah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Shottah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shottah shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shottah's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shottah moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones digs a good body shot into Shottah's ribs.
Shottah looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones with a jab.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Shottah should have avoided that one.
Jones drops Shottah with a beautiful combination! Shottah stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
Shottah is rocked!
It looks like Top Shottah has been cut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones lands a big right hand that sends Shottah crashing to the mat! Jones stays standing though and waves Shottah back to his feet!
Shottah is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones lands a big right hand that sends Shottah crashing to the mat! Jones stays standing though and waves Shottah back to his feet!
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shottah seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Juan Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands with a big left! Shottah is wobbled badly! Jones comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Shottah to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Juan Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Dunham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Hunecke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunecke has chosen Indestructible 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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260 lbs
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265 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rick Dunham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Hunecke!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunecke misses with a two punch combination.
Dunham slips under a jab from Hunecke.
Hunecke tries to close the distance and clinch but Dunham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Hunecke misses.
Dunham misses with a double jab.
Hunecke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dunham counters with a single leg into guard. Hunecke didn't expect that.
Hunecke keeping full guard, as Dunham tries to pass.
Dunham is in close to Hunecke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunecke is trying to control the position but Dunham postures up.
Dunham trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunecke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunecke being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunham looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunecke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dunham puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dunham throwing shots but Hunecke is blocking nicely.
Dunham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dunham landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dunham wants to control but Hunecke is keeping him busy.
Hunecke is trying to stand back up but Dunham is controlling him
Dunham is thwarting Hunecke's attempts to control the position.
Hunecke tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dunham content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunecke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dunham scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dunham thows a huge punch but Hunecke dodges it nicely.
Dunham trying to control from half guard but Hunecke is working away.
Hunecke is defending against the submission attempts here by Dunham.
Hunecke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hunecke is trying to control but can't.
Hunecke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dunham.
Dunham thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hunecke's head.
Dunham 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.
Dunham wants to take a breather but Hunecke is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunecke tries to kick Dunham off but Dunham keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dunham wants to free his trapped foot but Hunecke is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunecke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dunham counters with a single leg into guard. Hunecke didn't expect that.
Hunecke looks gassed!
Dunham trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunecke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunham passes Hunecke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dunham is controlling the pace.
Dunham trying to control from Hunecke's half guard. Hunecke has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hunecke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunham pushes down on Hunecke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dunham content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dunham lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hunecke is looking to control Dunham's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hunecke avoid being mounted?
Dunham is working for a submission of some sort.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hunecke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hunecke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dunham scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Dunham 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.
Dunham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dunham misses with a hook. Hunecke ducked under it nicely.
Hunecke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunecke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dunham counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hunecke is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Rick Dunham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dunham scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hunecke?
Dunham unloading with bombs!
Hunecke is bucking up trying to escape but Dunham cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Dunham connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Kyle Hunecke has been cut.
Hunecke is breathing heavily.
Hunecke wants to hold on but Dunham pushes him away.
Dunham lands a big elbow.
Dunham with shots to the head and body - Hunecke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dunham working the ground and pound effectively.
The cut above Kyle Hunecke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunham lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hunecke hang on?
Kyle Hunecke's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kyle Hunecke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick Dunham!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Tilberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Tilberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Edgar!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tilberg blocks a head kick by Edgar.
Edgar decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Edgar is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tilberg wants to get back to his feet.
Edgar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Edgar throws a strike but Tilberg avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar looking to pass the guard.
Tilberg wants to get back to his feet but Edgar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Edgar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tilberg is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tilberg prevents Edgar from breaking the clinch.
Edgar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tilberg tries to land a knee to the head but Edgar blocks with his arms.
Tilberg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tilberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Tilberg just leaning against Edgar, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tilberg throws an elbow but misses.
Tilberg looking to throw knees to the head but Edgar is blocking nicely.
Edgar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tilberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Tilberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Edgar's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilberg lands an elbow that stopped Edgar in his tracks for a moment.
Edgar is trying to break free.
Tilberg prevents Edgar from breaking the clinch.
Edgar working hard to break the clinch.
Edgar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tilberg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tilberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Edgar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edgar working hard to break the clinch.
Edgar can't break the clinch.
Tilberg lands a nice elbow.
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.
Edgar wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tilberg lands an elbow inside.
Edgar wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tilberg tries to stall but Edgar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Edgar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tilberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Edgar won't want to take too many of those.
Edgar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tilberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edgar is defending well for now.
Edgar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edgar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tilberg has him pressed against the cage.
Tilberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Edgar is keeping busy.
Tilberg taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Tilberg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Edgar keeps the fight on the outside.
Tilberg misses with a head kick.
Edgar misses with the combination.
Edgar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tilberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edgar feints and as Tilberg raises his hands in defense, Edgar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edgar wants to control from the top but Tilberg keeps moving.
Edgar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Edgar throwing strikes from guard but Tilberg blocks nicely.
Tilberg wants to stand but Edgar is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Edgar passes Tilberg's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tilberg is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edgar is looking to take a break and control but Tilberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edgar decides to return to a standing position.
Edgar fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tilberg was covering up waiting for the punch and Edgar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tilberg keeping moving, preventing Edgar from controlling successfully.
Edgar throws a big right hand that misses.
Edgar trying to control but Tilberg is working from the bottom.
Tilberg is looking to stand up but Edgar isn't so interested in that idea.
Edgar trying to control but Tilberg is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilberg wriggles free and stands up.
Matt Tilberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tilberg gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Edgar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tilberg kicks Edgar off and gets to his feet.
Tilberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tilberg wants it to stay on the feet.
Tilberg wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tilberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tilberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Edgar.
Matt Tilberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Edgar.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Tilberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Edgar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tilberg throws a head kick that misses
and Edgar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tilberg's guard now.
Edgar prevents Tilberg from getting back to his feet.
Edgar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Edgar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Edgar won't allow Tilberg to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Edgar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tilberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Edgar is just out of range.
Tilberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edgar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matt Tilberg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Edgar fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tilberg sprawls well initially but Edgar persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Edgar tries to pass to full mount but Tilberg defends it.
Edgar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tilberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tilberg has hold of Edgar's hands but Edgar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tilberg kicks off Edgar and gets to his feet.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tilberg as he jumps to the side.
Edgar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Edgar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Edgar misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilberg wants to clinch up but Edgar keeps it at a distance.
Matt Tilberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tilberg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Edgar.
Tilberg tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Edgar counters with a body kick that stops Tilberg in his tracks momentarily.
Tilberg clinches but Edgar breaks the clinch
and Edgar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tilberg wants to stand and escape but Edgar is having none of it.
Edgar is standing up over Tilberg. Tilberg looks to escape but Edgar dives into side control.
Edgar tries for a kimura but Tilberg is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edgar taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tilberg wants to get back to his feet.
Edgar controlling from side mount.
Edgar decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tilberg throws a sloppy head kick
and Edgar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tilberg!
Edgar throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tilberg because Edgar loaded up on that one.
Edgar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tilberg is trying to stand up.
Edgar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Edgar landing shots from mount.
Edgar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
BOOM! Edgar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Tilberg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edgar looking to control but Tilberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Edgar controlling from the full mount.
Edgar lands a nice shot to the head.
Frank Edgar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Edgar working Tilberg over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edgar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tilberg can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Tilberg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Edgar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Edgar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Edgar!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hank Holly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hargh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holly comes to the cage accompanied by Gotham Road - On My Way. Hargh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dominant view. Hank Holly had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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173 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hank Holly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Hargh !
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holly throws a big shot that misses.
A combination from Holly does no damage.
Holly slaps away a takedown attempt from Hargh , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holly throws a combination. Hargh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Ken Hargh has been cut.
Holly tries to close the distance and clinch but Hargh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Holly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hargh shoots in and drives through. Holly sprawls well.
Holly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hargh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hargh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hargh dodges the punch combination from Holly.
Hargh throws a series of punches but Holly avoids them all with ease.
Holly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hargh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holly.
Hargh moves out of range as Holly strikes.
Hargh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holly moves away.
Hank Holly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hargh .
Holly looks to throw the jab but Hargh is out of range.
Hargh defending well as Holly loads up on a big left hand.
Hargh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hargh wants to pass the guard but Holly is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hargh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hargh is working Holly over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hargh prevents Holly from getting back to his feet.
Holly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Holly tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hargh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hargh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hargh wants to pass the guard but Holly is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Holly blocks a head kick by Hargh .
Holly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hargh counters with a single leg into guard. Holly didn't expect that.
Holly wants to stand and escape but Hargh is having none of it.
Hargh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hargh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hargh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hargh looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly wants to get back to his feet but Hargh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hargh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hargh looking to pass the guard.
Holly is looking to stand up but Hargh isn't so interested in that idea.
Hargh drops back looking for a leg! Holly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Holly manages to kick Hargh off! Hargh jumps back into Holly's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holly scores with a one two! Hargh had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hank Holly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holly looks to land a combination but Hargh avoids it well.
Hargh misses with a few strikes there.
Holly clobbers Hargh with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holly looks to land a right hand but Hargh moved out of range.
Holly scores with a nice right hand.
Hargh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hargh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hank Holly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Hargh .
Holly tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Hargh counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Holly wants to get back to his feet but Hargh is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hank Holly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Hargh 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Holly is looking to clinch but Hargh is avoiding it.
Hargh digs a good hook to Holly's body.
Hargh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holly but Holly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Holly misses with an uppercut. Hargh saw that one coming.
Holly bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hargh 's head.
Hargh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holly misses with a jab to the body
and Hargh counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Holly.
Holly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hargh counters with a nice double leg into side control. Holly won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hargh looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holly wants to get back to his feet but Hargh is dominant here and he's now got Holly's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Hargh is persistently looking for the submission but Holly is defending it well.
Holly is really stuck here.
Hargh is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hargh has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Holly has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Hargh avoiding Holly 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holly is trying to stand back up.
Hargh has the hooks in. Holly is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly trying to get back to his feet but Hargh is in full control for now.
Holly breaks Hargh 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Holly wanted to stand there but Hargh had control of the position.
Hargh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Holly is aware though and is defending well.
Holly wants to stand but Hargh is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hargh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holly is one step ahead there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Holly is looking to stand up but Hargh won't let him.
Hargh trying to keep a closed guard but Holly is proving a slippery customer.
Hargh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Holly's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holly keeping full guard, as Hargh tries to pass.
Hargh won't allow Holly to get back to his feet.
Hargh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Holly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hargh .
Holly is looking to stand up but Hargh isn't so interested in that idea.
Hargh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Hargh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Hargh 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hargh scores with a one two! Holly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hargh lands an overhand right.
Hargh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Holly misses with an uppercut. Hargh saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Holly misses.
Holly misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hargh counters with a one-two to the body.
Hargh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holly swivels and escapes.
Holly connects with a crisp jab.
Holly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hargh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hargh .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hargh wants to pass the guard but Holly is keeping the position.
Hargh passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hargh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hargh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hargh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Holly pushes Hargh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hargh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Hargh tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hargh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hargh is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Holly is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Holly tries to escape but Hargh is in control.
Hargh looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Holly is avoiding damage well.
Hargh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Holly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Holly tries to bench press Hargh off him but Hargh keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holly wants to control but Hargh postures up.
Hargh passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Holly!
Holly is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Hargh has taken his back!
Hargh is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Hargh doesn't have the hooks in and Holly manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holly looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hargh looking to control.
Holly trying to control the position from guard on top but Hargh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hargh working for a triangle but Holly defends it easily.
Hargh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hargh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Holly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Holly trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hargh 's guard.
Holly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hargh on the ground.
Hargh throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Hargh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hargh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Hargh !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fortune Cookie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cookie comes to the cage accompanied by .. Stark comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Man-Black Sabbath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fortune Cookie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Stark!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cookie shoots for a takedown but Stark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cookie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Cookie on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cookie is looking to clinch.
Cookie is looking to clinch.
Cookie moves out of range of the strikes.
Cookie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stark is staying active underneath Cookie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Stark is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cookie pulls his head out easily.
Stark is refusing to be controlled, as Cookie sits in half guard.
Cookie is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cookie tries to pass to full mount but Stark defends it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stark is looking to escape.
Cookie is keen to just control but Stark is a slippery customer.
Stark moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cookie manages to get himself to full guard.
Stark drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cookie manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stark has Cookie in his guard.
Cookie scoring with some ground and pound.
Cookie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stark has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cookie has managed to get both his arms back between Stark's legs - danger averted.
Cookie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stark working for a triangle but Cookie defends it easily.
Cookie wants to pass the guard but Stark is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cookie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Cookie from controlling successfully.
Cookie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cookie tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Stark has his foot on Cookie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cookie works his way back into a safe position though.
Cookie tries to free his leg and advance position but Stark is retaining full guard.
Cookie throwing strikes but missing.
Stark throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cookie uses it to pass to side control.
Stark looks gassed!
Stark tries to improve position but can't.
Cookie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cookie gets to mount! Stark was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cookie wants to control the pace but Stark is squirming around nicely.
Stark is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cookie landing punches.
Cookie looking to finish Stark with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stark!
Cookie fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark is squirming around, avoiding Cookie's attempts to control the action.
Cookie working Stark over with strikes here.
Stark sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Cookie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking for a sweep. Cookie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cookie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stark defending well though.
Cookie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stark does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cookie is pressing down on Stark's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stark is holding on for now.
Stark wants to get back to full guard.
Cookie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stark looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cookie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stark is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A telegraphed right hand from Cookie misses the target.
Stark tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Cookie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fortune Cookie dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cookie.
Stark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cookie.
Cookie with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Stark lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cookie doesn't seem phased though.
Stark thuds his right hand into Cookie's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice body punch from Stark.
Stark lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cookie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark throws a right hand that Cookie ducks under and follows up with a left that Cookie also avoids with ease.
Stark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anthony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cookie looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Stark punishes Cookie's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stark clinches up with Cookie and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Cookie.
Cookie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stark misses with a body punch.
Cookie lands a hook that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stark has a couple of punches blocked by Cookie.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cookie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stark lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stark.
Stark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anthony Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark scores with a jab to the body.
Stark tries to clinch there but Cookie circles away.
Stark connects with a right hand. Cookie shakes it off.
Fortune Cookie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cookie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cookie doesn't seem bothered though.
A cross from Stark lands.
Stark lands a glancing blow to the side of Cookie's head.
Cookie keeps the fight on the outside.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cookie misses with an uppercut.
Stark avoids the body shot from Cookie.
Cookie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark looks to score with a jab to the body but Cookie is just out of range.
Cookie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stark throws a body punch but Cookie moves out of range.
Stark keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stark lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stark lands a two punch combo.
Stark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stark with a hook.
Stark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stark gets a clinch.
Cookie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stark walks away with a smile on his face. Cookie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cookie throws a low kick but Stark avoids it.
Stark cracks Cookie with a good jab.
Stark tries to clinch but Cookie moves out of range.
A left and a right from Stark both land. Nice combination.
Stark uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stark lands with a right hand.
Stark scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cookie in his tracks.
Cookie is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark drops Cookie with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Cookie! Stark dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Anthony Stark!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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196 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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186 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Powerful |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Ivey!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chaos.
Chaos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chaos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ivey on the side of the head.
Ivey tries to close the distance and clinch but Chaos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ivey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chaos.
No joy there for Chaos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chaos tries to clinch up
and Ivey counters by clinching up.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Chaos blocks with his arms.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ivey just leaning against Chaos, taking a breather.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Chaos blocks it.
Ivey unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chaos lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ivey stalling in the clinch but Chaos improves position.
Chaos slowing the pace effectively.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chaos avoids it.
Chaos slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Chaos blocks with his arms.
Chaos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Chaos is blocking nicely.
Ivey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chaos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ivey.
Ivey misses with a knee to the head.
Ivey looks gassed!
Stalling in the clinch from Chaos.
Chaos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Chaos.
Chaos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ivey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chaos.
Chaos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ivey.
Ivey avoids a wild elbow strike from Chaos.
A left hand lands to the body for Chaos.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Chaos blocks with his arms.
Chaos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ivey lands a knee to the head.
Chaos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chaos.
Ivey looking to stall.
Chaos taking a breather.
Ivey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chaos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chaos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ivey avoids it.
Chaos working Ivey over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chaos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chaos lands a body punch.
Chaos misses with a punch on the inside.
Chaos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ivey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chaos up against the cage.
Ivey landing knees to the head.
Ivey misses with a knee to the head.
Chaos managing to block the knees to the body from Ivey.
Chaos avoiding damage.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Chaos blocks it.
Ivey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chaos blocks it with crossed arms.
Chaos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chaos trying to land knees to the body.
Ivey is looking to control Chaos's arms but Chaos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivey has his back to the cage.
Chaos lands a shoulder strike.
Chaos misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey looking to stall.
Chaos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ivey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chaos as Ivey tries to tie him up.
Chaos taking a breather.
Ivey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Chaos is keeping busy.
Chaos tries a knee to the head but Ivey blocks it.
Chaos trying to stall but Ivey improves his position.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Chaos is blocking nicely.
Ivey connects with a knee to the head.
Chaos controlling the action here for a moment.
Ivey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivey with a knee to the head.
Ivey tries to land knees in the clinch but Chaos avoids the damage to the body.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Chaos is blocking nicely.
Ivey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Chaos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Chaos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ivey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ivey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ivey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Chaos.
Ivey is looking to control Chaos's arms but Chaos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ivey has his back to the cage.
Ivey misses with a knee strike.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Chaos blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Chaos.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Chaos blocks with his arms.
Ivey misses with a knee strike.
Ivey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chaos avoiding damage as Ivey throws knees to the body.
Chaos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chaos pushes Ivey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chaos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chaos has Ivey pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ivey in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chaos.
Chaos slowing the pace effectively.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ivey 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.
Chaos stalling in the clinch but Ivey improves position.
Chaos pushes Ivey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Chaos trying to land knees to the body.
Ivey is trying to stall.
A body shot lands from Chaos.
Chaos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Chaos is blocking nicely.
Chaos scores a nice knee to the body.
Chaos leaning against his opponent.
Chaos scores a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chaos controlling the action here for a moment.
Kyle Chaos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Chaos looking to slow down the pace here.
Chaos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Chaos is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kyle Chaos.
Chaos keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaos closes the distance but Ivey moves to the side
and Ivey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A bit of stalling here from Chaos.
Ivey misses with a knee to the head.
Ivey stalling in the clinch but Chaos improves position.
Chaos leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chaos is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Phil Ivey.
Nice shot lands for Chaos.
Chaos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chaos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ivey scores with a knee to the head.
Ivey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivey misses with a knee to the head.
Chaos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Chaos is blocking nicely.
Chaos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chaos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Chaos is blocking nicely.
Ivey stalling in the clinch but Chaos improves position.
Chaos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chaos trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries to land a knee to the head but Ivey blocks with his arms.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Chaos.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Chaos blocks it.
Chaos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Chaos is trying to maintain a safe position but Ivey gets an underhook and turns Chaos into the cage.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Chaos blocks with his arms.
Ivey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chaos misses with an elbow strike.
Ivey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chaos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chaos avoiding damage as Ivey throws knees to the body.
A short right from Chaos on the inside.
Chaos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chaos lands a shot to the body.
Ivey misses with a knee to the head.
Chaos landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ivey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Chaos is blocking nicely.
Chaos lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Chaos dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Chaos scores with the left hand. Ivey knows he should have avoided that one.
Chaos misses with a combination
and Ivey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Chaos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivey scores with a head kick.
Chaos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ivey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chaos throws a big shot that misses.
Ivey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos is looking to slow Ivey down with leg kicks.
Chaos clinches but Ivey breaks the clinch
and Ivey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chaos's knee momentarily.
Chaos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ivey.
Ivey tries to clinch but Chaos moves away
and Ivey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kyle Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ivey lands a knee to the head.
Ivey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Ivey.
Ivey prevents a body shot from Chaos.
Ivey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ivey connects with a knee to the head.
Ivey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chaos.
Ivey stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos lands with a left to the head.
Ivey stalling in the clinch but Chaos improves position.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Chaos blocks it.
Chaos stalling in the clinch but Ivey improves position.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Chaos blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Chaos.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ivey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chaos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chaos trying to control the position but instead, Ivey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chaos into the cage.
Ivey tries a knee to the head but Chaos blocks it.
Ivey lands a knee to the body.
Chaos throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chaos missing with knees to the body.
Ivey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ivey controlling the action here for a moment.
Chaos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaos tries to stall but Ivey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ivey lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chaos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ivey blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Chaos.
Chaos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ivey missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Chaos.
Chaos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ivey looking to throw knees to the head but Chaos is blocking nicely.
Chaos landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chaos is leaning against Ivey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chaos stalling against the cage.
Ivey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chaos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but Chaos blocks with his arms.
Ivey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ivey connects with a knee to the head.
Chaos comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chaos trying to stall but Ivey improves his position.
Ivey missing with knees to the body.
Ivey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chaos trying to stall but Ivey improves his position.
Ivey misses with a knee strike.
Phil Ivey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalling in the clinch from Chaos.
Ivey has Chaos pressed against the cage.
Ivey misses with a knee to the head.
Ivey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ivey missing with knees to the body.
Kyle Chaos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chaos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chaos lands a damaging elbow.
Chaos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ivey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Ivey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chaos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Chaos!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davey Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davey Williams!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a series of punches but Grey avoids them all with ease.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grey was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Grey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Grey scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Williams throws a series of punches but Grey moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams looks gassed!
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grey counters with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grey. That's going to slow Williams down.
Davey Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Davey Williams has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grey lands a big head kick that sends Williams tumbling to the mat! Grey takes a step backwards and waves Williams back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Williams is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Grey uses the oldest trick in the book to send Williams tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Grey is absolutely delighted - when Williams wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Grey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elliot comes to the cage accompanied by Party Up. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Elliot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot closes the distance and clinches up with Thompson, looking for a takedown. Elliot pushes Thompson against the cage but Thompson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thompson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thompson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elliot.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson tries to bum rush Elliot with a series of wild strikes but Elliot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson blocks a leg kick.
Thompson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Elliot has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson trying to stall but Elliot improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Elliot has time to react.
Thompson swings for the body but Elliot moves out of range.
Elliot avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Elliot is out of range and Thompson settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to bum rush Elliot with a series of wild strikes but Elliot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thompson throws a wild body kick that Elliot sees coming a mile off.
Elliot misses the jab.
Elliot is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thompson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Elliot is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Elliot.
Thompson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Elliot avoids nicely.
Thompson wants to clinch
and Elliot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Thompson lands a with a good body shot.
Elliot wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Elliot tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cole Elliot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hand to the body from Elliot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson crunches a lovely knee into Elliot's ribcage.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Elliot backwards.
Elliot trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elliot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elliot avoids it.
Elliot fails to pull guard.
Thompson is trying to maintain a safe position but Elliot gets an underhook and turns Thompson into the cage.
Elliot slowing the pace effectively.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Elliot stalling in the clinch.
Thompson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Elliot.
Elliot throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Elliot avoiding damage.
Elliot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Elliot stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Elliot jumps into guard, dragging Thompson to the mat.
Thompson won't allow Elliot to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elliot is looking to sinch up a triangle. Thompson throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Elliot's body to avoid the submission. Elliot has instead reached around Thompson's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Elliot arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Cole Elliot!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Gram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Pembelton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gram comes to the cage accompanied by For Whom The Bell Tolls. Pembelton has chosen Hail Mary by Tupac as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Gram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Pembelton!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pembelton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gram manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pembelton wants to pass the guard but Gram is keeping the position.
Pembelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Gram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gram wants to stand but Pembelton is controlling the position.
Gram kicks Pembelton off and gets to his feet.
Pembelton shoots in but no luck this time.
Pembelton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gram defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pembelton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pembelton fails to land the takedown.
Johnny Gram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Pembelton.
Gram throws a body punch but Pembelton moves out of range.
Gram is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pembelton fails to land the takedown.
Gram throws an overhand right that lands on Pembelton's shoulder, as Pembelton tries to avoid the shot.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Gram as Pembelton shoots in.
Gram wants to clinch up but Pembelton keeps it at a distance.
Pembelton missing with a left hand there. Gram was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pembelton shoots in but Gram avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pembelton misses with a hook. Gram ducked under it nicely.
Pembelton lands with a straight right. Gram didn't see that one coming.
Frank Pembelton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pembelton, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pembelton ducks under a wild hook from Gram.
Pembelton shoots in for a takedown but Gram shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pembelton shoots in for a takedown but Gram shows good takedown defense.
Pembelton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gram tries to kick Pembelton off but Pembelton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gram trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pembelton has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Gram defend it? Pembelton steps over the head and cranks it - Gram is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Pembelton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Pembelton!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by ''Run This Town'' by Jay-Z feat. Kanye West and Rihanna. East has chosen Cold as Ice- M.O.P. as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
220 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a leg kick which misses East's front leg but catches the back leg as East tries to avoid it.
East takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
East fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
East throws out a powerful jab.
East looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
East tries to land a leg kick but Smith saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick there by Smith.
A punch combination from East misses.
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
East throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
A right-left combo lands from East.
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!
A solid body kick from Smith.
East looks gassed!
Smith throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smith!
East gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but East is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smith trying to control but East is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. East swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith drops back, looking for a kneebar! East looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. East looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from East!
Smith is trying to control East's posture but East avoids it.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Smith trying to control from the bottom.
East thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
East not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith wants to improve his position but East is controlling well.
East thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
East stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith defending well as East loads up on a big left hand.
East steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as East throws out the jab.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but East is out of range.
East attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
East moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith misses with a low kick.
East checks the leg kick nicely there.
East shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but East finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is refusing to be controlled, as East sits in half guard.
East tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
East throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
East keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. East is keeping the position for now.
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.
Smith stays in close to East's body and controls the position.
East is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
East utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
East has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
East preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith tries a low kick but East avoids it.
East fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from East.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith misses with a looping right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
East misses with an uppercut.
East throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
East takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
East throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith dives in and grabs East's left leg, looking for a takedown. East pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
East throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Decent striking displayed by East there.
Smith misses with a hook. East ducked under it nicely.
East misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt East.
East is breathing heavily.
East displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
East has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from East.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
The fighters circling - East throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
East misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
East misses with a hook.
East connects with a single shot there.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith moves out of range as East strikes.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but East manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Smith tries to land a front kick but East steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips under a jab from East.
East waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from East misses the target.
Smith blocks a jab.
East throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
East displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
East throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circling - East throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
East comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
East throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
East throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but East shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
East tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Darren Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
East throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A combination from East does no damage.
East lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Smith moves away from the strike by East.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by East.
Smith throws a leg kick but East sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith moves out of range as East strikes.
East attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
East throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith throws a push kick but East slaps the foot to one side.
East misses with a hook.
East works the jab nicely.
East misses with a looping right.
East tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
East lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith moves out of range as East strikes.
East throws a combination. Smith tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Smith throws a head kick but East moves out of range.
East cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
East misses with the combination.
Smith throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from East.
Smith throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
East closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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 Darren Smith will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
East moves out of range of the strikes.
East misses with the combination.
East does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
East keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from East misses.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
East misses with a body shot.
East scores with a body shot.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
East misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from East.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith misses with a body kick.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a wild body kick that East sees coming a mile off.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as East throws out the jab.
East swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws the left hand but East avoids the punch easily.
Smith throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
East stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
East throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
East checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
East misses with a straight right.
Good work by East as he checks the leg kick.
Smith throws a push kick but East slaps the foot to one side.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
East loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from East, right into the meat.
East throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East scores with a jab to the head.
East fails to land with a series of punches.
East chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
East scores with a jab.
East scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
East moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
East throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
East lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
East's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from East misses.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as East blocks the leg kick.
East throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by East. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of East.
Smith throws a leg kick but East checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
East misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
East stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? East is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, East circles away and we're back to standing.
East misses the shot to the body.
East checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
East misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smith wants it to stay on the feet.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into East's torso.
East throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
East waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith moves away from the strike by East.
Smith motions for East to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as East blocks the low kick.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
East shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and East moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by East.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from East is defended easily by Smith.
East takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from East.
East misses with a low kick.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from East.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Klein East just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
East misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws a leg kick
enabling East to counter with a crisp jab.
East jabbing away but nothing is landing.
East bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
East misses with a straight right.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but East shows good takedown defense.
East jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
East looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
East swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
East pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
East lands a jab.
East pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith throws out a leg kick but East moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and East takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and East moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from East misses its intended target.
Jab, jab by East - just one landing.
East looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
East misses with a straight right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by East!
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of East's head.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for East.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
East lands a jab-cross combination.
Smith slips a jab from East.
East feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from East finds it's target.
East punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
East scores with a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for East.
East catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
East misses with a straight right.
The fighters circle momentarily. East darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
East misses with a looping right.
East scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from East.
East takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
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!
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
East throws a good cross that connects.
East lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
East misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from East.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from East.
East staying out of range there.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from East.
A big left from Smith misses.
East throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
East jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from East misses.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on East if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts East as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
East throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by East.
East connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on East if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from East finds it's target.
East checks a leg kick nicely.
East throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from East.
East takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
East swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a leg kick but East moved away.
Smith takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for East's leg but East calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and East moves out of range easily.
East looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
East pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and East settles back down.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klein East dominated that fourth 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!
Smith throws a wild body kick that East sees coming a mile off.
Smith moves away from the strike by East.
East attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab lands there for East.
East lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith looks for the body kick but East saw that one coming.
East misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses East's sensitive parts.
East looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
A punch combination from East misses.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
Smith slips under a jab from East.
East swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from East misses its intended target.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East misses with a looping left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
East stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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.
Smith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
East is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
East wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
East keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! East is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and East manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into East's guard.
East wants to stand but Smith is controlling the position.
East is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
East is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith advances position into side control!
East wants to control but Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position but East is working away.
East wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Smith thumps East with a low kick.
East throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
East throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
East checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith blocks a jab.
East moves out of range as Smith throws a body kick.
East throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
East scores with a jab to the head.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
East waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
East scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
East throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
East misses with a wild body shot.
East is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Nice body kick from Smith.
East throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from East.
East misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
East is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
East throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:47
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Smith!
Darren Smith retains his light heavyweight title!
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