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CANS 2 - Out For The Kill PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between lloyd zak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigihayami Kohaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). zak comes to the ring accompanied by strenght to go on - rise against. lloyd zak could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nigihayami Kohaku's chin.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, lloyd zak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigihayami Kohaku!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zak shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than zak was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kohaku blocking the ground and pound.
zak lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kohaku really doesn't want to stay on the ground with zak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
zak lands a nice shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
zak drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kohaku! More shots from zak and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). lloyd zak!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayao Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Kenny has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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220 lbs
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218 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hayao Miyazaki!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Kenny with that takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Miyazaki.
Sam Kenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenny tries to clinch up but Miyazaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyazaki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kenny tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Miyazaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miyazaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kenny is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Miyazaki has eaten all the pies!
Miyazaki looking to ground and pound but Kenny is blocking nicely.
Kenny is trying to stand.
Miyazaki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki looking to control but Kenny is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Miyazaki controlling from mount.
Miyazaki looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miyazaki wants to finish this one by submission but Kenny is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Miyazaki.
Kenny really wants to buck Miyazaki off and get back to his feet.
Miyazaki is working for a guillotine from mount but Kenny frees his head quite easily.
Kenny is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki trying to control but Kenny is having none of it.
Miyazaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Miyazaki is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kenny looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kenny wants to clinch.
Kenny is looking to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Miyazaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Miyazaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kenny dodges the ground and pound from Miyazaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayao Miyazaki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Miyazaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenny.
Kenny tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kenny with a poor takedown
so Miyazaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Miyazaki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miyazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miyazaki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Miyazaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kenny's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny is looking to escape.
Kenny is not content to let Miyazaki control the position.
Miyazaki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hayao Miyazaki just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miyazaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miyazaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Kenny clinches but Miyazaki breaks the clinch
and Miyazaki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Miyazaki throwing strikes from guard but Kenny blocks nicely.
Miyazaki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny misses with a takedown attempt
and Miyazaki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Miyazaki stops Kenny from getting back to his feet.
Miyazaki is controlling the pace.
Miyazaki seems to be working for a kimura but Kenny defends the submission attempt.
Miyazaki works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki dominating with strikes here.
Kenny tries to buck Miyazaki off but Miyazaki takes his back!
Miyazaki trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayao Miyazaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kenny tries to clinch up
and Miyazaki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Miyazaki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miyazaki tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kenny.
Miyazaki content to control rather than advance.
Miyazaki is looking for a kimura but Kenny is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miyazaki to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki slows the pace down in half guard.
Kenny wants to get back to his feet.
Miyazaki with the ground and pound but Kenny uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Miyazaki looking to pass the guard.
Kenny is looking to stand up but Miyazaki isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Kenny wants to get back to his feet but Miyazaki passes into half guard.
Miyazaki controlling the action here.
Miyazaki wants to take a breather but Kenny is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny has one foot on Miyazaki's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kenny wants to clinch
so Miyazaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Miyazaki trying to control but Kenny is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny wriggles free and stands up.
Kenny looks to clinch
and Miyazaki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kenny!
Miyazaki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kenny turns into him and now he's in Miyazaki's guard.
Kenny will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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!
Kenny stands and steps away. Miyazaki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sam Kenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyazaki fails with a takedown attempt.
Miyazaki keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hayao Miyazaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miyazaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Hayao Miyazaki!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Hayao Miyazaki!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Hayao Miyazaki!
Hayao Miyazaki wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keyser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keyser Soze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Soze swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soze tries to clinch up but Mathers circles away and keeps his distance.
Soze throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Soze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soze wants to clinch.
Soze wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soze moves in looking to clinch but Mathers pushes him off.
Mathers tries to clinch but Soze moves out of range.
Soze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soze misses with a wild body shot.
Soze blocks the body kick.
Soze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soze pushes Mathers up against the ropes in a clinch.
Soze lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut.
Mathers trying to land knees to the body.
Mathers looking for a takedown.
Soze effectively controlling the action here.
Soze with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Soze effectively controlling the action here.
Soze throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mathers blocks it with crossed arms.
Soze using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mathers tries to pull guard but Soze won't allow it.
Soze lands an elbow inside that Mathers shrugs off.
Soze comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Soze drops Mathers with a big knee straight up the middle! Mathers is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mathers is rocked!
That has opened up Marshall Mathers's cut even more.
Mathers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soze wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Mathers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mathers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keyser Soze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soze fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Soze clinches but Mathers breaks the clinch
and Mathers counters with a shoot takedown. Soze fights it but they end up in guard.
Mathers wants to stand and escape but instead Soze has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Soze decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
Soze tries to clinch up.
Soze tries to clinch there but Mathers circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soze tries to clinch up but Mathers circles away and keeps his distance.
Soze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mathers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soze but Soze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keyser Soze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Mathers.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soze tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mathers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Soze connects with a knee to the head.
Soze just leaning against Mathers, taking a breather.
Soze connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mathers's face.
The cut above Marshall Mathers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A head punch on the inside from Mathers fails to land.
Soze misses with a knee to the head.
Soze lands an elbow just above Mathers 's eye.
Soze drops Mathers with a big knee straight up the middle! Mathers is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mathers is still on wobbly legs! Can Soze finish him?
Marshall Mathers'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 Marshall Mathers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keyser Soze!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Savs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heavy Metal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Savs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heavy Metal!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Metal keeps the fight on the outside.
Metal tries to close the distance and clinch but Savs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Savs takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Metal lands a big head kick that sends Savs tumbling to the mat! Metal takes a step backwards and waves Savs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Savs is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metal closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Savs out cold! Savs corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Heavy Metal!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escoban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pablo Escoban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonah Falcon!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escoban slaps away a takedown attempt from Falcon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Falcon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Escoban doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Falcon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Escoban is looking to improve his position.
Escoban gets back to full guard.
Falcon is in close to Escoban's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Escoban is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Falcon postures up in Escoban's guard and throws a big left but Escoban blocks it.
Escoban looking to hit a scissor sweep but Falcon is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escoban working a defensive guard here.
Falcon lands a couple of elbows.
Falcon lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
It looks like Pablo Escoban has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Falcon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Escoban is trying to control the position but Falcon postures up.
Falcon postures up in Escoban's guard and throws a big left but Escoban blocks it.
Escoban wants to get back to his feet but Falcon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Falcon chips away with some ground and pound.
Escoban could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Escoban wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Falcon is now in half guard.
Escoban trying to control but Falcon postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Falcon lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pablo Escoban's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcon lands strikes from half guard.
Jeez, Pablo Escoban's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pablo Escoban's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonah Falcon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Fernando Torres enters the ring!
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Boyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Torres!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres shoots in looking for a takedown. Boyd tries to sprawl out of it but Torres keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Boyd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres throws a head kick but Boyd moves out of range.
Boyd has his takedown stuffed
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Torres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boyd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Boyd wants it to stay on the feet.
Boyd could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres shoots in looking for a takedown. Boyd tries to sprawl out of it but Torres keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Boyd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paul Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Torres.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boyd misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Torres but Torres pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt.
Boyd fails in his attempt to clinch.
Torres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boyd's waist but Boyd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Torres off to one side.
Boyd is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boyd is defended easily by Torres.
Boyd misses with a straight right.
Boyd slaps away a takedown attempt from Torres, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Torres wants a takedown.
Torres successfully pulls guard.
Torres wants to sweep but no luck.
Boyd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Torres is keeping the position for now.
Torres is trying to control the position but Boyd postures up.
Boyd trying to move into half guard but instead Torres has managed to sweep!
Boyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Torres won't allow Boyd to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyd working for a triangle but Torres defends it easily.
Torres won't allow Boyd to sweep him here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torres moves into the clinch successfully.
Torres tries to pull guard but Boyd won't allow it.
Torres tries to pull guard but Boyd won't allow it.
Torres decides to pull guard.
Torres is looking for a triangle but Boyd pushes his legs off easily.
Torres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Torres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boyd stopping the sweep attempt from Torres.
Boyd trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Torres trying to keep a closed guard but Boyd is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Boyd from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Boyd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Torres doesn't seem bothered though.
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 Paul Boyd 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.
Boyd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
No luck for Torres with that takedown attempt.
Boyd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Torres tries to clinch
and Boyd counters by moving into the clinch.
Torres tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Boyd just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Boyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Torres is looking to clinch but Boyd is avoiding it.
Torres dives in and grabs Boyd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boyd pushes down on Torres's head and hops out.
Paul Boyd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Torres.
Torres tries for a takedown but Boyd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boyd fails with a takedown attempt.
Torres keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boyd has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Torres. No joy for Boyd on that attempt.
Boyd fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boyd throws a combination that misses
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Torres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boyd!
Torres trying to control but Boyd is having none of it.
Torres with shots to the head and body - Boyd looks very uncomfortable down there.
Torres tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd wants to control but Torres is having none of it.
Torres scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Boyd?
Boyd is in all sorts of trouble here.
Torres is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Boyd has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boyd wants to hold on but Torres pushes him away.
Boyd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres breaks from Boyd's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Torres throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Boyd swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Torres lands a nice shot to the head.
Boyd is squirming around, avoiding Torres's attempts to control the action.
Torres lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Torres tries to control but Boyd wriggling away.
Torres looking to finish with strikes here!
Boyd has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torres gets his hands free as Boyd looks to control.
Boyd is keeping busy.
Boyd is trying to break free.
I would not like to be Boyd right now.
Boyd has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Torres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boyd throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Torres.
Boyd moves in looking to clinch but Torres pushes him off.
Torres misses with a head kick.
Torres clinches.
Boyd has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Torres is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Boyd manages to break the clinch.
Boyd closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. Boyd pushes Torres against the ropes but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boyd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boyd shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Torres as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Boyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyd tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Boyd with that takedown attempt.
Torres shoots for a takedown but Boyd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyd misses with a low kick as Torres jumps back.
Horrible takedown by Torres or perhaps it was just good defense by Boyd which made him look bad.
Torres closes the distance and clinches.
Torres tries for a takedown. No joy.
Boyd prevents the takedown attempt.
Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boyd wants to clinch
and Torres counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyd prevents a takedown attempt there.
Boyd tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Torres just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Boyd wants a takedown.
Boyd fails to pull guard.
Torres manages to pull guard.
Boyd trying to control but Torres is working from the bottom.
Torres kicks Boyd off and gets to his feet.
Boyd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boyd pinned against the cage. Boyd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres shoots in and drives through. Boyd sprawls well.
Boyd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Torres misses with an uppercut.
Boyd shoots in but Torres avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Torres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boyd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Torres closes the distance looking to clinch
and Boyd counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Torres!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyd looking to control but Torres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Torres really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Torres swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Torres is looking to get to half guard.
Boyd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boyd looking to ground and pound but Torres is blocking nicely.
Boyd punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Boyd.
I think Boyd 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Fernando Torres!
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight for Fernando Torres!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Fernando Torres!
Fernando Torres wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between shane carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, shane carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman slaps away a takedown attempt from carwin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chapman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chapman swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mark Chapman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Abbate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Abbate!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abbate tries to clinch up.
Nick Abbate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by James.
Abbate can't break the clinch.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James gets through Abbate's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James gets control of Abbate's arms and successfully pulls guard. James will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
James manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
James lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Abbate can't escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
James with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
James lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Abbate is trying to escape the mount.
James working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbate is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James lands with some strikes.
Abbate slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Abbate looks like he's trying to stand up.
James wants to stand but Abbate has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Abbate makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Abbate.
Abbate manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
James looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Abbate.
Abbate looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James can't escape the position.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abbate on the ground.
Abbate is working for a guillotine from mount but James frees his head quite easily.
James can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to control but Abbate is having none of it.
Abbate unloading with bombs!
James bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
James is pushing down on Abbate's leg trying to pass to half guard. Abbate is fighting to maintain full guard but James has managed to sneak the leg through.
Abbate tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
James is nestled in close to Abbate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
James is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
James is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
James passes to full mount!
James working the ground and pound effectively.
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Abbate is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Abbate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
James trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Abbate is wriggling around trying to escape.
James trying to control but Abbate is having none of it.
James looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
James tries to clinch up.
Abbate fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Abbate fails in his attempt to clinch.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abbate, pushing him back against the ropes.
James crunches a lovely knee into Abbate's ribcage.
James jumps guard and drags Abbate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
James striking off his back but it's not causing Abbate any problems.
James is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Abbate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but James scores with a couple of nice shots.
James is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Abbate!
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James wants to control the pace but Abbate is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James wants to finish this one by submission but Abbate is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from James.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Abbate takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Abbate is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
Abbate is bucking up trying to escape but James cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
James landing strikes from the mount and Abbate is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
James looking to control but Abbate is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Abbate regains half guard.
It looks like James is going to stand back up.
Abbate pushes James off looking to stand but James dives back in and keeps control.
James is nestled in close to Abbate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Abbate wants to control but James is keeping busy and won't allow it.
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abbate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
Abbate is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abbate doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time James.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Abbate, looking for a takedown. James pushes Abbate against the ropes but Abbate circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abbate is fighting off a takedown attempt but James is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Abbate to the mat. Abbate regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
James wants to stand but Abbate is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abbate not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Abbate working for submissions but it's allowed James to get to half guard.
James working over Abbate with some ground and pound. Abbate looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
James drops an elbow to the side of Abbate's head.
James is looking to take a break and control but Abbate is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Abbate is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but James pulls his head out easily.
It looks like James is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James dominated that second round.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Abbate misses with a double jab.
Abbate throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Abbate is trying to defend but James finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Abbate tries to push off, looking to stand up, but James manages to move to mount!
James putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Abbate is squirming around, avoiding James's attempts to control the action.
James lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
James scoring with strikes but Abbate is staying in there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
James cracks Abbate with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
James working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Abbate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
James fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
James has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Abbate's face.
James wants to control the pace but Abbate is squirming around nicely.
James prevents Abbate from getting the reversal.
James with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
James landing strikes, looking to finish!
Abbate regains half guard.
Abbate misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Abbate keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abbate tries to roll over but James keeps him under control.
Abbate looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
James stops Abbate from getting back to his feet.
James slips a nice elbow through Abbate's hands, connecting with Abbate's forehead.
James is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abbate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but James scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abbate looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for James!
James is desperately trying to improve his position but Abbate has a good base and remains in mount.
Abbate stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abbate, pushing him back against the ropes.
Abbate ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Abbate no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
James stands up and waves to Abbate to follow him.
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James avoiding damage as Abbate throws knees to the body.
James with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from James.
James scores with a knee to the head.
Abbate manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Abbate with that takedown attempt.
Abbate stuffs the takedown attempt from James. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Abbate on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
James goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Abbate throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Abbate has a takedown stuffed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Rick James!
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight for Rick James!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Rick James!
Rick James wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Ronikyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deron Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ronikyte might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Whatever by Godsmack. Deron Bryant is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Ronikyte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deron Bryant!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bryant closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ronikyte did well to prevent Bryant getting side control.
Bryant seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ronikyte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bryant on the ground.
Ronikyte is trying to get back to full guard.
Bryant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ronikyte tries to roll over but Bryant keeps him under control.
Bryant sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ronikyte defending well though.
Bryant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant wants to take a breather but Ronikyte is having none of it.
Bryant is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ronikyte is just riding it out for now. Bryant eventually gives up the hold.
Bryant decides to stand and escape the position.
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.
Bryant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronikyte.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
Bryant clinches with his opponent.
Bryant escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ronikyte stuffs the takedown.
Bryant looks gassed!
Bryant tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronikyte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bryant swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ronikyte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronikyte doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryant circles away.
Bryant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronikyte.
Ronikyte tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bryant paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ronikyte lands a left and a right that send Bryant crashing to the mat, dazed. Ronikyte thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bryant is rocked!
It looks like Deron Bryant has been cut.
Ronikyte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bryant is still on wobbly legs! Can Ronikyte finish him?
Ronikyte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bryant seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronikyte tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bryant counters with a shoot takedown. Ronikyte fights it but they end up in guard.
Bryant throwing strikes from guard but Ronikyte blocks nicely.
Bryant throwing strikes from guard but Ronikyte blocks nicely.
Bryant prevents Ronikyte from getting back to his feet.
Bryant trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ronikyte is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bryant is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant tries to free his leg and advance position but Ronikyte is retaining full guard.
Ronikyte has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bryant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ronikyte might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bryant shoots for a takedown but Ronikyte saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simon Ronikyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deron Bryant.
Bryant changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ronikyte tries to avoid it but Bryant manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ronikyte to the ground. Ronikyte escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Ronikyte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deron Bryant's cut.
That's time! Ronikyte's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bryant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ronikyte.
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronikyte.
Ronikyte is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ronikyte misses the target.
Ronikyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronikyte misses with a wild body shot.
Ronikyte fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronikyte wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.
Ronikyte swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant rushes Ronikyte and presses him up against the ropes.
Ronikyte lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bryant.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronikyte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryant tries to pull guard but Ronikyte holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bryant drops back down to his feet.
Ronikyte takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Ronikyte fails to land.
Bryant pulls guard effortlessly.
Bryant tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryant is breathing heavily.
Bryant uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant moves into the clinch.
Ronikyte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ronikyte cracks Bryant with a nice body shot.
Ronikyte breaks the clinch.
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronikyte.
Ronikyte drops Bryant with a beautiful combination! Bryant stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ronikyte is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronikyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Ronikyte moves in looking to clinch but Bryant pushes him off.
Bryant slips a jab and a cross from Ronikyte.
Ronikyte slaps away a takedown attempt from Bryant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ronikyte misses with a double jab.
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Simon Ronikyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deron Bryant.
Ronikyte throws a body punch but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bryant counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronikyte is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Bryant has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bryant working the ground and pound but Ronikyte is defending the strikes.
Bryant wants to control but Ronikyte is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Bryant seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bryant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ronikyte keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronikyte tries to buck Bryant off but Bryant is having none of it.
Bryant is looking to take a break and control but Ronikyte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Ronikyte misses.
Simon Ronikyte is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
Ronikyte swings for the body but Bryant moves out of range.
Simon Ronikyte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bryant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simon Ronikyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ronikyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronikyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
Bryant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ronikyte doesn't manage to clinch there - Bryant circles away.
Ronikyte scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ronikyte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ronikyte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryant.
Ronikyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronikyte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryant was well out of range. Poor timing from Ronikyte.
Ronikyte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronikyte throws a looping overhand right but Bryant ducks down to avoid it.
Ronikyte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronikyte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Ronikyte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Deron Bryant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bryant is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ronikyte sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ronikyte misses with a double jab.
Ronikyte is looking to wear down Bryant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ronikyte misses with a body shot.
Bryant dives in and grabs Ronikyte's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ronikyte pushes down on Bryant's head and hops out.
Ronikyte takes a swing at Bryant's ribcage but misses.
Bryant keeps the fight on the outside.
Ronikyte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bryant throws a head kick that Ronikyte semi-blocks.
Ronikyte throws a series of punches but Bryant moves out of range.
A big left from Ronikyte misses.
Ronikyte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronikyte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ronikyte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ronikyte has closed the distance and engaged Bryant in a clinch.
Bryant using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bryant's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ronikyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryant shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Simon Ronikyte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deron Bryant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronikyte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ronikyte tries to clinch up.
Ronikyte throws a series of punches but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ronikyte.
A bit of stalling here from Ronikyte.
Ronikyte presses Bryant against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronikyte is trying to maintain a safe position but Bryant gets an underhook and turns Ronikyte into the ropes.
Bryant tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ronikyte just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Ronikyte trying to control the position but instead, Bryant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ronikyte into the ropes.
Ronikyte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bryant.
Ronikyte cracks Bryant with a nice body shot.
Ronikyte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ronikyte lands a left hand.
Ronikyte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ronikyte gets through Bryant's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ronikyte wants to get back to striking at distance but Bryant won't allow it.
Ronikyte lands a body punch.
Ronikyte lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronikyte lands with a right to the head.
Ronikyte working hard to break the clinch.
Bryant missing with knees to the body.
Ronikyte is looking to break free of the clinch but Bryant has double underhooks.
Ronikyte presses Bryant against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bryant using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ronikyte has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hand to the body from Ronikyte.
Ronikyte pushes Bryant back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronikyte tries to break the clinch but Bryant is controlling the position.
Ronikyte content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ronikyte lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ronikyte as the two fighters clinch.
Ronikyte presses Bryant against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronikyte works on Bryant's body with a couple of short punches.
Bryant breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ronikyte looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryant is just out of range.
Ronikyte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bryant manages to avoid it.
Ronikyte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryant connects with a crisp jab.
Bryant fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bryant swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronikyte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Bryant with that takedown attempt.
Ronikyte scores with a nice strike.
Ronikyte digs a good hook to Bryant's body.
Ronikyte misses with a wild body shot.
Ronikyte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bryant.
Bryant wants to control but Ronikyte is keeping him busy.
Bryant stands up.
Deron Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronikyte has managed to clinch.
Ronikyte is trying to force a seperation but Bryant has the dominant position.
Bryant is looking to break free of the clinch but Ronikyte has double underhooks.
Ronikyte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bryant backwards.
Ronikyte is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bryant's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bryant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ronikyte breaks from the clinch.
Bryant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ronikyte goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Simon Ronikyte is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronikyte drives through and clinches with Bryant against the ropes.
Ronikyte lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ronikyte takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bryant throws an elbow that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Ronikyte.
Ronikyte cracks Bryant with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Ronikyte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ronikyte, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Simon Ronikyte!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Simon Ronikyte!
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Simon Ronikyte!
Simon Ronikyte wins by unanimous decision!
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