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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Regio Zorro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Guerreiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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Intelligent |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Regio Zorro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Guerreiro!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorro misses the shot to the body.
Zorro throws a right hand that Guerreiro ducks under and follows up with a left that Guerreiro also avoids with ease.
Guerreiro throws a combination that misses
and Zorro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Zorro.
Zorro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guerreiro.
Guerreiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guerreiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zorro.
Guerreiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zorro.
Guerreiro ducks under a wild hook from Zorro.
Guerreiro shoots in but Zorro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zorro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zorro clobbers Guerreiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zorro fails to land with a series of punches.
Zorro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zorro misses with a double jab
and Guerreiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Guerreiro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerreiro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zorro misses with a wild combination.
Zorro ducks under a wild hook from Guerreiro.
Zorro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zorro scores with a jab. Guerreiro acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Zorro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Guerreiro is rocked!
Zorro cracks Guerreiro with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Guerreiro falls to his knees and Zorro doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Regio Zorro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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275 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Payne!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payne misses with an uppercut.
Payne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Payne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Victor Payne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Payne misses.
A big left from Brown misses.
Payne misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payne misses with a looping right.
Payne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Payne plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ryan Brown has been cut.
Brown misses with a combination
and Brown is countered with a crisp right hand from Payne that sends him to the canvas! Payne follows him to the mat into side control.
Brown is rocked!
Brown wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Payne is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Payne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Payne tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Payne working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
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.
Payne is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown swats away the attempt to clinch by Payne.
Brown cracks Payne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
A jab from Payne misses.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Nice jab there from Brown.
It looks like Victor Payne has been cut.
Brown misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Payne scores with a four punch combination!
Payne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Payne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Brown swinging wilding here.
Payne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
Brown connects with a crisp jab.
Payne misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Brown swings for the body but Payne moves out of range.
Brown misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payne throws a head kick that misses.
Brown slips a jab from Payne.
Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Payne throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Payne falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Payne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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 lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Payne misses with the combination.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Payne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Payne loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown misses with a series of wild punches.
Payne lands an overhand right.
Payne tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Payne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Payne walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Payne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payne.
Brown throws a nice looking combination but Payne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Payne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brown throws a jab when Payne was well out of range.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Payne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payne has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Payne has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown lands a body shot.
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Payne takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Victor Payne's cut even more.
Brown throws a series of strikes that have Payne backpedaling.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Brown throws a right hand that Payne ducks under and follows up with a left that Payne also avoids with ease.
Brown lands with a straight right. Payne didn't see that one coming.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Brown lands with a nice combination. Payne backs away looking to recover.
The cut above Victor Payne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Brown lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Payne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Payne misses.
Ryan Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Payne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Brown to counter with a crisp jab.
Victor Payne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Brown lands a really nice looking cross but Payne seems unphased.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Victor Payne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iivana Evil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Puzzle (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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212 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Experienced |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iivana Evil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Puzzle!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Puzzle as Evil shoots in.
Nice takedown defense from Evil. No joy for Puzzle on that attempt.
Evil moves into the clinch.
Puzzle dodges an elbow strike from Evil.
Puzzle tries to break free but Evil pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Evil - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Puzzle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Evil scores with a hook to the body.
Evil tries to land knees in the clinch but Puzzle avoids the damage to the body.
Evil fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evil lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Evil pushes Puzzle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Puzzle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Evil is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Iivana Evil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Puzzle.
Evil effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Evil.
Evil avoiding damage.
A short uppercut from Evil.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evil works on Puzzle's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Evil.
Evil lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Puzzle takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jason Puzzle has been cut.
Evil controlling the action here for a moment.
Puzzle takes a shot to the head.
Evil just leaning against Puzzle, taking a breather.
Puzzle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evil shoots in but Puzzle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evil fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Puzzle sprawls well initially but Evil persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Evil not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evil throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Puzzle tries to roll over but Evil keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evil is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Puzzle is looking for a sweep. Evil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evil 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.
Puzzle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Puzzle looks gassed!
Puzzle preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Evil landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Evil throwing shots but Puzzle is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puzzle pushes Evil off looking to stand but Evil dives back in and keeps control.
Puzzle is trying to maintain the position but Evil is very close to passing his half guard.
Evil thows a huge punch but Puzzle dodges it nicely.
Puzzle has hold of Evil's hands but Evil slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzzle is looking for a sweep. Evil is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evil controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puzzle has hold of Evil's hands but Evil slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Evil is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Puzzle is just riding it out for now. Evil eventually gives up the hold.
Evil missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Evil is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Puzzle is just riding it out for now. Evil eventually gives up the hold.
Puzzle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Evil's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Evil's back!
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.
Evil looking very determined here, making life difficult for Puzzle.
Evil breaks Puzzle's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Puzzle tries to strike from the bottom.
Evil thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Evil throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Puzzle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Puzzle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evil lands with a shot to the body.
Evil forces Puzzle back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iivana Evil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Puzzle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Evil lands a lovely overhand right.
Puzzle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Evil is staying active underneath Puzzle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Evil is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Puzzle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Puzzle's back!
Evil is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Puzzle knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Puzzle for a finish.
Evil controlling well, preventing Puzzle from escaping the position.
Puzzle showing good submission defense here.
Evil lands shots from the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evil keeps control of the position as Puzzle tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evil connects with a big shot to the side of Puzzle's head.
Puzzle wants to control his opponent's hands but Evil gets his hands free.
Evil lands shots from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Evil. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Puzzle tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
A nice elbow there by Evil.
Evil postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Puzzle looks a forlorn figure.
Evil looking to secure an arm triangle but Puzzle defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evil breaks from Puzzle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Evil trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Puzzle is looking to get to half guard.
Evil is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Puzzle to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Puzzle shrugs it off.
Puzzle wants to hold on but Evil pushes him away.
Puzzle might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Evil kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Evil lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Puzzle regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzzle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evil not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evil landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Iivana Evil overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Puzzle is trying to get back to full guard.
Evil missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Puzzle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evil scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evil looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Puzzle is refusing to be controlled, as Evil sits in half guard.
Puzzle tries to get to full guard but Evil has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puzzle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Evil is looking to take a break and control but Puzzle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puzzle wants to improve his position but Evil is controlling well.
Evil is thwarting Puzzle's attempts to control the position.
Evil lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evil trying to control the action but Puzzle is working from the bottom.
Evil drops an elbow to the side of Puzzle's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iivana Evil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Puzzle's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Evil shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Evil was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Evil looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Evil is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Evil lands a big shot there that rocks Puzzle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Evil can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Puzzle is looking to escape.
Evil looking to finish Puzzle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Puzzle!
Puzzle can't escape the position.
Evil with a couple of short strikes.
Puzzle regains half guard.
Evil is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puzzle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evil is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Puzzle keeps working.
Puzzle trying to control here.
Puzzle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evil.
Puzzle is trying to control but can't.
Evil is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evil seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Puzzle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Evil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Evil.
Jason Puzzle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evil shoots for a takedown but Puzzle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Evil shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Puzzle as he avoids it easily.
Puzzle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Evil to the mat! Evil manages to get full guard.
Puzzle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evil preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Puzzle stopping the sweep attempt from Evil.
Puzzle wants to stand but Evil has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Puzzle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puzzle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Puzzle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Evil's head.
Puzzle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evil wants to control but Puzzle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Evil wants to get back to full guard.
Puzzle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Puzzle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Evil is just riding it out for now. Puzzle eventually gives up the hold.
Evil trying to control from the bottom.
Iivana Evil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Evil is refusing to be controlled, as Puzzle sits in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Evil scores a takedown into full mount!
Evil trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Puzzle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Evil controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iivana Evil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evil 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iivana Evil!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Beurling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beurling's choice of entrance music: Sex Pistols - Bodies. George Beurling is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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182 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Beurling!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Baker finds it's way through Beurling's defenses.
Baker misses the jab.
Beurling bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Charlie Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker misses with a low kick.
Beurling moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beurling tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Baker! Beurling is backing up but he can't get away as Baker lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Beurling and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Charlie Baker!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Showtyme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Showtyme!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Showtyme slips a jab and a cross from Payne.
Payne cracks Showtyme with a good jab.
It looks like Johnny Showtyme has been cut.
Payne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Payne misses with a two punch combination.
Showtyme drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Showtyme is looking to take a break and control but Payne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Showtyme misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Showtyme looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Payne is avoiding damage well.
Showtyme has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Payne!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Showtyme lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Payne hang on?
Payne's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Payne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Showtyme on the ground.
Showtyme unloading with bombs!
Showtyme landing punches.
Showtyme landing punches.
Showtyme breaks from Payne's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Showtyme landing strikes, looking to finish!
Payne is rocked!
Payne is breathing heavily.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Showtyme! Payne is hurt baaadly! Showtyme is firing away with more strikes - Payne is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Johnny Showtyme!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Leger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Biggy (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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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morgan Leger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moe Biggy!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leger throws out a loose jab but Biggy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biggy gets a clinch.
Biggy pulls guard.
Leger has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Biggy is proving hard to escape from.
Biggy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Leger wants to stand but Biggy is controlling his posture from full guard.
Leger stands up and waves to Biggy to follow him.
Leger fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Biggy does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Biggy.
Biggy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Moe Biggy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biggy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Biggy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leger swings for the body but Biggy moves out of range.
Leger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Biggy throws a wild body kick that Leger sees coming a mile off.
Biggy shoots in looking for a takedown. Leger tries to sprawl out of it but Biggy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leger drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Biggy right on the button. Biggy goes down! Leger follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Leger gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morgan Leger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by 2nd Round KO. Reggie Bush has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Bush!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bush looks for the body kick but Fox saw that one coming.
Fox lands with a straight right. Bush didn't see that one coming.
Fox closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bush is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Fox's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fox working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fox working the head and body with strikes.
Fox is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bush knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bush really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fox. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bush can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Fox seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fox working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Fox misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Fox thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush is looking for a sweep.
Fox swings around for an armbar but Bush sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fox's guard.
Fox 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.
Bush is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bush wants to get up but he can't break Fox's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Fox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bush stays in close to Fox's body and controls the position.
Bush trying to control but Fox is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fox is on top in guard.
Fox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bush is keeping the position for now.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Fox from controlling successfully.
Bush working a defensive guard here.
Fox trying to control the position from guard on top but Bush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fox passes Bush's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fox tries to pass to full mount but Bush defends it.
Fox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fox is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fox is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bush defends it well.
Bush is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Fox dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bush gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fox counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reggie Bush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bush takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slow jab from Bush misses its intended target.
Fox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bush doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fox counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bush won't be happy with that.
Bush wants to control but Fox postures up.
Fox lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bush has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fox tries for a kimura but Bush is defending well.
The strikes coming from Fox are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fox has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fox landing a few strikes.
Fox working the head and body with strikes.
Fox working away.
Justin Fox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fox throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fox tries for a kimura but Bush is defending well.
Fox wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bush, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fox scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Fox.
Bush is looking to regain half guard here but Fox keeps moving and retains side control.
Fox lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fox working the body and head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fox wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bush, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fox lands an elbow.
Bush can't do much from the bottom here.
Fox has hold of Bush's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bush tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Fox cranks the arm and Bush screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bush, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Justin Fox!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sander Loughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loughlin comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - No Remorse. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ross's choice of entrance music: Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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25
182 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sander Loughlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Ross!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loughlin swings for the body but Ross moves out of range.
Loughlin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Shane Ross has been cut.
Ross checks the leg kick.
Ross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Ross slips under a jab from Loughlin.
A combination from Loughlin does no damage.
Loughlin connects with a looping right hand.
Sander Loughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loughlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ross.
Ross will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loughlin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ross scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sander Loughlin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ross slips a jab and a cross from Loughlin.
Ross avoids a kick to the body.
Loughlin throws a push kick but Ross slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Loughlin misses.
Ross throws a jab when Loughlin was well out of range.
A slow jab from Ross misses its intended target.
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.
Loughlin is looking to score with low kicks.
Ross tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Loughlin misses the jab.
Loughlin throws a low kick but Ross avoids it.
Loughlin looks to land a right hand but Ross moved out of range.
Loughlin throws a hook but Ross avoids it easily.
Ross scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ross trying to control the position but Loughlin is working away.
Ross tries to score with some ground and pound. Loughlin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loughlin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ross throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Loughlin works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Ross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ross misses with a head shot. Loughlin uses the momentum to regain guard.
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.
Ross lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but Loughlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loughlin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ross postures up in Loughlin's guard and throws a big left but Loughlin blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ross accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Sander Loughlin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Ross's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ross just misses with a punch to the body.
Ross lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Loughlin misses.
Ross looks to land a left hand but Loughlin moved out of range nicely.
Loughlin misses with the body kick
and Ross counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ross trying to control but Loughlin is working from the bottom.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ross throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is fighting to break Loughlin's control of his arms but Loughlin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ross trying to control the position from guard on top but Loughlin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ross postures up and lands a big shot to Loughlin's brow.
Ross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ross tries to free his leg and advance position but Loughlin is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Loughlin as Ross shoots in.
Loughlin misses with a hook to the body
and Ross counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross fails with the takedown.
Loughlin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ross connects with a high kick.
Ross checks a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Loughlin misses
and Ross counters with a good low kick that Loughlin was not able to check.
Ross takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ross moves out of range of the body kick from Loughlin.
Ross shoots for a double leg takedown but Loughlin sprawls well. He's pushed Ross's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sander Loughlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Ross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slow jab from Ross misses its intended target.
Ross ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ross shoots in for a takedown but Loughlin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Loughlin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loughlin misses with a looping right.
Loughlin throws a leg kick
and Ross counters with a stiff right hand.
Ross shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Loughlin because Ross loaded up on that one.
Loughlin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ross postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Loughlin looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross landing shots from mount.
Loughlin is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Ross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Ross's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Loughlin loads up on a big right hand but Ross slips the punch.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Loughlin as he avoids it easily.
Loughlin misses with a hook.
Ross fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Loughlin sprawls well initially but Ross persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ross is looking to take a break and control but Loughlin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ross stalling away here and it's allowed Loughlin to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ross lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross looking to pass the guard.
Ross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Loughlin trying to control the position.
Loughlin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Loughlin keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
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.
Loughlin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ross is controlling him.
Loughlin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Loughlin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ross has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Ross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Loughlin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Ross with the ground and pound but Loughlin regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Loughlin's head.
Ross is stalling here. Loughlin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ross seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Loughlin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Loughlin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ross to his feet.
Loughlin throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loughlin.
Loughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ross moves away.
Loughlin throws a leg kick
and Ross counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ross postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ross chips away with some ground and pound.
Ross is looking to work some ground and pound but Loughlin has wrist control.
Loughlin keeping moving, preventing Ross from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Ross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ross 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 Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Ross!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey ONeil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes into the arena with LL Cool J - Mamma Said Knock You Out blaring out of the sound system. 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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195 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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20
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mickey ONeil!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson misses with a body shot.
ONeil misses with a body shot.
ONeil throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
ONeil swings away with a body shot that misses
and Thompson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from ONeil misses the target.
ONeil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Mickey ONeil has been cut.
ONeil cracks Thompson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from ONeil.
ONeil throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Thompson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson connects with a jab.
Thompson works ONeil's body with a nice hook.
ONeil looks gassed!
ONeil chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. ONeil doesn't seem bothered though.
ONeil looks up at the clock. Bad move! Thompson lands a right hand from hell, dropping ONeil. Thompson pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Thompson!
Calvin Thompson retains his middleweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colonel Mustard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ervin Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crazy Train. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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277 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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24
276 lbs
7 - 1 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colonel Mustard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ervin Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Mustard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustard is just out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mustard.
Nice sprawl there from Daniels as Mustard shoots in.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Mustard's shoulder, as Mustard tries to avoid the shot.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mustard to score with a decent uppercut.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Mustard's shoulder, as Mustard tries to avoid the shot.
Mustard takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mustard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colonel Mustard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels throws a hook but Mustard avoids it easily.
Mustard shoots in and drives through. Daniels sprawls well.
Mustard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Mustard ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mustard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mustard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniels is fending him off so far but Mustard persists. Nope, Daniels circles away and we're back to standing.
Mustard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Mustard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Daniels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mustard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Mustard moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mustard is defended easily by Daniels.
Daniels throws a body punch but Mustard moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mustard.
Daniels takes a swing at Mustard's ribcage but misses.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mustard slips a jab from Daniels.
Mustard avoids the body shot from Daniels.
Mustard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Daniels throws a hook but Mustard blocks it.
Mustard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Daniels misses the jab.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ervin Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels swings for the body but Mustard moves out of range.
Mustard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Mustard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Mustard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mustard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Daniels.
Mustard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mustard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniels lands a nice hook to Mustard's body. Mustard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Mustard has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels wants to break free but Mustard has control.
Daniels gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mustard.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Mustard is controlling him.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daniels scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Mustard has double underhooks.
Daniels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mustard ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ervin Daniels dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daniels moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ervin Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Daniels swinging wilding here.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Daniels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mustard manages to avoid it.
Colonel Mustard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustard moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Mustard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mustard moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mustard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mustard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard shoots for a takedown but Daniels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Mustard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniels is fending him off so far but Mustard persists. Nope, Daniels circles away and we're back to standing.
Ervin Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Daniels takes a swing at Mustard's ribcage but misses.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustard.
Daniels swings for the body but Mustard moves out of range.
Daniels works the jab nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mustard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colonel Mustard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Mustard misses the shot to the body.
Mustard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Daniels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mustard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels throws a hook but Mustard avoids it easily.
Daniels scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mustard misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Daniels swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mustard counters with a three punch combo that has Daniels backing up. Daniels nods at Mustard to acknowledge the strikes.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Mustard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mustard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daniels.
Mustard throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
Daniels throws a jab when Mustard was well out of range.
Daniels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left and a right from Daniels both land. Nice combination.
Daniels misses with a jab to the body
and Mustard counters with a three punch combo that has Daniels backing up. Daniels nods at Mustard to acknowledge the strikes.
Mustard moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mustard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels takes a swing at Mustard's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniels connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mustard's hands.
Daniels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab from Daniels.
Daniels lands a glancing blow to the side of Mustard's head.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniels scores with a three punch combo!
Mustard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels misses with a shot to the body
and Mustard counters with a left to the body.
Mustard throws a shot from downtown. Daniels moves away and avoids it.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ervin Daniels 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!
A shot to the body from Daniels misses
and Mustard counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Daniels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mustard.
Mustard wants to take a breather but Daniels is having none of it.
Mustard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daniels defending well though.
Daniels works his way to full guard. Good work.
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Daniels avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mustard wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Mustard slips nicely into half guard.
Mustard is looking for a kimura but Daniels is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mustard to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels keeping hold of Mustard's head, controlling as best he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniels won't allow Mustard to pass to mount.
Mustard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mustard wants to take a breather but Daniels is having none of it.
Mustard throwing shots but Daniels is blocking nicely.
Daniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mustard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniels keeping hold of Mustard's head, controlling as best he can.
Daniels trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Daniels leaves Mustard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Daniels misses with a body shot
and Mustard moves into the clinch.
Daniels tries to work over Mustard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Mustard has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Mustard prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Mustard has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels is trying to break free.
Mustard gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Daniels won't allow Mustard to pass to mount.
Mustard thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.
Daniels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mustard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mustard in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mustard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mustard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mustard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels throws the left hand but Mustard avoids the punch easily.
Daniels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mustard fails with a takedown attempt.
Mustard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daniels's waist but Daniels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mustard off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colonel Mustard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Mustard.
Daniels lands a head shot.
Daniels misses with a body punch
and Mustard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Daniels as Mustard shoots in.
A big left from Daniels misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colonel Mustard clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Daniels throws a series of strikes that have Mustard backpedaling.
Daniels throws a hook to the side of Mustard's head but Mustard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daniels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Daniels misses with a looping left.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Mustard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daniels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daniels wants it to stay on the feet.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Daniels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mustard.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
Mustard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Daniels to the mat! Daniels manages to get full guard.
Mustard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustard tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
Mustard wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mustard throws and elbow that misses. Daniels uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mustard's guard. Nice move by Daniels!
Daniels preventing the sweep.
Daniels looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mustard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
Mustard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Daniels controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mustard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daniels doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daniels manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Daniels wants to get up but he can't break Mustard's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Daniels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mustard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mustard 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mustard looking for a sweep. Not yet Mustard, not yet.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Mustard keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniels keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colonel Mustard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels looks to land a combination but Mustard avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Mustard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustard cracks Daniels with a good jab.
Daniels throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mustard counters with a straight right hand.
Mustard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Daniels sprawls well. Daniels wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mustard gets slowly back to his feet.
Mustard shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mustard.
Mustard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Mustard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mustard moves out of range as Daniels strikes.
Mustard avoids the body shot from Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ervin Daniels dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
Daniels throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mustard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mustard wants to pass the guard but Daniels is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mustard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mustard connects with a couple of short punches.
Daniels wants to sweep here but Mustard controlling him for the moment.
Mustard 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.
Mustard drops back looking for a leg! Daniels is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Daniels manages to kick Mustard off! Mustard jumps back into Daniels's guard.
Daniels controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels keeping moving, preventing Mustard from controlling successfully.
Mustard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mustard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniels tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Daniels misses its intended target.
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.
Daniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mustard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daniels misses with a double jab.
Mustard shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Mustard staying out of range there.
Daniels swings for the body but Mustard moves out of range.
Mustard shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniels misses the body punch
and Mustard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mustard.
Mustard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Daniels avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colonel Mustard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mustard wants a takedown but no success here.
Daniels breaks the clinch.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustard.
Daniels slaps away a takedown attempt from Mustard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Daniels avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colonel Mustard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ervin Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mustard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Daniels misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Mustard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mustard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mustard tries to free his leg and advance position but Daniels is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mustard trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now.
Mustard stopping the sweep attempt from Daniels.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mustard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Colonel Mustard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daniels 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:48
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ervin Daniels!
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