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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Damascus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Joans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damascus comes to the cage accompanied by seek n strike - soulfly. 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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265 lbs
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269 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Damascus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikey Joans!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joans connects with a body shot that sends Damascus's belly button to the back.
Damascus is breathing heavily.
Joans closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Alex Damascus has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damascus switches off momentarily and Joans cracks him with a monster right hand! Damascus topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Joans dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Joans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikey Joans!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Don Johnston has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Don Johnston seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vincent Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentine.
Johnston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Valentine counters with a thumping low kick.
Valentine throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Johnston.
Valentine lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnston moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnston tries to clinch
and Johnston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnston misses with a right hand
and Valentine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valentine scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine throws a hook but Johnston blocks it.
Valentine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnston in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Don Johnston has been cut.
Johnston takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Johnston misses with a double jab
and Johnston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnston is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Valentine misses with a hook. Johnston ducked under it nicely.
Johnston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Valentine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnston's head backwards.
Johnston drops his hands momentarily and Valentine takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Johnston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Good shot there by Valentine.
Johnston swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Valentine counters with a nice leg kick.
Valentine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vincent Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Valentine - just one landing.
Johnston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johnstons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnston takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Valentine lands a really nice looking cross but Johnston seems unphased.
Valentine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Valentine cracks Johnston with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Johnston's calf.
Johnston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Johnston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentine. Valentine obviously looking to wear him down.
Johnston closes the distance but Valentine moves to the side
and Valentine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Valentine.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. Johnston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Valentine scores with a shot to the body.
A big head kick from Valentine and Johnston is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Johnston is rocked!
Valentine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Valentine passes Johnston's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Valentine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Johnston'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.
Valentine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Valentine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Valentine keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Valentine jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valentine.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine lands a jab to Johnston's midsection.
Don Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentine.
Valentine lands with a cross.
Valentine lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Valentine as he connects with a hook.
Valentine throws a powerful right kick. Johnston tried to block low but the kick was high! Johnston was taken right off of his feet! Valentine jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Vincent Valentine!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lou Damico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Jay Medway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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212 lbs
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223 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lou Damico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Jay Medway!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Roberts and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medway tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Damico manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Damico dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Medway avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Damico misses its intended target.
Damico will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Damico thuds his right hand into Medway's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Medway tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Damico counters with a series of strikes. Medway will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damico blocks a head kick by Medway.
Damico ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Medway looks gassed!
Damico lands a big uppercut and Medway crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Medway looks OK. Damico waves Medway back to his feet!
Medway is rocked!
It looks like Jay Jay Medway has been cut.
Damico closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Medway out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lou Damico!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Foxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Foxx comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Miller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Black Betty kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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30
275 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
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270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good elbows
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Foxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakob Miller!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Alyssa Summers and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foxx.
Foxx throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Miller to counter with a crisp jab.
Foxx thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
letting Miller counter with a right hand.
Foxx wants to clinch but Miller slips to the side
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Foxx throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Foxx tries for a takedown but Miller circles away easily
and Miller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foxx throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Foxx throws a series of punches but Miller avoids them all with ease.
Foxx misses with a left hand
and Miller counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Foxx is predictable there
and Foxx takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Foxx is predictable there
and Miller counters with a nice uppercut.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller connects with a leg kick. Foxx looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Foxx has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Miller cracks the inside of Foxx's front leg.
Foxx is breathing heavily.
Foxx swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foxx gets tackled into the cage by Miller. Miller maintains the clinch.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Steve Foxx has been cut.
Foxx tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
Foxx throws an elbow that misses.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Foxx shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Miller lands an elbow just above Foxx 's eye.
Miller lands an elbow inside.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Foxx tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Foxx. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller dodges the punch combination from Foxx.
Miller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Foxx takes an elbow to the forehead.
Foxx looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miller lands an elbow inside.
Miller lands an elbow just above Foxx 's eye.
Foxx is rocked!
Foxx is pressed against the cage. Miller pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Foxx! Two more big strikes from Miller and Foxx crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jakob Miller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boss Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Wood acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boss Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Wood!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood swings widly with a right hand
and Castro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro staying out of range there.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a stiff right hand.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Castro counters with a stiff right hand.
Wood lands with an uppercut that bounces Castro off the cage and back into rage.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Castro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Castro is looking to land body kicks.
Wood blocks the body kick.
Wood throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Castro blocks the leg kick.
Wood moves out of range of the leg kick from Castro.
Castro moves out of range as Wood strikes.
Wood avoids the head kick by Castro.
Wood misses the jab.
Wood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castro throws a combination that misses
letting Wood counter with a right hand.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood misses with an uppercut
and Castro counters with a thumping low kick.
Wood falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Wood misses
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wood's knee momentarily.
Castro thumps Wood with a low kick.
Castro scores with a nice body kick.
Wood looks gassed!
Castro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wood.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castro.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wood's calf.
Castro throws a leg kick which misses Wood's front leg but catches the back leg as Wood tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro works Wood's body with a nice hook.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Castro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Castro lands a jab to Wood's midsection.
A good leg kick by Castro.
Castro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters circling a little - Castro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Castro.
Wood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castro throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jeff Wood has been cut.
Castro connects with a nice looking jab.
Castro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wood tries to keep at a distance but Castro has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Castro there.
Wood throws a right hand that misses
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice jab there from Castro.
Castro scores with a spinning back kick!
Castro cracks Wood with a good jab.
Wood walks into a stiff left hand from Castro.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
Wood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Castro.
A good leg kick by Castro.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wood was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Some bone on bone action there as Castro checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Castro counters with a thumping low kick.
Wood on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Castro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wood.
Castro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wood has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Castro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Castro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wood's knee momentarily.
Castro clinches up against the cage.
Castro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Castro presses Wood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Castro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Wood's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castro, right into the meat.
Castro lands with a good body shot.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Castro counters with a straight right hand.
Wood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castro can pounce on him.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wood blocks the body kick.
Castro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castro.
Boss Castro is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Castro tenderised Wood's leg. Wood is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wood under the eye.
Jeff Wood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro closes the distance and pushes Wood back into the cage.
Wood is breathing heavily.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castro stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Castro.
Wood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woods head.
Castro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castro stalling against the cage.
Wood takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castro.
Castro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Castro.
Castro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Castro on the inside.
Wood takes a shot to the head.
Castro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Castro lands a hook that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Castro breaks the clinch.
Castro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Castro.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wood misses with a left hand
and Castro counters with a big head kick but Wood shrugs it off.
Castro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Castro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wood throws an off balance right hand
and Castro makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Wood really felt that one!
Castro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Castro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Castro throws a head kick that Wood semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Castro connects with a jab.
Boss Castro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castro is looking to slow Wood down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Castro!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Castro pushes Wood up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Wood up against the cage.
Wood struggles to land a body shot inside as Castro controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Castro.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Castro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wood's sensitive parts.
Castro lands a jab to the head.
Castro throws a head kick that misses.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick
and Castro counters by clinching up.
Castro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wood has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Castro.
A shot in the inside from Castro.
Castro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wood.
Castro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wood or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Castro to work.
Castro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Castro scores with a leg kick.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Castro counters with a good low kick that Wood was not able to check.
Castro throws a good cross that connects.
Castro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Castro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
Castro scores with a sloppy right hand. Wood should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Castro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Wood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wood blocks a head kick by Castro.
Wood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Castro swinging wildly here.
Castro throws a series of punches but Wood moves out of range.
Wood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wood takes one to the side of the head.
Wood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castro counters with a low kick, right behind Wood 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castro lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wood throws a leg kick but Castro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wood misses the target.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Castro counters with a low kick, right behind Wood 's knee.
Castro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wood throws a leg kick
and Castro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castro.
Castro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wood can't break the clinch.
Castro manages to break the clinch.
Castro cracks Wood with an open hand slap.
Wood misses with a right hand
and Castro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Castro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro moves into the clinch.
Castro lands with a right to the head.
Castro lands a shoulder strike.
Castro lands with a short shot to the head.
Wood is rocked!
Castro lands with a light punch inside.
Wood is still on wobbly legs! Can Castro finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro effectively controlling the action here.
Castro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The referee calls for Castro to work.
Castro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castro pushes Wood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Castro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wood's efforts to push away.
Castro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castro lands a shoulder strike.
Wood is trying to break the clinch but Castro has him pressed against the cage.
Wood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Castro.
Castro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Castro.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Castro.
Castro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood seems to have recovered his senses.
Castro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castro tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castro lands a nice looking body kick.
Castro scores with a head kick.
Castro moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Castro, right into the meat.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Castro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wood.
Wood misses with a leg kick
and Castro counters with a head kick. That will keep Wood thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Castro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jeff Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Castro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castro throws a head kick that half lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Castro counters with a head kick.
Wood looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wood takes one on the button.
Castro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wood's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Castro throws a leg kick which misses Wood's front leg but catches the back leg as Wood tries to avoid it.
Castro lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Boss Castro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castro 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Castro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pasquale Kasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tone Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasquale Kasserman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tone Cross!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasserman lands a big uppercut and Cross crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cross looks OK. Kasserman waves Cross back to his feet!
It looks like Tone Cross has been cut.
Kasserman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kasserman sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Cross's defenses. It connects perfectly with Cross's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pasquale Kasserman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieczyslaw Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Foote!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mieczyslaw Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabowski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Foote counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Foote shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Grabowski sprawls well. Grabowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Foote gets slowly back to his feet.
Grabowski swings for the body but Foote moves out of range.
Foote bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Foote. That snapped Grabowski's head back.
Foote moves out of range of the strikes.
Foote is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grabowski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Mieczyslaw Grabowski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabowski misses with a hook
and Foote counters with a takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grabowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Foote tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Foote misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Grabowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Foote working the ground and pound but Grabowski is defending the strikes.
Grabowski tries to bench press Foote off him but Foote keeps the position.
Grabowski is trying to control Foote's posture but Foote avoids it.
Foote throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Foote looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Grabowski is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grabowski is looking to regain half guard here but Foote keeps moving and retains side control.
Foote tries for a kimura but Grabowski is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grabowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Foote is trying to get an arm triangle but Grabowski is defending well.
Grabowski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Foote sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Grabowski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Grabowski parries the strikes from Foote easily there. Foote is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Grabowski to escape.
Foote throws an elbow but Grabowski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Grabowski sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Foote trying to pass the guard but Grabowski defending well.
Foote is working hard here to advance position.
Grabowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Foote.
Foote is looking to advance position but Grabowski won't allow it.
Foote is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Grabowski!
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.
Grabowski tries to hold on but Foote postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Foote lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Foote punching from mount but Grabowski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Foote avoids the attempt from Grabowski to control.
Grabowski is trying to escape the mount.
Foote thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Foote scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grabowski?
That has opened up Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mieczyslaw Grabowski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clint Foote!
Clint Foote retains his heavyweight title!
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