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TTFC Williams vs Colbert 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Triton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedo Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
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209 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Triton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pedo Bear!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Triton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bear napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Triton wants to control but Bear is keeping him busy.
Bear is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Triton's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Triton is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Triton trying to control the action but Bear is working from the bottom.
Triton is looking for a kimura here.
Bear is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is staying active underneath Triton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Triton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Triton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bear defends it well.
Triton controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bear slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bear wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bear trying to control the position.
Triton wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Triton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bear is keeping the position for now.
Bear looking to control.
Bear looks gassed!
Triton controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Pedo Bear hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Triton shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bear manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Triton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bear keeping full guard, as Triton tries to pass.
Triton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bear working for a triangle but Triton defends it easily.
Triton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Triton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Triton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bear swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Triton wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Triton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bear's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Triton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Triton prevents Bear from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Triton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Triton shoots in and bounces Bear off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bear keeping full guard, as Triton tries to pass.
Triton is stalling in the full guard.
Triton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bear is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Triton looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear is breathing heavily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Triton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Triton just wasn't active enough.
Triton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bear manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Triton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Triton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Triton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bear is trying to maintain the position but Triton is very close to passing his half guard.
Bear is in trouble now - Triton has advanced to mount!
Triton swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bear is now in Triton's guard. A big mistake from Triton there, giving up the dominant position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear wants to control from the top but Triton keeps moving.
Triton has his foot on Bear's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bear works his way back into a safe position though.
Triton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bear gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Triton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Triton looking for a guillotine here but Bear defends easily.
Bear preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Triton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bear is one step ahead there.
Triton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bear gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Triton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bear escapes and throws Triton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Triton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Triton actively working from the bottom here.
Triton trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Triton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bear pulls his head out easily.
Bear moves into full mount! Triton won't be happy about that!
Triton can't escape the position.
Triton is working hard here to advance position.
Triton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Triton wants to try and get back to his feet.
Triton is trying desperately to improve position.
Triton is trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Triton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bear gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bear not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Triton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Triton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Triton wants to control from the top but Bear keeps moving.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Triton postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bear is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Triton, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Triton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bear.
Bear trying to control but Triton is working from the bottom.
Triton trying to control the position.
Triton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bear off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Triton.
Triton tries to move to mount but Bear blocks the move with his legs.
Triton 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.
Triton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Triton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Triton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Triton has hold of Bear's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bear seems comfortable defending it but Triton has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bear is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bear is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Triton couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Triton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Planet (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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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Captain Planet!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Planet swings widly with a right hand
and Planet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith scores with a one two! Planet had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Planet throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Planet finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smith tries to get out of the position.
Smith throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Planet doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Planet manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Planet controlling from the top position.
Smith is looking to sweep but instead, Planet has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Planet in his half guard.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Planet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Planet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Planet working the head and body with strikes.
Planet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Planet is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Planet working Smith over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith wants to improve his position but Planet is controlling well.
Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
Planet passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!
Smith is bucking up trying to escape but Planet cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Planet takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Planet connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Planet lands a heavy elbow.
Smith is rocked!
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Planet lands a heavy elbow.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Planet controlling his opponent.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Planet cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Planet working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Planet landing punches.
Smith tries to hold on but Planet postures up.
Planet postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Planet controlling from the full mount.
Planet raining down shots from the mount!
Smith in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Planet lands a big shot there that rocks Smith but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big strike lands for Planet! That's really hurt Smith and he's turned his back - Planet keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Planet jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Planet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Maples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Maples had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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156 lbs
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155 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Maples!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Smith!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Alyssa Summers and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maples throws a body kick that misses.
Maples wants to clinch.
Maples lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith is looking to clinch but Maples is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Maples lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Maples counters with a series of strikes. Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith tries to bum rush Maples with a series of wild strikes but Maples uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maples fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maples displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Maples scores with a nice body kick.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Smith tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Maples. Those never looked like landing.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Maples makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maples shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but Maples finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nice strikes from Maples there.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Maples is controlling him
Maples is working for a submission of some sort.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Maples seems to be looking for submissions.
Maples trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maples wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Maples content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smith trying to control but Maples postures up.
Maples trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maples is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
Maples is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Maples landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maples controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith really wants to buck Maples off and get back to his feet.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Maples's attempts to control the action.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith tries to hold on but Maples postures up.
Maples wants to control the pace but Smith is squirming around nicely.
Maples breaks from Smith's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maples throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Smith avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maples.
Maples sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Maples with shots to the head and body - Smith looks very uncomfortable down there.
Maples unloading with bombs!
Maples moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Smith has worked his arm free - good work by Smith!
Maples looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maples fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Maples has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith prevents Maples from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Maples dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maples looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maples manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith jabs Maples to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maples swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maples manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maples changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Smith tries to avoid it but Maples manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Smith to the ground. Smith escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith tries to clinch
and Maples counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smith's guard now.
Maples postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maples missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maples 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.
Maples stops Smith from standing up.
Maples stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith trying to control the position.
Smith lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maples!
Maples gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Maples is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maples avoid being mounted?
Smith prevents Maples from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maples is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ben Maples overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith tries to stand but can't do so whilst Maples controls his leg.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Maples blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Smith thows a huge punch but Maples dodges it nicely.
Maples avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maples is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maples kicks Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Maples throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith misses with the combination.
Maples ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Maples takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Maples takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maples misses with a kick to the body.
Bobby Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maples avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Maples circles away.
Maples looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maples slips under a jab from Smith.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to clinch up but Maples keeps it at a distance.
Maples avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maples avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maples fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maples looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maples swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maples throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maples is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Maples shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Maples was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maples won't let Smith get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maples cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maples.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maples.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Maples with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maples throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Maples connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maples.
Maples misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maples throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Ben Maples is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Maples counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maples scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maples. Maples obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maples looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Maples showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
A nice leg kick lands there from Maples.
Maples avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maples scores with a three punch combo!
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Maples throws a combination that misses
and Smith counters by clinching up.
Maples using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maples softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Maples won't allow it.
Maples pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maples manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maples keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith wants to clinch
and Maples counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Maples throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Maples sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith trying to control here.
Smith is pressing down on Maples's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maples trying to move into half guard but instead Smith has managed to sweep!
Smith wants to stand but Maples is controlling his posture from full guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Maples.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Maples is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith gets to his feet. Maples looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Maples connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maples scores with a nice body kick.
Maples wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Maples.
A head kick by Maples misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Maples tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Maples counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maples stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Maples isn't so interested in that idea.
Maples thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Maples won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Maples missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maples trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Maples showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maples 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Maples!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Kalir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaus Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that George Kalir has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily George Kalir seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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299 lbs
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Kalir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolaus Koskinen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Russell Pearce and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koskinen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kalir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kalir shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kalir showed some decent athleticism there.
Kalir stands up and beckons Koskinen to join him on the feet.
Koskinen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kalir counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kalir is trying to work for a kimura but Koskinen is defending well.
Kalir wants to pass the guard but Koskinen is defending well.
Kalir is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koskinen is defending against the submission attempts here by Kalir.
Kalir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koskinen wants to get back to his feet.
Kalir is looking to take a break and control but Koskinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kalir 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.
Kalir 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.
Kalir decides to return to a standing position.
Kalir fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kalir looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kalir tries to pass the half guard into mount. Koskinen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Koskinen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kalir. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kalir throwing shots but Koskinen is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalir is taking a breather. Koskinen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kalir decides to stand up.
Kalir gets the takedown into side control.
Kalir is trying to get an arm triangle but Koskinen is defending well.
Kalir stands up and beckons Koskinen to his feet.
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 really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kalir.
Koskinen looks to land a right hand but Kalir moved out of range.
Kalir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kalir takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalir is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kalir has control of Koskinen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Koskinen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Koskinen is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Koskinen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kalir.
Kalir tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kalir quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Kalir but it's paid off an Koskinen is forced to tap! Nice work by Kalir.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Kalir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Thunderclap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunderclap has chosen ThunderStruck as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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288 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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252 lbs
10 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tank Thunderclap!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunderclap takes a swing at Filipovic's ribcage but misses.
Thunderclap fails with the takedown
and Filipovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Tank Thunderclap has been cut.
Thunderclap scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thunderclap scores with a couple of short elbows.
Filipovic prevents Thunderclap from improving position.
The ground and pound from Thunderclap seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Filipovic is trying to improve his position.
Filipovic is working hard here to advance position.
Thunderclap with the ground and pound but Filipovic regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunderclap trying to control from half guard but Filipovic is working away.
Thunderclap trying to mount his opponent but Filipovic defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunderclap throws a strike but Filipovic avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Filipovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Filipovic 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunderclap drops back, looking for a kneebar! Filipovic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Filipovic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Filipovic!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thunderclap trying to control but Filipovic flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Filipovic not allowing Thunderclap to control his hands.
Filipovic controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Thunderclap's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Thunderclap trying to control the hands but Filipovic breaks the grip.
Thunderclap is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Filipovic.
Thunderclap covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
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.
Will Filipovic go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Thunderclap manages to reverse the position and now he's in Filipovic's guard. Nice work there by Thunderclap.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thunderclap postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Filipovic is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Thunderclap, into his guard.
Filipovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
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 Mirko Filipovic will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tank Thunderclap'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.
Thunderclap on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thunderclap closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Filipovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Thunderclap's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Filipovic trying to control here.
Thunderclap missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunderclap looks to land a strike but Filipovic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Filipovic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thunderclap is one step ahead there.
Thunderclap loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thunderclap in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thunderclap thows a big elbow that misses.
Thunderclap in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thunderclap trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thunderclap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Filipovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Thunderclap drops back, looking for a kneebar! Filipovic looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Filipovic looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Filipovic!
Thunderclap wants to get back to his feet but Filipovic drags him back down.
Thunderclap is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Thunderclap tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderclap is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Filipovic off and has taken his back!
Filipovic is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Thunderclap lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Thunderclap thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Thunderclap lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Tank Thunderclap has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunderclap keeps control of the position as Filipovic tries to break free.
Thunderclap struggling to land strikes to the head as Filipovic covers up.
Thunderclap misses with a punch to the head.
Even with his hooks in, Thunderclap manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Filipovic is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Thunderclap 's hooks.
Thunderclap putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunderclap lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Filipovic hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Thunderclap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tank Thunderclap's cut.
That's time! Filipovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thunderclap tries for a takedown but Filipovic circles away easily
and Filipovic counters with a nice uppercut.
Thunderclap closes the distance and clinches up with Filipovic, looking for a takedown. Thunderclap pushes Filipovic against the cage but Filipovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tank Thunderclap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunderclap shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Filipovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mirko Filipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tank Thunderclap.
Nice uppercut there from Filipovic.
Thunderclap throws a right hand that misses
and Filipovic counters with a left to the body.
Filipovic lunges at Thunderclap with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thunderclap's hand.
Tank Thunderclap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Filipovic. Beautiful body shot.
Filipovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filipovic lands a high kick!
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!
Thunderclap's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Filipovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thunderclap scrambles back to his feet.
Thunderclap takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filipovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Filipovic lands with a right hand.
Filipovic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Filipovic scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thunderclap. That did some damage!
Filipovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Thunderclap crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Filipovic - the referee stops the clock and Thunderclap gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Filipovic. Thunderclap manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Filipovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Filipovic scores with a nice strike.
Filipovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Filipovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thunderclap.
Filipovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thunderclap backs up against the cage.
Filipovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thunderclap takes a step back to recover.
Decent striking displayed by Filipovic there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filipovic lands a nice shot that snaps Thunderclap's head back.
Mirko Filipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Thunderclap gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Filipovic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Filipovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Filipovic.
Filipovic lands a left hand.
Thunderclap blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filipovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thunderclap.
Filipovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Filipovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Filipovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Filipovic.
Filipovic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thunderclap avoids it.
Filipovic misses with a punch on the inside.
Filipovic stalling the fight.
Thunderclap has Filipovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Filipovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Filipovic lands a shot to the body.
Filipovic scores with a shot to the side of Thunderclap's head.
Filipovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thunderclaps head.
Filipovic is leaning against Thunderclap and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Filipovic.
Filipovic is pressed up against the cage. Thunderclap has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Filipovic down to the mat. Filipovic avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Filipovic.
Filipovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thunderclap's hands.
Filipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Thunderclap's calf.
A thudding body kick lands there by Filipovic!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Filipovic, right into the meat.
Filipovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Filipovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thunderclap misses with a takedown
and Filipovic counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Filipovic.
A head kick from Filipovic lands but Thunderclap takes it in his stride.
Thunderclap's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Filipovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Filipovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thunderclap misses with a takedown
enabling Filipovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Filipovic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Filipovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filipovic.
Filipovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Filipovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Filipovic.
Thunderclap with a poor takedown
and Filipovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunderclap chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Filipovic can pounce on him.
Filipovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Filipovic feints and then cracks Thunderclap's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thunderclap down.
Filipovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Filipovic pushes Thunderclap up against the cage in a clinch.
Filipovic digs a right hand into Thunderclap's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thunderclap's gas tank.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Filipovic manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Filipovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Filipovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Filipovic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Ausrin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Slammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Ausrin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Jonas Ausrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pat Slammer!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ausrin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ausrin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ausrin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ausrin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Slammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Slammer 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.
Jonas Ausrin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Ausrin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ausrin.
Ausrin misses with a wild combination.
Ausrin misses with a low kick.
Ausrin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Slammer dodges the punch combination from Ausrin.
Ausrin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Slammer's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ausrin swats away the attempt to clinch by Slammer.
Ausrin misses with a jab to the body
and Slammer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slammer has Ausrin pressed against the cage, preventing Ausrin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ausrin is trying to push Slammer away but Slammer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ausrin avoids the elbow strike from Slammer, against the cage.
Slammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Slammer throws an elbow that misses.
Ausrin tries to break free but Slammer pushes him back against the cage.
Slammer trying to land knees to the body.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Slammer has eaten all the pies!
Slammer lands an elbow that stopped Ausrin in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jonas Ausrin has been cut.
Ausrin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Slammer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slammer trying to land knees to the body.
Ausrin is trying to break the clinch but Slammer is controlling him.
Ausrin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Slammer has him pressed against the cage.
Ausrin tries to circle away but Slammer has him pinned against the cage.
Ausrin is trying to break the clinch but Slammer is controlling him.
Slammer working Ausrin over with knees to the body.
Slammer tries to land a knee to the head but Ausrin blocks with his arms.
Ausrin is trying to break the clinch but Slammer has him pressed against the cage.
Ausrin takes an elbow to the temple.
Slammer keeps control of Ausrin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Slammer missing with knees to the body.
Ausrin is looking to break free of the clinch but Slammer has double underhooks.
Slammer prevents Ausrin from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ausrin tries to break free but Slammer pushes him back against the cage.
Ausrin is trying to force a seperation but Slammer has the dominant position.
Ausrin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Slammer has Ausrin pressed against the cage, preventing Ausrin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Slammer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ausrin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ausrin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ausrin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ausrin is trying to break the clinch but Slammer has him pressed against the cage.
Ausrin can't break the clinch.
Ausrin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ausrin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Slammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ausrin is breathing heavily.
Slammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Slammer lands a damaging elbow.
Ausrin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jonas Ausrin's cut is getting worse.
Slammer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jonas Ausrin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Slammer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jeez, Jonas Ausrin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Slammer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jonas Ausrin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pat Slammer!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurent comes to the cage accompanied by Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lars De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Groot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Laurent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laurent blocks a head kick by De Groot.
Laurent avoids the head kick by De Groot.
Laurent misses with a right hand
and De Groot counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
A punch combination from De Groot misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Groot lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laurent avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laurent throws the left hand but De Groot avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from De Groot.
De Groot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laurent is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laurent.
De Groot misses with a knee to the head.
De Groot throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurent.
De Groot lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laurent working hard to break the clinch.
De Groot stalls.
De Groot manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Laurent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent throws a lazy right hand but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Laurent misses.
Laurent throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Groot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Laurent's knee momentarily.
De Groot wants to clinch but Laurent slips to the side
and Laurent counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Laurent sees it coming and moves out of range.
Laurent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Groot.
Laurent checks the leg kick.
De Groot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laurent avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent throws a right hand that misses
and De Groot counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Laurent is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Laurent misses with a double jab
and De Groot moves into the clinch.
Laurent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Groot avoiding damage.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laurent's elbow.
Laurent wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Groot is struggling to control the position.
Laurent tries to circle away but De Groot has him pinned against the cage.
Laurent is trying to push De Groot away but De Groot has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Laurent dodges an elbow strike from De Groot.
De Groot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Groot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Laurent.
A head kick misses from De Groot.
Laurent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Groot.
De Groot closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laurent lands with a cross.
De Groot wants to clinch up but Laurent keeps it at a distance.
Laurent lands with a nice body punch.
Laurent jabs De Groot right on the nose. De Groot blinks but takes it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laurent.
Laurent looks to land a left hand but De Groot moved out of range nicely.
De Groot moves away from the strike by Laurent.
De Groot throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Laurent counter with a right hand.
De Groot lands a two punch combo.
Laurent feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Groots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laurent cracks De Groot with a good jab.
Laurent scores with a decent looking hook.
De Groot connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent looks to land a right hand but De Groot moved out of range.
Laurent scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Groot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Laurent counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groot tries to clinch but Laurent moves out of range.
De Groot tries to clinch up but Laurent circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Laurent finds it's way through De Groot's defenses.
Laurent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Groot defending well as Laurent loads up on a big left hand.
De Groot wants to clinch
letting Laurent counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
Laurent cracks De Groot with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laurent misses with a series of wild punches.
De Groot has closed the distance and engaged Laurent in a clinch.
De Groot tries to land knees in the clinch but Laurent avoids the damage to the body.
Laurent avoids a wild elbow strike from De Groot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot trying to land knees to the body.
Laurent is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Groot is pushing Laurent up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
De Groot stalling in the clinch but Laurent improves position.
Laurent is trying to break the clinch but De Groot is controlling him.
Laurent is trying to break the clinch but De Groot is controlling him.
Laurent blocking some punches.
De Groot misses with the head strike.
De Groot tries a body shot but Laurent blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
De Groot working aggressively here.
Laurent wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Groot trying to land knees to the body.
Laurent working hard to break the clinch.
De Groot putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laurent in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Groot trying to stall but Laurent improves his position.
De Groot misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
De Groot looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
De Groot looking to throw knees to the head but Laurent is blocking nicely.
Laurent has had enough of the clinch but De Groot keeps him there for the moment.
De Groot's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Groot misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Groot tries a knee to the head but Laurent blocks it.
Laurent is trying to break the clinch but De Groot is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Groot lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laurent backwards.
De Groot misses with a punch on the inside.
De Groot tries to throw a body punch but Laurent avoids it by throwing De Groot back against the cage.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Laurent.
De Groot is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
De Groot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Laurent bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Groot's head backwards.
Laurent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laurent misses with an uppercut.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot darts in trying to clinch
and Laurent counters with a straight right hand.
Lars De Groot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laurent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent dodges the punch combination from De Groot.
Laurent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Laurent moves out of range easily.
Laurent moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laurent's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Laurent duly obliges.
Laurent throws a series of punches but De Groot moves out of range.
Laurent moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
James Laurent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Groot moves into the clinch.
De Groot is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laurent is keeping busy.
Laurent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
De Groot displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laurent up against the cage.
De Groot is looking to control Laurent's arms but Laurent gets an underhook and turns him. Now De Groot has his back to the cage.
Laurent has had enough of the clinch but De Groot keeps him there for the moment.
De Groot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laurent's defenses.
Laurent avoids a wild elbow strike from De Groot.
De Groot lands an uppercut.
Come on De Groot - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A body shot lands from De Groot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Groot misses with some punches.
The referee calls for De Groot to work.
De Groot lands an elbow just above Laurent 's eye.
De Groot lands an elbow that stopped Laurent in his tracks for a moment.
Laurent is trying to break the clinch but De Groot has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for De Groot to work.
De Groot throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laurents head.
De Groot is stalling here.
De Groot tries to stall but Laurent uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Groot stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lars De Groot.
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laurent throws a big shot that misses.
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.
De Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laurent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Laurent missing with a left hand there. De Groot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laurent. That did some damage!
Laurent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laurent fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laurent swings widly with a right hand
and De Groot counters with an outside leg kick.
Laurent throws a right hand that De Groot ducks under and follows up with a left that De Groot also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Groot has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars De Groot!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bellec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lauri Mononen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellec comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West - Amazing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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World class boxer
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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, Bruce Bellec!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lauri Mononen!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mononen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Mononen. Those never looked like landing.
Bellec throws a front kick that sends Mononen stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Mononen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mononen misses with a combination
and Bellec counters with a low kick, right behind Mononen 's knee.
Mononen misses with a hook
and Bellec counters with a head kick. That will keep Mononen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mononen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bellec.
Mononen throws a leg kick but Bellec moved away.
Mononen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bellec looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lauri Mononen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mononen throws a looping overhand right but Bellec ducks down to avoid it.
Mononen lands with a hook. Bellec tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bellec slips a jab and a cross from Mononen.
Mononen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mononen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bellec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bellec lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A combination from Mononen does no damage.
Mononen swings widly with a right hand
and Bellec counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Bellec keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mononen.
Mononen lands with a straight right. Bellec didn't see that one coming.
Mononen throws a jab when Bellec was well out of range.
Mononen looks to land a left hand but Bellec moved out of range nicely.
A punch combination from Mononen misses.
Bellec slips under a jab from Mononen.
Mononen throws a hook but Bellec blocks it.
Bellec defending well as Mononen loads up on a big left hand.
Bellec throws a nice head kick!
Nice body kick from Bellec.
Mononen misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mononen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mononen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bellec on the side of the head.
Mononen throws a shot from downtown. Bellec moves away and avoids it.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec thows a body kick. Mononen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bellec lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A slow jab from Mononen misses its intended target.
Bellec blocks a jab.
Mononen blocks a head kick by Bellec.
Mononen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellec was well out of range. Poor timing from Mononen.
Mononen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mononen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bellec lands with a nice body kick.
Mononen stuns Bellec with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bellec misses with a body kick.
Mononen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bellec lands with a slapping head kick.
Mononen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mononen throws a nice looking combination but Bellec bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mononen looks to land a combination but Bellec avoids it well.
Mononen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bellec makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mononen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen misses with a few strikes there.
Mononen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bellec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bellec feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mononen's calf.
A punch combination from Mononen misses.
Bellec uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mononen.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bellec.
Mononen misses with a body shot.
Mononen misses with an uppercut
and Bellec counters with a good low kick that Mononen was not able to check.
Mononen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mononen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bellec.
Mononen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bellec counters with a nice body kick.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mononen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bellec had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Mononen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bellec finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mononen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mononen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bellec lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mononen takes a step back to recover.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mononen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mononen throws a lazy head kick
and Bellec counters with a thumping low kick.
Mononen throws the left hand but Bellec avoids the punch easily.
Bellec throws a low kick, looking for Mononen's leg but Mononen calmly moves out of range.
Bellec attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mononen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mononen throws a sloppy head kick and Bellec moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellec slips a straight right by Mononen.
Mononen lands a nice shot that snaps Bellec's head back.
Mononen blocks a head kick by Bellec.
Bellec throws a head kick but Mononen moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Mononen moves out of range easily.
Bellec takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bellec moves out of range of the body kick from Mononen.
Mononen misses with a combination
and Bellec counters with a solid body kick.
Mononen lands with a right hand.
Mononen throws a head kick that misses
and Bellec counters with a body kick.
Bellec tries to land a leg kick but Mononen saw it coming and moves away.
Mononen misses with a leg kick
and Bellec counters with a head kick.
Mononen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mononen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mononen is looking to advance position but Bellec won't allow it.
Bellec trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec is staying active underneath Mononen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bellec trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lauri Mononen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mononen misses with a left hand
and Bellec counters with a head kick.
Bellec uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mononen.
Bellec lands a high kick!
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Mononen moves out of range easily.
Lauri Mononen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mononen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mononen misses with the combination.
Bellec throws a nice head kick!
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec lands with a slapping head kick.
Bellec uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mononen.
Mononen looks to land a combination. Bellec sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mononen misses with a series of wild punches.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Mononen misses with a kick to the body
and Bellec counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mononen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mononen misses with a series of wild punches.
Mononen throws a right and a left that Bellec avoids nicely.
Bellec tried to score with a low kick but Mononen checks it.
Bellec fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mononen throws the left hand but Bellec avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Mononen misses its intended target.
Bellec turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bellec counters with an inside leg kick.
Mononen scores with a three punch combo!
Bellec takes one to the side of the head.
Bellec throws a head kick but Mononen moves out of range.
Mononen throws a right hand that Bellec ducks under and follows up with a left that Bellec also avoids with ease.
Mononen loads up on a big right hand but Bellec slips the punch.
Bellec thows a leg kick but Mononen checks it
and Mononen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mononen blocks a head kick by Bellec.
Bellec throws a head kick that Mononen semi-blocks.
Bruce Bellec is winning the standup battle so far.
Mononen moves out of range as Bellec throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Mononen.
Bellec steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mononen.
Mononen looks to throw a body kick
and Bellec counters with an outside leg kick.
Mononen blocks a head kick by Bellec.
Mononen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mononen throws a series of punches but Bellec moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Mononen scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Mononen.
Bellec cracks the inside of Mononen's front leg.
Mononen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bellec defends it nicely.
Mononen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mononen misses with a combination
and Bellec counters with a good, hard body kick but Mononen shrugs it off.
Bellec throws a body kick the misses
and Mononen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bellec thinking.
Bellec staying out of range there.
Mononen misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice combination there by Mononen.
An inside leg kick from Bellec misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mononen misses with a wild combination.
Bellec throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mononen dips to his left and cracks Bellec with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Mononen misses its intended target.
Mononen scores with a nice strike.
Bellec takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mononen catches Bellec with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good work by Mononen as he checks the leg kick.
Mononen throws a lazy uppercut
and Bellec makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bellec looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Mononen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mononen.
Mononen throws a jab when Bellec was well out of range.
Bellec takes one on the button.
Bellec is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mononen.
A head kick from Bellec lands but Mononen takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Mononen.
Sloppy strikes from Mononen. Those never looked like landing.
Bellec dodges the punch combination from Mononen.
Mononen with a hook.
Mononen throws a series of punches but Bellec avoids them all with ease.
Bellec slips a jab from Mononen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mononen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellec throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mononen with a jab.
Mononen throws a right hand that Bellec ducks under and follows up with a left that Bellec also avoids with ease.
A combination from Mononen does no damage.
Mononen throws a sloppy head kick
and Bellec counters with a low kick, right behind Mononen 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mononen misses with a hook. Bellec ducked under it nicely.
Mononen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bellec on the side of the head.
Mononen lands a jab.
Bellec takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellec throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mononen's head.
Mononen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mononen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mononen throws a lazy head kick
and Bellec counters with a big head kick but Mononen shrugs it off.
Jab, jab by Mononen - just one landing.
Mononen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mononen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bellec.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mononen throws a series of punches but Bellec avoids them all with ease.
Mononen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bellec counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Mononen. Those never looked like landing.
Mononen 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.
Mononen with a jab.
Mononen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bellec with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mononen to score with a decent uppercut.
Bellec misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Mononen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bellec.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mononen throws a lazy head kick
and Bellec counters with a good low kick that Mononen was not able to check.
Bellec steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mononen.
Mononen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mononen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mononen tries to bum rush Bellec with a series of wild strikes but Bellec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mononen lands an overhand right.
Mononen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bellec finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mononen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mononen cracks Bellec with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Mononen fails to land with a series of punches.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Bellec fakes the leg kick and cracks Mononen in the body.
Mononen throws a lazy head kick
and Bellec counters with a nice body kick.
Bellec bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bellec moves forwards but Mononen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bruce Bellec did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good leg kick by Bellec there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mononen misses with a hook. Bellec ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Mononen.
Mononen throws out a loose jab but Bellec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mononen throws a lazy body kick
and Bellec counters with a big head kick but Mononen shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Mononen.
Mononen throws a one two combo.
Mononen misses with a head kick.
Mononen tries a head kick but it misses.
Mononen blocks a head kick by Bellec.
Mononen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mononen throws a sloppy head kick and Bellec moves out of range easily.
Mononen throws a head kick that misses
and Bellec counters with a body kick.
Mononen misses with the combination.
Mononen punishes Bellec's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mononen throws a series of punches but Bellec avoids them all with ease.
Mononen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bellec backs up against the cage.
Bellec slips under a jab from Mononen.
Bellec ducks under a wild hook from Mononen.
Mononen throws an overhand right that lands on Bellec's shoulder, as Bellec tries to avoid the shot.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellec fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mononen checks it well.
Bellec lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mononen's sensitive parts.
Mononen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bellec's hands.
Bellec throws a low kick but Mononen moves out of range easily.
Bellec ducks right into an uppercut from Mononen.
Mononen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bellec lands a front kick.
Mononen throws a hook to the side of Bellec's head but Bellec sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mononen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Mononen.
Mononen misses with a lunging right hand
and Bellec counters with a head kick. That will keep Mononen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mononen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bellec.
Mononen misses with a series of wild punches.
Mononen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellec staying out of range there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bellec. That's going to slow Mononen down.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mononen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bellec is fending him off so far but Mononen persists. Nope, Bellec circles away and we're back to standing.
Bellec throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mononen misses with a left hand
and Bellec counters with a big head kick but Mononen shrugs it off.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Mononen moves out of range easily.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Mononen moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mononen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bellec takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bellec dodges the punch combination from Mononen.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Mononen moves out of range easily.
Mononen tries to bum rush Bellec with a series of wild strikes but Bellec uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mononen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mononen throws a series of strikes that have Bellec backpedaling.
A nice combination there by Mononen.
A lazy left from Mononen finds it's target.
Bellec dodges the punch combination from Mononen.
Mononen blocks the body kick.
Bellec blocks a head kick by Mononen.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mononen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bellec lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mononen's sensitive parts.
Mononen shoots in but no luck this time.
Mononen throws a lazy uppercut
and Bellec counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
No joy there for Mononen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mononen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bellec moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mononen misses with a body shot.
Mononen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bellec counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mononen throws a sloppy head kick
and Bellec counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mononen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Mononen misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Mononen misses the target.
Mononen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bellec counters with a low kick, right behind Mononen 's knee.
Bellec lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mononen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellec was well out of range. Poor timing from Mononen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec had his way with Lauri Mononen in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bellec throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bellec lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mononen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bellec.
Mononen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mononen scores with a sloppy right hand. Bellec should have avoided that one.
Mononen avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Mononen misses with a wild combination.
Bellec throws a head kick but Mononen moves out of range.
Mononen missing with a left hand there. Bellec was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bellec goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mononen throws a right and a left that Bellec avoids nicely.
Mononen throws a nice looking combination but Bellec bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mononen connects with a single shot there.
Bellec throws a wild body kick that Mononen sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellec wants to land a leg kick but Mononen is out of range.
Mononen misses the jab.
No joy there for Mononen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mononen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellec closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mononen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Mononen moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Mononen misses.
Mononen misses with the combination.
Bellec misses with a low kick.
Mononen checks a low kick from Bellec.
Bellec buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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.
Mononen throws an off balance right hand
and Bellec counters with a head kick. That will keep Mononen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mononen throws out a loose jab but Bellec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mononen moves out of range as Bellec throws a body kick.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mononen feints a jab promting Bellec to slip. Mononen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bellec slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bellec takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bellec chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mononen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bellec takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bellec avoids the body shot from Mononen.
Bellec with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mononen to score with a decent uppercut.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Mononen
and Bellec counters with a low kick, right behind Mononen 's knee.
Mononen with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellec slips under a jab.
Mononen blocks a head kick by Bellec.
Mononen throws the left hand but Bellec avoids the punch easily.
Mononen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bellec throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mononen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bellec stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Mononen moves out of range easily.
Mononen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mononen throws a head kick that misses.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Mononen misses the target.
Mononen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bellec sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mononen misses with a double jab
and Bellec counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bellec throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mononen.
Bellec defending well as Mononen loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Mononen misses
and Bellec makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mononen avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Bellec lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mononen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Mononen moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Bellec.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mononen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mononen misses with a two punch combination.
Mononen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bellec.
Mononen lands an overhand right.
Bellec slips a jab from Mononen.
Lauri Mononen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bellec blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Bellec showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bellec, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Bellec!
Bruce Bellec retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Colbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Colbert has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cain Colbert!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Colbert counters with a stiff right hand.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Colbert enables Williams to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Colbert manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Colbert looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Williams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Colbert looking for submissions off his back.
Colbert looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Colbert manages to get to full guard.
Colbert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Colbert manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Colbert throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Williams is looking to improve his position but Colbert isn't that keen on the idea.
Colbert throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Williams because Colbert loaded up on that one.
Colbert thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Colbert looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Colbert thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Williams to regain full guard.
Colbert trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colbert throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Colbert looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Williams passes into half guard.
Williams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Williams is looking to stall here but Colbert recovers full guard.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Colbert.
Colbert has his feet on Williams's thighs here. He's pushed Williams off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Williams screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cain Colbert!
Cain Colbert is the new super heavyweight champion!
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