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VFC 126: Thomas vs. Kerns III PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatty McFatty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Nagurski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronko Nagurski struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
10 - 12 - 0 |
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23
204 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
Dangerous GnP
World class boxer
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fatty McFatty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bronko Nagurski!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagurski misses with a series of wild punches.
McFatty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nagurski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McFatty misses with a lunging right hand
and Nagurski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McFatty throws a poor cross that misses
and Nagurski counters with a series of strikes. McFatty will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Nagurski tries to bum rush McFatty with a series of wild strikes but McFatty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McFatty walks into a jab.
Nagurski slips a jab and a cross from McFatty.
McFatty misses with a body shot.
McFatty misses with a hook
and Nagurski counters with a right hand to the body.
McFatty thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagurski lands a nice hook to McFatty's body. McFatty takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McFatty misses with a right hand
and Nagurski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McFatty is breathing heavily.
Jab by Nagurski.
Nagurski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McFatty on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFatty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nagurski swivels and escapes.
McFatty throws a jab but it's blocked by Nagurski.
McFatty is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nagurski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McFatty thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagurski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagurski throws a right and a left that McFatty avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski looks to land a combination but McFatty avoids it well.
Nagurski throws a series of punches but McFatty moves out of range.
Nagurski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McFatty rather than just go for the knockout.
Nagurski looks to land a combination. McFatty sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
McFatty throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Nagurski counter with a right hand.
McFatty misses with a combination
and Nagurski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McFatty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McFatty throws an off balance right hand
and Nagurski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Nagurski.
Nagurski thuds a left hand into McFatty's body.
McFatty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nagurski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McFatty.
Bronko Nagurski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from McFatty. Nagurski does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nagurski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nagurski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McFatty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nagurski thinking.
No joy there for Nagurski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McFatty looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagurski is just out of range.
Nagurski throws a hook but McFatty blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McFatty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nagurski.
McFatty with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Nagurski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McFatty misses with a looping left.
McFatty throws a sloppy body shot
and Nagurski counters with a right hand to the body.
McFatty misses the jab.
McFatty misses with an uppercut
and Nagurski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from McFatty misses.
Nagurski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nagurski misses with a series of wild punches.
Nagurski misses with a left hand
so McFatty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McFatty throwing strikes from guard but Nagurski blocks nicely.
McFatty might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFatty is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nagurski 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.
McFatty trying to control but Nagurski is working from the bottom.
McFatty loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nagurski has control of McFatty's left arm, preventing McFatty from doing any damage.
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.
Nagurski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McFatty.
McFatty tries to stand but Nagurski is controlling from the bottom.
McFatty wants to control from the top but Nagurski keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McFatty throws a strike but Nagurski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McFatty 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.
Nagurski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski trying to control the position from guard on top but McFatty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nagurski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McFatty looks to throw the jab but Nagurski is out of range.
Nagurski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nagurski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nagurski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nagurski moves out of range of the strikes.
Nagurski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No luck for McFatty with that takedown attempt.
Nagurski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McFatty fails with a takedown attempt.
Nagurski lands a jab-cross combination.
Nagurski misses the body punch
and McFatty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nagurski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bronko Nagurski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McFatty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagurski.
Nagurski misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fatty McFatty will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McFatty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McFatty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nagurski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McFatty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Nagurski misses.
McFatty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nagurski but Nagurski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McFatty misses with a body shot
and Nagurski counters with a straight right hand.
McFatty misses with a combination
and Nagurski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagurski throws a combination that misses
and McFatty counters with a one-two to the body.
McFatty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McFatty throws a hook but Nagurski avoids it easily.
McFatty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nagurski.
Some wild striking there from Nagurski.
McFatty throws a big shot that misses.
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.
Nagurski looks to score with a jab to the body but McFatty is just out of range.
Nagurski moves out of range as McFatty strikes.
McFatty misses with a hook
and Nagurski counters with a two punch combo.
McFatty jabs Nagurski right on the nose. Nagurski blinks but takes it well.
Bronko Nagurski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nagurski connects with a body shot.
Nagurski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McFatty finds it's way round the side to connect with Nagurski's head.
McFatty slips a jab and a cross from Nagurski.
A telegraphed right hand from McFatty misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski stuns McFatty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nagurski.
Nagurski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McFatty lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McFatty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McFatty dives in and grabs Nagurski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nagurski pushes down on McFatty's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatty McFatty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nagurski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McFatty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nagurski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McFatty manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagurski stuffs the takedown attempt from McFatty. McFatty gets slowly back to his feet.
Nagurski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McFatty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nagurski defends it nicely.
Nagurski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McFatty moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Nagurski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nagurski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bronko Nagurski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Reznor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers comes to the cage accompanied by Anthem of Kings. Reznor comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shook Ones by Mobb Deep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saul Reznor!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers swings widly with a right hand
and Reznor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mathers thumps Reznor with a low kick.
Mathers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mathers misses with the combination.
Reznor shoots for a takedown but Mathers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reznor has a takedown stuffed.
Mathers swings widly with a right hand
and Reznor counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reznor is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Mathers is trying to escape and Reznor transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Mathers is forced to tap! Nice work there by Reznor! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Saul Reznor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Nazarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jon James has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrey Nazarov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Nazarov is just out of range.
James misses with a shot to the body
and Nazarov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nazarov misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James throws a looping overhand right but Nazarov ducks down to avoid it.
Nazarov ducks under a wild hook from James.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Nazarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazarov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jon James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James misses with a body shot
and Nazarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Nazarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
James is looking to wear down Nazarov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nazarov throws a predictable looking body shot
and James counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James misses with a body shot
and Nazarov counters with a right hand to the body.
James swings for the body but Nazarov moves out of range.
James misses with a right hand
enabling Nazarov to counter with a crisp jab.
Nazarov misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Nazarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
James throws a poor cross that misses
and Nazarov counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Nazarov misses
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James throws a hook to the side of Nazarov's head but Nazarov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James misses with a right hand
and Nazarov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nazarov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James clobbers Nazarov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
James lands the left hand.
James throws a hook to the side of Nazarov's head but Nazarov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
James misses with a wild combination.
James lands a head shot.
James rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nazarov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrible takedown by Nazarov or perhaps it was just good defense by James which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James defending well as Nazarov loads up on a big left hand.
James throws a hook but Nazarov blocks it.
James misses with a hook
and Nazarov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
James throws a left and a right that both miss
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Nazarov off the cage and back into rage.
James throws a right hand that misses
and Nazarov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon James 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.
Nazarov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nazarov showed some decent athleticism there.
Nazarov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
James trying to control from the bottom.
Nazarov wants to control but James is keeping him busy.
James wants to control but Nazarov is keeping busy.
James is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nazarov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
James wants to get back to full guard.
James knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nazarov on the ground.
James keeping control of the position.
Jon James has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
James misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nazarov counters with a stiff right hand.
James lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarov throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Nazarov swings widly with a right hand
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James slips a jab from Nazarov.
Nazarov looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James takes a swing at Nazarov's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Nazarov misses.
Nazarov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. James did well to prevent Nazarov getting side control.
Nazarov is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if James tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nazarov trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
James makes his way to full guard. A much better position for James.
Nazarov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nazarov is fighting to break James's control of his arms but James is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Nazarov controlling from the top position.
Nazarov won't allow James to get back to his feet.
Nazarov wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Andrey Nazarov wasn't active enough on the ground.
James moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by James.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
James throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nazarov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
James misses with a right hand
and Nazarov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in James's guard now.
James not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nazarov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nazarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nazarov is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov pushing down on James's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
James tries to get to full guard but Nazarov has control of the leg.
James is looking to control Nazarov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can James avoid being mounted?
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nazarov is looking to take a break and control but James is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
James is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nazarov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James is in trouble now - Nazarov has advanced to mount!
Nazarov with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Nazarov 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
James misses with a jab to the body
and Nazarov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nazarov throws a hook but James blocks it.
Nazarov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. James tries to avoid it but Nazarov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag James to the ground. James escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James throws a hook but Nazarov blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazarov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nazarov misses with a left hand
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nazarov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Nazarov counters with a straight right hand.
James misses with a combination
and James takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Nazarov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nazarov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nazarov stops James from standing up.
James trying to keep a closed guard but Nazarov is proving a slippery customer.
Nazarov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
Nazarov wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James 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.
James trying to control the position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circling - Nazarov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. James did well to prevent Nazarov getting side control.
James tries to get to full guard but Nazarov has control of the leg.
Nazarov throwing shots but James is blocking nicely.
Nazarov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
James is defending against the submission attempts here by Nazarov.
James wants to control but Nazarov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James is trying to stand up here but Nazarov is controlling him well.
Nazarov slips a nice elbow through James's hands, connecting with James's forehead.
James is trying to stand back up but Nazarov is controlling him
Nazarov trying to control from half guard but James is working away.
James is trying to get back to full guard.
Nazarov uses his free foot to push down on James's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for James.
James tries to hold on but Nazarov pushes him away.
Nazarov looking to finish James with some ground and pound. This is bad for James!
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Nazarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nazarov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Nazarov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Connor MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Gun by Noisia. Palmer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Not Now James,we're busy. Roy Palmer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Connor MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
MacLeod jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palmer closes this distance looking for a takedown but MacLeod circles away.
Palmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacLeod clobbers Palmer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Palmer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Palmer shoots in looking for a takedown but MacLeod manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Palmer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Palmer fails with a takedown attempt.
Connor MacLeod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Palmer.
MacLeod takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
MacLeod feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Palmers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacLeod misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod lands a nice looking body shot.
Palmer looks for a takedown but MacLeod sprawls well.
Palmer misses with a double jab.
MacLeod throws a hook but Palmer avoids it easily.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as MacLeod sprawls well. MacLeod wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Palmer gets slowly back to his feet.
MacLeod thuds a left hand into Palmer's body.
MacLeod keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
MacLeod throws a jab but it's blocked by Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from MacLeod. No joy for Palmer on that attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from MacLeod - that will leave a mark!
Palmer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and MacLeod counters with a straight right hand.
MacLeod scores with a jab to the body.
MacLeod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Palmer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palmer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from MacLeod misses.
MacLeod scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Connor MacLeod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacLeod slips a jab and a cross from Palmer.
MacLeod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palmer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has MacLeod pinned against the cage. MacLeod gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Palmer with a poor takedown
letting MacLeod counter with a right hand.
MacLeod scores with a shot to the body.
Palmer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and MacLeod counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Palmer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacLeod. MacLeod obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
MacLeod scores with a nice head shot.
A swing and a miss from MacLeod.
Palmer blocks a low kick nicely.
Palmer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and MacLeod counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacLeod scores with a jab.
Palmer is trying desperately to land a takedown but MacLeod is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Palmer.
MacLeod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacLeod works Palmer's body with a nice hook.
MacLeod swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacLeod punishes Palmer's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor MacLeod dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
MacLeod gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Palmer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
MacLeod lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Palmer!
Palmer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
MacLeod controlling the pace for now.
MacLeod lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
MacLeod takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
MacLeod controlling the position easily from mount.
Palmer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
MacLeod controlling from the full mount.
MacLeod looking to control but Palmer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palmer squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
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.
MacLeod thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
MacLeod controlling the position easily from mount.
MacLeod thowing shots but they're missing.
Palmer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by MacLeod there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
MacLeod working the ground and pound effectively.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacLeod controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Palmer is trying to stand.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Palmer somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
MacLeod cracks Palmer with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by MacLeod.
MacLeod misses with a wild body shot.
MacLeod misses with a head kick.
Palmer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacLeod. MacLeod obviously looking to wear him down.
Palmer shoots for a double leg takedown but MacLeod sprawls well. He's pushed Palmer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Palmer tries to score a power double leg takedown but MacLeod sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Palmer somewhat.
MacLeod fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Palmer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor MacLeod dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Palmer closes the distance and clinches up with MacLeod, looking for a takedown. Palmer pushes MacLeod against the cage but MacLeod circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palmer dives in and grabs MacLeod's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacLeod pushes down on Palmer's head and hops out.
Palmer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacLeod throws a hook but Palmer blocks it.
Donk. MacLeod catches Palmer right on the button with a cross.
Palmer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacLeod takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
MacLeod ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MacLeod scores with a sloppy right hand. Palmer should have avoided that one.
MacLeod is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Palmer avoids the body shot from MacLeod.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but MacLeod is just out of range.
Palmer with a poor takedown
and MacLeod counters with a solid body kick.
Connor MacLeod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Palmer.
MacLeod throws a series of strikes that have Palmer backpedaling.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around MacLeod's waist but MacLeod gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palmer off to one side.
Palmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacLeod scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacLeod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacLeod throws a low kick, looking for Palmer's leg but Palmer calmly moves out of range.
Palmer shoots in for a double leg but MacLeod sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod thuds a left hand into Palmer's body.
MacLeod paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from MacLeod.
Palmer dives in and grabs MacLeod's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacLeod pushes down on Palmer's head and hops out.
Palmer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacLeod throws out the jab.
MacLeod closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Palmer needs to keep his hands up - MacLeod had a free shot at his head there.
MacLeod lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Palmer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palmer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Palmer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and MacLeod connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from MacLeod. No joy for Palmer on that attempt.
MacLeod just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacLeod.
MacLeod lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Connor MacLeod is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer shoots in and drives through. MacLeod sprawls well.
MacLeod lands a slapping body shot.
MacLeod misses with an uppercut. Palmer saw that one coming.
Palmer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLeod dips to his left and cracks Palmer with an uppercut!
MacLeod throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palmer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roy Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacLeod scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palmer doesn't seem bothered though.
Palmer misses with a takedown attempt
and MacLeod counters with a nice body shot.
MacLeod looks to throw a body kick
and Palmer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
MacLeod is trying to maintain the position but Palmer is very close to passing his half guard.
Palmer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
MacLeod makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor MacLeod showed his dominance in that final round.
Well MacLeod 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor MacLeod!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Falaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falaris kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Single Ladies - Brazilian Version. 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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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Falaris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bart Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin throws a chopping leg kick but Falaris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Falaris, right into the meat.
Griffin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Bart Griffin has been cut.
Griffin moves out of range as Falaris strikes.
Griffin moves out of range as Falaris throws a body kick.
Falaris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griffin.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Falaris.
Falaris looks for the body kick but Griffin saw that one coming.
Falaris throws a head kick that misses.
Falaris throws a hook but Griffin avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin connects with a single shot there.
Falaris really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Falaris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Falaris tried to score with a low kick but Griffin checks it.
Falaris swings widly with a right hand
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Falaris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffin doesn't seem bothered though.
Griffin dodges the punch combination from Falaris.
Griffin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Falaris.
Falaris misses with a lunging right hand
and Griffin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Griffin.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Falaris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falaris is trying to stand back up but Griffin is controlling him
Falaris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Griffin.
Griffin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Falaris wants to get back to his feet.
Falaris trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to mount his opponent but Falaris defends it.
Falaris is trying to stand back up but Griffin is controlling him
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Falaris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
Falaris is trying to stand back up but Griffin is controlling him
Falaris is defending against the submission attempts here by Griffin.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Falaris is looking to escape.
Griffin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Falaris!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Griffin misses with a head shot.
Griffin throwing strikes here but Falaris is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Griffin unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Griffin connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Griffin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Falaris to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Falaris shrugs it off.
Griffin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Griffin punching from mount but Falaris doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falaris holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Griffin tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Griffin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Falaris because Griffin loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Griffin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Griffin'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.
Falaris thows a leg kick but Griffin checks it
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Falaris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
A cross from Griffin lands.
Falaris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from Griffin misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Griffin thows a leg kick but Falaris checks it
and Falaris counters with a low kick, right behind Griffin 's knee.
Falaris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falaris misses with a two punch combination.
Marcus Falaris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falaris misses with a leg kick
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Falaris throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Falaris misses with a series of wild punches.
That kick from Falaris tenderised Griffin's leg. Griffin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Falaris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Falaris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falaris misses with a combination
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Falaris won't be happy with that.
Griffin working the strikes but Falaris uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Falaris tries to kick Griffin off but Griffin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Griffin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Falaris to regain full guard.
Griffin postures up in Falaris's guard and throws a big left but Falaris blocks it.
Griffin trying to control but Falaris is working from the bottom.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Griffin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falaris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Griffin stops Falaris from standing up.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Falaris has wrist control.
Falaris keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Griffin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Griffin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Falaris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Griffin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Falaris avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Griffin.
Griffin wants to take a breather but Falaris is having none of it.
Griffin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four 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.
Griffin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Griffin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griffin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Falaris defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Falaris is looking to escape.
Griffin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griffin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Griffin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Falaris's head.
Griffin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Griffin is just content to waste time from the top position. Falaris takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Falaris has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bart Griffin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bart Griffin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Falaris misses with a body shot
and Griffin counters with a one-two to the body.
Griffin throws an off balance right hand
and Falaris counters with a head kick.
Marcus Falaris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falaris misses with a wild combination.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Falaris.
Falaris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Griffin manages to avoid it.
Griffin misses with a hook. Falaris ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falaris tries to land a body kick
and Griffin counters with a nice uppercut.
Falaris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Falaris throws a nice inside leg kick.
Falaris misses with a head kick.
Falaris misses with a double jab
and Griffin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Griffin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bart Griffin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Griffin trying to control the position from guard on top but Falaris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falaris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Griffin.
Falaris preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Griffin throws a big right hand that misses.
Griffin won't allow Falaris to get back to his feet.
Griffin throws and elbow that misses. Falaris uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Griffin's guard. Nice move by Falaris!
Griffin working for submissions but it's allowed Falaris to get to half guard.
Griffin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Falaris pulls his head out easily.
Griffin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like Falaris is going to stand back up.
Griffin actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like Falaris is going to stand back up.
Griffin keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Griffin is looking to improve his position.
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.
Griffin is pressing down on Falaris's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marcus Falaris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griffin is looking for a triangle but Falaris pushes his legs off easily.
Griffin is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Falaris frees his head nicely. Oh but Griffin has switched to an armbar! Falaris is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Bart Griffin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bernhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernhard comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains-"Man in the Box". I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rousimar Palhares was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Bernhard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rousimar Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernhard leaves Palhares with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Palhares loads up on a big right hand but Bernhard slips the punch.
Palhares takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bernhard misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Bernhard.
Bernhard throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bernhard jabs at Palhares's body.
Bernhard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bernhard.
It looks like Rousimar Palhares has been cut.
Bernhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palhares looks gassed!
Bernhard connects with a body shot.
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!
Bernhard drops Palhares with a right and a left! Bernhard comes rushing in but Palhares regains his composure and manages to keep Bernhard in guard.
Palhares is rocked!
Palhares has a closed guard, preventing Bernhard from standing up.
Palhares is still in real trouble! Can Bernhard finish him?
Palhares seems to have recovered his senses.
Palhares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bernhard defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernhard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Palhares's guard.
Palhares has his foot on Bernhard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bernhard works his way back into a safe position though.
Palhares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bernhard defends it easily.
Bernhard would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bernhard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Palhares working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bernhard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bernhard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bernhard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Palhares is working an open guard so Bernhard takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mike Bernhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernhard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bernhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bernhard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bernhard scores with a body shot.
Palhares's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bernhard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Palhares scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernhard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bernhard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bernhard's corner calls for a 1-2. Bernhard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bernhard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bernhard lands a jab-cross combination.
Bernhard misses with a double jab.
Bernhard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bernhard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bernhard.
Bernhard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bernhard misses with a body kick.
Palhares takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bernhard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bernhard misses with a two punch combination.
Bernhard throws a series of punches but Palhares avoids them all with ease.
Palhares misses with a double jab
and Bernhard counters with a left and a right that stings Palhares.
A bone on bone clash there as Palhares blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernhard misses with the combination.
Bernhard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palhares.
Palhares throws a series of punches but Bernhard avoids them all with ease.
Palhares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bernhard lands a nice hook to Palhares's body. Palhares takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bernhard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Palhares gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bernhard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palhares crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bernhard - the referee stops the clock and Palhares gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bernhard. Palhares manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bernhard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palhares checks a leg kick.
Bernhard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bernhard throws a right and a left that Palhares avoids nicely.
Palhares misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bernhard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rousimar Palhares's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bernhard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bernhard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palhares needs to keep his hands up - Bernhard had a free shot at his head there.
Bernhard throws a push kick but Palhares slaps the foot to one side.
Bernhard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bernhard tries to land a front kick but Palhares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mike Bernhard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernhard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palhares fails with a takedown attempt.
Bernhard keeps Palhares at a distance using the push kick.
Bernhard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bernhard swinging wildly here.
Bernhard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bernhard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Bernhard lands.
Bernhard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bernhard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mike Bernhard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bernhard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bernhard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bernhard lands a body shot.
Bernhard lands a jab to Palhares's midsection.
Bernhard sizes up Palhares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bernhard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice shot by Bernhard.
Bernhard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Palhares stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A punch combination from Bernhard misses.
Bernhard dodges the punch combination from Palhares.
Some bone on bone action there as Palhares checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bernhard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernhard slips a jab and a cross from Palhares.
Palhares just misses with a punch to the body.
Bernhard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bernhard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bernhard.
Bernhard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bernhard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Palhares.
Palhares has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Palhares fails with the takedown.
Bernhard slips a jab and a cross from Palhares.
Bernhard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bernhard.
Bernhard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Palhares doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palhares changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bernhard tries to avoid it but Palhares manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bernhard to the ground. Bernhard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mike Bernhard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Palhares.
Bernhard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palhares looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bernhard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares looking for a guillotine from mount but Bernhard is having none of it.
Palhares is working for a guillotine from mount but Bernhard frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palhares is working for a guillotine from mount but Bernhard frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Palhares looking to control but Bernhard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bernhard is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Palhares looking to secure an arm triangle but Bernhard defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Bernhard dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rousimar Palhares's cut.
That's time! Bernhard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bernhard!
Bernhard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bernhard getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bernhard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bernhard scores with a jab.
Bernhard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bernhard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bernhard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Palhares's hands.
Bernhard pounces like a tiger and cracks Palhares with a vicious hook! Palhares is down but not out! Bernhard follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Bernhard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Hargh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder. Hargh is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dominant view. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
185 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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29
173 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Hargh !
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hargh .
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hargh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thomas misses with a lunging right hand
and Hargh counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thomas!
Thomas has left one of his arms exposed and Hargh doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Thomas screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ken Hargh !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobutaka Hiyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by 99 Problems Remix. Hiyoshi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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181 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobutaka Hiyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Carter is predictable there
and Hiyoshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hiyoshi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carter has time to react.
Hiyoshi lands a jab to the nose.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Hiyoshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter scores with a nice head shot.
Carter throws a hook but Hiyoshi avoids it easily.
Hiyoshi looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Hiyoshi throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Hiyoshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiyoshi misses with a wild body shot.
Hiyoshi misses with a straight left.
Carter misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi lands with an overhand left.
A leg kick checked by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hiyoshi.
Carter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hiyoshi misses with an uppercut
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
Hiyoshi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Hiyoshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Hiyoshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Hiyoshi is out of range.
Carter connects with a high kick.
It looks like Nobutaka Hiyoshi has been cut.
Good leg kick by Carter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hiyoshi throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hiyoshi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hiyoshi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Hiyoshi 's knee.
Hiyoshi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Hiyoshi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiyoshi throws a big shot that misses.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter tries to clinch up but Hiyoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hiyoshi counters with a series of strikes. Carter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carter feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hiyoshis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter wants to clinch but Hiyoshi slips to the side
and Hiyoshi counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter throws a body punch but Hiyoshi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a good cross that connects.
Hiyoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter lands with a nice combination. Hiyoshi backs away looking to recover.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiyoshi.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hiyoshi. That did some damage!
Hiyoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiyoshi. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nobutaka Hiyoshi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hiyoshi avoids the body shot from Carter.
Shawn Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Hiyoshi throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hiyoshi misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hiyoshi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hiyoshi misses with an uppercut.
Hiyoshi throws a right hand that misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Hiyoshi throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Hiyoshi is out of range.
Carter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hiyoshi misses with a body shot.
Hiyoshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiyoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hiyoshi throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Carter misses.
Hiyoshi misses with a wild combination.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Carter staying out of range there.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hiyoshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hiyoshi misses the shot to the body.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter throws a head kick but Hiyoshi moves out of range.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick from Carter lands but Hiyoshi takes it in his stride.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Hiyoshi throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick.
Hiyoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Hiyoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter is looking to chop away at Hiyoshi's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiyoshi circles away.
Hiyoshi throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Hiyoshi's leg but Hiyoshi calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hiyoshi. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hiyoshi scores with a jab to the body.
Hiyoshi tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carter throws a right hand that misses
and Hiyoshi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hiyoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Carter staying out of range there.
Hiyoshi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hiyoshi misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hiyoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiyoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Hiyoshi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nobutaka Hiyoshi'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carter connects with a leg kick. Hiyoshi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hiyoshi.
Carter throws a leg kick but Hiyoshi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carter misses with a jab to the body
and Hiyoshi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hiyoshi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hiyoshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hiyoshi looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Hiyoshi pushes him off.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hiyoshi throws a right hand that misses
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter stalks Hiyoshi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hiyoshi's face. Hiyoshi staggers backwards, shaken.
Hiyoshi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiyoshi is just out of range.
Hiyoshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Hiyoshi slips the punch.
Hiyoshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter throws a sloppy head kick
letting Hiyoshi counter with a right hand.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Hiyoshi's head but Hiyoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hiyoshi lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi misses the shot to the body.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Hiyoshi circles away.
Carter has Hiyoshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Hiyoshi.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Hiyoshi backwards.
Hiyoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiyoshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hiyoshi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Hiyoshi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter connects with a leg kick. Hiyoshi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hiyoshi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carter.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Hiyoshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hiyoshi misses with a straight right.
Hiyoshi throws a sloppy body shot
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Carter.
Nobutaka Hiyoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hiyoshi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hiyoshi.
Hiyoshi misses the body punch
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiyoshi 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.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Hiyoshi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Hiyoshi misses the target.
Hiyoshi misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Shawn Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter throws a push kick but Hiyoshi slaps the foot to one side.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hiyoshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hiyoshi finds it's way round the side to connect with Carter's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiyoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Hiyoshi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Carter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy Lava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe OBrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lava kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Numero 1. Joe OBrien has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remy Lava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe OBrien!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OBrien misses with a looping right.
OBrien misses with a left hand
letting Lava counter with a right hand.
Lava shoots in looking for a takedown but OBrien manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lava's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lava dodges the punch combination from OBrien.
OBrien has closed the distance and engaged Lava in a clinch.
Lava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OBrien ducks under a wild hook from Lava.
OBrien throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lava counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
OBrien throws a big shot that misses.
OBrien misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lava.
OBrien misses with an uppercut
and Lava counters with a body kick.
Lava lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but OBrien circles away quickly and effectively.
Lava lands with a good body shot.
OBrien defending well as Lava loads up on a big left hand.
Lava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OBrien.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lava lands with a good body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as OBrien checks a leg kick.
OBrien blocks the body kick.
OBrien misses with a hook
and Lava counters with a shoot takedown. OBrien fights it but they end up in guard.
Lava with a flurry of punches that miss.
OBrien wants to stand up but Lava is controlling him.
Lava advances position into side control!
OBrien tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lava wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
OBrien is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
OBrien is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lava has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lava remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lava is looking to take a break and control but OBrien is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lava is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because OBrien is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lava creates some space and throws a big elbow, but OBrien sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lava 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.
Lava works to advance to full mount. OBrien defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
OBrien tries to hold on but Lava postures up.
Lava throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lava looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lava cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OBrien wants to control but Lava is having none of it.
OBrien is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lava punching from mount but OBrien doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lava trying to control but OBrien is having none of it.
Lava looking to finish OBrien with some ground and pound. This is bad for OBrien!
Lava has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of OBrien's face.
Lava tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
OBrien trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lava postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. OBrien looks a forlorn figure.
Lava misses with a head shot.
Lava lands a heavy elbow.
OBrien tries to hold on but Lava pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lava cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lava trying to control but he's not successful this time.
OBrien is desperately trying to improve his position but Lava has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OBrien wants to hold on but Lava pushes him away.
OBrien is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Lava dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
OBrien misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lava counters with a nice kick to the body.
OBrien lands a nice hook to Lava's body. Lava takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
OBrien misses with a left hand
and Lava counters with a slapping leg kick.
OBrien misses with an uppercut
and Lava counters with a nice low kick that buckles OBrien's knee momentarily.
OBrien throws a lazy uppercut
and Lava counters with a nice leg kick.
OBrien fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
OBrien tries to close the distance and clinch but Lava swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
OBrien throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Lava to counter with a crisp jab.
Lava lands a jab.
OBrien throws an off balance right hand
and Lava counters with a good low kick that OBrien was not able to check.
OBrien cracks Lava with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lava shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
OBrien is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lava looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lava in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lava prevents OBrien from getting the reversal.
Lava with shots to the head and body - OBrien looks very uncomfortable down there.
OBrien is rocked!
Lava loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have OBrien scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Lava land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Lava stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Lava!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kerns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is Devil went down to Georgia. A fine choice. Kerns is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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197 lbs
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Kerns!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerns does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kerns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thomas moves into range and clinches up with Kerns.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas is working Kerns over against the cage.
Kerns presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerns.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Kerns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Kerns gets through Thomas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kerns.
Kerns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas lands with a light punch inside.
Kerns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thomas is rocked!
It looks like John Thomas has been cut.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kerns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kerns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kerns obliges.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kerns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kerns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thomas takes a shot to the head.
Kerns blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kerns prevents it.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Kerns scores with a shoulder strike.
Thomas misses with some punches.
Kerns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Kerns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kerns with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Thomas.
Thomas missing with knees to the body.
Kerns digs a right hand into Thomas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thomas's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Kerns.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kerns tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Thomas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thomas.
Kerns blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas can't get the takedown.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas scores with a shoulder strike.
Kerns blocking some punches.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerns's elbow.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kernss head.
Thomas working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Thomas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerns's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kerns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thomas's brow.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Kerns.
A left hand lands to the body for Kerns.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Kerns.
A head punch on the inside from Kerns fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kerns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kerns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kerns presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thomas landing knees to the head.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Kerns.
Kerns prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Kerns is pressed up against the cage. Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kerns down to the mat. Kerns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Kerns.
Kerns throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thomas rushes Kerns and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerns.
Kerns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kerns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerns lands a damaging elbow.
Kerns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas lands a hook that snaps the head of Kerns backwards.
Kerns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kerns scores with a knee to the head.
John Thomas's cut is getting worse.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Kerns digs a right hand into Thomas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thomas's gas tank.
Kerns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Kerns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kerns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Kerns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kerns blocking some punches.
Kerns tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thomas thows a leg kick but Kerns checks it
and Kerns counters with a head kick. That will keep Thomas thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
Kerns moves away from the strike by Thomas.
Kerns misses with a hook
and Kerns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thomas throws a hook but Kerns blocks it.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Kerns misses the body punch
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kerns misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kerns throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas throws a right hand that Kerns ducks under and follows up with a left that Kerns also avoids with ease.
Kerns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kerns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas checks the leg kick.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Kerns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Kerns misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kerns lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kerns misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kerns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a low kick nicely.
Thomas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kerns.
Kerns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Kerns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
A lazy left from Thomas finds it's target.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Kerns sees coming a mile off.
Kerns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kerns's brow.
Kerns scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerns with a knee to the head.
Kerns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kerns swings wildly with an uppercut but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thomas fails to land.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerns.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Thomas presses Kerns against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Kerns.
Good body shot from Kerns.
Kerns is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Thomas misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack Kerns seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kerns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kerns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kerns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kerns.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerns backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerns throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Kerns controls the action.
Thomas has a couple of punches blocked by Kerns.
Thomas throws a head punch that misses.
Kerns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kerns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kerns cracks Thomas with a nice body shot.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Kerns lands with a right to the head.
Kerns lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kerns obliges.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Kerns.
Kerns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kerns blocks an uppercut.
Kerns digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kerns backwards.
Kerns blocks an uppercut.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kerns backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Kerns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Thomas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomas misses with a few strikes there.
Kerns rushes Thomas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerns.
Thomas tries to throw a body punch but Kerns avoids it by throwing Thomas back against the cage.
Kerns pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerns.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thomass head.
Kerns blocks a body shot from Thomas.
Kerns throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Kerns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
Thomas swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerns digs a right hand into Thomas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thomas's gas tank.
Thomas misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerns digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kerns using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kerns dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Kerns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kerns working the clinch nicely. Thomas is working for position but Kerns cracks him with a big knee to the head! Thomas crumples up against the cage and Kerns lands two more shots before the ref can save Thomas! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jack Kerns!
Jack Kerns is the new middleweight champion!
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