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MMM 45: Nelson vs. Walker PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Chivara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biff Buffington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biff Buffington has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lorenzo Chivara's chin.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorenzo Chivara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Biff Buffington!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buffington closes the distance but Chivara moves to the side
and Chivara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Buffington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Chivara with that takedown attempt.
Buffington closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chivara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chivara tries to stand but can't do so whilst Buffington controls his leg.
Buffington works his way to full guard. Good work.
Buffington is trying to control the position but Chivara postures up.
Chivara tries to free his leg and advance position but Buffington is retaining full guard.
Buffington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Buffington is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chivara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Buffington is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chivara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Biff Buffington hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Buffington shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chivara counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chivara stalls.
Buffington fails to pull guard.
Chivara missing with knees to the body.
Buffington fails to pull guard.
Lorenzo Chivara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Biff Buffington.
Chivara goes for a takedown attempt but Buffington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Buffington with a poor takedown
and Chivara counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chivara.
Buffington wants to stand and escape but Chivara is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chivara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buffington is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chivara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chivara throws and elbow that misses. Buffington uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chivara's guard. Nice move by Buffington!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Chivara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chivara 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 10:9
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 10:9
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Chivara!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Joe Jurgenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Tucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Tucker told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Joe Jurgenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Jurgenson misses
and Jurgenson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tucker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tucker.
Tucker throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurgenson.
Jurgenson motions for Tucker to come forward. Jurgenson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jurgenson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tucker circles away quickly and effectively.
Jurgenson fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jurgenson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tucker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jurgenson throws a leg kick
and Tucker counters with a thumping low kick.
Jurgenson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tucker counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Tucker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tucker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 9:10
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Tucker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Peoples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peoples has chosen Clap as his entrance music. Frank Peoples told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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168 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Peoples!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peoples cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makunouchi has Peoples up against the cage in a clinch.
Peoples tries to stall but Makunouchi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Peoples wants the takedown. Makunouchi is fighting it off but Peoples persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Makunouchi's guard against the cage.
Peoples forces his way into half guard.
Makunouchi keeping control of the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Peoples is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Makunouchi defends it well.
Peoples is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Makunouchi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Peoples not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peoples not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peoples is trying to control the action in half guard but Makunouchi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peoples thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Makunouchi's head.
Peoples thows a huge punch but Makunouchi dodges it nicely.
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.
Peoples trying to mount his opponent but Makunouchi defends it.
Peoples lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Peoples working Makunouchi over with strikes.
Peoples is keen to just control but Makunouchi is a slippery customer.
Peoples is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Peoples seems to be working for a kimura but Makunouchi defends the submission attempt.
Peoples stalling.
Peoples passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Peoples tries for a kimura but Makunouchi is defending well.
Peoples is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Makunouchi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makunouchi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Makunouchi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peoples is looking to take a break and control but Makunouchi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Peoples cracks Makunouchi with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Peoples dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Peoples looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Peoples takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Makunouchi clinches.
Makunouchi lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Makunouchi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Peoples drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Makunouchi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Makunouchi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peoples's defenses.
It looks like Frank Peoples has been cut.
Peoples goes for a takedown attempt but Makunouchi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ippo Makunouchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Peoples.
Makunouchi misses with a takedown attempt
and Peoples counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Peoples.
Makunouchi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Peoples is keeping busy.
Makunouchi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makunouchi jumps guard.
Peoples stands and throws Makunouchi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Peoples working the ground and pound but Makunouchi is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi is trying to control Peoples's posture but Peoples avoids it.
Peoples is breathing heavily.
Peoples connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Makunouchi some visible discomfort.
Peoples is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Makunouchi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Peoples has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Makunouchi is trying to improve his position.
Makunouchi is not content to let Peoples control the position.
Peoples creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peoples landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Peoples in side control, throwing shots but Makunouchi defends.
Makunouchi is looking for a sweep.
Peoples controls the position.
Makunouchi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Peoples on the ground.
Makunouchi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Peoples.
Peoples scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Makunouchi to see if he's OK.
Peoples just content to control the position.
Peoples wants to control but Makunouchi is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Makunouchi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Peoples throws an elbow but Makunouchi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Makunouchi is looking to regain half guard here but Peoples keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Peoples creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sloppy strikes there by Peoples.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Makunouchi struggling a bit here.
Peoples tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Peoples has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Peoples looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Peoples tries for a kimura but Makunouchi is defending well.
Check out the look on Peoples's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Peoples showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Peoples'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. This is the final round!
Makunouchi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Peoples counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Frank Peoples has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peoples distracts Makunouchi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peoples working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peoples is working Makunouchi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Peoples throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Makunouchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Peoples trying to control but Makunouchi is working from the bottom.
Peoples thows a big elbow that misses.
Peoples throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makunouchi keeping moving, preventing Peoples from controlling successfully.
Peoples works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peoples controlling the pace.
Peoples wants to control but Makunouchi is keeping him busy.
Peoples is looking for a kimura but Makunouchi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Peoples to get the leverage.
Peoples thows a huge punch but Makunouchi dodges it nicely.
Peoples trying to control the pace.
Peoples throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Peoples seems content to control.
Peoples looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Makunouchi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peoples is trying to work for a kimura but Makunouchi is defending well.
Makunouchi is staying active underneath Peoples, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Makunouchi has hold of Peoples's hands but Peoples slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peoples seems to be looking for submissions.
Peoples seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Makunouchi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Peoples is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Makunouchi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Makunouchi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Peoples is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peoples trying to control the pace.
Makunouchi has hold of Peoples's hands but Peoples slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Peoples wants to work for an arm triangle but Makunouchi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Peoples trying to control from half guard but Makunouchi is working away.
Peoples lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peoples has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Makunouchi is squirming around, avoiding Peoples's attempts to control the action.
Peoples takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Makunouchi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Peoples.
Ippo Makunouchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makunouchi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Peoples comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Peoples winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Peoples!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabriel Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keith Marciano!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo misses with a left hand
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Marciano catches Arroyo right on the button with a cross.
Arroyo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Arroyo shoots for a takedown but Marciano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arroyo throws a combination that misses
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arroyo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arroyo tries for a takedown but Marciano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marciano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Marciano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Arroyo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marciano tries to avoid it but Arroyo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marciano to the ground. Marciano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Arroyo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marciano scores with a jab to the head.
Arroyo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marciano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arroyo fails with the takedown
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Gabriel Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown by Arroyo or perhaps it was just good defense by Marciano which made him look bad.
Marciano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arroyo has his takedown stuffed
and Marciano counters with a straight right hand.
Arroyo is breathing heavily.
Arroyo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arroyo tries to clinch but Marciano moves away
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marciano.
Jab by Marciano.
Arroyo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marciano with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano cracks Arroyo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marciano lands a lovely overhand right.
Marciano connects with a right hand. Arroyo shakes it off.
Good shot there by Marciano.
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!
Arroyo takes one to the chin there.
Arroyo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marciano to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Marciano.
Arroyo walks into a left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Marciano as he connects with a hook.
Nice cross by Marciano.
Marciano uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice cross by Marciano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marciano tries to avoid it but Arroyo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marciano to the ground. Marciano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marciano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arroyo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marciano.
Nice shot by Marciano.
Marciano lands with a cross.
Marciano throws out a powerful jab.
Marciano throws a good cross that connects.
Marciano thuds his right hand into Arroyo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marciano stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Marciano scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marciano finds it's way round the side to connect with Arroyo's head.
Marciano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arroyo on the side of the head.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Arroyo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano scores with a jab.
Marciano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Arroyo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Marciano connects with a crisp jab.
Marciano connects with a crisp jab.
Marciano dips to his left and cracks Arroyo with an uppercut!
Marciano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arroyo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arroyo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arroyo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marciano lands a two punch combo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marciano.
Marciano sizes up Arroyo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arroyo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arroyo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arroyo walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Marciano 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.
Arroyo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arroyo misses with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marciano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Arroyo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Marciano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Marciano throws a series of strikes that have Arroyo backpedaling.
Marciano takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot by Marciano.
Marciano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marciano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arroyo's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arroyo throws a sloppy head kick
and Marciano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arroyo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Keith Marciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Marciano finds it's target.
Arroyo wants to clinch
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
Marciano cracks Arroyo with an open hand slap.
Marciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Arroyo should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut there from Marciano.
Marciano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marciano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marciano scores with a jab to the jaw.
Marciano lands with an uppercut that bounces Arroyo off the cage and back into rage.
Marciano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a jab.
Marciano connects with a single shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arroyo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Marciano connects with a single shot there.
Marciano scores with a nice right hand.
Marciano with a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Arroyo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Marciano scores with a jab to the head.
Marciano lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arroyo backs up against the cage.
Marciano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marciano jabs Arroyo right on the nose. Arroyo blinks but takes it well.
Marciano with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marciano with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Marciano. That snapped Arroyo's head back.
Arroyo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arroyo tries to move into range but Marciano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arroyo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marciano lands a lovely overhand right.
Marciano connects with a jab.
Marciano scores with a sloppy right hand. Arroyo should have avoided that one.
Marciano moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Arroyo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A cross from Marciano lands.
Marciano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Marciano as he avoids it easily.
Marciano is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marciano darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arroyo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arroyo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice straight punches there by Marciano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marciano.
Nice cross by Marciano.
Arroyo takes one on the button.
Marciano throws out a powerful jab.
Arroyo is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marciano lands with a straight right. Arroyo didn't see that one coming.
Oh Arroyo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keith Marciano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano throws out a powerful jab.
Arroyo seems to have got his legs back now.
Arroyo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Marciano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A left lands for Marciano.
Marciano scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Arroyo darts in trying to clinch
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Arroyo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marciano cracks Arroyo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arroyo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Marciano connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marciano lands the left hand.
Arroyo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arroyo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arroyo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marciano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arroyo darts in trying to clinch
letting Marciano counter with a right hand.
Arroyo tries to clinch up
and Marciano counters with a series of strikes. Arroyo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arroyo throws a sloppy head kick
and Marciano counters with a three punch combo that has Arroyo backing up. Arroyo nods at Marciano to acknowledge the strikes.
Marciano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A right-left combo lands from Marciano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marciano cracks Arroyo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arroyo walks into a stiff left hand from Marciano.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Arroyo's head.
A jab from Marciano finds it's way through Arroyo's defenses.
A left lands for Marciano.
The crowd cheers as Marciano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arroyo doesn't seem phased though.
Marciano lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arroyo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marciano cracks Arroyo with a good jab.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marciano throws a series of strikes that have Arroyo backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arroyo on the side of the head.
Marciano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marciano lands a jab to the head.
Marciano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marciano tests Arroyo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marciano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arroyo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arroyo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marciano listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Marciano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano 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.
Nice uppercut lands for Marciano. That snapped Arroyo's head back.
Marciano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marciano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right-left combo lands from Marciano.
Arroyo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab by Marciano.
Marciano 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.
Marciano lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice shot by Marciano.
Arroyo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gabriel Arroyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keith Marciano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arroyo walks into a stiff left hand from Marciano.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Marciano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Marciano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 24:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 24:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Marciano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Kos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moni Cvetkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cvetkov's choice of entrance music: Teletubbies. Moni Cvetkov acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Kos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Moni Cvetkov!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cvetkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Kos counter with a right hand.
It looks like Moni Cvetkov has been cut.
Kos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cvetkov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cvetkov is not content to let Kos control the position.
Cvetkov can't do much from the bottom here.
Kos wants to stand but Cvetkov has his arm trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cvetkov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cvetkov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kos postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cvetkov to stand up.
Cvetkov fails with the takedown
and Kos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cvetkov!
Cvetkov tries to reverse the position but Kos maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cvetkov tries to lock up and control but Kos gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kos prevents Cvetkov from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cvetkov is looking to escape.
Cvetkov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cvetkov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kos gets a takedown into half guard.
It looks like Kos is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cvetkov keeping hold of Kos's head, controlling as best he can.
Cvetkov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cvetkov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kos misses with the combination.
Cvetkov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kos's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Kos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moni Cvetkov'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.
Cvetkov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Josh Kos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cvetkov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kos to the mat! Kos manages to get full guard.
Cvetkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cvetkov tries to free his leg and advance position but Kos is retaining full guard.
Cvetkov preventing the sweep.
Cvetkov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cvetkov preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cvetkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kos wants to sweep here but Cvetkov controlling him for the moment.
Cvetkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cvetkov passes Kos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cvetkov is working away from the top position though.
Kos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kos tries to get out of the position.
Cvetkov controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cvetkov is looking to take a break and control but Kos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cvetkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cvetkov wants to control but Kos is keeping him busy.
Kos tries to kick Cvetkov off but Cvetkov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Josh Kos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kos wants to improve his position but Cvetkov is controlling well.
Kos is staying active underneath Cvetkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kos trying to control from the bottom.
Cvetkov trying to control from half guard but Kos is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Moni Cvetkov was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cvetkov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cvetkov misses with a takedown
and Kos counters with a crisp one two that drops Cvetkov! Kos thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cvetkov to his feet! Cvetkov is in big trouble!
Cvetkov is rocked!
Cvetkov is breathing heavily.
Kos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cvetkov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kos is staying active underneath Cvetkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cvetkov on the ground.
Kos is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cvetkov is taking a breather. Kos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kos wants to get back to his feet.
Cvetkov wants to control but Kos is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kos is looking to control Cvetkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kos avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cvetkov tries for a takedown but Kos circles away easily
and Kos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cvetkov's guard now.
Josh Kos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moni Cvetkov.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cvetkov looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kos is defending well. Cvetkov quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kos has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Cvetkov celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Moni Cvetkov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Ghambaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Ghambaryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Ghambaryan!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ghambaryan circles away.
Horrible takedown by Darwin or perhaps it was just good defense by Ghambaryan which made him look bad.
Ghambaryan pushes Darwin away with a front kick.
Ghambaryan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ghambaryan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Darwin shoots in and bounces Ghambaryan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ghambaryan 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.
Ghambaryan keeping full guard, as Darwin tries to pass.
Ghambaryan controlling the position.
Darwin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Darwin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ghambaryan wants to get back to his feet but Darwin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Darwin wanted to stand there but Ghambaryan had control of the position.
Ghambaryan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Darwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Darwin looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darwin trying to control but Ghambaryan is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ghambaryan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ghambaryan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Darwin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Darwin wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Darwin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ghambaryan avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Darwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Darwin misses with a looping right.
Darwin swinging wildly here.
Ghambaryan gets caught flat footed, as Darwin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Darwin wants to pass the guard but Ghambaryan is keeping the position.
Darwin throws a big right hand that misses.
Darwin tries to free his leg and advance position but Ghambaryan is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan has his hands on Darwin's head, controlling the position.
Darwin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ghambaryan keeping moving, preventing Darwin from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Charles Darwin just wasn't active enough.
Darwin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Darwin.
Ghambaryan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Darwin.
Darwin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ghambaryan, pushing him back against the cage.
Darwin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ghambaryan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Darwin up against the cage.
Darwin fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan is stalling here.
Darwin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ghambaryan smiles and moves away.
Darwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ghambaryan keeps Darwin at a distance using the push kick.
Darwin is breathing heavily.
Ghambaryan scores with a leg kick.
Charles Darwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darwin shoots in looking for a takedown. Ghambaryan tries to sprawl out of it but Darwin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ghambaryan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Darwin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Darwin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ghambaryan walks away with a smile on his face. Darwin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ghambaryan - that will leave a mark!
Ghambaryan connects with a leg kick. Darwin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ghambaryan lands a head kick!
Ghambaryan throws a leg kick which misses Darwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Darwin tries to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ghambaryan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ghambaryan lands a big head kick that sends Darwin to the canvas! Ghambaryan follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Ghambaryan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stewie Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Miloshevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miloshevich has chosen Kosovskiy front as his entrance music. Zoran Miloshevich has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stewie Dent's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stewie Dent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zoran Miloshevich!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dent misses with a body shot.
Dent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miloshevich.
Dent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miloshevich.
A slow jab from Dent misses its intended target.
Miloshevich moves out of range of the strikes.
Dent slips a jab and a cross from Miloshevich.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dent rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Miloshevich counters with a two punch combo.
Miloshevich moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Dent finds it's way through Miloshevich's defenses.
It looks like Zoran Miloshevich has been cut.
Donk. Dent catches Miloshevich right on the button with a cross.
Miloshevich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miloshevich misses with an uppercut
and Dent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dent connects with a jab.
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!
Dent misses with a right hand
letting Miloshevich counter with a right hand.
Dent throws a lazy uppercut
and Dent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Stewie Dent has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent throws out a loose jab but Miloshevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dent throws a lazy right hand but Miloshevich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dent throws a right hand that misses
letting Miloshevich counter with a right hand.
Dent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dent misses with a hook.
Dent looks to score with a jab to the body but Miloshevich is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miloshevich moves away from the strike by Dent.
Dent throws a poor cross that misses
and Miloshevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Dent shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Miloshevich's guard.
Miloshevich is looking to stand up but Dent isn't so interested in that idea.
Miloshevich controls Dent momentarily but Dent frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dent swings widly with a right hand
and Miloshevich counters with a left to the body.
Dent lands a nice shot that snaps Miloshevich's head back.
Miloshevich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dent misses the jab.
Dent takes a swing at Miloshevich's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dent throws a right hand that misses
and Miloshevich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miloshevich throws a right hand that misses
enabling Dent to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Miloshevich dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Miloshevich throws the left hand but Dent avoids the punch easily.
Dent throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Miloshevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Stewie Dent's cut is getting worse.
Dent throws a lazy uppercut
and Dent is countered with a crisp right hand from Miloshevich that sends him to the canvas! Miloshevich follows him to the mat into side control.
Dent is rocked!
Dent is looking for a sweep.
Miloshevich wants to control but Dent is keeping him busy.
Miloshevich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miloshevich trying to control the action but Dent is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miloshevich is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dent has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dent stops Miloshevich from passing to mount.
Dent can't do much from the bottom here.
Miloshevich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Miloshevich goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dent has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Miloshevich but great work by Dent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dent wants to stand but Miloshevich is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Miloshevich's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miloshevich regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dent's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Miloshevich is looking to control Dent's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miloshevich avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent wants to stand but Miloshevich has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dent stalling away here and it's allowed Miloshevich to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dent looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stewie Dent wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dent. Miloshevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Dent misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Miloshevich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miloshevich misses with a few strikes there.
Dent throws a poor cross that misses
and Miloshevich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miloshevich tries to bum rush Dent with a series of wild strikes but Dent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Miloshevich on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dent misses with a body shot
and Miloshevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stewie Dent's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dent misses with an uppercut
and Miloshevich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miloshevich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dent.
Miloshevich might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miloshevich manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Miloshevich is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dent scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dent.
Miloshevich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stewie Dent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miloshevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dent just misses with a punch to the body.
Dent throws an off balance right hand
and Miloshevich counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Dent.
Dent throws a lazy uppercut
and Dent takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent swings for the body but Miloshevich moves out of range.
Miloshevich misses with a two punch combination.
Dent misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Miloshevich counter with a right hand.
Jeez, Stewie Dent's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Miloshevich tries to clinch but Dent is having none of it.
Zoran Miloshevich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dent swings widly with a right hand
and Miloshevich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stewie Dent's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zoran Miloshevich!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hoy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian Walker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hoy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dorian Walker!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker swings for the body but Nelson moves out of range.
A jab from Walker misses.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Walker fails with the takedown
and Nelson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Walker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nelson's half guard.
Nelson pushes Walker off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Walker shoots in but Nelson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nelson connects with a high kick.
Walker scores with a takedown into Nelson's guard.
Walker is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nelson pulls Walker in close to his closed guard and prevents Walker from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nelson keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Walker preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson has his feet on Walker's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nelson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Walker.
Hoy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dorian Walker.
Walker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Both fighters circling a little - Nelson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walker looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nelson lands a high kick to the side of Walker's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Nelson dives into guard, looking to finish.
Walker is rocked!
It looks like Dorian Walker has been cut.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nelson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Walker is still in real trouble! Can Nelson finish him?
Walker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nelson.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Nelson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson chips away with some ground and pound.
Nelson with a nice head shot there.
Nelson postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Walker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nelson postures up and lands a big shot to Walker's brow.
Nelson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Nelson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hoy Nelson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Walker pushes Nelson up against the cage in a clinch.
Nelson breaks the clinch.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nelson has closed the distance and engaged Walker in a clinch.
Nelson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Walker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Walker won't allow Nelson to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoy Nelson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dorian Walker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nelson connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Walker to the floor! Nelson dives in looking for the finish!
Nelson moves nicely into side control.
Nelson landing a few strikes.
Nelson in side control, throwing shots but Walker defends.
Walker is trying to get back to half guard.
Walker is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The strikes coming from Nelson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nelson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Walker parries the strikes from Nelson easily there. Nelson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Walker to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson advances nicely into full mount.
Walker tries to hold on but Nelson postures up.
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Nelson controlling his opponent.
Walker is in all sorts of trouble here.
Walker tries to lock up and control but Nelson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nelson landing shots from mount.
Walker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is squirming around, avoiding Nelson's attempts to control the action.
Hoy Nelson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walker manages to regain half guard. Good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nelson moves nicely into side control.
Nelson controls the position.
Walker is looking for a sweep.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
You can see the frustration on Walker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nelson is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nelson.
Nelson working away.
Nelson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Nelson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nelson advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Nelson.
Nelson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That has opened up Dorian Walker's cut even more.
Nelson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Nelson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Walker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Nelson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nelson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nelson with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nelson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nelson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nelson looking to ground and pound but Walker is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hoy Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dorian Walker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.
Nelson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Walker regains guard immediately.
Nelson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Nelson throws a big right hand that misses.
Nelson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Hoy Nelson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nelson loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Walker moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Walker throws a hook to the side of Nelson's head but Nelson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Walker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Nelson has double underhooks.
Walker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nelson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hoy Nelson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dorian Walker.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nelson connects with a body shot that sends Walker's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands a high kick to the side of Walker's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Nelson dives into guard, looking to finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Walker is proving hard to escape from.
Nelson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nelson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Nelson pushes down on Walker's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nelson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hoy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a strike but Walker avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nelson tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Nelson 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.
Nelson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hoy Nelson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Walker throws a series of punches but Nelson moves out of range.
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.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Walker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to avoid it but Walker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nelson to the ground. Nelson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Walker moves out of range as Nelson throws a body kick.
Walker takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hoy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Dorian Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker tests Nelson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nelson tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hoy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nelson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoy Nelson!
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