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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Belvedere IV (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy DeMoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Belvedere IV might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Beastie Boys - Intergalactic. This should be a great matchup!
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167 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Augustus Belvedere IV!
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, Tommy DeMoney!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belvedere IV throws a left and a right that both miss
and DeMoney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Belvedere IV throws a nice looking combination but DeMoney bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeMoney gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Belvedere IV counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belvedere IV swinging wildly here.
DeMoney takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Tommy DeMoney has been cut.
DeMoney looks to clinch
and Belvedere IV counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Belvedere IV throws a combination that misses
and Belvedere IV takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belvedere IV misses with a two punch combination.
Belvedere IV throws a right hand that DeMoney ducks under and follows up with a left that DeMoney also avoids with ease.
DeMoney has his takedown stuffed
enabling Belvedere IV to counter with a crisp jab.
Belvedere IV circles away from the clinch attempt
and Belvedere IV counters with a left and a right that stings DeMoney.
Belvedere IV tries to sprawl but DeMoney drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere IV is trying to maintain the position but DeMoney is very close to passing his half guard.
DeMoney is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Belvedere IV manages to get to full guard.
DeMoney is posturing up here but Belvedere IV has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! DeMoney tries to roll out but it's too tight and DeMoney has to tap! Slick submission there by Belvedere IV!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Augustus Belvedere IV!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovon Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Nothe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chambers comes to the ring accompanied by Wu Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jovon Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Nothe!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nothe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chambers falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nothe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chambers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nothe.
Nothe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chambers counters with a left and a right that stings Nothe.
Nothe shoots and misses
and Chambers counters by moving into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chambers.
Chambers gets through Nothe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chambers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nothe backwards.
Chambers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chambers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers manages to break the clinch.
Nothe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nothe looks to score with a jab to the body but Chambers is just out of range.
Nothe throws a series of punches but Chambers avoids them all with ease.
Nothe throws a series of punches but Chambers avoids them all with ease.
Chambers works over Nothe's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Nothe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nothe fails to land with a series of punches.
Chambers misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Chambers misses.
Nothe throws a combination that misses
and Chambers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nothe decides to pull guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Chambers passes into half guard.
Chambers is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nothe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Chambers is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nothe to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nothe shrugs it off.
Chambers looking to control but Nothe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chambers working for a guillotine from mount but Nothe is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers fails to take his opponent's back.
Chambers controlling his opponent.
Chambers looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nothe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chambers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chambers has isolated one of Nothe's arms. Nothe looking to fight him off but Chambers twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jovon Chambers!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the ring accompanied by Punch-Out!!! - Theme Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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304 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Henry Hawk!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk misses with a double jab
enabling Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson cracks Hawk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hawk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Tyson finish him?
Hawk is rocked!
It looks like Henry Hawk has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Hawk limp body while Tyson jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mac Tyson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dayne Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo comes to the ring accompanied by You can't hide, You can't run. Dayne Carter is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joshua Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dayne Carter!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bravo swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter moves out of range of the body kick.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter punishes Bravo's body with a nice straight punch.
Bravo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carter sprawls well initially but Bravo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bravo is working away from the top position though.
Bravo wants to take a breather but Carter is having none of it.
Carter trying to control here.
Bravo is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.
Carter trying to control but Bravo postures up.
Carter is staying active underneath Bravo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter throws a right hand that Bravo ducks under and follows up with a left that Bravo also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Nice cross by Carter.
Bravo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter closes the distance but Bravo moves to the side
and Bravo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Bravo saw that one coming.
Bravo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bravo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bravo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters by moving into the clinch.
Carter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carter gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter postures up in Bravo's guard and throws a big left but Bravo blocks it.
Bravo is looking to sinch up a triangle. Carter throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bravo's body to avoid the submission. Bravo has instead reached around Carter's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bravo arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joshua Bravo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sharmba Jefferson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JaMarcus Royale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JaMarcus Royale is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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275 lbs
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286 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sharmba Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JaMarcus Royale!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royale moves out of range of the strikes.
Royale drops Jefferson with a big left hand and mounts him. Jefferson is in big trouble!
It looks like Sharmba Jefferson has been cut.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jefferson tries to hold on but Royale postures up.
Jefferson is trying to escape the mount.
Royale takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jefferson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Royale controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson tries to hold on but Royale postures up.
Jefferson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jefferson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Royale controlling his opponent.
Jefferson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Royale avoids the attempt from Jefferson to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Royale takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. JaMarcus Royale wasn't active enough on the ground.
Royale tests Jefferson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
JaMarcus Royale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Royale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jefferson.
Sharmba Jefferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royale punishes Jefferson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royale ducks right into an uppercut from Jefferson.
Jefferson slips a jab from Royale.
Jefferson gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Royale gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JaMarcus Royale!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vaughn Hammersmith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nahna Notorious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammersmith comes to the ring accompanied by Kanye West - It's Amazing. 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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165 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vaughn Hammersmith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nahna Notorious!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammersmith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Notorious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Notorious forces Hammersmith back against the ropes and clinches.
Notorious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Notorious tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hammersmith blocking some punches.
Notorious taking a breather.
Notorious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Notorious tries to throw a body punch but Hammersmith avoids it by throwing Notorious back against the cage.
Notorious misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammersmith avoiding damage as Notorious throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Notorious.
Hammersmith being controlled against the ropes.
Hammersmith blocks a body shot from Notorious.
Notorious lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Vaughn Hammersmith has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notorious tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammersmith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Notorious.
Notorious has picked Hammersmith up - he's going for a ride! Notorious dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Notorious missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hammersmith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Notorious.
Hammersmith keeping moving, preventing Notorious from controlling successfully.
Notorious postures up in Hammersmith's guard and throws a big left but Hammersmith blocks it.
Notorious must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Notorious looking to pass the guard.
Hammersmith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Notorious in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Notorious being controlled here momentarily.
Notorious throws a strike but Hammersmith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammersmith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Notorious wants to control but Hammersmith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hammersmith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hammersmith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hammersmith trying to control but Notorious is having none of it.
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.
Notorious can't escape the position.
Hammersmith manages to capitalize on a mistake by Notorious to take his back!
Notorious looking very determined here, making life difficult for Hammersmith.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Notorious is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vaughn Hammersmith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vaughn Hammersmith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hammersmith is looking to score with low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Notorious looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hammersmith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Notorious will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hammersmith looks to land a body kick but Notorious moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammersmith is looking to land body kicks.
Hammersmith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Notorious counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hammersmith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Notorious.
Notorious clinches up with Hammersmith and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Notorious lands with a light punch inside.
Notorious throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hammersmith blocks it with crossed arms.
Notorious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammersmith's elbow.
Notorious has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Hammersmith clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Good control from Notorious.
Hammersmith is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Notorious 's hooks.
Hammersmith wants to hold on but Notorious pushes him away.
Notorious sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hammersmith takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Notorious scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith is trying to escape the mount.
Hammersmith tries to hold on but Notorious pushes him away.
Notorious is trying to control here but Hammersmith has managed to regain half guard.
Hammersmith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Notorious looking to pass the guard.
Notorious keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammersmith's head.
Notorious throwing strikes from guard but Hammersmith blocks nicely.
Notorious throws and elbow that misses. Hammersmith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Notorious's guard. Nice move by Hammersmith!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammersmith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Notorious not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammersmith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Notorious can't keep his opponent in guard - Hammersmith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hammersmith is keen to just control but Notorious is a slippery customer.
Notorious really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hammersmith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hammersmith passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nahna Notorious showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vaughn Hammersmith'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.
Hammersmith throws a body kick that misses.
Hammersmith misses with a looping left.
Hammersmith cracks the inside of Notorious's front leg.
Hammersmith scores with a shot to the body.
Hammersmith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Notorious is fending him off so far but Hammersmith persists. Nope, Notorious circles away and we're back to standing.
Notorious moves to clinch but Hammersmith breaks away
and Hammersmith counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Notorious!
Hammersmith mounts Notorious! Really nice guard pass there!
Notorious doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammersmith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hammersmith is really struggling to control Notorious but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Notorious is just holding on here. Hammersmith manages to take his back.
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.
Hammersmith trying to control.
Notorious rolls, trying to escape but Hammersmith keeps control of the position.
Hammersmith has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Notorious is defending well but eventually Hammersmith manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Notorious has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vaughn Hammersmith!
Vaughn Hammersmith retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Lowry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Belfort's choice of entrance music: Simple Man. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Lowry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vitor Belfort!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jon Lowry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfort lands a nice hook to Lowry's body. Lowry takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lowry moves to clinch but Belfort breaks away
and Belfort counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Jon Lowry has been cut.
Lowry misses with a low kick.
Lowry tries to clinch but Belfort moves away
and Belfort cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lowry darts in trying to clinch
and Belfort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowry scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belfort doesn't seem bothered though.
Lowry throws a series of punches but Belfort avoids them all with ease.
Lowry misses with a body shot.
Belfort throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lowry to counter with a crisp jab.
Belfort ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowry moves away.
Lowry wants to clinch
and Belfort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Belfort circles away quickly and effectively.
Belfort misses with an uppercut
and Lowry counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowry tries to clinch up
and Belfort makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lowry swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lowry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Belfort avoids it really well and circles away.
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt
and Belfort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belfort counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice shot by Lowry.
Lowry misses with a double jab
and Belfort counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowry shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Belfort counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jon Lowry's cut is getting worse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Lowry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowry closes the distance but Belfort moves to the side
and Belfort counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lowry thinking.
Vitor Belfort is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowry with a poor takedown
and Belfort counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Belfort is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lowry had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belfort looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowry is just out of range.
Lowry misses with a two punch combination.
Belfort misses with a body shot
and Lowry counters with a stiff right hand.
Belfort misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort misses with a jab to the body
and Lowry counters with a nice uppercut.
Lowry looks to clinch
and Belfort counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Belfort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Lowry's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Belfort tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowry was well out of range. Poor timing from Belfort.
Lowry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Belfort counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lowry moves to clinch but Belfort breaks away
and Belfort counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lowry thinking.
Belfort moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lowry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Belfort counters with a straight that turns Lowry's legs to rubber! Belfort pushes forward with more strikes and Lowry goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitor Belfort!
Vitor Belfort is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Sass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Palmer's choice of entrance music: Big Shit Poppin' - T.I.. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Casey Palmer has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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218 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Sass!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey Palmer!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from Sass.
Sass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palmer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Palmer counters with a one-two to the body.
Sass takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Palmer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sass misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Palmer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Palmer scores with a jab to the head.
Sass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Palmer lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sass bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sass fails to land the takedown.
Sass misses with a double jab
and Palmer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sass dodges the punch combination from Palmer.
Palmer misses with a double jab
and Sass counters with a nice uppercut.
Palmer misses with the combination.
Palmer tries to clinch there but Sass circles away.
Palmer lands with a nice combination. Sass backs away looking to recover.
No joy there for Sass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sass misses with a double jab
and Palmer counters with a three punch combo that has Sass backing up. Sass nods at Palmer to acknowledge the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Sass or perhaps it was just good defense by Palmer which made him look bad.
Palmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sass.
Sass shoots for a double leg takedown but Palmer sprawls well. He's pushed Sass's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Sass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer is looking to clinch.
A left and a right from Sass both land. Nice combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Some wild striking there from Sass.
Sass misses with a combination
and Palmer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sass looks for a takedown but Palmer sprawls well.
Sloppy strikes from Sass. Those never looked like landing.
Palmer instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer stalling in the clinch but Sass improves position.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Sass is blocking nicely.
Sass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Sass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sass takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Palmer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sass back to the ropes. Palmer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sass throws a sloppy body shot
and Palmer counters with a nice uppercut.
Sass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer counters by clinching up.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer keeps control of Sass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Palmer.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Palmer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sass is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Sass misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Sass is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Palmer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Sass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sass throws a head kick that misses.
Sass misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sass lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Palmer backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Casey Palmer has been cut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sass.
Palmer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palmer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sass is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Sass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sass lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sass shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sass showed some decent athleticism there.
Sass seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Palmer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Palmer kicks Sass off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sass misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Palmer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Palmer instigates a clinch.
Palmer wants to stall.
Sass tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sass has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Palmer clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Palmer turns into Sass and is now in his guard.
Sass looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sass is breathing heavily.
Palmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Sass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sass throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Palmer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Joey Sass will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Casey Palmer's cut.
That's time! Sass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sass swats away the attempt to clinch by Palmer.
Joey Sass is winning the standup battle so far.
Palmer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sass paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Palmer. Those never looked like landing.
Sass scores with a decent looking hook.
Sass lands a nice hook to Palmer's body. Palmer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sass throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmer throws a nice looking combination but Sass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sass looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
Sass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palmer counters with a three punch combo that has Sass backing up. Sass nods at Palmer to acknowledge the strikes.
Sass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
Sass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sass, as that shot connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Palmer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer closes the distance and pushes Sass back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Palmer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Sass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palmer scores with a one two! Sass had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sass shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palmer throws a low kick, looking for Sass's leg but Sass calmly moves out of range.
Sass shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Palmer sprawls well. Palmer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sass gets slowly back to his feet.
Joey Sass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Palmer doesn't seem bothered though.
Palmer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sass misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palmer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sass lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Sass lands an uppercut.
Sass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sass misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Sass is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the ropes.
Sass is trying to stall.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palmer misses with a punch on the inside.
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sass as Palmer tries to tie him up.
Sass wants to break free but Palmer has control.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sass is trying to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to maintain a safe position but Sass gets an underhook and turns Palmer into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sass.
Sass trying to control the position but instead, Palmer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sass into the ropes.
Sass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Sass wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Sass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sasss head.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
It looks like Joey Sass has been cut.
Palmer throws an elbow that misses.
Palmer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sasss head.
Sass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palmer moves to clinch but Sass breaks away
and Sass makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Palmer jabs Sass right on the nose. Sass blinks but takes it well.
Sass cracks Palmer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with a two punch combination.
Sass misses with a double jab
and Palmer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Palmer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Palmer lands with a right to the head.
Sass is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
Palmer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Palmer has Sass pressed against the ropes, preventing Sass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Palmer keeps control of Sass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palmer taking a breather.
Sass dodges an elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Palmer throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sass is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Casey Palmer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sass lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sass.
Sass misses with a few strikes there.
Sass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Palmer's head.
Sass misses with a wild body shot.
Palmer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Sass moves out of range.
Palmer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sass.
Sass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sass misses with a hook
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sass shoots in looking for a takedown but Palmer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sass's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Palmer moves into the clinch successfully.
Sass throws a punch but it's blocked by Palmer.
Palmer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sass dodges an elbow strike from Palmer.
Sass tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the ropes.
Palmer gets through Sass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Palmer stalling.
Sass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sass manages to break the clinch.
Palmer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Palmer.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Palmer.
Casey Palmer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Palmer working aggressively here.
Sass breaks the clinch.
Palmer cracks the inside of Sass's front leg.
Palmer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sass counters with a stiff right hand.
Sass takes a swing at Palmer's ribcage but misses.
Palmer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palmer misses with a double jab
and Sass counters with a two punch combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Sass checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sass throws a lazy uppercut
and Palmer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Palmer throws an elbow that misses.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sass is looking to wear down Palmer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Palmer looks to land a combination but Sass avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer dodges the punch combination from Sass.
Sass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palmer moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Palmer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Palmer looking to throw knees to the head but Sass is blocking nicely.
Palmer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sass blocking some punches.
Palmer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sass is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
Palmer throws a punch but it's blocked by Sass.
A frustrated look appears on Sass's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palmer has Sass pressed against the ropes, preventing Sass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer tries to clinch up
and Sass counters with a nice body shot.
Sass throws a series of punches but Palmer avoids them all with ease.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Sass avoids them all with ease.
Sass works over Palmer's head and body with a nice combination.
That has opened up Casey Palmer's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sass misses with a body punch
and Palmer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sass breaks the clinch.
Palmer misses with a wild combination.
Sass throws a combination that misses
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Palmer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sass counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Palmer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palmer trying to control but Sass postures up.
Palmer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sass kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sass is pressing down on Palmer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Palmer is holding on for now.
Palmer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sass is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sass is staying active.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Casey Palmer hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Sass.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Casey Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sass gets tackled into the ropes by Palmer. Palmer maintains the clinch.
Palmer just leaning against Sass, taking a breather.
Palmer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sass blocks an uppercut.
Palmer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer trying to control the position but instead, Sass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Palmer into the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sass breaks from the clinch.
Palmer misses with a double jab.
Sass lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Sass clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sass misses with a few strikes there.
Sass closes the distance and clinches up with Palmer, looking for a takedown. Sass pushes Palmer against the ropes but Palmer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Palmer as Sass shoots in.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sass throws an off balance right hand
and Palmer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Palmer.
Sass lands a left hand.
Sass can't break the clinch.
Sass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer has Sass pressed against the ropes, preventing Sass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sass.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Sass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Sass.
Sass wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer trying to control the position but instead, Sass has worked for underhooks and has pushed Palmer into the ropes.
Sass pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Palmer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sass backs up against the ropes.
Palmer tries to bum rush Sass with a series of wild strikes but Sass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sass fails with the takedown
and Palmer counters with a series of strikes. Sass will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Palmer slips a jab and a cross from Sass.
Sass misses with a double jab.
Palmer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Palmer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sass is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palmer misses with a double jab.
Palmer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sass looks to land a combination but Palmer avoids it well.
A left and a right from Palmer both land. Nice combination.
Sass misses with a double jab.
Palmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Palmer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sass counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sass misses with the combination.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
Sass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palmer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with a wild combination.
Sass misses with the combination.
Sass shoots in for a double leg but Palmer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Palmer misses with a combination
and Sass counters with a right hand to the body.
Sass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer counters with a thumping low kick.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looks to land a combination but Sass avoids it well.
Sass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palmer counters with an outside leg kick.
Sass looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Sass misses with a combination
and Palmer counters with a one-two to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sass!
Some wild striking there from Sass.
No joy there for Sass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Palmer looks to land a combination but Sass avoids it well.
Sass swings away with a body shot that misses
and Palmer counters with a two punch combo.
Sass misses with a double jab
and Palmer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sass thinking.
A punch combination from Sass misses.
Palmer gets a clinch.
Palmer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Sass's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sass's defenses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sass.
Sass blocks an uppercut.
Sass avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Palmer.
Sass is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Palmer.
Sass takes a shot to the head.
Palmer scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sass.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sass as Palmer tries to tie him up.
Sass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palmer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sass backwards.
Sass avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
A nice left hand lands by Palmer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sass working hard to break the clinch.
Sass blocks an uppercut.
Palmer misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Casey Palmer dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sass looks to land a combination. Palmer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Palmer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Palmer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sass backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sass.
A head punch on the inside from Palmer fails to land.
Palmer pushes Sass back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sass tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the ropes.
Sass wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sass's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sass throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Palmer counters by clinching up.
Sass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sass scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Palmer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Palmer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palmer is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sass throws a combination. Palmer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Palmer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sass closes this distance looking for a takedown but Palmer circles away.
Sass misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sass.
Sass breaks the clinch.
Sass misses with a double jab
and Palmer counters by moving into the clinch.
Sass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Palmer misses with some punches.
Palmer has a couple of punches blocked by Sass.
Palmer lands a shoulder strike.
Sass is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
Sass blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sass has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sass backwards.
Sass tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the ropes.
Sass looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sass blocking some punches.
Palmer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sass breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sass lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sass closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Palmer did well to prevent Sass getting side control.
Sass working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Palmer's thigh. Palmer counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Sass stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sass is working hard here to advance position.
Palmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Palmer, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sass pushing down on Palmer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sass wants to take a breather but Palmer is having none of it.
Palmer wants to control but Sass is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sass prevents Palmer from improving his position.
Palmer trying to hold on to Sass's head to control him but Sass postures up.
Palmer wants to get back to full guard.
Sass works his way into full mount!
Sass controlling from the full mount.
Palmer tries to lock up and control but Sass gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sass prevents Palmer from getting the reversal.
Sass is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Palmer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Sass moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Palmer has worked his arm free - good work by Palmer!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palmer sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sass wants to pass the guard but Palmer is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Sass.
I think Sass has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 48:47
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joey Sass!
Joey Sass retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Reddinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamison McGown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying McGown's choice of entrance music: Tomoyasu Hotei - Battle Without Honor Or Humanity. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jamison McGown enters the ring!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Reddinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamison McGown!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reddinger stuffs the takedown.
McGown forces Reddinger back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGown.
McGown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reddingers head.
McGown pushes Reddinger back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
McGown presses Reddinger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for McGown.
Reddinger is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGown lands with a right to the head.
Reddinger blocks the elbow strike.
McGown is pushing Reddinger up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Reddinger is looking to control McGown's arms but McGown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reddinger has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from McGown.
A hook to the body from McGown.
McGown lands a hook that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
McGown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
McGown lands a nice uppercut.
McGown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McGown lands with a right to the head.
McGown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from McGown.
McGown looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McGown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McGown scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
McGown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from McGown.
McGown lands with a left to the head.
McGown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGown lands a left hand.
McGown lands a left hand.
McGown lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short right from McGown.
McGown lands a hook that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
McGown pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from McGown as the two fighters clinch.
McGown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGown is pushing Reddinger up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McGown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
Reddinger wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from McGown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reddinger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGown lands with a light punch inside.
McGown stalling.
McGown gets through Reddinger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGown.
Reddinger letting McGown take a breather here.
McGown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McGown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGown.
McGown lands a left hand.
Reddinger trying to control the position but instead, McGown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reddinger into the ropes.
A hook to the body from McGown.
McGown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGown stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGown.
Reddinger looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by McGown.
McGown digs a right hand underneath Reddinger's ribcage. Reddinger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McGown holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGown.
McGown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGown presses Reddinger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
McGown scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGown scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGown lands with a light punch inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison McGown dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reddinger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McGown moves into the clinch successfully.
Reddinger looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from McGown.
Reddinger trying to stall but McGown improves his position.
Jamison McGown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from McGown.
A right hook to the body lands for McGown.
McGown lands a shot to the body.
McGown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGown is struggling to control the position.
A body shot lands from McGown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McGown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
McGown pushes Reddinger back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Reddinger.
McGown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGown.
McGown tries to land knees in the clinch but Reddinger avoids the damage to the body.
McGown gets through Reddinger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from McGown.
McGown scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from McGown.
McGown pushes Reddinger back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGown.
McGown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McGown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reddinger is looking to control McGown's arms but McGown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reddinger has his back to the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGown scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from McGown - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGown.
McGown lands a left hand.
McGown leaning against his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from McGown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGown.
McGown scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGown scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for McGown.
McGown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Reddinger up against the ropes.
McGown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
McGown lands with a right to the head.
McGown presses Reddinger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McGown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGown pushes Reddinger back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGown lands with a left to the head.
McGown lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGown.
Reddinger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from McGown - that landed with a thud.
McGown lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
McGown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
Reddinger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McGown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short uppercut from McGown.
A shot in the inside from McGown.
McGown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right from McGown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right handed body shot lands from McGown.
McGown presses Reddinger against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from McGown - that landed with a thud.
McGown lands a hook that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
A short uppercut from McGown.
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!
Reddinger takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Tommy Reddinger has been cut.
Nice body punch from McGown.
A bit of stalling here from McGown.
McGown lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McGown stalls.
McGown lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison McGown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommy Reddinger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGown looks to land a combination but Reddinger avoids it well.
McGown tries to keep at a distance but Reddinger has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reddingers head.
A short left from McGown.
McGown lands with a left to the head.
McGown lands a body shot.
Reddinger takes a shot to the head.
Reddinger takes a shot to the head.
A short right from McGown.
Reddinger wants to stall.
McGown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, McGown scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGown controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from McGown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reddinger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McGown has Reddinger pressed against the ropes.
McGown lands with a right to the head.
Reddinger trying to control the position but instead, McGown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reddinger into the ropes.
McGown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for McGown.
A short left from McGown.
McGown stalling.
McGown lands a nice uppercut.
McGown lands a left hand.
McGown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGown stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGown.
McGown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGown.
McGown pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A short left from McGown.
Good body shot from McGown.
McGown slowing the pace effectively.
McGown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, McGown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGown scores with a shot to the side of Reddinger's head.
McGown blocks an elbow strike.
McGown works on Reddinger's body with a couple of short punches.
McGown has Reddinger pressed against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from McGown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McGown.
A short body shot lands from McGown as the two fighters clinch.
McGown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from McGown.
McGown lands a hook that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
McGown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McGown scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGown scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McGown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGown scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
McGown digs a right hand into Reddinger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reddinger's gas tank.
Reddinger takes a shot to the head.
McGown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
McGown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGown lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGown stalling against the ropes.
McGown scores with a hook to the body.
McGown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McGown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McGown lands a left hand that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGown scores with a shoulder strike.
McGown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reddingers head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison McGown really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Reddinger'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.
McGown throws a nice head kick!
Reddinger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reddinger to the mat! Reddinger manages to get full guard.
McGown trying to control but Reddinger is working from the bottom.
McGown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McGown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reddinger's guard.
Reddinger wants to get back to full guard but McGown has mounted him!
McGown unloading with bombs!
McGown controlling from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McGown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McGown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Reddinger is looking to escape.
McGown looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Reddinger hang on?
McGown content just to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McGown wants to control the pace but Reddinger is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reddinger throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
McGown blocks Reddinger's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
McGown is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Reddinger to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Reddinger shrugs it off.
McGown with the ground and pound from mount.
Reddinger is looking to improve his position but McGown isn't that keen on the idea.
McGown tries to control but Reddinger wriggling away.
Reddinger throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Reddinger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGown on the ground.
McGown controlling from mount.
McGown blocks Reddinger's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reddinger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reddinger taking shots to the head.
Reddinger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McGown has hold of Reddinger's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Reddinger manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Reddinger is looking to improve his position but McGown isn't that keen on the idea.
McGown wants to control the pace but Reddinger is squirming around nicely.
Reddinger is trying desperately to improve position.
McGown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Reddinger can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McGown controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGown trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reddinger tries to hold on but McGown postures up.
Jamison McGown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reddinger manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reddinger tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
McGown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamison McGown dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Reddinger's cut.
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!
Reddinger tries to keep at a distance but McGown has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGown looking to slow down the pace here.
McGown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reddinger misses with an elbow over the top.
Reddinger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reddinger stalling the fight.
Reddinger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
McGown has Reddinger pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGown misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reddinger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McGown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Reddinger as McGown tries to tie him up.
Reddinger is looking to control McGown's arms but McGown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reddinger has his back to the ropes.
McGown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGown stalling against the ropes.
McGown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McGown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reddinger backwards.
McGown creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGown scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGown letting Reddinger take a breather here.
Reddinger looking to slow down the pace here.
McGown holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Reddinger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tommy Reddinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommy Reddinger.
Reddinger drops his hands momentarily and McGown takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from McGown.
McGown lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGown.
Reddinger dodges the punch combination from McGown.
McGown clinches up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, McGown scores with a nice short uppercut.
McGown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Reddinger trying to land knees to the body.
Reddinger is looking to control McGown's arms but McGown gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reddinger has his back to the ropes.
McGown tries to stall but Reddinger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from McGown.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe Reddinger would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Reddinger missing with knees to the body.
McGown scores with a hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short left from McGown.
McGown lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from McGown.
McGown lands a body punch.
McGown is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short uppercut from McGown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGown lands a left hand.
McGown lands with a short shot to the head.
McGown stalling the fight.
Reddinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGown is keeping busy.
Reddinger throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McGown slowing the pace effectively.
McGown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Reddinger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGown lands a shoulder strike.
McGown slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McGown lands an elbow inside.
McGown lands with a left to the head.
McGown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reddinger tries to stall but McGown uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from McGown.
McGown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamison McGown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well McGown 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 42:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 42:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 42:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamison McGown!
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