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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miro Antauro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antauro has chosen Run as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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143 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miro Antauro!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Antauro.
Antauro throws a leg kick which misses Cooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooper tries to avoid it.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
Cooper misses with a combination
and Antauro counters with a thumping low kick.
Josh Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Antauro.
Cooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Antauro counters with a body kick that stops Cooper in his tracks momentarily.
Antauro throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cooper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Antauro. That one must have hurt.
Antauro throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper misses with a combination
and Antauro counters with a good low kick that Cooper was not able to check.
Cooper misses with a double jab
and Antauro counters with a low kick, right behind Cooper 's knee.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Antauro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Antauro scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antauro lands a head kick. Cooper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Antauro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antauro misses with a head kick.
Cooper blocks the body kick.
Antauro throws a leg kick which misses Cooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooper tries to avoid it.
Cooper misses with a left hand
and Antauro counters with a nice kick to the body.
Antauro throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper throws an off balance right hand
and Antauro counters with a body kick.
Cooper has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Antauro.
Antauro thuds his shin into the meat of Cooper's side.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Antauro.
Antauro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick lands from Antauro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper drops his hands momentarily and Antauro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Antauro thumps Cooper with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antauro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooper.
That kick from Antauro tenderised Cooper's leg. Cooper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Antauro punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
Antauro scores with a jab.
Antauro clinches up with Cooper and pushes him back against the cage.
Antauro is pushing Cooper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Antauro is controlling him.
Antauro controlling the action here for a moment.
Cooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antauro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Antauro has him pressed against the cage.
Antauro taking a breather.
Antauro breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cooper cracks Antauro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Antauro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooper's calf.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Antauro misses with a head kick.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antauro can pounce on him.
Cooper throws an off balance right hand
and Antauro counters with an inside leg kick.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antauro lands the left hand.
Antauro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Antauro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooper's sensitive parts.
Cooper throws a combination that misses
and Antauro counters with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antauro. Antauro obviously looking to wear him down.
A solid body kick from Antauro.
Antauro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Antauro counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miro Antauro 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.
Antauro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Cooper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Antauro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antauro can pounce on him.
Cooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antauro. Antauro obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice straight punches there by Antauro. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Antauro.
Cooper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Antauro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooper throws an off balance right hand
and Antauro counters with a series of strikes. Cooper will be more careful next time no doubt.
Antauro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooper.
A punch lands to the side of Cooper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antauro, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Antauro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Antauro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Antauro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antauro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Antauro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antauro. Antauro obviously looking to wear him down.
Antauro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Antauro lands with a straight right. Cooper didn't see that one coming.
Antauro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Antauro is looking to slow Cooper down with leg kicks.
Antauro scores with a body shot.
Antauro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Antauro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cooper.
Miro Antauro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Antauro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooper will feel that in the morning.
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!
Antauro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Josh Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Antauro.
Antauro instigates a clinch.
Antauro lands with a left to the head.
Antauro taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Antauro.
Antauro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Antauro misses the jab.
Antauro throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Antauro misses with a head kick.
Cooper throws a right hand that Antauro ducks under and follows up with a left that Antauro also avoids with ease.
Antauro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Antauro.
Cooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Antauro counters with a nice body kick.
Antauro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Antauro connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antauro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antauro. Antauro obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooper takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cooper takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Antauro. That's going to slow Cooper down.
Cooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Antauro. Antauro obviously looking to wear him down.
Antauro scores with a spinning back kick!
Antauro connects with a leg kick. Cooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Antauro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Antauro scores with a shot to the body.
That kick from Antauro tenderised Cooper's leg. Cooper is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antauro can pounce on him.
Antauro throws a head kick that misses.
Antauro scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antauro misses with a head kick.
Cooper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Antauro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Antauro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Antauro, right into the meat.
Antauro throws a leg kick which misses Cooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooper tries to avoid it.
Antauro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Antauro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antauro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antauro delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Antauro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Antauro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antauro scores with a hook to the body. Cooper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Antauro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miro Antauro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Antauro jabs Cooper right on the nose. Cooper blinks but takes it well.
Cooper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Antauro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cooper needs to keep his hands up - Antauro had a free shot at his head there.
Cooper has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Antauro finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooper's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Antauro.
Antauro delivers a nice body kick.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Antauro pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Antauro.
Antauro pushes Cooper away with a front kick.
Cooper takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Antauro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Antauro is looking to slow Cooper down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Antauro lands a front kick.
Cooper doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Antauro punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antauro scores with a leg kick.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Antauro.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antauro can pounce on him.
Antauro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Antauro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Antauro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Antauro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Antauro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Antauro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Antauro. That's going to slow Cooper down.
Antauro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Antauro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Antauro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cooper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Antauro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Antauro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Antauro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooper steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Antauro. That one must have hurt.
Antauro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cooper if he has to take too many more of those.
Antauro is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cooper rather than just go for the knockout.
Cooper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miro Antauro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Antauro scores with a head kick.
Crunch! Antauro slams his shin into Cooper's torso.
A nice combination there by Antauro.
Antauro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Antauro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Antauro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Antauro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Antauro.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Antauro. Cooper shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Antauro - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters circling a little - Antauro finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Antauro lands a head kick!
Antauro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A thudding body kick lands there by Antauro!
Josh Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Antauro lands a leg kick that knocks Cooper off balance momentarily.
Antauro cracks Cooper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Antauro scores with the left hand. Cooper knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Antauro.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Antauro can pounce on him.
Antauro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Antauro lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooper will feel that in the morning.
Antauro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Antauro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antauro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Antauro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Antauro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Antauro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cooper takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Antauro lands a front kick.
Antauro moves into the clinch.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Antauro has him pressed against the cage.
Antauro manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Antauro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Antauro connects with an inside leg kick.
Antauro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miro Antauro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Antauro 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miro Antauro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bamboni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bamboni has chosen Ice Ice Baby as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Scott Floyd had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Tony Bamboni acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Bamboni!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floyd with a poor takedown
and Bamboni counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bamboni has managed to clinch.
Floyd wants a takedown but no success here.
Floyd tries to pull guard but Bamboni holds him up against the cage and eventually Floyd drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Bamboni.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bamboni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bamboni lands with a kick to the temple. Floyd shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bamboni rushes Floyd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Floyd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bamboni gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bamboni lands an elbow just above Floyd 's eye.
Bamboni landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboni blocks a body shot from Floyd.
Bamboni manages to break the clinch.
Floyd rushes Bamboni and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bamboni breaks the clinch.
Bamboni closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Floyd to the mat! Floyd manages to get full guard.
Floyd looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bamboni puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bamboni thows a huge punch but Floyd dodges it nicely.
Floyd is looking for a sweep. Bamboni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bamboni seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Floyd wants to get back to full guard.
Floyd is breathing heavily.
Bamboni looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bamboni controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floyd is trying to get back to full guard.
Bamboni is controlling the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tony Bamboni wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bamboni fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Floyd sprawls well initially but Bamboni persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni is taking a breather. Floyd 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.
Floyd trying to control but Bamboni postures up.
Bamboni passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Floyd!
Bamboni takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's 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.
Floyd is looking to get to half guard.
Floyd is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bamboni has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Floyd's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bamboni controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bamboni dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bamboni closes the distance and pushes Floyd back into the cage.
Floyd can't get the takedown.
Floyd misses with a punch to the body.
Bamboni with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Floyd tries to score a body lock takedown but Bamboni shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bamboni manages to break the clinch.
Bamboni instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bamboni has Floyd pressed against the cage.
Bamboni pulls guard successfully.
Bamboni uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamboni lands a high kick!
Bamboni moves into the clinch successfully.
Bamboni lands an elbow inside that Floyd shrugs off.
It looks like Scott Floyd has been cut.
Floyd is trying to force a seperation but Bamboni has the dominant position.
Bamboni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bamboni drags the fight down to the ground.
Bamboni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bamboni stands up and beckons Floyd to join him on the feet.
Bamboni gets tackled into the cage by Floyd. Floyd maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni scores a nice knee to the body.
Floyd goes for a takedown attempt but Bamboni pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bamboni looking to score a takedown here. Floyd is defending well but Bamboni drives through and ends up in Floyd's guard.
Bamboni gets to his feet - Floyd follows without any prompting.
Bamboni drives through and clinches with Floyd against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bamboni breaks from the clinch.
Bamboni closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Floyd quickly recovers to half guard.
Bamboni is taking a breather. Floyd 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tony Bamboni has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bamboni gets the takedown into side control.
Floyd is looking for a sweep.
Bamboni taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Bamboni has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bamboni connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Floyd some visible discomfort.
Bamboni stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Floyd gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bamboni to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bamboni sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bamboni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Floyd'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. This is the final round!
Floyd tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Floyd shoots and misses
and Bamboni counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bamboni decides to stand up.
Bamboni takes the fight into the clinch.
Bamboni turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Bamboni manages to end up in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bamboni is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Floyd will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tony Bamboni has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Floyd is looking for a sweep.
Floyd seems a little lost for a moment, as Bamboni dominates the positioning.
Tony Bamboni has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bamboni fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Floyd to the ground. Bamboni is now in Floyd's guard.
Bamboni not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Floyd looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bamboni puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Still in half guard, Bamboni seems content to control.
Bamboni drops an elbow to the side of Floyd's head.
Bamboni works his way into side control.
Bamboni lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni lands some shots froms side control.
Bamboni controlling the position from side mount.
Bamboni tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bamboni has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bamboni working the ground and pound from side control.
Floyd is being controlled here.
Bamboni working away.
Bamboni looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bamboni controls the position.
Tony Bamboni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott Floyd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Floyd is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bamboni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bamboni 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bamboni!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Cornell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Vermillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver Cornell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Max Vermillion's chin.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Cornell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Vermillion!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cornell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cornell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vermillion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cornell distracts Vermillion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Vermillion trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cornell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vermillion's head.
Cornell landing some decent shots from guard.
Cornell throwing strikes but missing.
Vermillion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vermillion is looking for a triangle here but Cornell uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Vermillion takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornell lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vermillion down.
Vermillion manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cornell's best efforts.
Vermillion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Vermillion looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cornell throwing shots but Vermillion is blocking nicely.
Vermillion looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vermillion looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vermillion looks gassed!
Cornell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cornell slips a nice elbow through Vermillion's hands, connecting with Vermillion's forehead.
Nice strikes from Cornell there.
Cornell working the head and body with strikes.
Vermillion is rocked!
Cornell scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vermillion is still in real trouble! Can Cornell finish him?
Vermillion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornell lands strikes from half guard.
Cornell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vermillion taking some punishment here, with Cornell in his half guard.
Cornell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cornell lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Vermillion quite badly. Vermillion pulls Cornell in close trying to recover. Cornell postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Vermillion on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Vermillion doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Cornell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diangi Makiavala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathieu Desjardins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desjardins has chosen Tinie Tempah - Simply Unstoppable as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diangi Makiavala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mathieu Desjardins!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desjardins tries to clinch but Makiavala moves away
and Makiavala counters with a left to the body.
Desjardins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Desjardins tries to close the distance and clinch but Makiavala swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Desjardins lands with a nice body punch.
Desjardins misses with a right hand
and Makiavala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makiavala checks the leg kick nicely there.
Desjardins tries to clinch but Makiavala is having none of it.
Desjardins throws a lazy uppercut
and Makiavala counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Desjardins misses with a left hand
and Makiavala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Desjardins throws a lazy uppercut
and Makiavala counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desjardins throws an off balance right hand
letting Makiavala counter with a right hand.
Desjardins misses with a right hand
and Makiavala counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makiavala looks to land a combination but Desjardins avoids it well.
Desjardins misses with a right hand
and Makiavala connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Desjardins misses with a lunging right hand
and Makiavala counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Makiavala lands a jab to Desjardins's midsection.
Desjardins looks gassed!
Desjardins throws a lazy uppercut
and Makiavala counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Desjardins wants to clinch but Makiavala slips to the side
and Makiavala counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Desjardins is rocked!
Desjardins is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makiavala lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Desjardins is looking to close the distance but Makiavala sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Desjardins crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Desjardins is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Diangi Makiavala!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senior Tres Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turd Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tres Santos might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Killing in the name of - Rage Against the Machine. On his way into the cage it seems that Senior Tres Santos has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Senior Tres Santos seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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277 lbs
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270 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Senior Tres Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Turd Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferguson lands a really nice looking cross but Tres Santos seems unphased.
Tres Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tres Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tres Santos moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tres Santos.
Ferguson throws a sloppy head kick
and Tres Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ferguson looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tres Santos has Ferguson up against the cage in a clinch.
Tres Santos has Ferguson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Tres Santos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ferguson tumbling to the mat - Tres Santos dives into Ferguson's guard.
Tres Santos stops Ferguson from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tres Santos trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
Tres Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tres Santos thows a big elbow that misses.
Ferguson keeping moving, preventing Tres Santos from controlling successfully.
Tres Santos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ferguson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Tres Santos has Ferguson in his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Tres Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Senior Tres Santos wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tres Santos thows a leg kick but Ferguson checks it
and Ferguson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tres Santos jabs Ferguson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tres Santos wants to clinch but Ferguson slips to the side
and Ferguson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tres Santos throws a leg kick but Ferguson moved away.
Ferguson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tres Santos thows a leg kick but Ferguson checks it
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a two punch combo.
Ferguson scores with a punch to the head.
Tres Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferguson counters with a body kick that stops Tres Santos in his tracks momentarily.
Tres Santos fails with the takedown
and Ferguson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Senior Tres Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by Ferguson - just one landing.
Tres Santos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tres Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferguson walks into a straight right hand from Tres Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands with an overhand left.
Tres Santos moves away from the strike by Ferguson.
Tres Santos closes the distance but Ferguson moves to the side
and Tres Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferguson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tres Santos counters with an inside leg kick.
Tres Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Ferguson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ferguson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tres Santos tries for a takedown but Ferguson circles away easily
and Ferguson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice shot lands for Ferguson.
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 Senior Tres Santos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tres Santos wants to clinch but Ferguson slips to the side
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tres Santos closes the distance but Ferguson moves to the side
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson 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.
Ferguson swings for the body but Tres Santos moves out of range.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tres Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tres Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Ferguson manages to break the clinch.
Tres Santos scores with a head kick. Ferguson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tres Santos misses with a double jab
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
Tres Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tres Santos backwards.
Tres Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson tries to stall but Tres Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tres Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferguson won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Ferguson.
Ferguson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson is trying to push Tres Santos away but Tres Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ferguson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Senior Tres Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tres Santos wants to clinch
and Ferguson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tres Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferguson blocks a head kick by Tres Santos.
Ferguson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tres Santos misses with a left hand
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tres Santos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ferguson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a stiff right hand.
Tres Santos tries to clinch up
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tres Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tres Santos moves out of range as Ferguson strikes.
Turd Ferguson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tres Santos blocks a head kick by Ferguson.
Tres Santos has his takedown stuffed
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos tries for a takedown but Ferguson circles away easily
and Ferguson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senior Tres Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tres Santos throws a head kick that misses
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
Ferguson lands a slapping body shot.
Ferguson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tres Santos throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tres Santos with a poor takedown
and Ferguson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferguson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tres Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ferguson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tres Santos. Tres Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tres Santos is looking to chop away at Ferguson's legs.
Ferguson throws a hook but Tres Santos avoids it easily.
Ferguson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Ferguson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tres Santos tries to clinch up
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tres Santos misses with an uppercut
and Ferguson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd Ferguson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tres Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ferguson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tres Santos counters with a big head kick but Ferguson shrugs it off.
Tres Santos wants to clinch
and Ferguson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tres Santos tries to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a series of strikes. Tres Santos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tres Santos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A head kick by Tres Santos misses
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
Ferguson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferguson connects with the punch.
Tres Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferguson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tres Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferguson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tres Santos tries to circle away but Ferguson has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tres Santos.
Tres Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Ferguson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ferguson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tres Santos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tres Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ferguson throws a combination that misses
and Tres Santos moves into the clinch.
Ferguson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Turd Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tres Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferguson counters with a right hand to the body.
Ferguson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but Ferguson moves away
and Tres Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tres Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tres Santos misses with a left hand
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Tres Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferguson counters with a big head kick but Tres Santos shrugs it off.
Tres Santos misses with a double jab
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
Tres Santos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferguson.
Tres Santos looks to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tres Santos throws a head kick that misses
and Tres Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferguson checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Ferguson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ferguson.
Ferguson lands a slapping body shot.
Ferguson tries to bum rush Tres Santos with a series of wild strikes but Tres Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tres Santos misses with a combination
and Tres Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferguson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ferguson counters with a head kick.
Tres Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tres Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Ferguson counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a body shot.
Tres Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tres Santos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tres Santos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tres Santos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ferguson counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tres Santos throws a low kick, looking for Ferguson's leg but Ferguson calmly moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Turd Ferguson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ferguson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turd Ferguson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacoby Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bryant might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ShiftKit. Street has chosen The Truth as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacoby Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Street!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street misses with an uppercut
and Bryant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bryant avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Bryant misses its intended target.
Bryant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Street tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bryant counters with a crisp one two that drops Street! Bryant thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Street to his feet! Street is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Street tries to clinch there but Bryant circles away.
Bryant misses with a double jab
and Street counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bryant thinking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Street tries to stall but Bryant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Street tries to land a knee to the head but Bryant blocks with his arms.
Street is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Street stalling in the clinch.
Street is looking to control Bryant's arms but Bryant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Street has his back to the cage.
Bryant is trying to break the clinch but Street has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street misses with a short punch on the inside.
Street swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Street keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bryant's efforts to push away.
Street missing with knees to the body.
Street controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Street has Bryant pressed against the cage, preventing Bryant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Street using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bryant has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Street throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryant.
Street misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Street just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bryant's brow.
Street drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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.
Street is trying to maintain a safe position but Bryant gets an underhook and turns Street into the cage.
Street misses with a hook from the clinch.
Street is looking to control Bryant's arms but Bryant gets an underhook and turns him. Now Street has his back to the cage.
Bryant tries to break free but Street pushes him back against the cage.
Bryant is trying to push Street away but Street has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Street.
Street missing with knees to the body.
Street stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Michael Street.
The crowd cheers as Street lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bryant doesn't seem phased though.
Bryant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Street looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryant is just out of range.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Street finds it's way through Bryant's defenses.
Jacoby Bryant is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Street wants to clinch up but Bryant keeps it at a distance.
Street fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bryant throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Street to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant throws a lazy uppercut
and Street counters with a nice leg kick.
Bryant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Street takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Street counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ground and pound from Street seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Street wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bryant keeps working.
Street throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Street thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bryant takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Street tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bryant managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Street.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Street throws a strike aimed at the side of Bryant's head but Bryant avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Street will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Street wants to clinch.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses
letting Street counter with a right hand.
Street has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bryant walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bryant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bryant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Street sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Street wants to clinch.
A big right from Bryant misses.
Street clinches up with Bryant and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Street - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryant.
Street wants a takedown.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Street manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Street has him pressed against the cage.
Street is working for takedown but Bryant is calmly controlling the position for now.
Street tries to score a body lock takedown but Bryant shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jacoby Bryant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Street.
Street has Bryant pressed against the cage, preventing Bryant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Street misses with a knee strike.
Bryant prevents the takedown attempt.
Bryant prevents a takedown attempt there.
Street dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bryant has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Street tries a knee to the head but Bryant blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Street just leaning against Bryant, taking a breather.
Street lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jacoby Bryant has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Street missing with knees to the body.
Bryant is trying to break the clinch but Street has him pressed against the cage.
Street doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Street keeps control of Bryant as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bryant is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Street's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Street looking for a takedown.
Street misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Street.
Bryant wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Street has him pressed against the cage.
Bryant looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bryant can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Street will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bryant up against the cage.
Street throws a head punch that misses.
Bryant is trying to break the clinch but Street has him pressed against the cage.
Street tries to stall but Bryant uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Street content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bryant wants to get back to striking at distance but Street won't allow it.
Street has Bryant pressed against the cage, preventing Bryant from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Street keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bryant's efforts to push away.
Street is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Street throws a head punch that misses.
Bryant letting Street take a breather here.
Street is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bryant is defending well for now.
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.
Street is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bryant blocks an elbow strike from Street.
Bryant wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bryant is trying to push Street away but Street has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Street has Bryant pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bryant manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Street connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bryant's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bryant wants to break free but Street has control.
Street leaning his opponent against the cage.
Street wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Street misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Street showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Bryant's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Street throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely.
Street keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryant digs a good body shot into Street's ribs.
Bryant lands a nice shot that snaps Street's head back.
A left lands for Bryant.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
and Bryant counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Street! He's just covering up as Bryant starts to tee off till referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacoby Bryant!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Peleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peleus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Mask Alexander The Great kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Stevens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Peleus!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peleus throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
Alexander Peleus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peleus misses with a hook to the body
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peleus throws an off balance right hand
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Peleus lands a really nice looking cross but Stevens seems unphased.
Stevens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Peleus misses with a body shot
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peleus misses with a hook to the body
and Stevens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stevens's corner calls for a 1-2. Stevens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Stevens defending well as Peleus loads up on a big left hand.
Peleus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stevens counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Stevens misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Stevens.
Peleus breaks the clinch.
Stevens misses with a hook. Peleus ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peleus throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevens counters with a series of strikes. Peleus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Peleus takes a swing at Stevens's ribcage but misses.
Peleus misses with a hook
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stevens jabs at Peleus's body.
Peleus misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Peleus misses with a leg kick
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peleus misses with a lunging right hand
and Stevens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peleus throws a series of punches but Stevens avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peleus thows a leg kick but Stevens checks it
and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peleus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevens in his tracks.
Stevens 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.
Peleus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stevens on the side of the head.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Peleus throws a right hand that misses
and Stevens counters by clinching up.
Stevens lands a right hand.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevens connects with a solid leg kick.
Peleus throws an off balance right hand
and Stevens counters with a stiff right hand.
Peleus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus throws a leg kick
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Peleus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stevens cracks a nice hook into Peleus's ribs.
Peleus misses with a combination
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peleus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Stevens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peleus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stevens looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a poor cross that misses
and Peleus counters with a two punch combo.
Stevens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peleus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Peleus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevens.
Stevens misses with a series of wild punches.
Peleus wants to land a leg kick but Stevens is out of range.
Peleus staying out of range there.
Peleus swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Stevens dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Peleus throws an off balance right hand
and Stevens counters by clinching up.
Peleus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Peleus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.
Peleus missing with a left hand there. Stevens was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peleus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Peleus misses with a right hand
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peleus throws out a leg kick but Stevens moves out of range and Peleus only half commits.
Stevens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peleus lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Peleus.
Peleus throws a lazy head kick
and Stevens counters with a left to the body.
Peleus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stevens counters with a three punch combo that has Peleus backing up. Peleus nods at Stevens to acknowledge the strikes.
Peleus misses with a shot to the body
and Stevens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peleus scores with a jab to the head.
Peleus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Peleus misses with a left hand
and Stevens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peleus throws a push kick but Stevens slaps the foot to one side.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens swings widly with a right hand
and Peleus counters with a straight right hand.
Peleus misses with a hook
and Stevens counters with a left to the body.
Peleus misses with a jab to the body
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Peleus misses
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peleus throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevens moves into the clinch.
Stevens has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A hook to the body from Stevens.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stevens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stevens scores with a nice head shot.
Peleus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stevens counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Peleus misses
and Stevens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peleus thinking.
Stevens misses with a lunging right hand
and Peleus counters with a nice body shot.
Stevens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peleus's head backwards.
Peleus misses with a combination
and Stevens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Peleus misses with a lunging right hand
and Stevens counters by clinching up.
Stevens works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Stevens.
Peleus is breathing heavily.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
Peleus is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Donnie Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Peleus.
Stevens lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peleus backwards.
Stevens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peleus backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens stops a takedown attempt from Peleus.
Stevens lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Stevens.
Peleus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stevens lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Stevens.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevens catches Peleus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peleus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stevens cracks a nice hook into Peleus's ribs.
Peleus misses with an uppercut
and Stevens counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peleus thows a leg kick but Stevens checks it
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Stevens dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peleus moves forwards but Stevens connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peleus throws a poor cross that misses
and Stevens counters with a left to the body.
A slow jab from Peleus misses its intended target.
Stevens looks to land a combination but Peleus avoids it well.
Peleus misses with an uppercut
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Peleus misses
letting Stevens counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peleus throws a sloppy body shot
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
Peleus misses with an uppercut
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peleus defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens checks a leg kick nicely.
Peleus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peleus swings widly with a right hand
and Stevens counters with a left to the body.
Peleus throws a poor cross that misses
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peleus.
Peleus throws a right hand that misses
and Stevens counters by clinching up.
Stevens misses with the head strike.
Peleus takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Stevens.
Peleus is trying to drag Stevens to the mat but Stevens just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stevens manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Peleus misses
and Stevens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Peleus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peleus is looking to slow Stevens down with leg kicks.
A jab from Stevens does it's job there.
Peleus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stevens counters with a left and a right that stings Peleus.
Peleus misses with an uppercut
and Stevens counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stevens.
Stevens softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peleus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A right hand to the body from Stevens.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stevens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Peleus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stevens gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Donnie Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Peleus.
A short right from Stevens on the inside.
Stevens lands a left hand.
Peleus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens connects with a right hand. Peleus shakes it off.
Peleus throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Stevens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Peleus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Peleus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stevens lands with a straight right. Peleus didn't see that one coming.
Peleus looks to throw a body kick
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stevens stuns Peleus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peleus throws a right hand that misses
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Peleus misses with a right hand
and Stevens counters with a stiff right hand.
Peleus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevens connects with a body shot that sends Peleus's belly button to the back.
Peleus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Peleus throws a lazy head kick
and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Peleus misses
and Stevens counters with a left to the body.
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Peleus has time to react.
Stevens's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stevens duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Stevens clearly takes 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.
Peleus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peleus misses with a left hand
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Peleus swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peleus looks to throw the jab but Stevens is out of range.
Peleus misses with a right hand
and Stevens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Peleus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peleus throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Peleus moves out of range of the strikes.
Stevens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peleus.
Peleus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stevens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stevens bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Peleus's head backwards.
Peleus tries to land a body kick
and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peleus can do to turn this around?
Peleus misses with a hook
and Peleus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevens takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the liver by Stevens. Beautiful body shot.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peleus moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peleus throws a poor cross that misses
and Stevens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Peleus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A low kick from Peleus misses
and Stevens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peleus thinking.
Peleus misses with a hook
and Stevens counters with a right hand to the body.
Peleus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Stevens throws a jab but it's blocked by Peleus.
Stevens throws a lazy right hand but Peleus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peleus misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Stevens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Stevens moves into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Stevens.
A right hand to the body from Stevens.
Peleus tries to score a body lock takedown but Stevens shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stevens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peleus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
Peleus throws a leg kick
and Stevens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Stevens.
Peleus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stevens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peleus thinking.
Some wild striking there from Stevens.
A slow jab from Stevens misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peleus thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Peleus.
Peleus misses with a body punch
and Peleus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peleus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Peleus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Stevens misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Stevens had his way with Alexander Peleus in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Peleus ducks down to avoid it.
Peleus throws a combination that misses
and Stevens counters with a stiff right hand.
Peleus throws a body kick the misses
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peleus throws a right hand that misses
and Stevens counters with a nice body shot.
Peleus misses the body punch
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peleus throws an off balance right hand
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Peleus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stevens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peleus throws an off balance right hand
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Peleus defending well as Stevens loads up on a big left hand.
Peleus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stevens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peleus thows a body shot but no joy.
Stevens misses with a left hand
and Peleus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donnie Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Peleus throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Stevens to counter with a crisp jab.
Peleus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stevens checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Peleus looks to throw a body kick
and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peleus misses with a hook to the body
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peleus throws a right hand that Stevens ducks under and follows up with a left that Stevens also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Peleus misses
and Stevens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevens lands with a straight right. Peleus didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Stevens misses.
Peleus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stevens to score with a decent uppercut.
Peleus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus misses with a hook
and Stevens counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peleus thinking.
Stevens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stevens.
Peleus scores with a jab.
Stevens moves into range and connects with a jab.
Peleus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Peleus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peleus works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Peleus misses with an uppercut
and Stevens makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens catches Peleus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Peleus throws a chopping leg kick but Stevens manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Peleus misses with a left hand
and Peleus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stevens, as that shot connected.
Peleus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stevens counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Peleus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stevens prevents it.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peleus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Peleus is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Peleus takes a shot to the head.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Peleus tries to pull guard but Stevens holds him up against the cage and eventually Peleus drops back down to his feet.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
Alexander Peleus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donnie Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Peleus.
Peleus takes a shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Stevens!
Donnie Stevens retains his featherweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charalabos Koukodimos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romeo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koukodimos comes into the arena with Astarte - Mutter Astarte blaring out of the sound system. Da Silva has chosen A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charalabos Koukodimos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Romeo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koukodimos throws a jab when Da Silva was well out of range.
Da Silva clinches up against the cage.
Koukodimos can't get the takedown.
A short body shot lands from Koukodimos as the two fighters clinch.
Koukodimos trying to stall but Da Silva improves his position.
Koukodimos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Da Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Koukodimos.
Koukodimos shoots in but Da Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charalabos Koukodimos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koukodimos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva instigates a clinch.
Da Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Da Silva avoiding damage.
Koukodimos takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Charalabos Koukodimos has been cut.
Da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Koukodimos avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koukodimos.
Da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Koukodimos is blocking nicely.
Da Silva trying to stall but Koukodimos improves his position.
Da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Koukodimos won't want to take too many of those.
Koukodimos goes for a takedown attempt but Da Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Koukodimos misses with an uppercut
and Da Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koukodimos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Da Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Koukodimos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Koukodimos throwing shots but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Koukodimos throwing shots but Da Silva is blocking nicely.
Da Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Da Silva has his hands clasped together around Koukodimos's back. He's all about the action.
Da Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva gets full guard.
Koukodimos throwing strikes but missing.
Koukodimos 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.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Koukodimos from controlling successfully.
Koukodimos postures up in Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Da Silva blocks it.
Koukodimos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koukodimos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koukodimos trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koukodimos is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Silva has wrist control.
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.
Da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koukodimos preventing the sweep.
Da Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Koukodimos thows a big elbow that misses.
Koukodimos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koukodimos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koukodimos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koukodimos passes Da Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Da Silva won't allow Koukodimos to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Romeo Da Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Charalabos Koukodimos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koukodimos throws the left hand but Da Silva avoids the punch easily.
Koukodimos looks to land a left hand but Da Silva moved out of range nicely.
Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Koukodimos looking to score a takedown here. Da Silva is defending well but Koukodimos drives through and ends up in Da Silva's guard.
Koukodimos throwing strikes but missing.
Koukodimos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Da Silva dives on top into guard.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Koukodimos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is fighting to break Koukodimos's control of his arms but Koukodimos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Koukodimos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Koukodimos is proving hard to escape from.
Da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Koukodimos.
Da Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Koukodimos's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Romeo Da Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Koukodimos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koukodimos throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Koukodimos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koukodimos looking to score a takedown here. Da Silva is defending well but Koukodimos drives through and ends up in Da Silva's guard.
Koukodimos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Koukodimos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koukodimos throws a big right hand that misses.
Da Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koukodimos lands a couple of digs.
Koukodimos throws a strike but Da Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koukodimos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Da Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koukodimos has control of Da Silva's left arm, preventing Da Silva from doing any damage.
Da Silva looking to pass the guard.
Da Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Da Silva darts in and clinches Koukodimos up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charalabos Koukodimos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Charalabos Koukodimos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Koukodimos throws a right hand that misses
and Da Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Da Silva throws a hook but Koukodimos blocks it.
Da Silva is looking to clinch but Koukodimos is avoiding it.
Koukodimos misses with a hook.
Da Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Da Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Koukodimos misses with a left hand
and Da Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Koukodimos is lucky that one didn't land flush.
No luck for Koukodimos with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koukodimos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koukodimos misses with a hook
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Charalabos Koukodimos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koukodimos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Da Silva sprawls well initially but Koukodimos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Koukodimos thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Da Silva to regain full guard.
Da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Da Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Koukodimos is proving a slippery customer.
Koukodimos is looking to work some ground and pound but Da Silva has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koukodimos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koukodimos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Da Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Koukodimos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Koukodimos scoring with some ground and pound.
Koukodimos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Koukodimos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Koukodimos lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koukodimos thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Koukodimos.
Da Silva keeping full guard, as Koukodimos tries to pass.
Koukodimos missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koukodimos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Da Silva controls Koukodimos momentarily but Koukodimos frees himself.
Da Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Koukodimos is not content to let Da Silva control the position.
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.
Koukodimos tries to get to full guard but Da Silva has control of the leg.
Da Silva trying to control from half guard but Koukodimos is working away.
Da Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Da Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Da Silva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phantom Menace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menace comes to the cage accompanied by Leroy Brown. Phantom Menace could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Leo Clarke's chin.
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200 lbs
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220 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Phantom Menace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leo Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menace moves out of range as Clarke strikes.
Phantom Menace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
Menace misses the jab.
Menace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clarke.
Nice defenses there by Clarke.
Menace on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarke misses with a low kick.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke drops his hands momentarily and Menace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clarke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Clarke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clarke throws a lazy uppercut
and Menace counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Menace misses with a kick to the body.
Clarke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Menace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clarke somewhat.
Menace shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Menace showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menace throwing shots but Clarke is blocking nicely.
Clarke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clarke is looking to control Menace's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarke avoid being mounted?
Menace 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.
Clarke has hold of Menace's hands but Menace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clarke regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Menace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Menace accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Menace looking to sit in guard and control but Clarke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clarke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Menace trying to keep a closed guard but Clarke is proving a slippery customer.
Menace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Menace keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Clarke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Menace kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Menace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clarke is aware though and is defending well.
Clarke wants to control from the top but Menace keeps moving.
Menace is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clarke is aware though and is defending well.
Menace 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.
Clarke with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phantom Menace dominated that round.
That's time! Menace's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Menace swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clarke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Menace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Menace lands a jab.
Clarke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Menace doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Clarke counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace looking for submissions off his back.
Clarke trying to control the action but Menace is working from the bottom.
Menace wants to control but Clarke is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clarke passes the guard and advances to mount!
Menace tries to reverse the position but Clarke maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clarke scoring with strikes but Menace is staying in there.
Clarke landing shots from mount.
Menace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menace wants to control but Clarke is having none of it.
Menace is squirming around, avoiding Clarke's attempts to control the action.
Clarke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Clarke lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Menace is looking to escape.
Menace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clarke postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Menace looks a forlorn figure.
Clarke controlling his opponent.
Clarke scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menace is trying desperately to improve position.
Menace is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Clarke landing strikes, looking to finish!
Menace is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Menace is looking to escape.
Clarke jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Menace manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Clarke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Menace misses with a left hand
and Clarke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Clarke throws a low kick but Menace moves out of range easily.
Menace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clarke under the eye.
Menace misses with a hook.
Clarke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Menace cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Menace throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menace slips a jab from Clarke.
A big left from Clarke misses.
Menace blocks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Menace finds it's target.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Menace misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Menace throws a lazy head kick
and Clarke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Clarke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Menace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clarke trying to move into half guard but instead Menace has managed to sweep!
Menace stands and throws Clarke's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Check out the look on Menace's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Clarke tries to control but Menace manages to take his back.
Clarke breaks Menace's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Menace preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Menace is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menace is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Menace working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Clarke is looking to control Menace's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clarke avoid being mounted?
Menace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Clarke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Menace is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Clarke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menace lands with a punch from half guard.
Menace seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Clarke moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menace postures up.
Menace working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clarke kicks Menace off and gets to his feet.
Clarke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke tries to score a power double leg takedown but Menace sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clarke somewhat.
Menace misses the body punch
so Clarke counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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 Phantom Menace.
I think Menace has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Phantom Menace!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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163 lbs
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Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Hill!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill misses with a left hand
so Sanchez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hill works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez is stalling in the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Julio Sanchez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hill lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez thows a huge punch but Hill dodges it nicely.
Hill is looking to improve his position.
Hill controlling the position well.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez is pressing down on Hill's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hill is holding on for now.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hill does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hill is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
Sanchez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Hill defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hill uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Hill circles away easily
and Hill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Hill counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hill.
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Hill lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill seems keen to control Sanchez's posture.
Sanchez trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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 Julio Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hill throws the kick towards the body but Sanchez avoids it.
A clash of legs there as Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hill counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Hill uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Hill.
Hill throws a head kick that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hill wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Hill wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sanchez drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hill dives on top into guard.
Hill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hill wants to stand but Sanchez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hill preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Sanchez working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hill has passed into half guard!
Sanchez is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez looking for submissions off his back.
Hill stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sanchez to get to his feet.
Hill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hill lands a jab.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hill has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots and misses
and Hill counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hill tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Sanchez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hill bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hill, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
and Hill makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hill takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Hill connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a takedown
and Hill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Hill.
Hill fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez with a poor takedown
enabling Hill to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill tries to sprawl but Sanchez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hill looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Hill misses with a jab to the body
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez prevents Hill from getting back to his feet.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Hill has his hands on Sanchez's head, controlling the position.
Hill wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez throws and elbow that misses. Hill uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sanchez's guard. Nice move by Hill!
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Sanchez has his foot on Hill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hill works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez working for submissions but it's allowed Hill to get to half guard.
Hill sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hill pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hill prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Hill perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard but Hill has mounted him!
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Hill stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Hill counters with a straight right hand.
Hill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Hill throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Hill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julio Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook.
A good leg kick by Hill.
Hill throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Hill connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails with the takedown
and Sanchez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Hill.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Hill counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sanchez thinking.
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hill fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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.
Hill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bobby Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanchez is able to avoid easily.
Hill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Hill comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Hill!
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