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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rock Action (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoffman has chosen click here as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rock Action had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rock Action!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Albert Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Action's guard.
Hoffman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hoffman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Action swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hoffman wants to get up but he can't break Action's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hoffman stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Hoffman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Action on the side of the head.
Hoffman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Action counters by clinching up.
Hoffman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Action throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but Action has him pressed against the cage.
Action wants to break the clinch but can't.
Action can't break the clinch.
Action looking to throw knees to the head but Hoffman is blocking nicely.
Action misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoffman.
Action tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoffman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Action content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hoffman can't break the clinch.
Hoffman jumps guard but Action stands there with Hoffman around his waist. Hoffman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman wants to get back to striking at distance but Action won't allow it.
Hoffman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Action tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Action throws a knee to the head but misses.
Action has Hoffman pushed against the cage.
Action manages to break the clinch.
Hoffman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Action moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Hoffman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Action tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hoffman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Action fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Action. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Action is breathing heavily.
Action tries to clinch but Hoffman is having none of it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hoffman.
A jab lands there for Hoffman.
Hoffman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hoffman throws a series of strikes that have Action backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tests Action's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoffman throws a one two combo.
Hoffman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Action to the mat! Action manages to get full guard.
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!
Hoffman tries to free his leg and advance position but Action is retaining full guard.
Hoffman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
It looks like Hoffman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Albert Hoffman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoffman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hoffman duly obliges.
Action closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hoffman's guard.
Hoffman wants to stand but Action is controlling the position.
Hoffman pulls Action in close to his closed guard and prevents Action from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hoffman wants to stand but Action is controlling the position.
Hoffman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Action on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Action drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hoffman scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman works over Action's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Action is looking to clinch but Hoffman is avoiding it.
Hoffman looks to land a combination. Action sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Oooooh!!! Hoffman has knocked Action down with a huge combo! Hoffman steps away and waves a wobbly Action back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Action is rocked!
Hoffman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Action looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Action is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Action gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Action tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Hoffman is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Action buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Action!! Action is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Hoffman throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Hoffman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ister Band (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Boyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ister Band has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ister Band!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Boyle!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Band shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Band was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Band get's back to his feet.
Band shoots in and gets a takedown into Boyle's guard.
Boyle is looking for a triangle but Band pushes his legs off easily.
Boyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Band stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Boyle throws a lazy uppercut
and Band counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Band is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Boyle has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Band tries to stand but Boyle is controlling his head.
Boyle is looking to regain half guard here but Band keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Band wants to stand but Boyle has his arm trapped.
Boyle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Band postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Boyle to stand up.
Band misses with a hook. Boyle ducked under it nicely.
Boyle misses with a right hand
and Band counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boyle landing rabbit punches to the side of Band's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Band is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Boyle still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Boyle has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Band is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boyle advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Band is looking to improve his position but Boyle isn't that keen on the idea.
Boyle with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boyle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Boyle controlling his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Band taking shots to the head.
Band is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boyle is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Band has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Band!
Band postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Boyle is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Band, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Band keeping moving, preventing Boyle from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Boyle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Band keeping full guard, as Boyle tries to pass.
Boyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Band's head.
Band preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Band has his foot on Boyle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Boyle works his way back into a safe position though.
Band has an active guard here but Boyle has managed to pass into half guard.
Boyle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Band looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Band looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Band is breathing heavily.
Boyle trying to control the action but Band is working from the bottom.
Boyle is working for a submission of some sort.
Boyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Band actively working from the bottom here.
Band is not content to let Boyle control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ister Band dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boyle throws an off balance right hand
and Band counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Band forces his way into half guard.
Band is looking for a kimura but Boyle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Band to get the leverage.
Band prevents Boyle from improving his position.
Band is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Boyle sees it coming and defends easily.
Band decides to stand up.
Boyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Band to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Boyle is working an open guard so Band takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Band lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Boyle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Band looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boyle is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Band defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Boyle.
Band working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Boyle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Band slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Boyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Band won't allow Boyle to pass to mount.
Boyle lands with a punch from half guard.
Boyle is looking to stall here but Band recovers full guard.
Boyle wants to pass the guard but Band is keeping the position.
Boyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Band is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyle looking to pass the guard.
Boyle has gone for a leg lock! Band slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boyle's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boyle looking for a guillotine here but Band defends easily.
Band wants to pass the guard but Boyle is keeping the position.
Band decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Boyle, up you get!
Boyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Band decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Boyle's guard.
Band wants to get up but he can't break Boyle's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Boyle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Band blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boyle.
Band actively working from the bottom here.
Boyle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Band does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Band looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boyle wants to free his trapped foot but Band is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Boyle trying to control the action but Band is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Band looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Band looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ister Band dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Boyle misses with a double jab
and Band counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Band would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ister Band overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Band gets to his feet - Boyle follows without any prompting.
Boyle throws a hook to the side of Band's head but Band sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boyle misses with a lunging right hand
so Band counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Band throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Boyle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Band postures up in Boyle's guard and throws a big left but Boyle blocks it.
Band would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boyle looking for a sweep. Not yet Boyle, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Band drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Boyle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Band has Boyle in his guard.
Boyle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boyle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boyle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boyle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Band is retaining full guard.
Band is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Band is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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.
Band working for a triangle but Boyle defends it easily.
Band is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Boyle defends well.
Boyle trying to control but Band is working from the bottom.
Band working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Boyle.
Boyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Band's head.
Boyle wants to control from the top but Band keeps moving.
Boyle 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.
Boyle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Band is looking for a triangle but Boyle pushes his legs off easily.
Boyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Boyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Band swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boyle distracts Band with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boyle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Band is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Band working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boyle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boyle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boyle thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boyle trying to control but Band is working from the bottom.
Boyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pete Boyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boyle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ister Band is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Band escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Boyle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ister Band showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Band has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ister Band!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lex Ruthless (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lex Ruthless!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yorick Brown!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruthless cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruthless blocks a jab.
Ruthless tries to work over Brown's front leg with a kick but Brown checks it.
Brown lands a two punch combo.
Brown motions for Ruthless to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruthless throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ruthless throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Ruthless.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ruthless ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Lex Ruthless seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruthless swinging wildly here.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ruthless throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Ruthless lands a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown throws the left hand but Ruthless avoids the punch easily.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ruthless.
Ruthless connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Ruthless throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruthless misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ruthless's knee momentarily.
Ruthless throws a leg kick that misses.
Ruthless buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brown catches Ruthless with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ruthless scores with a hook.
Ruthless throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brown counters with a nice body shot.
Ruthless lands a nice hook to Brown's body. Brown takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That kick from Brown tenderised Ruthless's leg. Ruthless is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Ruthless slips the punch.
Ruthless dodges the punch combination from Brown.
Ruthless misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruthless looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Ruthless misses with the combination.
Ruthless throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brown counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruthless misses with a double jab.
Ruthless throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brown.
Ruthless takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ruthless fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown lands a leg kick that knocks Ruthless off balance momentarily.
Ruthless lands with a shot to the body.
Ruthless misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruthless misses with a jab to the body
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Ruthless swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a leg kick.
Ruthless is breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Ruthless.
Ruthless misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruthless gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot lands for Brown.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruthless.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruthless throws out the jab.
Ruthless lands a head shot.
Ruthless misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruthless is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ruthless falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruthless throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
Ruthless takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruthless misses with an uppercut
and Brown counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruthless throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brown counters with an inside leg kick.
Brown feints and then cracks Ruthless's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ruthless down.
Brown connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruthless takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brown thumps Ruthless with a low kick.
Brown lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruthless circles away quickly and effectively.
Brown connects with a looping right hand.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruthless looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown scores with a push kick.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown clobbers Ruthless with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruthless. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Brown there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruthless takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Decent striking displayed by Brown there.
A combination from Brown does no damage.
Brown fakes the leg kick and cracks Ruthless in the body.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruthless takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brown.
Brown is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ruthless had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice cross by Brown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yorick Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ruthless has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brown finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruthless's head.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Ruthless is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ruthless misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Nice body kick from Brown.
Ruthless has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Ruthless takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Ruthless shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Brown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ruthless takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruthless takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ruthless will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Brown works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruthless takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Brown scoring well with a low kick there.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ruthless has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Ruthless shrugs it off though.
Ruthless rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruthless looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brown lands a high kick!
Ruthless gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
Ruthless is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Ruthless is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lex Ruthless is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ruthless misses with a combination
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ruthless checks the leg kick.
Ruthless seems to have got his legs back now.
Oooooh!!! Brown has knocked Ruthless down with a huge combo! Brown steps away and waves a wobbly Ruthless back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ruthless fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Brown 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brown thumps Ruthless with a low kick.
Ruthless swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a nice body kick.
Jab by Brown.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ruthless sprawling to the canvas! Ruthless rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Brown finish him?!
Brown feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Ruthless crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yorick Brown!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Haynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Weston!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston lands with an uppercut that bounces Haynes off the cage and back into rage.
Haynes falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes misses with a double jab
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston lands a glancing blow to the side of Haynes's head.
Weston blocks a head kick by Haynes.
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Weston blocks a low kick nicely.
Weston throws a hook but Haynes blocks it.
Decent striking displayed by Weston there.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
enabling Weston to counter with a crisp jab.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haynes defending well as Weston loads up on a big left hand.
Haynes misses with a two punch combination.
Weston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haynes's head backwards.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weston scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haynes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haynes thinking.
Weston throws a shot to the body.
Weston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haynes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Haynes misses with a hook
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haynes misses with a left hand
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Weston looks to land a combination. Haynes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Weston dips to his left and cracks Haynes with an uppercut!
Haynes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Haynes misses with a hook
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haynes throws a solid leg kick but Weston takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Haynes.
Haynes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Weston throws an overhand right that lands on Haynes's shoulder, as Haynes tries to avoid the shot.
Weston misses with an uppercut
and Haynes counters with a three punch combo that has Weston backing up. Weston nods at Haynes to acknowledge the strikes.
Weston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Weston!
Haynes throws a right hand that misses
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weston missing with a left hand there. Haynes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Haynes misses with a combination
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes misses with a right hand
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Weston clobbers Haynes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Weston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haynes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Haynes throws a combination that misses
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haynes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weston.
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Weston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheers as Weston lands an impressive looking overhand right. Haynes doesn't seem phased though.
Weston looks to land a combination. Haynes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Weston throws a shot from downtown. Haynes moves away and avoids it.
Weston jabs at Haynes's body.
Weston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Haynes to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Weston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Weston to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Weston.
Weston misses with an uppercut. Haynes saw that one coming.
Brandon Haynes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haynes works over Weston's head and body with a nice combination.
Weston with a jab.
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haynes throws a right hand that misses
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Haynes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Weston 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.
Weston blocks a head kick by Haynes.
Haynes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Weston misses.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haynes moves out of range as Weston strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston stalks Haynes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haynes's face. Haynes staggers backwards, shaken.
Weston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haynes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Weston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weston cracks Haynes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weston throws a hook to the side of Haynes's head but Haynes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Weston.
Weston misses with a right hand
and Haynes counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haynes misses with a hook
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Weston connects with a right hand. Haynes shakes it off.
A left lands for Weston.
Good standup being displayed there by Weston as he connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Weston - just one landing.
Haynes misses with a right hand
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Weston clobbers Haynes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Haynes takes a swing at Weston's ribcage but misses.
Weston avoids the head kick by Haynes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Weston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Weston lands with a cross.
Weston looks to land a combination. Haynes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Weston lands a jab.
Weston throws a lazy uppercut
and Haynes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weston slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weston loads up on a big right hand but Haynes slips the punch.
Haynes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Weston.
Haynes misses with a double jab
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weston dodges the punch combination from Haynes.
Weston connects with the punch.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston counters with a left to the body.
Haynes ducks under a wild hook from Weston.
Haynes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Weston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Weston lands with a nice body punch.
Haynes throws a combination that misses
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Weston to counter with a crisp jab.
Weston scores with a hook.
Haynes throws a right hand that misses
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
and Weston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haynes thinking.
Haynes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut lands for Weston. That snapped Haynes's head back.
Haynes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weston digs a good hook to Haynes's body.
Weston lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Weston throws out a loose jab but Haynes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weston throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haynes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Weston scores with a punch to the head.
Weston throws a lazy right hand but Haynes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haynes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weston scores with a one two! Haynes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A slow jab from Weston misses its intended target.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Haynes misses
and Weston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Weston misses with a looping left.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston lands with a cross.
Donk. Weston catches Haynes right on the button with a cross.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston 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!
Weston misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Weston.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Weston throws a big shot that misses.
Haynes ducks under a wild hook from Weston.
Haynes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weston misses with a straight left.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
and Weston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Weston misses.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Weston comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weston throws the left hand but Haynes avoids the punch easily.
Haynes slips under a jab from Weston.
Weston scores with a one two! Haynes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weston scores with the left hand. Haynes knows he should have avoided that one.
Weston's corner calls for a 1-2. Weston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haynes misses with a hook
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michael Weston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haynes 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.
Weston cracks Haynes with a good jab.
Weston lands an overhand right.
Haynes wants to slow Weston down by chopping away at his legs.
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weston scores with a punch to the head.
Haynes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Haynes.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haynes thinking.
Haynes misses with a jab to the body
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Haynes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston connects with the punch.
A shot to the body from Haynes misses
and Weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Weston connects with a nice looking jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haynes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Weston scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Haynes is rocked!
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Haynes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haynes misses with a left hand
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Weston looks to land a right hand but Haynes moved out of range.
Weston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haynes.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Haynes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Weston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Haynes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weston throws out the jab.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Haynes misses with a right hand
and Weston counters with a three punch combo that has Haynes backing up. Haynes nods at Weston to acknowledge the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Haynes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weston takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston counters with a right hand to the body.
Haynes tries to move into range but Weston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haynes misses with a body shot
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Weston misses the target.
Weston's corner calls for a 1-2. Weston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haynes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Weston.
Weston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haynes ducks under a wild hook from Weston.
Weston missing with a left hand there. Haynes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haynes slips a jab from Weston.
Weston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haynes slips under a jab.
Haynes shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haynes misses with a combination
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston throws a jab when Haynes was well out of range.
Weston is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haynes throws a combination that misses
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Haynes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Haynes throws a combination that misses
and Weston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haynes takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Haynes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston counters with a straight right hand.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haynes staying out of range there.
Weston misses with a straight right.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Weston to counter with a crisp jab.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston counters with a series of strikes. Haynes will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Weston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haynes slips a jab and a cross from Weston.
Weston connects with a jab.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Weston misses with a straight right.
Haynes throws a poor cross that misses
and Haynes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haynes misses with a left hand
and Weston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haynes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Weston throws a hook but Haynes blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weston.
Haynes misses with a left hand
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haynes misses with a hook
and Weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weston lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Weston stalks Haynes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Haynes's face. Haynes staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Haynes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haynes tries a low kick but Weston avoids it.
Haynes seems to have got his legs back now.
Haynes tries to move into range but Weston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Haynes misses with an uppercut
letting Weston counter with a right hand.
Haynes throws a right hand that misses
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haynes misses with a hook
and Weston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael Weston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haynes moves forwards but Weston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Weston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haynes.
Weston misses with a few strikes there.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haynes misses with a double jab
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haynes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weston counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haynes thinking.
Haynes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A big right from Weston misses.
Weston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haynes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haynes blocks a jab.
Weston connects with a crisp jab.
Haynes throws a lazy uppercut
and Weston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haynes swings widly with a right hand
and Weston counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weston works the jab nicely.
Haynes throws an off balance right hand
and Weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Weston.
Haynes throws a head kick but Weston moves out of range.
Weston misses with a left hand
and Haynes counters with a two punch combo.
Haynes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Haynes misses with an uppercut
and Weston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weston throws out a powerful jab.
Weston cracks Haynes with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haynes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brandon Haynes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Weston.
Haynes misses with a lunging right hand
and Weston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haynes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weston scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Weston. That snapped Haynes's head back.
Haynes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weston connects with a right hand. Haynes shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Weston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weston 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Weston!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Basheer Saleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burnt Faceman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faceman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dirt Road Anthem. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Basheer Saleh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Burnt Faceman!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Faceman.
Faceman thuds his right hand into Saleh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saleh misses with a body punch
and Faceman counters with an outside leg kick.
Saleh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Faceman counters with a nice body shot.
Basheer Saleh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saleh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faceman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Faceman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Saleh throws a right hand that misses
and Faceman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saleh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Faceman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Faceman.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faceman.
Faceman taking a breather.
Faceman missing with knees to the body.
Faceman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Faceman.
Saleh avoiding damage as Faceman throws knees to the body.
Faceman lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Basheer Saleh has been cut.
Nice elbow from Faceman.
Faceman connects with a knee to the head.
Saleh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faceman walks away with a smile on his face. Saleh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faceman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Faceman.
Saleh swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faceman counters with a low kick, right behind Saleh 's knee.
Saleh throws a predictable looking body shot
and Faceman counters with a low kick, right behind Saleh 's knee.
Saleh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Faceman counters with a leg kick.
Saleh misses with a hook to the body
enabling Faceman to counter with a crisp jab.
Faceman throws a head kick that half lands.
Faceman misses with a head kick.
Saleh throws a sloppy body shot
and Faceman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Saleh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Faceman counters by moving into the clinch.
Saleh tries to pull guard but Faceman holds him up against the cage and eventually Saleh drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Basheer Saleh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faceman avoiding damage.
Faceman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faceman lands an elbow inside that Saleh shrugs off.
Faceman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saleh up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faceman lands an elbow inside that Saleh shrugs off.
Saleh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Faceman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saleh blocks the elbow strike.
Saleh can't get the takedown.
Faceman tries to land knees in the clinch but Saleh avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Faceman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Saleh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faceman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Saleh's brow.
Nice elbow from Faceman.
Basheer Saleh's cut is getting worse.
Faceman lands an elbow inside.
Faceman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Basheer Saleh's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Faceman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Faceman lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faceman throws an elbow but misses.
Faceman lands an elbow inside.
Saleh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Faceman prevents it.
Saleh is breathing heavily.
Saleh is working for takedown but Faceman is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faceman gets underhooks to prevent Saleh's takedown attempt.
Saleh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Faceman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saleh's defenses.
Jeez, Basheer Saleh's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Faceman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Faceman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Basheer Saleh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Burnt Faceman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bubz Phatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bubz Phatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, One Turd!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turd throws a combination that misses
letting Phatz counter with a right hand.
Phatz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Phatz misses with a wild body shot.
Turd misses the body punch
and Phatz counters with an outside leg kick.
Phatz connects with a solid leg kick.
Turd throws a sloppy body shot
and Phatz counters with a body kick.
Turd looks to throw a body kick
and Phatz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Phatz feints and then cracks Turd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turd down.
Turd has his takedown stuffed
and Phatz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turd misses with a combination
and Phatz counters with a low kick, right behind Turd 's knee.
Turd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phatz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turd's knee momentarily.
Turd misses with a takedown
and Phatz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turd thows a leg kick but Phatz checks it
and Phatz counters with a leg kick.
Turd walks into a left hand.
Turd falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Phatz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turd. That did some damage!
Turd with a poor takedown
and Phatz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bubz Phatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of One Turd.
Turd looks gassed!
Turd misses with a takedown
and Phatz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Phatz lands a nice hook to Turd's body. Turd takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turd tries to land a body kick
and Phatz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turd misses with a double jab
and Phatz counters by clinching up.
Phatz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Phatz lands a body punch in the clinch.
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!
Phatz lands a nice shot to the body.
Phatz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phatz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Phatz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phatz is leaning against Turd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Phatz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turd's face.
Phatz scores with a knee to the head.
Phatz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Phatz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Phatz with a knee to the head.
Turd jumps guard but Phatz stands there with Turd around his waist. Turd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Phatz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phatz scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Phatz.
Phatz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Turd throws a head punch that misses.
Phatz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Phatz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Phatz.
Phatz lands a knee to the body.
Turd is trying desperately to land a takedown but Phatz is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Turd.
Phatz scores with a knee to the head.
Phatz digs a right hand underneath Turd's ribcage. Turd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phatz lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Phatz.
Phatz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Phatz - that landed with a thud.
Phatz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Phatz lands with a left to the head.
Phatz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Phatz landing knees to the body.
Phatz manages to break the clinch.
Phatz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Phatz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phatz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bubz Phatz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Turd throws a combination that misses
and Phatz counters with a body kick that stops Turd in his tracks momentarily.
Phatz throws a leg kick which misses Turd's front leg but catches the back leg as Turd tries to avoid it.
Phatz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turd. That did some damage!
One Turd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phatz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phatz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phatz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Phatz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phatz scores a nice knee to the body.
Phatz scores with a knee to the head.
Phatz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Turd's face.
A short uppercut from Phatz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Phatz obliges.
Phatz landing knees to the body.
Phatz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Phatz with a knee to the head.
Phatz landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubz Phatz 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.
Turd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Phatz. That one must have hurt.
Turd misses with a combination
and Phatz counters with a body kick.
That kick from Phatz tenderised Turd's leg. Turd is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turd fails with the takedown
and Phatz counters with a nice leg kick.
Turd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phatz scores with a punch to the head.
Turd thows a leg kick but Phatz checks it
and Phatz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Turd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phatz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turd's knee momentarily.
Phatz clinches up with Turd and pushes him back against the cage.
Turd is breathing heavily.
Phatz lands a knee to the body.
Phatz presses Turd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Phatz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phatz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Phatz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phatz scores with a knee to the head.
Phatz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Phatz digs a right hand into Turd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turd's gas tank.
Turd jumps guard but Phatz stands there with Turd around his waist. Turd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Phatz is working Turd over against the cage.
Knees to the body from Phatz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Phatz.
Turd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Phatz crunches a lovely knee into Turd's ribcage.
Phatz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Phatz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Phatz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Phatz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turd avoids a punch combination nicely.
One Turd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Turd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Phatz.
Phatz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Phatz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phatz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bubz Phatz is winning the standup battle so far.
Turd shoots and misses
and Phatz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bubz Phatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of One Turd.
Turd on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turd doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Phatz counters with a body kick.
Phatz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Phatz is looking to wear down Turd with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Phatz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phatz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Phatz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phatz thows a body kick. Turd tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Turd throws a right hand that misses
and Phatz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phatz scores with a hook to the body. Turd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phatz stuns Turd with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phatz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turd has his takedown stuffed
and Phatz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Phatz.
Phatz throws a right hand that Turd ducks under and follows up with a left that Turd also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz throws a shot to the body.
Phatz connects with a right hand. Turd shakes it off.
Turd fails with the takedown
and Phatz counters with a leg kick.
Turd shoots and misses
and Phatz counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crunch! Phatz slams his shin into Turd's torso.
A jab lands there for Phatz.
Phatz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Phatz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turd can do to turn this around?
Phatz scores with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phatz can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Phatz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Phatz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Phatz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubz Phatz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A punch combination from Phatz misses.
Turd with a poor takedown
and Phatz counters with an outside leg kick.
Phatz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turd misses with a combination
and Phatz counters with a nice body shot.
Phatz is looking to slow Turd down with leg kicks.
Turd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Phatz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turd misses with a body punch
and Phatz counters with a thumping low kick.
Turd misses with a right hand
and Phatz counters with a thumping low kick.
Turd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phatz with a hook.
Turd falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phatz counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phatz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Phatz scores with a leg kick.
Phatz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Phatz can pounce on him.
Turd has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Phatz.
Turd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Phatz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Phatz throws a nice outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Phatz.
Phatz lands with a nice body punch.
Phatz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turd has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Phatz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Turd swings away with a body shot that misses
and Phatz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turd's knee momentarily.
Bubz Phatz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turd throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Phatz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Turd throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phatz counters with an inside leg kick.
Turd takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Turd fails with the takedown
and Phatz counters with a nice body kick.
Nice body kick from Phatz.
Phatz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot by Phatz.
Phatz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turd thows a leg kick but Phatz checks it
and Phatz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Turd is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Phatz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Phatz lands with a nice body kick.
Phatz cracks Turd with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Phatz.
Turd throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phatz counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turd's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Phatz.
Phatz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Phatz.
Sloppy strikes from Phatz. Those never looked like landing.
One Turd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Phatz thuds a left hand into Turd's body.
Phatz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Phatz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Turd has his takedown stuffed
and Phatz counters with a leg kick.
Bubz Phatz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of One Turd.
Phatz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Turd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Phatz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phatz digs a good hook to Turd's body.
Phatz scoring well with a low kick there.
Phatz feints a jab promting Turd to slip. Phatz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Turd slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Phatz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Phatz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turd's sensitive parts.
Turd has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Phatz.
Phatz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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!
Turd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phatz lands a glancing blow to the side of Turd's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phatz connects with a solid leg kick.
Phatz cracks Turd with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Phatz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Turd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bubz Phatz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Phatz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubz Phatz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Muse - Knights of Cydonia as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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29
163 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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25
166 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Thomas!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sparks wants to control but Thomas passes easily into half guard.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but Sparks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thomas to get the leverage.
Thomas wants to work for an arm triangle but Sparks is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Thomas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thomas trying to control from half guard but Sparks is working away.
Sparks wants to improve his position but Thomas is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Thomas is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sparks is trying to get back to full guard.
Sparks looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sparks is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomas.
Thomas is thwarting Sparks's attempts to control the position.
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.
Thomas seems to be working for a kimura but Sparks defends the submission attempt.
Sparks might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sparks doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.
Thomas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sparks is pressing down on Thomas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Thomas has gone for a leg lock! Sparks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thomas's guard.
Sparks avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas 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.
Sparks trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
Sparks slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thomas is on top in guard.
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.
Thomas trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thomas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparks looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sparks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thomas's guard.
Thomas is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Sparks rolls with it to try and escape but Thomas cranks on the arm and Sparks is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Thomas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gina Bad Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pru Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bad Ass comes to the cage accompanied by Back Down. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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245 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gina Bad Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pru Dent!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bad Ass looks to land a combination but Dent avoids it well.
Bad Ass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bad Ass misses with a jab to the body
and Dent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bad Ass throws an off balance right hand
and Dent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bad Ass thinking.
Bad Ass avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dent is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dent fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bad Ass, pushing him back against the cage.
Dent effectively controlling the action here.
Dent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bad Ass backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bad Ass as Dent tries to tie him up.
Bad Ass tries to work over Dent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bad Ass digs a right hand into Dent's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dent's gas tank.
Bad Ass misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dent keeps control of Bad Ass as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bad Ass has a couple of punches blocked by Dent.
Dent breaks from the clinch.
Dent connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Gina Bad Ass has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dent fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dent pushes Bad Ass up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bad Ass with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dent to score with a decent uppercut.
Dent closes the distance and pushes Bad Ass back into the cage.
Dent tries for a takedown but Bad Ass manages to get underhooks.
Bad Ass misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dent.
Bad Ass throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dents head.
Dent is working for takedown but Bad Ass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dent dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dent goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bad Ass prevents it.
Gina Bad Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pru Dent.
Dent avoiding damage.
Bad Ass stalls.
Dent has clasped his hands together around Bad Ass's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bad Ass keeps Dent under control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad Ass is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dent asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Dent controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bad Ass rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dent's guard! Nice work there by Bad Ass!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bad Ass gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bad Ass swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dent counters with a stiff right hand.
Dent lands with a shot to the body.
Bad Ass misses with a left hand
and Dent moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Bad Ass to work.
Bad Ass lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dent stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bad Ass is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bad Ass takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bad Ass prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bad Ass is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dent.
Dent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dent throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bad Ass on the side of the head.
Dent pushes Bad Ass up against the cage in a clinch.
Dent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dent doesn't manage to clinch there - Bad Ass circles away.
Dent swings for the body but Bad Ass moves out of range.
Bad Ass takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bad Ass tries to clinch
and Dent counters with a stiff right hand.
Bad Ass gets tackled into the cage by Dent. Dent maintains the clinch.
Bad Ass misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bad Ass misses with a right hand
and Dent moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dent successfully pulls guard.
Dent is trying to control the position but Bad Ass postures up.
Bad Ass is looking to stand up but Dent won't let him.
Bad Ass gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pru Dent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gina Bad Ass's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bad Ass misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dent counters with a left to the body.
Dent forces Bad Ass back against the cage and clinches.
Dent tries to stall but Bad Ass uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nice body punch from Bad Ass - that landed with a thud.
Bad Ass is working Dent over against the cage.
Bad Ass works on Dent's body with a couple of short punches.
Dent has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bad Ass is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dent presses Bad Ass against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Dent.
Dent jumps guard but Bad Ass stands there with Dent around his waist. Dent gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dent blocks a body shot from Bad Ass.
Bad Ass wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dent lands with a right to the head.
Dent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bad Ass is keeping busy.
Dent cracks Bad Ass with a nice body shot.
Bad Ass lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dent backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dent being controlled against the cage.
Dent gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dent looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Dent is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dent is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dent seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent wants to work for an arm triangle but Bad Ass is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dent wants to stand up but Bad Ass is controlling the position.
Dent is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Still in half guard, Dent seems content to control.
Bad Ass is trying to stand back up but Dent is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pru Dent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gina Bad Ass'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!
Dent is looking to clinch.
Dent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bad Ass counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bad Ass rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dent digs a good body shot into Bad Ass's ribs.
Bad Ass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dent.
Bad Ass misses with a double jab
and Dent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bad Ass moves out of range as Dent strikes.
Dent bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bad Ass was well out of range. Poor timing from Dent.
Bad Ass throws a right hand that misses
and Dent makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dent rushes Bad Ass and presses him up against the cage.
Dent pressing his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bad Ass scores with a hook to the body.
Dent looking for a takedown.
Bad Ass scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent can't get the takedown.
A shot in the inside from Dent.
Dent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dent has Bad Ass pressed against the cage.
Dent is leaning against Bad Ass and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Dent.
Pru Dent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bad Ass tries to break free but Dent pushes him back against the cage.
Dent is working for takedown but Bad Ass is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gina Bad Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pru Dent.
Dent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dent uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bad Ass has time to react.
Bad Ass misses the body punch
letting Dent counter with a right hand.
Bad Ass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dent counters with a right hand to the body.
Dent scores with a decent looking hook.
Dent uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bad Ass has time to react.
Bad Ass is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bad Ass smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dent cracks Bad Ass with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bad Ass throws a sloppy body shot
and Dent counters with a straight right hand.
Dent lands with a cross.
Dent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dent gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bad Ass regains guard.
Dent stands up and waves to Bad Ass to follow him.
Dent lands a glancing blow to the side of Bad Ass's head.
Bad Ass misses with a shot to the body
and Bad Ass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bad Ass throws a lazy uppercut
and Dent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bad Ass swings widly with a right hand
and Dent moves into the clinch.
Dent leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent can't get the takedown.
Bad Ass has had enough of the clinch but Dent keeps him there for the moment.
Dent lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dent tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dent drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bad Ass pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dent ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pru Dent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dent sizes up Bad Ass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dent misses with a body shot.
Dent clinches up with Bad Ass and pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Ass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dent trying to stall but Bad Ass improves his position.
A short right from Dent.
Dent prevents a body shot from Bad Ass.
Dent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent tries to pull guard but Bad Ass holds him up against the cage and eventually Dent drops back down to his feet.
Dent tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dent manages to break the clinch.
Bad Ass swings widly with a right hand
and Dent counters by clinching up.
Dent stalls.
Dent scores with a hook to the body.
Bad Ass tries a body shot but Dent blocks it.
Good body shot from Dent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bad Ass or not.
Bad Ass is trying to maintain a safe position but Dent gets an underhook and turns Bad Ass into the cage.
Dent has Bad Ass pushed against the cage.
Dent is trying to drag Bad Ass to the mat but Bad Ass just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dent has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bad Ass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dent lands with a short shot to the head.
Gina Bad Ass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pru Dent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Bad Ass fails to land.
Dent prevents a body shot from Bad Ass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pru Dent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dent 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pru Dent!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Goines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasse Willemoes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goines comes to the cage accompanied by Neon Genesis Evangelion - Eva Goes Mental AMV. The crowd seem to be enjoying Willemoes's choice of entrance music: Rage Against The Machine- Bomb Track. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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213 lbs
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffrey Goines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lasse Willemoes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willemoes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goines ducks under a wild hook from Willemoes.
Willemoes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Goines counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Willemoes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goines's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goines's back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Willemoes controlling the positon.
Willemoes lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goines wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Willemoes working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Willemoes is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Goines is defending well though. Willemoes let's go of the attempt for now.
Willemoes missing with strikes.
Willemoes wants to control but Goines manages to buck him off and is now in Willemoes's guard! Nice work there by Goines!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goines wants to control from the top but Willemoes keeps moving.
Willemoes pulls Goines in close to prevent any damage.
Goines trying to control the position from guard on top but Willemoes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willemoes trying to control the position.
Goines trying to control but Willemoes is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goines uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willemoes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes throws a poor cross that misses
and Goines counters with a single leg into guard. Willemoes didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goines in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Willemoes controls Goines momentarily but Goines frees himself.
Goines sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goines drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Willemoes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Goines has Willemoes in his guard.
Willemoes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Willemoes thows a big elbow that misses.
Willemoes trying to control but Goines is working from the bottom.
Willemoes might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Goines kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Willemoes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lasse Willemoes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Willemoes misses the target.
Goines misses with a takedown attempt
and Willemoes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Willemoes.
Willemoes throwing strikes from guard but Goines blocks nicely.
Willemoes trying to control the position from guard on top but Goines is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willemoes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willemoes postures up and lands a big shot to Goines's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willemoes wants to control from the top but Goines keeps moving.
Willemoes is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Willemoes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Willemoes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willemoes thows a big elbow that misses.
Willemoes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Willemoes trying to control but Goines is working from the bottom.
Willemoes slips nicely into half guard.
Willemoes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Willemoes trying to control from half guard but Goines is working away.
Willemoes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goines's head.
Willemoes is trying to control. Goines wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Goines makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Goines.
Goines controls Willemoes momentarily but Willemoes frees himself.
Goines keeping moving, preventing Willemoes from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Willemoes throwing strikes but missing.
Willemoes trying to control but Goines is working from the bottom.
Lasse Willemoes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goines trying to keep a closed guard but Willemoes is proving a slippery customer.
Willemoes pushes down on Goines's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Willemoes thows a huge punch but Goines dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Willemoes looks to land a strike but Goines avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Willemoes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goines wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willemoes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Willemoes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willemoes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Willemoes is in close to Goines's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Willemoes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goines works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goines keeping full guard, as Willemoes tries to pass.
Willemoes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Willemoes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Goines throws a lazy uppercut
and Willemoes counters with a shoot takedown. Goines fights it but they end up in guard.
Willemoes wants to pass the guard but Goines is keeping the position.
Goines utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goines is trying to keep Willemoes in close.
Goines is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Willemoes forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willemoes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Goines defending well though.
Goines has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Willemoes is working away from the top position though.
Willemoes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Willemoes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Goines sees it coming and defends easily.
Goines wants to control but Willemoes is keeping busy.
Willemoes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Willemoes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Willemoes perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Goines trying to hold on to Willemoes's head to control him but Willemoes postures up.
Goines avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Willemoes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Goines manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Goines working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Willemoes.
Willemoes trying to control but Goines is working from the bottom.
Willemoes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goines swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goines is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Willemoes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willemoes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Goines works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willemoes trying to control but Goines is working from the bottom.
Willemoes throws a strike but Goines rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Willemoes wants to sweep here but Goines controlling him for the moment.
Willemoes controls Goines momentarily but Goines frees himself.
Willemoes wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Willemoes is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Willemoes looking for a guillotine here but Goines defends easily.
Willemoes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goines.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goines trying to control the position from guard on top but Willemoes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Willemoes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Willemoes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Willemoes 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Willemoes!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damion Skye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skye comes to the cage accompanied by Never Gonna Stop - Rob Zombie. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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World class 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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damion Skye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skye wants to slow Rossi down by chopping away at his legs.
Rossi misses with a looping left.
Skye throws an off balance right hand
and Rossi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rossi throws a body kick that misses.
Rossi misses with a leg kick
and Skye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skye misses with a double jab.
Skye misses with a double jab
and Rossi counters with a good low kick that Skye was not able to check.
Skye throws an off balance right hand
and Rossi counters with a leg kick.
Rossi throws a right and a left that Skye avoids nicely.
Skye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rossi to score with a decent uppercut.
A slow jab from Skye misses its intended target.
Skye throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rossi counters with a thumping low kick.
Skye has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Skye to work.
Skye working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rossi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rossi.
Skye lands an uppercut.
Skye presses Rossi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rossi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rossi fails to land.
Skye blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
Skye avoids the elbow strike from Rossi, against the cage.
Rossi dodges an elbow strike from Skye.
Skye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Skye lands an uppercut.
Rossi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Still in the clinch, Skye scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rossi misses with a knee strike.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi letting Skye take a breather here.
Skye lands a left hand.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Skye leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Skye leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skye lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rossi backwards.
Rossi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rossi darts in trying to clinch
and Skye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rossi thinking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Skye, as that shot connected.
Skye just misses with a punch to the body.
Rossi throws a low kick but Skye avoids it.
Skye comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rossi moves out of range as Skye strikes.
Rossi throws a leg kick but Skye sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skye's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rossi under the eye.
Damion Skye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skye drives through and clinches with Rossi against the cage.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skye.
Rossi misses with an elbow over the top.
Skye avoiding damage as Rossi throws knees to the body.
Skye displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rossi up against the cage.
Skye unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rossi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Skye avoiding damage.
Skye blocks the elbow strike.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skye lands a body shot in the clinch.
Skye presses Rossi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Skye scores with a hook to the body.
Skye breaks from the clinch.
Skye misses with a left hand
and Rossi counters with a good low kick that Skye was not able to check.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skye's sensitive parts.
Skye connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rossi momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skye throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rossi on the side of the head.
Skye cracks a nice hook into Rossi's ribs.
Skye clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Skye.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Skye avoids the damage to the body.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Skye avoids the damage to the body.
Skye lands with a left to the head.
Rossi misses with an elbow over the top.
Come on Rossi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rossi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Skye has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skye avoiding damage as Rossi throws knees to the body.
Skye leaning against his opponent.
Skye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rossi throws a leg kick
and Skye counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion Skye dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Skye throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
An inside leg kick from Rossi misses.
Rossi throws a sloppy head kick
and Skye counters with a two punch combo.
Rossi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Skye misses with a hook
and Rossi counters with a nice body kick.
Skye waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossi.
Rossi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Skye checks it well.
Skye lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Skye fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rossi.
Skye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rossi scores with a leg kick.
Skye throws a lazy right hand but Rossi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rossi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Skye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skye blocks a head kick by Rossi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skye tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Skye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossi throws a head kick that half lands.
Good leg kick by Skye there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Skye throws a push kick but Rossi slaps the foot to one side.
Rossi misses with a leg kick
and Skye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rossi tried to score with a low kick but Skye checks it.
Rossi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rossi duly obliges.
Skye lands with an overhand left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Skye.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skye throws an off balance right hand
and Rossi counters by clinching up.
Skye throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rossis head.
Skye softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rossi misses with an elbow strike.
Skye is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses with an elbow over the top.
Rossi wants to stall.
Skye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skye has Rossi pushed against the cage.
Skye throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi misses with an elbow over the top.
Rossi wants to stall.
Skye slows down the pace here.
Rossi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skye lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rossi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Skye - that landed with a thud.
Rossi stalling in the clinch but Skye improves position.
Rossi misses with a knee to the head.
Skye pushes Rossi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Skye works on Rossi's body with a couple of short punches.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
Skye blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
Rossi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rossi takes a shot to the head.
Skye trying to land knees to the body.
Rossi misses with the head strike.
Skye on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skye breaks from the clinch.
Skye throws a poor cross that misses
and Rossi counters with a big head kick but Skye shrugs it off.
Skye closes the distance and pushes Rossi back into the cage.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Skye leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Skye lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Skye to work.
Skye avoids a wild elbow strike from Rossi.
Skye blocks an uppercut.
Skye dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Skye stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Skye dodges an elbow strike from Rossi.
Skye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Skye.
Rossi throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Skye to work.
Skye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rossi trying to land knees to the body.
Skye misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rossi.
Skye is leaning against Rossi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rossi tries to throw a body punch but Skye avoids it by throwing Rossi back against the cage.
Rossi looking to throw knees to the head but Skye is blocking nicely.
Skye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damion Skye dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Skye.
A jab from Skye finds it's way through Rossi's defenses.
Nice shot lands for Skye.
Rossi lands with a slapping head kick.
Rossi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skye tests Rossi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Skye dodges the punch combination from Rossi.
Skye swings widly with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rossi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Skye fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rossi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Skye - that will leave a mark!
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Skye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi feints and then cracks Skye's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Skye down.
Skye moves into the clinch successfully.
Skye managing to block the knees to the body from Rossi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skye avoids a wild elbow strike from Rossi.
Skye's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rossi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossi has a couple of punches blocked by Skye.
Skye tries to land a knee to the head but Rossi blocks with his arms.
Skye digs a right hand into Rossi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rossi's gas tank.
Skye takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rossi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Skye blocks an uppercut.
Skye managing to block the knees to the body from Rossi.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skye blocks it with crossed arms.
Rossi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rossi missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Skye creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skye creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A shot in the inside from Skye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Skye.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rossi lands a nice shot to the body.
Rossi missing with knees to the body.
Skye lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Skye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi misses with a knee strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Skye blocks an elbow strike from Rossi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Skye lands a nice uppercut.
Rossi pushes off an throws an elbow but Skye leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skye avoids a wild elbow strike from Rossi.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Skye throws a punch but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Skye blocks it with crossed arms.
Skye throws an elbow but it misses.
Rossi trying to control the position but instead, Skye has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rossi into the cage.
Skye makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rossi tries to land knees in the clinch but Skye avoids the damage to the body.
Rossi misses with a knee strike.
Rossi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Skye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Skye blocks an elbow strike.
Skye breaks from the clinch.
Damion Skye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Skye swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Skye throws a lazy uppercut
and Rossi counters with a right hand to the body.
Skye throws out a powerful jab.
Skye throws a looping overhand right but Rossi ducks down to avoid it.
Skye blocks a head kick by Rossi.
Rossi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rossi misses with a head kick.
Al Rossi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skye has taken the fight to the clinch.
Skye lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but Skye blocks with his arms.
Skye throws an elbow but it misses.
Rossi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rossi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Skye.
Nice body punch from Skye - that landed with a thud.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damion Skye showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Skye has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damion Skye!
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