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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Boyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobby Boyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Boyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Bird!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Boyer.
Bird takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boyer is looking to clinch but Bird is avoiding it.
Bird throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boyer counters with an outside leg kick.
A left lands for Boyer.
Boyer ducks under a wild hook from Bird.
Boyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bird. Bird circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horrible takedown by Boyer or perhaps it was just good defense by Bird which made him look bad.
Bird fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boyer wants to clinch up but Bird keeps it at a distance.
Boyer rushes Bird and presses him up against the cage.
Bird taking a breather.
Boyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bird.
Bird is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boyer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bird is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyer has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bird.
Boyer prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boyer leaning against his opponent.
Boyer blocks an uppercut.
Bird wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Boyer has him pressed against the cage.
Bird tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bobby Boyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Bird.
Boyer lands an uppercut.
Boyer prevents Bird from breaking the clinch.
Bird tightens his grip and picks Boyer up, before dumping him to the ground. Boyer manages to land in guard.
Bird postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyer wants to control but Bird passes easily into half guard.
Bird is looking to advance position but Boyer won't allow it.
Bird is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Boyer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boyer wants to improve his position but Bird is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyer is working hard here to advance position.
Bird not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bird throwing shots but Boyer is blocking nicely.
Bird is thwarting Boyer's attempts to control the position.
Bird sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boyer defending well though.
Bird wants to pass the guard but Boyer is defending well.
Boyer is trying to maintain the position but Bird is very close to passing his half guard.
Boyer is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bird.
Boyer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Boyer tries to get out of the position.
Boyer is looking to get back to full guard here but Bird has managed to pass to side control instead.
Boyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bird on the ground.
Bird is trying to get an arm triangle but Boyer is defending well.
Bird advances to mount.
Bird is landing with some decent strikes but Boyer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bird tries to control but Boyer wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bird landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bird trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Boyer avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bird.
Boyer blocking the ground and pound.
Bird pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boyer is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Bird dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Bird does no damage.
Bird stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boyer.
Bird throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Boyer counter with a right hand.
Boyer darts in and clinches Bird up against the cage.
Bird is struggling to control the position.
Bird is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bird has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Boyer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bird tries to score a body lock takedown but Boyer shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bird scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bird fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bobby Boyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Bird.
Boyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bird has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bird has clasped his hands together around Boyer's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bird is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyer is not content to let Bird control the position.
Bird throws a strike aimed at the side of Boyer's head but Boyer avoids it well.
Boyer is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Boyer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boyer tries to improve position but can't.
Boyer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boyer can't do much from the bottom here.
Bird tries for a kimura but Boyer is defending well.
Bird tries for a kimura but Boyer is defending well.
Bird with the ground and pound but Boyer regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bird controlling the action here.
Boyer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bird.
Boyer wants to get back to full guard.
Bird seems to be looking for submissions.
Bird wants to take a breather but Boyer is having none of it.
Bird sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Boyer defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bird wants to take a breather but Boyer is having none of it.
Bird looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boyer wants to control but Bird is keeping busy.
Bird throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bird looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bird is trying to work for a kimura but Boyer is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Bird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Boyer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bird throws a leg kick
and Boyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Bird throws a body kick the misses
and Boyer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bird is trying to break the clinch but Boyer has him pressed against the cage.
Bird looking for a takedown.
Boyer prevents the takedown attempt.
Boyer wants to stall.
Bird throws a head punch that misses.
Boyer blocking some punches.
Bird wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bird is trying to drag Boyer to the mat but Boyer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bobby Boyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Bird.
Boyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bird uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bird backwards.
Boyer taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bird is looking to break free of the clinch but Boyer has double underhooks.
Bird lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bird takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boyer is concentrating on defense, preventing Bird from advancing position.
Bird trying to control from half guard but Boyer is working away.
Boyer wants to control but Bird is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bird wants to pass to mount but Boyer is defending the position.
Boyer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bird throws a head kick that misses
and Boyer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bird chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boyer can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bird wants to clinch but Boyer slips to the side
and Boyer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bird trying to control here.
Boyer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bird trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Boyer controlling his opponent.
Bird is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bird is looking to escape.
Bird is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bird tries to lock up and control but Boyer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bird regains half guard.
Bird is looking to improve his position.
Bobby Boyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Bird is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boyer is thwarting Bird's attempts to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Boyer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bird has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Bird!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paha Faarao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Faith No More - Surprise You're Dead. Faarao has chosen Probot- Red War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paha Faarao!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Faarao can pounce on him.
Faarao throws a leg kick but Patton checks it.
Patton misses with a wild body shot.
Paha Faarao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faarao thows a leg kick but Patton checks it
and Patton counters with a nice uppercut.
Faarao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Faarao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Faarao throws a body punch but Patton moves out of range.
Faarao scores with a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Faarao
and Patton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Faarao misses with a low kick.
Faarao misses the body punch
and Patton counters with a nice uppercut.
Faarao swings away with a body shot that misses
and Patton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Faarao is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faarao throws a leg kick
and Patton counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Patton!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brook Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurent has chosen Megadeth - Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music. Brook Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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142 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brook Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Brown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown shoots and misses
and Laurent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Laurent fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Laurent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laurent is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown throws a strike but Laurent rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Laurent works his way to full guard. Good work.
Laurent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown thows a big elbow that misses.
Laurent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Laurent controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown stands and steps away. Laurent gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown stops Laurent from standing up.
Laurent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown is looking to stand up but Laurent won't let him.
Brown passes into half guard.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Laurent defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Laurent is defending well.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Laurent's head.
Brown is just content to waste time from the top position. Laurent takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laurent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laurent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Laurent is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Laurent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Laurent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Laurent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Laurent blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brook Brown dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Laurent swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurent scores with a three punch combo!
Brown swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Laurent counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Laurent keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown throws a poor cross that misses
and Laurent counters with a straight right hand.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Laurent cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laurent counters with a straight right hand.
Brown slips a straight right by Laurent.
Laurent lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown dives in and grabs Laurent's left leg, looking for a takedown. Laurent pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Laurent has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Laurent bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
James Laurent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laurent throws out a powerful jab.
Brown misses with a left hand
and Laurent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Brown misses
and Laurent counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brown tries for a takedown but Laurent sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brook Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laurent scores with a body shot.
Brown shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Laurent defends it nicely.
Laurent lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
Laurent lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
A jab from Laurent finds it's way through Brown's defenses.
Laurent cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laurent throws a shot to the body.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Laurent shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Laurent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laurent moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Laurent thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Nice body punch from Laurent.
Laurent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laurent jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent thuds a left hand into Brown's body.
Laurent lands an overhand right.
Laurent displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
James Laurent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Laurent works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laurent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
James Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laurent closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Laurent with a nice cross.
Brown is rocked!
Laurent throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Brown's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Laurent dives in looking to finish as Brown flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Laurent's strikes! Laurent is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Brown's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Brown was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Laurent!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpio comes to the cage accompanied by Manic Hispanic. 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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142 lbs
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World class MT
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpio throws a sloppy body shot
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A lazy body kick from Carpio
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Carpio misses with a body kick.
Olsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carpio's hands.
Olsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carpio.
Olsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carpio throws a wild body kick that Olsen sees coming a mile off.
Carpio misses with a left hand
and Olsen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carpio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olsen throws a sloppy head kick and Carpio moves out of range easily.
Carpio throws a lazy uppercut
and Olsen counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio tries to clinch up.
Carpio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Olsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carpio misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a nice body shot.
Olsen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carpio misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Olsen throws a combination that misses
and Carpio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carpio doesn't manage to clinch there - Olsen circles away.
Carpio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carpio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carpio moves away from the strike by Olsen.
Carpio misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Olsen does no damage.
Dave Carpio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carpio defending well as Olsen loads up on a big left hand.
Carpio throws a right hand that misses
and Olsen counters with a right hand to the body.
Carpio misses with a head kick.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Carpio wants to slow Olsen down by chopping away at his legs.
Olsen misses with a hook. Carpio ducked under it nicely.
Carpio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carpio throws a sloppy body shot
and Olsen counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Carpio there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carpio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carpio misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carpio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dave Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen tries to keep at a distance but Carpio has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Olsen is trying to force a seperation but Carpio has the dominant position.
Olsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carpio throws a lazy uppercut
and Carpio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpio tries a head kick but it misses.
Carpio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Carpio misses with a left hand
and Olsen counters with a straight right hand.
Carpio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carpio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Olsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carpio throws out a leg kick but Olsen moves out of range and Carpio only half commits.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Olsen moves out of range easily.
Carpio blocks a head kick by Olsen.
Carpio misses with a right hand
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carpio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Olsen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Olsen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Olsen rushes Carpio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Olsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Olsen.
Carpio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Olsen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Olsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Carpio is just out of range.
Carpio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Olsen.
Carpio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carpio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Olsen counters with a three punch combo that has Carpio backing up. Carpio nods at Olsen to acknowledge the strikes.
Carpio misses with a hook
and Olsen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carpio misses with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Carpio avoids the head kick by Olsen.
Olsen lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Olsen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carpio misses with an uppercut
and Olsen counters with a left to the body.
Olsen lands a jab.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsen misses with a wild body shot.
Carpio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carpio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Olsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carpio as he jumps to the side.
Carpio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Olsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Olsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carpio throws an off balance right hand
and Olsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carpio thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio looks to land a right hand but Olsen moved out of range.
Carpio throws a push kick but Olsen slaps the foot to one side.
A shot to the body from Olsen misses
and Carpio makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carpio misses with a hook to the body
and Carpio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carpio throws a right hand that misses
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Olsen.
Victor Olsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carpio misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Carpio. That snapped Olsen's head back.
Carpio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Olsen blocks the leg kick.
A shot to the body from Carpio misses
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Carpio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Olsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio throws an off balance right hand
and Olsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carpio thinking.
Olsen misses with a series of wild punches.
Victor Olsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olsen lands a nice shot that snaps Carpio's head back.
Olsen throws a series of punches but Carpio avoids them all with ease.
Carpio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Olsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick
and Olsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carpio's knee momentarily.
Carpio misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carpio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Olsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carpio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Olsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carpio was well out of range. Poor timing from Olsen.
Carpio wants to clinch but Olsen slips to the side
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carpio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carpio connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Olsen momentarily.
Olsen clinches up with Carpio and pushes him back against the cage.
Olsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Olsen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carpio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Olsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carpio throws a front kick that sends Olsen stumbling back into the cage.
Carpio tries to clinch up.
Carpio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Carpio misses with a low kick.
Carpio gets tackled into the cage by Olsen. Olsen maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen manages to break the clinch.
Olsen lands a head kick!
Olsen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carpio misses with a kick to the body.
A big left from Olsen misses.
Carpio throws a poor cross that misses
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olsen walks into a straight right hand from Carpio.
Olsen rushes Carpio and presses him up against the cage.
Carpio looking to throw knees to the head but Olsen is blocking nicely.
Olsen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carpio smiles and moves away.
Olsen misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Victor Olsen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Carpio there.
Carpio throws a hook to the side of Olsen's head but Olsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Olsen misses the jab.
Carpio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carpio tries to land a body kick
and Carpio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpio misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a stiff right hand.
Carpio misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carpio thinking.
Carpio lands a nice shot to the body.
Olsen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch but Olsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carpio moves forwards but Olsen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carpio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carpio throws a lazy head kick
and Olsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen works Carpio's body with a nice hook.
Carpio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carpio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Olsen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carpio throws a poor cross that misses
and Olsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Carpio.
Carpio swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carpio blocks a head kick by Olsen.
Carpio lands a body shot.
Olsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Olsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Carpio feints and then cracks Olsen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Olsen down.
Carpio swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Olsen blocks a head kick by Carpio.
Carpio swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Olsen swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpio.
Olsen throws a nice looking combination but Carpio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carpio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Olsen cracks Carpio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Olsen moves out of range easily.
Carpio throws an off balance right hand
letting Olsen counter with a right hand.
Olsen moves into the clinch.
Olsen lands with a right to the head.
Carpio looking to throw knees to the head but Olsen is blocking nicely.
Olsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Olsen.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
No joy there for Olsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carpio throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Olsen to counter with a crisp jab.
Olsen blocks a head kick by Carpio.
Carpio misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carpio swings widly with a right hand
and Olsen counters with a single leg into guard. Carpio didn't expect that.
Olsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Victor Olsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carpio keeping moving, preventing Olsen from controlling successfully.
Olsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio keeping full guard, as Olsen tries to pass.
Olsen throwing strikes but missing.
Carpio being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Olsen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olsen 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Olsen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Neto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magatsu Taito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fernando Neto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magatsu Taito!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Neto blocks the low kick.
Neto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taito throws a big shot that misses.
Neto misses with a right hand
and Taito counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Neto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Neto is keeping the position for now.
Taito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Taito defends well.
Neto looking for a guillotine here but Taito defends easily.
Taito is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Neto is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Neto has escaped and now he's on top!
Taito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taito thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Taito keeping moving, preventing Neto from controlling successfully.
Neto works over Taito with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neto looking to pass the guard.
Neto trying to control the position from guard on top but Taito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Neto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taito's guard.
Taito makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Taito.
Neto thows a big elbow that misses.
Taito keeping moving, preventing Neto from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Neto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taito has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Neto has managed to get both his arms back between Taito's legs - danger averted.
Taito keeping moving, preventing Neto from controlling successfully.
Neto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Neto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Taito is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taito manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Taito manages to get to full guard.
Taito is trying to control the position but Neto postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Taito manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Neto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Taito lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Neto hang on?
Neto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neto tries to hold on but Taito postures up.
Taito is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Neto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Neto shrugs it off.
Taito jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Neto is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Neto and Taito has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Taito advances nicely into full mount.
Taito tries to control but Neto wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magatsu Taito 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.
Taito lands with an uppercut that bounces Neto off the cage and back into rage.
Neto scores with a punch to the head.
Taito shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taito tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Neto swivels and escapes.
Taito tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neto was well out of range. Poor timing from Taito.
Taito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Neto to counter with a crisp jab.
Taito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fernando Neto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taito changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Neto tries to avoid it but Taito manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Neto to the ground. Neto escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fernando Neto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magatsu Taito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neto moves away.
Taito ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neto moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taito. Neto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taito keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taito gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Neto to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taito is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Neto throwing strikes but missing.
Neto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Taito escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Neto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Neto is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neto throwing strikes from guard but Taito blocks nicely.
Taito manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Neto manages to get himself to full guard.
Neto lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Taito!
Magatsu Taito has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neto cracks Taito with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taito is trying to escape the mount.
Neto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taito avoids a series of strikes thrown by Neto.
Neto tries to control but Taito wriggling away.
Neto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Poor strikes thrown by Neto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Neto working the ground and pound effectively.
Taito tries to reverse the position but Neto maintains control.
Neto jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Taito is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Taito and Neto has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Neto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taito gets back to half guard.
Taito gets full guard.
Neto passes into half guard.
Taito gets full guard.
Taito manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Taito has control of Neto's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Neto regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Neto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Neto misses with a left hand
and Taito counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Neto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taito lands a jab to the nose.
Neto throws out a leg kick but Taito moves out of range and Neto only half commits.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Neto.
Taito throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neto gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Neto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Taito gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Neto working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Taito has passed into half guard!
Taito throwing shots but Neto is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neto tries to roll over but Taito keeps him under control.
Taito thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neto wants to improve his position but Taito is controlling well.
Taito lands with a punch from half guard.
Neto trying to control here.
Neto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Taito pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taito looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Taito is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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.
Neto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Taito.
Neto tries to get to full guard but Taito has control of the leg.
Neto trying to hold on to Taito's head to control him but Taito postures up.
Neto is pressing down on Taito's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Taito trying to control the position from guard on top but Neto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neto can't keep his opponent in guard - Taito advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neto trying to control here.
Taito is looking for a kimura but Neto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Taito to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neto trying to control but Taito postures up.
Neto tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Taito has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Neto is working to get back to half guard.
Neto gets back to half guard.
Taito seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Neto does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neto looking for submissions off his back.
Neto is doing well to control the position and prevent Taito from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neto trying to hold on to Taito's head to control him but Taito postures up.
Neto is in trouble now - Taito has advanced to mount!
Neto is desperately trying to improve his position but Taito has a good base and remains in mount.
Taito with a couple of short strikes.
Taito wants to finish this one by submission but Neto is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Taito.
Neto tries to hold on but Taito pushes him away.
Neto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Taito lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Taito with shots to the head and body - Neto looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neto wants to control but Taito is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magatsu Taito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Taito 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magatsu Taito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Benedict Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels has chosen Hillbilly Deluxe as his entrance music. 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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benedict Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Max Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels moves out of range of the leg kick from Cruz.
Cruz 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.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruz.
Michaels tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cruz counters with a nice body kick.
Michaels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Michaels throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Michaels misses with a left hand
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body kick there by Cruz.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
A big right from Cruz misses.
Michaels throws a poor cross that misses
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cruz.
A head kick by Michaels misses
and Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cruz misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Cruz connects with a body shot that sends Michaels's belly button to the back.
Michaels with a jab.
Cruz misses with a looping left.
Cruz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cruz misses with an uppercut
and Michaels counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Michaels walks into a stiff left hand from Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Michaels shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michaels takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Michaels gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Michaels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michaels tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Cruz.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Michaels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Michaels throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Michaels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michaels blocks a leg kick.
Cruz lands a glancing blow to the side of Michaels's head.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michaels moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz lands with a slapping head kick.
Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Michaels on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michaels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Michaels has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cruz misses with the combination.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedict Cruz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Michaels moves away and avoids it.
Michaels throws a lazy head kick
and Michaels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Cruz.
Cruz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cruz misses with a shot to the body
and Michaels counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cruz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Michaels is out of range and Cruz settles back down.
Michaels defending well as Cruz loads up on a big left hand.
Max Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruz punishes Michaels's body with a nice straight punch.
Michaels darts in trying to clinch
and Cruz counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses
and Michaels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Michaels.
Michaels stops Cruz from standing up.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throwing strikes from guard but Cruz blocks nicely.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Michaels from controlling successfully.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
Michaels postures up in Cruz's guard and throws a big left but Cruz blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Michaels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Michaels throws a big right hand that misses.
Michaels trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Michaels is working Cruz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Michaels is looking to advance position but Cruz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Michaels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Michaels keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Michaels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Michaels wants to hold on but Cruz pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Benedict Cruz will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benedict Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Michaels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cruz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Michaels misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Michaels moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
Michaels misses with a combination
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz tries to land a front kick but Michaels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cruz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Michaels misses with a double jab
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
Horrible takedown by Michaels or perhaps it was just good defense by Cruz which made him look bad.
Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Michaels counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruz throws a right hand that misses
and Michaels counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cruz is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Cruz counters with a nice body shot.
Cruz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Michaels seems unphased.
Michaels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michaels will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Michaels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cruz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michaels tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michaels keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruz.
Cruz defending well as Michaels loads up on a big left hand.
Cruz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels misses with a wild combination.
Benedict Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michaels.
Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruz looks to score with a jab to the body but Michaels is just out of range.
Benedict Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michaels slips a straight right by Cruz.
Cruz cracks a nice hook into Michaels's ribs.
Michaels throws a combination that misses
letting Cruz counter with a right hand.
Cruz takes a swing at Michaels's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cruz misses with a looping right.
Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
Max Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michaels counters with a head kick. That will keep Cruz thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cruz cracks the inside of Michaels's front leg.
Michaels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michaels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cruz. That did some damage!
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Michaels looks to land a combination but Cruz avoids it well.
Michaels throws a combination that misses
and Cruz counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benedict Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benedict Cruz!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistair Overdose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Overdose has chosen Powerthirst as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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313 lbs
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289 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alistair Overdose!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Overdose counters with a head kick.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Overdose as he jumps to the side.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Overdose counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
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!
Williams shoots and misses
and Overdose counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Overdose counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Overdose shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Overdose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Overdose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Overdose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Overdose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdose preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Overdose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Overdose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Overdose must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Overdose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Overdose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Overdose throwing strikes but missing.
Williams is striking from the bottom but Overdose uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Overdose winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Overdose is working away from the top position though.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Overdose has control of the leg.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Overdose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams distracts Overdose with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Overdose pulls Williams in to control the position.
Overdose doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Overdose's head.
Overdose tries to strike from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Overdose has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Williams has passed into side control.
Overdose is looking to reverse the position.
Williams working the head with strikes.
Overdose takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Overdose struggling a bit here.
Williams throws an elbow but Overdose slips to the side and avoids it well.
Williams advances nicely into full mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Overdose tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Overdose's face.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alistair Overdose dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Overdose to the mat! Overdose manages to get full guard.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams throws a strike but Overdose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Overdose throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Overdose thows a big elbow that misses.
Overdose won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Overdose cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Overdose throws and elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Overdose's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Williams lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Overdose working a defensive guard here.
Williams wants to control from the top but Overdose keeps moving.
Overdose tries to strike from the bottom.
Williams passes Overdose's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Overdose. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura but Overdose is defending well.
Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Overdose landing strikes from the bottom.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Overdose defends it.
Overdose wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Overdose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Overdose sees it coming and defends easily.
Williams is looking to stall here but Overdose recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Overdose is working from the bottom.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Overdose throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Overdose is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams throws a strike but Overdose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Overdose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Overdose gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Overdose is one step ahead there.
Overdose is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Williams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Overdose throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Williams with a poor takedown
and Overdose counters with an outside leg kick.
Alistair Overdose seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab by Overdose.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Overdose makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eli Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Overdose counters with a thumping low kick.
Overdose throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Williams stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Overdose follows into mount!
Williams is rocked!
It looks like Eli Williams has been cut.
Overdose loads up with a big shot that hurts Williams! He's pulled Overdose in close but Overdose has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Williams survive? More strikes from Overdose and Williams is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alistair Overdose!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bellec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Oak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bellec might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kanye West - Amazing. Robert Oak has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce Bellec's chin.
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190 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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189 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Bellec!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Oak!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oak closes the distance but Bellec moves to the side
and Bellec counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bellec fakes the leg kick and cracks Oak in the body.
Bellec tries a head kick but it misses.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
Oak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellec was well out of range. Poor timing from Oak.
Oak lands a nice shot that snaps Bellec's head back.
Bellec looks for the body kick but Oak saw that one coming.
Bellec looks for the body kick but Oak saw that one coming.
Oak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bellec.
A lazy body kick from Bellec
and Oak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bellec throws a head kick but Oak moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Bellec finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Oak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bellec counters with a nice body kick.
Oak walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bellec.
Bellec blocks a leg kick.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick from Bellec lands but Oak takes it in his stride.
Oak tries to clinch
and Bellec counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Bellec finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bellec uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oak.
Bellec tries to move into range but Oak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bellec connects with a leg kick. Oak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bellec counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bellec fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Oak is out of range.
Bruce Bellec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oak moves into range and clinches up with Bellec.
Oak throws a head punch that misses.
Bellec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oak throws a head kick that misses
and Bellec counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oak's knee momentarily.
Bellec throws a head kick but Oak moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bellec - that will leave a mark!
Oak takes a swing at Bellec's ribcage but misses.
Oak looks to clinch
and Bellec counters with a big head kick but Oak shrugs it off.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellec throws a head kick but Oak moves out of range.
Oak blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Oak misses with a looping right.
Oak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bellec.
Bellec circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bellec counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oak takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Oak darts in trying to clinch
and Bellec counters with an outside leg kick.
Oak avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Oak tries to clinch but Bellec moves away
and Bellec counters with a good, hard body kick but Oak shrugs it off.
Oak 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.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellec pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oak wants to clinch
and Bellec makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Oak really felt that one!
Bellec scores with a head kick.
Bellec looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oak moves to clinch but Bellec breaks away
and Bellec counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bellec lands with a nice body kick.
Oak on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bellec. Bellec obviously looking to wear him down.
Oak is breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bellec.
Bellec throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bellec scores with a spinning back kick!
Bruce Bellec is winning the standup battle so far.
Bellec scores with a head kick.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oak throws out a loose jab but Bellec uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oak moves to clinch but Bellec breaks away
and Bellec counters with a big head kick but Oak shrugs it off.
Oak avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Oak avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Bellec throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bellec throws a front kick that sends Oak stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oak blocks a head kick by Bellec.
Oak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bellec.
Bellec with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bellec pushes Oak away with a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bellec.
Bellec throws a head kick that Oak semi-blocks.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oak's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bellec bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellec lands a head kick!
Bellec throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oak.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bellec.
Oak has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bellec.
Bellec delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Bellec lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bellec is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oak can do to turn this around?
Bellec misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Bellec feints and then cracks Oak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oak down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bellec.
Oak closes the distance but Bellec moves to the side
and Bellec counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bellec lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellec goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bellec lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bellec scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oak tries to clinch but Bellec moves away
and Bellec finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bellec delivers a nice body kick.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellec scores with a leg kick.
Bellec scores with a head kick. Oak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bellec scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Oak misses with a lunging right hand
and Bellec counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bellec uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oak.
Bellec circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bellec counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oak takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bellec connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bellec lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bellec throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oak.
Oak avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Bellec connects with a solid leg kick.
Oak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oak tries to clinch
and Bellec counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellec blocks a head kick by Oak.
Bellec pushes Oak away with a front kick.
Bellec is looking to slow Oak down with leg kicks.
Bellec throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oak's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
Bellec throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Oak's head.
Bellec moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellec plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Bellec.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Bellec throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bellec is looking to land body kicks.
Bellec lands a head kick. Oak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bellec throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bellec scores with a head kick. Oak tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellec throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bellec takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bellec scores with a nice body kick.
Bellec scores with a push kick.
Oak avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Oak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bellec.
Bellec circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bellec counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bellec misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec clearly takes that round.
That's time! Bellec's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bellec.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bellec, right into the meat.
Bellec throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bellec scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bellec.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oak moves to clinch but Bellec breaks away
and Bellec counters with a head kick. That will keep Oak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Oak misses with a left hand
and Bellec counters with a nice body kick.
Oak is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bellec.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bellec!
Both fighters circling a little - Bellec finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Bellec there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bellec, right into the meat.
Bellec cracks the inside of Oak's front leg.
Oak blocks a head kick by Bellec.
Oak blocks a head kick by Bellec.
Bellec throws a leg kick which misses Oak's front leg but catches the back leg as Oak tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Oak moves out of range easily.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bellec thows a body kick. Oak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bellec turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bellec thows a body kick. Oak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bellec throws a head kick but Oak moves out of range.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Bellec scoring well with a low kick there.
Oak avoids the head kick by Bellec.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Oak moves out of range easily.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bellec scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bellec.
Oak closes the distance but Bellec moves to the side
and Bellec counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bellec thumps Oak with a low kick.
Bellec fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oak blocks a head kick by Bellec.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Bellec.
Bellec lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oak takes a step back to recover.
Bellec lands with a kick to the temple. Oak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bellec throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Oak moves out of range easily.
Oak avoids the head kick by Bellec.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oak tries to clinch
and Bellec makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Oak really felt that one!
Bellec lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Bellec had his way with Robert Oak in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oak throws a body punch but Bellec moves out of range.
Oak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bellec.
Bellec lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oak takes a step back to recover.
A head kick misses from Bellec.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bellec.
Oak blocks the body kick.
Bellec throws a head kick that misses.
Bellec throws a head kick that Oak semi-blocks.
Oak is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellec scores with a leg kick.
Oak wants to clinch but Bellec slips to the side
and Bellec counters with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Bellec.
An inside leg kick lands from Bellec.
Bellec chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bellec lands a front kick.
Bellec thumps Oak with a low kick.
Bellec tries to land a front kick but Oak steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bellec pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellec fakes the leg kick and cracks Oak in the body.
Bellec throws a sloppy head kick and Oak moves out of range easily.
Bellec lands a leg kick that knocks Oak off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Bellec.
Bellec throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bellec lands a high kick!
Bellec lands a head kick!
Bellec looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bellec. Oak shrugs it off though.
Crunch! Bellec slams his shin into Oak's torso.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bellec.
Oak takes a kick to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bellec.
Bellec tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bellec misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bellec cracks the inside of Oak's front leg.
Bellec lands a head kick. Oak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Robert Oak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bellec. Oak shrugs it off though.
Bellec lands with a kick to the temple. Oak shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bellec lands a head kick!
Oak avoids the head kick by Bellec.
Oak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Oak moves to clinch but Bellec breaks away
and Bellec counters with an outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bellec throws a head kick that Oak semi-blocks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Bellec showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bellec, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:41
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:41
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 50:41
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Bellec!
Bruce Bellec retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Starkweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaise Lamont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starkweather's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm On a Boat. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Starkweather!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blaise Lamont!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamont misses with a right hand
and Starkweather counters with a nice uppercut.
Starkweather misses with a wild combination.
Lamont swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Blaise Lamont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lamont misses with a looping left.
Starkweather misses with a wild body shot.
Starkweather misses with a looping left.
Lamont throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamont throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Lamont.
Lamont throws out a loose jab but Starkweather uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starkweather keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lamont.
Starkweather throws a poor cross that misses
and Lamont counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lamont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starkweather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont throws a low kick, looking for Starkweather's leg but Starkweather calmly moves out of range.
Lamont lands a body shot.
Starkweather throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Starkweather just misses with a punch to the body.
Lamont swings widly with a right hand
and Starkweather counters with a slapping leg kick.
Starkweather fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lamont misses with a right hand
and Starkweather counters with a nice leg kick.
Steve Starkweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamont decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lamont sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Starkweather defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lamont thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Starkweather's head.
Lamont thows a huge punch but Starkweather dodges it nicely.
Lamont not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont wants to pass to mount but Starkweather is defending the position.
Lamont looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lamont throwing shots but Starkweather is blocking nicely.
Lamont not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lamont is looking to stall here but Starkweather recovers full guard.
Lamont postures up in Starkweather's guard and throws a big left but Starkweather blocks it.
Lamont cracks Starkweather with a solid left hand.
Lamont looking to sit in guard and control but Starkweather gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather stops Lamont from standing up.
Starkweather gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lamont throws a hook but Starkweather avoids it easily.
Lamont with a jab.
Starkweather misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Starkweather lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lamont has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lamont and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Starkweather takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Starkweather cracks the inside of Lamont's front leg.
Lamont cracks Starkweather with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Starkweather misses
and Lamont counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont lands a slapping body shot.
Starkweather looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamont is just out of range.
Lamont keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamont misses the shot to the body.
Lamont misses with a left hand
and Starkweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starkweather keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamont throws a right and a left that both miss.
Starkweather throws a hook to the side of Lamont's head but Lamont sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lamont throws a leg kick but Starkweather sees it coming and moves out of range.
Starkweather uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lamont.
Starkweather jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamont dips to his left and cracks Starkweather with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaise Lamont dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lamont scores with a one two! Starkweather had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Starkweather with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lamont scores with a hook to the body. Starkweather takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lamont has his takedown stuffed
and Starkweather makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lamont scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Starkweather drops his hands momentarily and Lamont takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Starkweather rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lamont counters with a straight right hand.
Lamont takes a swing at Starkweather's ribcage but misses.
Starkweather misses the jab.
Starkweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Starkweather takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lamont throws a hook to the side of Starkweather's head but Starkweather sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather misses the jab.
Starkweather slips under a jab from Lamont.
Lamont throws a right and a left that Starkweather avoids nicely.
Starkweather throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Starkweather misses its intended target.
Lamont throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Starkweather counters with an inside leg kick.
Lamont misses with a takedown attempt
and Starkweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Lamont throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lamont motions for Starkweather to come forward. Lamont throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starkweather slips under a jab.
Lamont tries for a takedown but Starkweather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steve Starkweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaise Lamont.
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.
Lamont thuds a left hand into Starkweather's body.
Lamont throws a looping overhand right but Starkweather ducks down to avoid it.
Starkweather lands a jab to the nose.
Lamont throws a left and a right that both miss
and Starkweather connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Starkweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lamont throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Starkweather counters with a nice body shot.
Lamont misses with a left hand
and Starkweather makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lamont really felt that one!
Lamont misses with a body punch
and Lamont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Starkweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamont moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lamont. Starkweather does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamont misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamont takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Starkweather misses.
Lamont throws a lazy uppercut
and Lamont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamont misses with a right hand
and Starkweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Lamont blocks the low kick.
Lamont connects with a body shot.
Lamont shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Starkweather napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lamont trying to control the action but Starkweather is working from the bottom.
Starkweather prevents Lamont from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont wants to control but Starkweather is keeping him busy.
Lamont is trying to get an arm triangle but Starkweather is defending well.
Lamont lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lamont misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lamont fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Starkweather tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Steve Starkweather will probably get the nod.
That's time! Starkweather's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donk. Starkweather catches Lamont right on the button with a cross.
Lamont closes the distance and clinches up with Starkweather, looking for a takedown. Lamont pushes Starkweather against the cage but Starkweather circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lamont swings for the body but Starkweather moves out of range.
Starkweather feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lamonts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Starkweather throws a shot from downtown. Lamont moves away and avoids it.
Starkweather doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Starkweather ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lamont looks for a takedown but Starkweather sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamont misses with a lunging right hand
and Starkweather counters with a two punch combo.
Lamont staying out of range there.
Starkweather takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lamont misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather throws a body punch but Lamont moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Lamont.
Lamont rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Starkweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lamont throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Starkweather stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Starkweather tries to bum rush Lamont with a series of wild strikes but Lamont uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starkweather blocks a jab.
Starkweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamont.
Lamont drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lamont trying to control the position from guard on top but Starkweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lamont is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Blaise Lamont was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lamont shoots in and bounces Starkweather off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lamont throws and elbow that misses. Starkweather uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lamont's guard. Nice move by Starkweather!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather passes Lamont's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lamont wants to get back to full guard.
Starkweather stands up from half guard.
Starkweather dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lamont takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Starkweather takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Starkweather misses the shot to the body.
Starkweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamont.
Lamont swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Starkweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather misses with a shot to the body
and Lamont cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Starkweather takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lamont connects with a jab.
Lamont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starkweather.
Starkweather tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lamont was well out of range. Poor timing from Starkweather.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lamont is defended easily by Starkweather.
Steve Starkweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaise Lamont.
Starkweather looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lamont throws a right hand that misses
and Starkweather counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lamont takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Blaise Lamont just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Starkweather's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lamont misses with a lunging right hand
and Starkweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lamont throws a lazy right hand but Starkweather sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamont misses with a takedown attempt
and Starkweather counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lamont throws a right hand that misses
and Starkweather counters with a slapping leg kick.
Steve Starkweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamont misses with a right hand
and Starkweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Lamont misses.
Starkweather connects with a single shot there.
Lamont stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lamont throws a right hand that Starkweather ducks under and follows up with a left that Starkweather also avoids with ease.
Starkweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lamont looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamont works Starkweather's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starkweather.
Lamont shoots in and drives through. Starkweather sprawls well.
Lamont slips a straight right by Starkweather.
A shot to the body from Lamont misses
and Lamont takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lamont checks a leg kick.
Lamont looking to score a takedown here. Starkweather is defending well but Lamont drives through and ends up in Starkweather's guard.
Starkweather is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lamont throwing strikes but missing.
Lamont is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont trying to control but Starkweather is working from the bottom.
Starkweather controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Starkweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lamont sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starkweather throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Starkweather lands a jab to the nose.
Starkweather keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamont gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Starkweather misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamont throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Starkweather's waist but Starkweather gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lamont off to one side.
Steve Starkweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaise Lamont.
Starkweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lamont moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamont misses the target.
Lamont throws a combination that misses
and Starkweather counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lamont thinking.
Lamont shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Starkweather eats them both and turns towards Lamont to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lamont swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lamont throws a looping overhand right but Starkweather ducks down to avoid it.
Starkweather lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lamont shoots in for a takedown but Starkweather shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lamont closes this distance looking for a takedown but Starkweather circles away.
A shot to the body from Lamont misses
and Starkweather connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamont fails with the takedown
and Starkweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Starkweather throws a looping overhand right but Lamont ducks down to avoid it.
Lamont misses with a lunging right hand
and Starkweather counters with a left to the body.
Lamont throws a poor cross that misses
and Starkweather counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lamont shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Starkweather counters with an inside leg kick.
Lamont is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Starkweather.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Starkweather lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lamont has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lamont and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lamont stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Starkweather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Starkweather had his way with Blaise Lamont in 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. This is the final round!
Starkweather misses with an uppercut
and Lamont counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lamont misses with a hook.
Lamont tries for a takedown but Starkweather sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lamont takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Lamont.
Lamont missing with a left hand there. Starkweather was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Starkweather slips under a jab.
Lamont connects with a right hand. Starkweather shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamont keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lamont swings away with a body shot that misses
and Starkweather makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lamont with a lazy takedown attempt
and Starkweather counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lamont's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather sizes up Lamont with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lamont fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steve Starkweather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blaise Lamont.
Lamont ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A leg kick checked by Starkweather.
Lamont throws a big shot that misses.
Lamont throws a poor cross that misses
and Starkweather cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starkweather. Lamont does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lamont fails with the takedown
and Starkweather counters with a right hand to the body.
Lamont rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Starkweather counters with a right hand to the body.
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.
Nice shot lands for Lamont.
Lamont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starkweather.
Lamont fails to land with a series of punches.
Lamont has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Starkweather leaves Lamont with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lamont is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lamont will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Starkweather jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamont throws a lazy uppercut
and Starkweather counters with a nice body shot.
Starkweather swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starkweather takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamont misses with a looping right.
Starkweather misses with a wild combination.
Lamont gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Starkweather counters with a one-two to the body.
Lamont misses with a two punch combination.
Starkweather is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Lamont. Those never looked like landing.
Lamont throws a lazy uppercut
and Starkweather counters with a series of strikes. Lamont will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lamont shoots for a takedown but Starkweather saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lamont on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lamont misses with a double jab
and Starkweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four 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.
Lamont lands a nice hook to Starkweather's body. Starkweather takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lamont misses with a hook
and Starkweather counters with a three punch combo that has Lamont backing up. Lamont nods at Starkweather to acknowledge the strikes.
Lamont fails with a takedown attempt.
Starkweather throws a shot to the body.
Starkweather throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lamont stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Starkweather misses with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lamont misses with an uppercut
and Starkweather counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lamont misses with a hook
and Starkweather makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Starkweather defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lamont.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Starkweather showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Starkweather has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:47
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 49:47
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Starkweather!
Steve Starkweather retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipino Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teixeira comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Terror. 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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145 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Teixeira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Filipino Saint!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Saint closes this distance looking for a takedown but Teixeira circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Teixeira.
Teixeira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Filipino Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saint takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Teixeira lands a jab to the nose.
Saint listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Teixeira misses with a straight right.
Saint throws a body punch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Saint swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teixeira.
Saint throws out a powerful jab.
Saint connects with a looping right hand.
Teixeira rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saint counters with a one-two to the body.
A jab from Teixeira finds it's way through Saint's defenses.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint throws a jab but it's blocked by Teixeira.
Saint takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Teixeira looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Saint lands a glancing blow to the side of Teixeira's head.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teixeira misses with a hook. Saint ducked under it nicely.
Saint stalks Teixeira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Teixeira's face. Teixeira staggers backwards, shaken.
Saint is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teixeira sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A big left from Teixeira misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Saint takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Teixeira lands a lovely overhand right.
Saint with a nice cross.
Saint throws a body punch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira scores with a nice head shot.
Teixeira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saint throws an off balance right hand
and Teixeira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saint throws a jab when Teixeira was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Teixeira.
Teixeira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saint misses the jab.
Teixeira swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saint is defended easily by Teixeira.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipino Saint.
A right-left combo lands from Saint.
Saint swings widly with a right hand
and Teixeira counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Teixeira lands a right hook to the body.
Richard Teixeira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saint looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Saint might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with a right hand
and Teixeira counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Saint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teixeira tests Saint's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Saint has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice shot by Teixeira.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Saint dips to his left and cracks Teixeira with an uppercut!
Saint throws a right hand that misses
and Teixeira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saint throws a lazy uppercut
and Teixeira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Jab from Teixeira.
Teixeira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Teixeira moves away from the strike by Saint.
Saint takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Teixeira lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saint takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Saint is rocked!
Teixeira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.
Saint is still on wobbly legs! Can Teixeira finish him?
Saint throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Teixeira's waist but Teixeira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saint off to one side.
Saint seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira cracks Saint with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Teixeira jabs at Saint's body.
Saint walks into a left hand.
Saint takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Teixeira wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teixeira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Teixeira slips under a jab from Saint.
Saint is trying desperately to land a takedown but Teixeira is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Saint.
Teixeira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saint.
Saint defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint throws a right hand that misses
and Teixeira counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saint thinking.
Teixeira misses with an uppercut.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Saint avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teixeira is looking to wear down Saint with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Teixeira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teixeira's jab looks to have found its range, popping Saint under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira lands a jab.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint misses with a lunging right hand
and Teixeira counters with a left to the body.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teixeira scores with a nice right hand.
Teixeira slips a straight right by Saint.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Teixeira.
Teixeira ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Teixeira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saint closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Teixeira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Teixeira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saint looks to score with a jab to the body but Teixeira is just out of range.
Teixeira lands with a hook. Saint tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Saint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teixeira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saint.
Teixeira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saint gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Teixeira.
Teixeira jabs Saint to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teixeira misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Teixeira 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.
Teixeira scores with a hook to the body. Saint takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Saint has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Saint swings away with a body shot that misses
and Teixeira counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Saint might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Teixeira has got the better of the exchanges.
Teixeira takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira tries to move into range but Saint moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Teixeira digs a good hook to Saint's body.
Saint defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand.
Teixeira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saint stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice straight punches there by Teixeira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Teixeira.
Teixeira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Teixeira throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
Saint lands a slapping body shot.
Richard Teixeira is winning the standup battle so far.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Teixeira misses with an uppercut
and Saint counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Teixeira lands a right hook to the body.
Teixeira misses with a hook.
Teixeira missing with a left hand there. Saint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Saint misses with a series of wild punches.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Teixeira scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Teixeira misses with a left hand
and Saint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saint fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teixeira avoids it really well and circles away.
Saint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Teixeira counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teixeira misses with an uppercut. Saint saw that one coming.
Saint takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saint avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Teixeira scores with a jab to the body.
Teixeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint throws a right and a left that Teixeira avoids nicely.
Teixeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teixeira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint can do to turn this around?
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Teixeira misses with a hook.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira thows a body shot but no joy.
Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Teixeira throws an off balance right hand
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
Saint ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Teixeira.
Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint avoids the body shot from Teixeira.
Nice takedown defense from Teixeira. No joy for Saint on that attempt.
Teixeira misses with a looping right.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.
Teixeira punishes Saint's body with a nice straight punch.
Teixeira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teixeira lunges at Saint with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saint's hand.
Teixeira with a hook.
Teixeira throws an overhand right that lands on Saint's shoulder, as Saint tries to avoid the shot.
Teixeira jabs at Saint's body.
A shot to the liver by Teixeira. Beautiful body shot.
Teixeira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipino Saint.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Teixeira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Saint throws a looping overhand right but Teixeira ducks down to avoid it.
Teixeira scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Saint.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint takes one on the button.
Saint moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Teixeira misses with a body shot.
Teixeira takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Saint misses with an uppercut
and Teixeira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Teixeira. That snapped Saint's head back.
Teixeira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint ducks under a wild hook from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Saint counters with a one-two to the body.
Saint with a poor takedown
and Teixeira counters with a nice uppercut.
Teixeira lands a jab to Saint's midsection.
Teixeira misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Teixeira. That snapped Saint's head back.
Teixeira misses the shot to the body.
Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Saint. That snapped Teixeira's head back.
Teixeira digs a good body shot into Saint's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Saint makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saint throws a body punch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Saint walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teixeira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saint's hands.
Nice jab there from Saint.
Saint drops his hands momentarily and Teixeira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saint fails to land the takedown.
Teixeira throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Saint fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Teixeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint swings widly with a right hand
and Teixeira counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Teixeira lands with a right hand.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teixeira throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Teixeira connects with a jab.
Teixeira lands with a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Teixeira. Beautiful body shot.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Teixeira dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Saint looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Teixeira is fending him off so far but Saint persists. Nope, Teixeira circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teixeira lands a jab to the head.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Teixeira misses with a looping left.
Teixeira throws a jab when Saint was well out of range.
Teixeira slips under a jab from Saint.
Teixeira lands with a nice body punch.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Teixeira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Saint uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint throws a body punch but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saint keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saint misses with a takedown attempt - Teixeira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Saint misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint misses the shot to the body.
Teixeira slips a jab from Saint.
The fighters circling - Teixeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint tries to move into range but Teixeira moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Teixeira bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Teixeira cracks Saint with a good jab.
Saint connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Teixeira needs to keep his hands up - Saint had a free shot at his head there.
Teixeira connects with a body shot that sends Saint's belly button to the back.
Saint takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint throws a hook but Teixeira avoids it easily.
Teixeira scores with a nice head shot.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint ducks right into an uppercut from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands a jab.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Saint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Teixeira takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Nice takedown defense from Teixeira. No joy for Saint on that attempt.
Richard Teixeira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Filipino Saint.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira walks into a stiff left hand from Saint.
Teixeira lands with a nice body punch.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Teixeira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint loads up on a big right hand but Teixeira slips the punch.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Saint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saint stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Teixeira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teixeira throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
Saint takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A big left from Teixeira misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Teixeira misses the target.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saint takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Saint has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saint there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teixeira just misses with a punch to the body.
Teixeira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint cracks Teixeira with a right hand to the side of the head.
Teixeira clobbers Saint with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Teixeira with a jab.
Teixeira swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teixeira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teixeira moves out of range as Saint strikes.
Saint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teixeira.
Saint lands with a nice combination. Teixeira backs away looking to recover.
Teixeira moves out of range as Saint strikes.
Saint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Saint misses.
Saint swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Teixeira counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teixeira scores with a sloppy right hand. Saint should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint. Teixeira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saint swings for the body but Teixeira moves out of range.
Teixeira digs a good hook to Saint's body.
Teixeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Teixeira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saint manages to avoid it.
Saint shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teixeira sprawls well. Teixeira wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saint gets slowly back to his feet.
Teixeira lands a nice hook to Saint's body. Saint takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Teixeira swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Teixeira takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Teixeira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Teixeira.
Saint drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Teixeira throws a shot to the body.
Saint throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Teixeira counters with a straight right hand.
Teixeira's corner calls for a 1-2. Teixeira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Nice shot by Teixeira.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teixeira's corner calls for a 1-2. Teixeira obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Saint misses
and Saint takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint looks to throw the jab but Teixeira is out of range.
Saint misses with an uppercut.
Saint drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Teixeira clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Teixeira jabs at Saint's body.
Saint misses with a jab to the body
and Teixeira counters with a left to the body.
Teixeira looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Teixeira ducks under a wild hook from Saint.
Teixeira cracks a nice hook into Saint's ribs.
Saint closes this distance looking for a takedown but Teixeira circles away.
Teixeira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Teixeira.
Teixeira scores with a jab. Saint acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch lands to the side of Saint 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saint doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Teixeira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Teixeira lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Teixeira scores with a jab.
Teixeira throws a body punch but Saint moves out of range.
Saint takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teixeira fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Saint to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Saint looks to clinch but Teixeira throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Saint taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Richard Teixeira!
Richard Teixeira retains his bantamweight title!
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