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TTFC Paris Vs Filipovic PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Triton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheamus OMally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheamus OMally is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Triton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheamus OMally!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Triton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OMally.
OMally throws a head kick but Triton moves out of range.
Good work by Triton as he checks the leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Triton.
Triton is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. OMally looks calm but he's in trouble here. Triton gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. OMally is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Triton lets go of the hold and OMally can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Triton!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Norman Jach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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144 lbs
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130 lbs
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Norman Jach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raje Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jach sprawls well initially but Malapitan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Malapitan blocks the strikes from Jach.
Jach tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Jach is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Malapitan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Jach tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Malapitan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raje Malapitan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thelvyn Hyrokkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thelvyn Hyrokkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Brown!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown fails with the takedown
and Hyrokkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hyrokkin connects with a right hand. Brown shakes it off.
Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hyrokkin is aware though and is defending well.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hyrokkin is aware though and is defending well.
Hyrokkin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Brown wants to sweep here but Hyrokkin controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hyrokkin defends it easily.
Hyrokkin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hyrokkin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hyrokkin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brown is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hyrokkin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Brown moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hyrokkin landing some decent shots from guard.
Hyrokkin stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Hyrokkin works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Hyrokkin works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Hyrokkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hyrokkin connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hyrokkin defends well.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hyrokkin's guard.
Hyrokkin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hyrokkin's guard.
Hyrokkin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hyrokkin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Hyrokkin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hyrokkin manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Hyrokkin's guard.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Hyrokkin is retaining full guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Hyrokkin.
Hyrokkin has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Hyrokkin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hyrokkin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown cracks Hyrokkin with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thelvyn Hyrokkin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hyrokkin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Brown is out of range and Hyrokkin settles back down.
Brown checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thelvyn Hyrokkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown thows a body kick. Hyrokkin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Brown shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brown working over Hyrokkin with some ground and pound. Hyrokkin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brown is keen to just control but Hyrokkin is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hyrokkin defends it well.
Hyrokkin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown is thwarting Hyrokkin's attempts to control the position.
Brown is looking for a kimura here.
Hyrokkin tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
Hyrokkin is trying to control but can't.
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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Hyrokkin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown postures up.
Hyrokkin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brown manages to get himself to full guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
Hyrokkin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brown manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hyrokkin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Hyrokkin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Hyrokkin is retaining full guard.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyrokkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hyrokkin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown passes Hyrokkin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hyrokkin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
Brown is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hyrokkin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brown.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hyrokkin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown is trying to control. Hyrokkin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hyrokkin is looking to improve his position.
Hyrokkin gets back to full guard.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hyrokkin dives on top into guard.
Brown looking for a sweep. Not yet Brown, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Hyrokkin misses with an uppercut.
Brown with a poor takedown
and Hyrokkin counters with a takedown into side control.
Hyrokkin advances nicely into full mount.
Hyrokkin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Brown is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hyrokkin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyrokkin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brown's face.
Hyrokkin dominating with strikes here.
Brown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Thelvyn Hyrokkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hyrokkin pushes past his half guard into mount!
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Hyrokkin landing punches.
Brown is bucking up trying to escape but Hyrokkin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hyrokkin landing punches.
Brown slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hyrokkin lands a nice short elbow.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Hyrokkin has control of the leg.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hyrokkin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hyrokkin's back!
Brown missing with strikes.
Hyrokkin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Brown gets his way!
Brown throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Brown is trying to stick to Hyrokkin's back but Hyrokkin is turning into Brown. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Brown's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Hyrokkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hyrokkin chips away with some ground and pound.
Hyrokkin chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hyrokkin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hyrokkin is one step ahead there.
Brown working for a triangle but Hyrokkin defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hyrokkin defends it easily.
Hyrokkin lands a couple of digs.
Brown is trying to keep Hyrokkin in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hyrokkin is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown wants to sweep here but Hyrokkin controlling him for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thelvyn Hyrokkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hyrokkin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thelvyn Hyrokkin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meredith comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones - Paint it, Black. T is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers - Born to Lose . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
6 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Meredith!
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, Johnny T!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meredith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
T looking to stall.
T doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meredith lands an elbow inside that T shrugs off.
Meredith stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
T is trying to force a seperation but Meredith has the dominant position.
Meredith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of T backwards.
Meredith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Meredith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
T throws a punch but it's blocked by Meredith.
Meredith managing to block the knees to the body from T.
Meredith successfully pulls guard.
T won't allow Meredith to sweep him here.
Meredith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. T manages to get himself to full guard.
Meredith got a little sloppy there for a moment and T has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Meredith has managed to get both his arms back between T's legs - danger averted.
Meredith looking to pass the guard.
Meredith wants to control from the top but T keeps moving.
T keeping full guard, as Meredith tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith trying to control the position from guard on top but T is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
T can't keep his opponent in guard - Meredith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Meredith slows the pace down in half guard.
T tries to get to full guard but Meredith has control of the leg.
Meredith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Meredith is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But T has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from T!
Meredith keeping moving, preventing T from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meredith wants to sweep but no luck.
T is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meredith is on top in guard.
T keeping moving, preventing Meredith from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meredith advances position into side control!
T really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meredith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meredith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
T gets back to half guard.
Meredith has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can T defend it? Meredith steps over the head and cranks it - T is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Meredith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Justin Meredith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malik Muhammad Shabazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Mcneilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammad Shabazz comes to the cage accompanied by Schoolly D - Am I Black Enough For You. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malik Muhammad Shabazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Mcneilly!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcneilly has his takedown stuffed
and Muhammad Shabazz moves into the clinch.
Mcneilly fails to pull guard.
Mcneilly is working for takedown but Muhammad Shabazz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Malik Muhammad Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mcneilly.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks the clinch.
Mcneilly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muhammad Shabazz misses with a low kick.
Muhammad Shabazz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Mcneilly or perhaps it was just good defense by Muhammad Shabazz which made him look bad.
Muhammad Shabazz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muhammad Shabazz drives through and clinches with Mcneilly against the cage.
Mcneilly wants a takedown.
Muhammad Shabazz connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Mcneilly has been cut.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mcneilly slips a jab and a cross from Muhammad Shabazz.
Muhammad Shabazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcneilly.
Mcneilly looks gassed!
Muhammad Shabazz looks to land a body kick but Mcneilly moved away.
Muhammad Shabazz moves into the clinch.
Mcneilly has had enough of the clinch but Muhammad Shabazz keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad Shabazz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Mcneilly sprawling to the canvas. Muhammad Shabazz follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Mcneilly hang on?
Mcneilly is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhammad Shabazz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mcneilly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mcneilly is still in real trouble! Can Muhammad Shabazz finish him?
Muhammad Shabazz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mcneilly seems to have recovered his senses.
Muhammad Shabazz drops an elbow to the side of Mcneilly's head.
Muhammad Shabazz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Muhammad Shabazz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcneilly defending well though.
Mcneilly looking for submissions off his back.
Muhammad Shabazz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mcneilly knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Muhammad Shabazz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcneilly gets back to full guard.
Muhammad Shabazz postures up and lands a big shot to Mcneilly's brow.
Mcneilly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Muhammad Shabazz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muhammad Shabazz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mcneilly on the ground.
Muhammad Shabazz wants to stand but Mcneilly is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mcneilly is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad Shabazz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Muhammad Shabazz tries to clinch but Mcneilly is having none of it.
Mcneilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muhammad Shabazz loads up on a big right hand but Mcneilly slips the punch.
Muhammad Shabazz misses with the combination.
Mcneilly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcneilly goes for a takedown attempt but Muhammad Shabazz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mcneilly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muhammad Shabazz throws a body kick that misses.
Muhammad Shabazz lands with a nice combination. Mcneilly backs away looking to recover.
Muhammad Shabazz throws a series of punches but Mcneilly moves out of range.
Muhammad Shabazz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muhammad Shabazz has Mcneilly up against the cage in a clinch.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcneilly backwards.
Muhammad Shabazz lands an uppercut.
Mcneilly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muhammad Shabazz has him pressed against the cage.
Muhammad Shabazz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcneilly walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcneilly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muhammad Shabazz tries to avoid it but Mcneilly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muhammad Shabazz to the ground. Muhammad Shabazz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muhammad Shabazz misses with a head kick.
Muhammad Shabazz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malik Muhammad Shabazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Mcneilly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mcneilly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Muhammad Shabazz counters with a nice uppercut.
Malik Muhammad Shabazz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muhammad Shabazz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcneilly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mcneilly moves out of range of the strikes.
Muhammad Shabazz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muhammad Shabazz fails to land with a series of punches.
Muhammad Shabazz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mcneilly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muhammad Shabazz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Muhammad Shabazz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muhammad Shabazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcneilly can do to turn this around?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcneilly avoids the head kick by Muhammad Shabazz.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Muhammad Shabazz misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muhammad Shabazz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mcneilly pushes Muhammad Shabazz up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Muhammad Shabazz - that landed with a thud.
Muhammad Shabazz stops a takedown attempt from Mcneilly.
Malik Muhammad Shabazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Mcneilly.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muhammad Shabazz obliges.
Muhammad Shabazz breaks from the clinch.
Muhammad Shabazz connects with the punch.
Muhammad Shabazz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malik Muhammad Shabazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcneilly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muhammad Shabazz.
Muhammad Shabazz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muhammad Shabazz scores with a one two! Mcneilly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muhammad Shabazz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mcneilly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mcneilly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muhammad Shabazz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcneilly tries to score a body lock takedown but Muhammad Shabazz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muhammad Shabazz is pressed up against the cage. Mcneilly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muhammad Shabazz down to the mat. Muhammad Shabazz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good work by Muhammad Shabazz as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad Shabazz clinches with his opponent.
Muhammad Shabazz lands with a left to the head.
Muhammad Shabazz prevents the takedown attempt.
Muhammad Shabazz lands a nice knee to the body.
Muhammad Shabazz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mcneilly takes one on the button.
Mcneilly moves out of range of the leg kick from Muhammad Shabazz.
Muhammad Shabazz rushes Mcneilly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mcneilly changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Muhammad Shabazz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Muhammad Shabazz wants to clinch up but Mcneilly keeps it at a distance.
Muhammad Shabazz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muhammad Shabazz throws the left hand but Mcneilly avoids the punch easily.
Muhammad Shabazz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mcneilly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad Shabazz is defending against the submission attempts here by Mcneilly.
Mcneilly is looking for a kimura but Muhammad Shabazz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mcneilly to get the leverage.
Muhammad Shabazz tries to kick Mcneilly off but Mcneilly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mcneilly moves into full mount! Muhammad Shabazz won't be happy about that!
Muhammad Shabazz has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Mcneilly is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Muhammad Shabazz taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Mcneilly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Mcneilly!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Perry Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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196 lbs
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Perry Winkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Kent!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle throws a low kick, looking for Kent's leg but Kent calmly moves out of range.
Kent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Winkle.
Winkle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kent counters with a stiff right hand.
Kent tries to move into range but Winkle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winkle.
Kent connects with a jab.
It looks like Perry Winkle has been cut.
Winkle motions for Kent to come forward. Winkle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle is looking to score with low kicks.
Kent throws a lazy uppercut
and Winkle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kent's knee momentarily.
Winkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winkle moves away from the strike by Kent.
Winkle throws a lazy uppercut
and Kent counters with a series of strikes. Winkle will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle misses with a jab to the body
and Kent counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Kent.
Winkle thuds his right hand into Kent's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Winkle looks for the body kick but Kent saw that one coming.
Winkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Winkle misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle misses with a hook
letting Kent counter with a right hand.
Winkle swings for the body but Kent moves out of range.
Winkle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winkle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Winkle misses with a left hand
enabling Kent to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is looking to clinch but Kent is avoiding it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kent wants to get back to striking at distance but Winkle won't allow it.
Winkle tries to work over Kent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winkle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Winkle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kent takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gideon Kent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Perry Winkle's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Winkle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Winkle works the jab nicely.
Winkle misses with a lunging right hand
and Kent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winkle wants to clinch up but Kent keeps it at a distance.
Winkle throws a lazy uppercut
and Kent counters by clinching up.
Winkle misses with a punch on the inside.
Winkle struggles to land a body shot inside as Kent controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent tries to stall but Winkle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Winkle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Winkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kent tries to break free but Winkle pushes him back against the cage.
Winkle gets through Kent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Winkle - that landed with a thud.
Kent struggles to land a body shot inside as Winkle controls his hands.
Winkle is leaning against Kent and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Winkle is looking to break free of the clinch but Kent has double underhooks.
Winkle misses with an elbow strike.
Kent misses with a body punch.
Winkle keeps control of Kent as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kent.
Winkle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winkle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Winkle lands a body shot.
Winkle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Winkle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Winkle.
Kent blocks a body shot from Winkle.
Winkle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kent misses with some punches.
Winkle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Winkle looking to slow down the pace here.
Kent is looking to break free of the clinch but Winkle has double underhooks.
Kent is trying to break the clinch but Winkle has him pressed against the cage.
Winkle misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Winkle to work.
Winkle lands a shot to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Winkle manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A shot to the body from Winkle misses
and Kent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Winkle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kent, pushing him back against the cage.
Winkle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kent wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kent has had enough of the clinch but Winkle keeps him there for the moment.
Kent tries to work over Winkle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from Winkle.
Kent struggles to land a body shot inside as Winkle controls his hands.
Winkle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Winkle.
A head punch on the inside from Winkle fails to land.
Kent leaning against his opponent.
Kent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Winkle has him pressed against the cage.
Kent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Winkle lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Winkle.
Kent's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Winkle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winkle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Winkle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gideon Kent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winkle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kent 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.
Perry Winkle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Perry Winkle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kent looks to land a left hand but Winkle moved out of range nicely.
Kent avoids the body shot from Winkle.
Winkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kent throws out the jab.
Kent moves in looking to clinch but Winkle pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkle tries to clinch but Kent moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkle throws a shot from downtown. Kent moves away and avoids it.
Winkle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Perry Winkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkle looks for the body kick but Kent saw that one coming.
Kent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Winkle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winkle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kent counters with a left and a right that stings Winkle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkle throws a leg kick but Kent checks it.
Winkle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kent is out of range.
Kent avoids the head kick by Winkle.
Winkle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kent throws out the jab.
Kent scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winkle misses with a head kick.
Kent scores with a decent looking hook.
Winkle tries to clinch there but Kent circles away.
Kent 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.
Winkle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kent.
Good shot there by Kent.
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.
Winkle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kent is out of range and Winkle settles back down.
Winkle throws a leg kick but Kent checks it.
Winkle throws a wild body kick that Kent sees coming a mile off.
Kent misses with a double jab
and Winkle counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gideon Kent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kent 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gideon Kent!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Disturbed- Indestructible kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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217 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole Lee!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with an uppercut
and Alexander counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lee wants to control but Alexander is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Alexander thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alexander missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alexander frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Alexander.
Alexander avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Alexander landing strikes from the mount.
Alexander sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Alexander with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is in a horrible position here. Alexander smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Alexander's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexander lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lee tries to hold on but Alexander postures up.
Alexander pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alexander throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alexander with the ground and pound from mount.
Alexander breaks from Lee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lee is rocked!
Alexander lands a big elbow - Lee is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Lee is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jacob Alexander!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Braylon Beswicke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Braylon Beswicke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Petrov!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beswicke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beswicke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beswicke misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a three punch combo that has Beswicke backing up. Beswicke nods at Petrov to acknowledge the strikes.
A lazy left from Beswicke finds it's target.
Petrov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Beswicke misses
and Petrov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beswicke misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Beswicke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Petrov misses
and Beswicke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Beswicke misses the jab.
Beswicke throws a big shot that misses.
Beswicke misses with a low kick as Petrov jumps back.
Beswicke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beswicke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beswicke connects with a leg kick. Petrov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beswicke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a leg kick
and Beswicke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Beswicke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Petrov connects with the punch.
Petrov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Beswicke.
Petrov throws a hook but Beswicke avoids it easily.
Petrov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Petrov misses with a combination
and Beswicke counters with a good, hard body kick but Petrov shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Beswicke.
Beswicke misses with a body shot.
Petrov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Beswicke counters with a left and a right that stings Petrov.
Beswicke lands a jab.
Petrov is rocked!
Beswicke cracks Petrov's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Petrov slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Beswicke can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Braylon Beswicke!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paden Taber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph O Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Briar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Boys of the Old Brigade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paden Taber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph O Briar!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taber misses with a right hand
and O Briar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Taber connects with a nice looking jab.
Taber misses the body punch
and O Briar counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot by Taber.
O Briar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taber can pounce on him.
Taber digs a good hook to O Briar's body.
O Briar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - O Briar lands in his opponent's guard.
Taber pulls O Briar in to control the position.
O Briar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Taber trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taber pushes O Briar off and gets back to his feet.
Taber slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
O Briar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taber misses with a hook to the body
and O Briar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
O Briar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Taber.
Taber swings and misses with a shot to the body
and O Briar moves into the clinch.
Good body shot from O Briar.
Taber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Briar walks into a stiff left hand from Taber.
Taber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Briar doesn't seem bothered though.
Taber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taber wants it to stay on the feet.
Taber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Briar.
Taber scores with a shot to the body.
O Briar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Taber.
Taber is looking to wear down O Briar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
O Briar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Taber. That one must have hurt.
O Briar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
O Briar avoids the body shot from Taber.
Paden Taber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Briar moves out of range of the body kick.
Taber scores with a leg kick.
Taber throws a leg kick which misses O Briar's front leg but catches the back leg as O Briar tries to avoid it.
Taber scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Briar doesn't seem bothered though.
Taber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Briar's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Briar misses with a looping left.
O Briar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taber at a distance.
O Briar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taber defends it nicely.
Paden Taber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph O Briar.
Taber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Taber connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by O Briar.
Taber lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
O Briar avoids the head kick by Taber.
Taber scoring well with a low kick there.
Taber looks to score with a jab to the body but O Briar is just out of range.
O Briar misses with an uppercut. Taber saw that one coming.
Taber throws a body punch but O Briar moves out of range.
O Briar takes one to the chin there.
O Briar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An inside leg kick lands from Taber.
Taber is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Briar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Taber misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Briar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Taber can pounce on him.
O Briar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Taber.
Taber misses with a body shot
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Briar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taber looks to score with a jab to the body but O Briar is just out of range.
Paden Taber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taber throws a head kick that half lands.
O Briar looks to land a left hand but Taber moved out of range nicely.
O Briar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
O Briar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Taber, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Taber there.
Taber lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paden Taber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Taber throws a jab when O Briar was well out of range.
Paden Taber is winning the standup battle so far.
Taber throws a leg kick
and O Briar counters with a single leg into guard. Taber didn't expect that.
Taber controlling the position.
Taber trying to control the position.
Taber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taber wants to stand but O Briar is controlling the position.
Taber is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paden Taber.
O Briar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taber. Taber obviously looking to wear him down.
O Briar shoots in for a double leg but Taber sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Taber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taber counters with a three punch combo that has O Briar backing up. O Briar nods at Taber to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taber's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Taber duly obliges.
Taber scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Briar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taber works over O Briar's head and body with a nice combination.
O Briar dips to his left and cracks Taber with an uppercut!
O Briar misses with a leg kick
and Taber counters with a series of strikes. O Briar will be more careful next time no doubt.
O Briar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Briar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Briar checks a low kick from Taber.
Taber listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taber throws a lazy head kick
and O Briar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taber falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling O Briar to counter with a crisp jab.
Taber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Briar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taber misses with a wild body shot.
O Briar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taber misses with a kick to the body
and O Briar counters with a nice body shot.
Taber swings for the body but O Briar moves out of range.
O Briar moves out of range of the body kick from Taber.
O Briar throws a head kick that misses
and Taber counters with a thumping low kick.
Taber throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Briar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Briar misses with a hook
and Taber counters with a nice kick to the body.
Taber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taber misses with a right hand
and O Briar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taber misses with a body kick.
Taber scores with a sloppy right hand. O Briar should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber scores with a hook to the body. O Briar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taber.
O Briar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taber. Taber obviously looking to wear him down.
O Briar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taber throws a left and a right that both miss
and O Briar counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Taber's guard now.
Taber controls O Briar momentarily but O Briar frees himself.
Taber seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Briar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Briar postures up in Taber's guard and throws a big left but Taber blocks it.
Taber controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paden Taber.
Taber needs to keep his hands up - O Briar had a free shot at his head there.
O Briar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Taber.
O Briar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
O Briar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taber looks to land a combination but O Briar avoids it well.
O Briar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Taber.
O Briar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Taber.
A solid leg kick lands there for Taber.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Briar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
O Briar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taber.
O Briar is breathing heavily.
Taber lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as O Briar backs up against the cage.
O Briar wants to clinch
and Taber counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taber staying out of range there.
Taber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paden Taber dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Briar.
O Briar throws a hook but Taber blocks it.
Taber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Briar's hands.
A lazy body kick from Taber
and O Briar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
O Briar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taber was well out of range. Poor timing from O Briar.
O Briar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taber finds it's way round the side to connect with O Briar's head.
No luck for O Briar with that takedown attempt.
Taber throws a hook but O Briar blocks it.
Taber lands a jab to the nose.
Taber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent O Briar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Taber scores with a sloppy right hand. O Briar should have avoided that one.
Taber throws a sloppy head kick
and O Briar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Briar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Taber there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
O Briar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Taber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Briar's calf.
O Briar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Horrible takedown by O Briar or perhaps it was just good defense by Taber which made him look bad.
Taber throws a looping overhand right but O Briar ducks down to avoid it.
Taber scores with a jab to the head.
Taber lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
O Briar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taber connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Taber.
O Briar throws a combination that misses
and Taber counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Briar shoots in and drives through. Taber sprawls well.
Paden Taber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralph O Briar.
O Briar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taber.
Taber dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Briar. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taber lands with an overhand left.
Taber connects with a body shot that sends O Briar's belly button to the back.
Taber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Briar takes one to the chin there.
Taber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Briar.
Taber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Taber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Taber connects with a nice looking jab.
Paden Taber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taber circles away from the clinch attempt
and Taber counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taber fakes the leg kick and cracks O Briar in the body.
Taber lands with a hook. O Briar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taber keeps O Briar at a distance using the push kick.
Taber scoring well with a low kick there.
Taber thuds a left hand into O Briar's body.
Taber lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Briar's sensitive parts.
A left and a right from Taber both land. Nice combination.
O Briar moves forwards but Taber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Briar walks into a left hand.
Taber clobbers O Briar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taber feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Briar's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber connects with a right hand. O Briar shakes it off.
Taber looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Taber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Briar can do to turn this around?
Taber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Briar on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Taber.
O Briar misses with a jab to the body
and Taber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taber lands with a hook. O Briar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Taber is looking to slow O Briar down with leg kicks.
Ralph O Briar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taber throws a head kick that misses.
O Briar throws a right hand that misses
and Taber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps O Briar thinking.
Taber lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Taber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taber thuds a left hand into O Briar's body.
Taber turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taber sizes up O Briar with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paden Taber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taber, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:26
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paden Taber!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lee Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Lee Paris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic blocks a low kick nicely.
A combination from Paris does no damage.
Paris throws a right hand that misses
and Filipovic counters with a series of strikes. Paris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnny Lee Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
Paris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paris misses with a left hand
and Filipovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Johnny Lee Paris has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filipovic circles away.
Good leg kick by Paris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Filipovic looks gassed!
Paris fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Filipovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paris misses with a left hand
and Filipovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Paris shrugs it off.
A low kick from Paris is predictable there
enabling Filipovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Paris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Filipovic as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Lee Paris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paris misses with an uppercut. Filipovic saw that one coming.
Paris throws an off balance right hand
and Filipovic counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paris.
Filipovic staying out of range there.
Filipovic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Paris.
Filipovic thumps Paris with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paris throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paris looks to land a left hand but Filipovic moved out of range nicely.
Paris lands a nice leg kick that just misses Filipovic's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filipovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Paris sizes up Filipovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Filipovic defending well as Paris loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Filipovic misses
and Paris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paris throws a jab when Filipovic was well out of range.
Paris pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Filipovic scores with the left hand. Paris knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris throws a right hand that Filipovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipovic also avoids with ease.
Paris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filipovic.
Paris drops his shoulder and cracks Filipovic with a huge uppercut! Filipovic goes down! Can Paris finish him?
It looks like Mirko Filipovic has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paris throws a big right hand that misses.
Filipovic working a defensive guard here.
Paris pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Filipovic is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paris throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lee Paris dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Paris misses with a series of wild punches.
Filipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filipovic.
Paris throws a low kick but it's checked well by Filipovic.
Paris throws a lazy uppercut
and Filipovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Filipovic has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnny Lee Paris is winning the standup battle so far.
Paris tries to clinch up.
Paris misses with an uppercut
and Filipovic counters with a nice body shot.
A low kick from Paris misses
and Filipovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Paris feints and as Filipovic raises his hands in defense, Paris changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Filipovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Paris trying to control but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
Paris preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Paris trying to control but Filipovic is working from the bottom.
Filipovic manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paris manages to control the position for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Filipovic wants to control but instead Paris manages to regain half guard.
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Filipovic prevents Paris from improving his position.
We're going to have a standup here because Johnny Lee Paris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Paris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Paris shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filipovic as he jumps to the side.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Paris.
Horrible takedown by Paris or perhaps it was just good defense by Filipovic which made him look bad.
Paris throws a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Paris.
Filipovic misses with a body kick.
Paris throws a leg kick
and Filipovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic looks to land a left hand but Paris moved out of range nicely.
Paris throws a solid leg kick but Filipovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Paris.
Paris scores with a jab to the body.
Paris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paris throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Filipovic counters with a good, hard body kick but Paris shrugs it off.
Paris throws a hook but Filipovic blocks it.
Paris throws a right hand that misses
and Filipovic counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris misses with a left hand
and Filipovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Paris is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paris misses with a right hand
and Filipovic makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filipovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paris's hands.
Oh Paris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnny Lee Paris's cut is getting worse.
Filipovic is stalking Paris. Paris circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Filipovic, and it's lights out! Paris really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mirko Filipovic!
Mirko Filipovic is the new heavyweight champion!
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