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G.I MMA 18 - Kennedy v Buckley PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Estes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronson Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Estes comes to the cage accompanied by Shout by Disturbed. Dominic Estes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dominic Estes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bronson Fields!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fields misses with a takedown
and Estes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Estes throws a strike but Fields rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Estes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fields is controlling him.
Fields thows a big elbow that misses.
Fields would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fields trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields trying to control but Estes is working from the bottom.
Estes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fields trying to control but Estes is working from the bottom.
Estes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Estes tries to get out of the position.
Estes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Estes is keeping the position for now.
Fields stands up from Estes's guard - Fields perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Estes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fields circles away quickly and effectively.
Fields misses with the combination.
Fields scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Estes is staying active underneath Fields, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fields looks gassed!
Estes wants to get back to his feet.
Fields is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Estes pushes Fields off looking to stand but Fields dives back in and keeps control.
Fields not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estes is in trouble now - Fields has advanced to mount!
Fields can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Estes is looking to escape.
Fields thowing shots but they're missing.
Fields scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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.
Fields lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fields won't let Estes get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Fields throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Estes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fields.
Fields goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Estes is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronson Fields dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Estes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fields gets caught flat footed, as Estes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fields wants to stand up but Estes is controlling him.
Estes throwing strikes but missing.
Estes content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Estes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Estes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Estes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fields on the ground.
Fields looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Estes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fields doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Fields wants to stand up but Estes is controlling him.
Estes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fields is looking to stand up but Estes isn't so interested in that idea.
Estes is working Fields over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Estes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fields preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fields pushes Estes off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Estes misses the shot to the body.
Estes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Estes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Fields looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fields manages to work his way to half guard, despite Estes's best efforts.
Fields is trying to control but can't.
Fields connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Estes is thwarting Fields's attempts to control the position.
Estes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fields is trying to stand back up but Estes is controlling him
Fields has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estes thows a huge punch but Fields dodges it nicely.
Estes slips a nice elbow through Fields's hands, connecting with Fields's forehead.
Estes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fields has hold of Estes's hands but Estes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fields regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Estes.
Dominic Estes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Estes landing with the ground and pound.
Estes throws and elbow that misses. Fields uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Estes's guard. Nice move by Fields!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Estes wriggles free and stands up.
No luck for Estes with that takedown attempt.
Estes shoots in looking for a takedown. Fields tries to sprawl out of it but Estes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fields manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fields fails to land with a series of punches.
Estes drives through with a takedown into Fields's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Estes throws and elbow that misses. Fields uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Estes's guard. Nice move by Fields!
Fields with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Estes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Fields fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Estes clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Estes.
Fields tries to break the clinch but Estes is controlling the position.
Fields wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fields wants a takedown but no success here.
Estes works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fields utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Estes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fields working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Estes.
Estes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fields controls Estes momentarily but Estes frees himself.
Fields preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Estes is looking to work some ground and pound but Fields has wrist control.
Fields wriggles free and stands up.
Estes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fields on his heels. He'll look to pass Fields's guard now, I'm sure.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fields is on top in guard.
Fields missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Estes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fields trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Estes manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fields working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Estes.
Fields pushes Estes off and scrambles back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Fields.
Fields tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fields throws a head kick that Estes semi-blocks.
Decent striking displayed by Estes there.
Estes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Estes lands in his opponent's guard.
Fields scores with a short punch from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estes lands a couple of digs.
Estes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fields avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Estes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Estes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Estes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Estes throws a big right hand that misses.
Estes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fields is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Fields working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Estes.
Estes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Estes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Estes looking to pass the guard.
Estes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fields's head.
Estes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Estes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fields works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fields is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Estes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Estes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Estes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Elliot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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204 lbs
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212 lbs
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Elliot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hunter Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Elliot in side control lands a decent elbow.
Elliot throws an elbow but Jackson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Elliot grinds an elbow into Jackson's temple.
Elliot 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.
Elliot scoring with punches from side control.
Jackson is rocked!
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!
Elliot is putting a hurting on Jackson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Elliot finish him?
Elliot in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jackson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Elliot trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Elliot scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jackson to see if he's OK.
Elliot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackson on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliot in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jackson looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Elliot turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Elliot!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns comes to the cage accompanied by By the Sword - Slash. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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209 lbs
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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
9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Johns!
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, Aaron Moore!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Johns slips the punch.
Moore misses with a wild body shot.
Johns fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moore, pushing him back against the cage.
Johns lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johns lands a nice elbow.
Johns throws an elbow but it misses.
Moore takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Aaron Moore has been cut.
Johns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moore avoids the elbow strike from Johns, against the cage.
Johns lands a damaging elbow.
Johns creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Johns scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johns.
Johns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johns lands a damaging elbow.
Johns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johns.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johns lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johns.
Johns lands an elbow inside.
Johns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns lands a nice elbow.
Johns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moore's efforts to push away.
Moore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johns has Moore pressed against the cage, preventing Moore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Moore looks gassed!
Nice elbow from Johns.
Johns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Johns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Johns.
A shot in the inside from Johns.
Johns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johns lands a damaging elbow.
Johns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johns lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Johns lands an elbow inside.
Johns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johns lands a damaging elbow.
Johns lands with a short shot to the head.
Johns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Johns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Johns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Johns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johns lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Johns landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Johns.
Johns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johns lands a shoulder strike.
Johns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Johns lands a damaging elbow.
Johns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Johns lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Johns.
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!
Johns lands a nice elbow.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Johns lands a nice elbow.
Johns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns scores with a knee to the head.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Johns lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Johns.
Johns landing knees to the head.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johns lands a damaging elbow.
Johns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johns lands a shoulder strike.
Johns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johns softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Johns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Johns lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Johns prevents Moore from breaking the clinch.
Johns lands an elbow inside.
Moore is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johns.
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.
Johns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Johns gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johns lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johns.
Johns gets through Moore's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Johns.
Johns lands a damaging elbow.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johns lands a nice elbow.
Johns lands an elbow inside.
Johns scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Johns.
Moore wants to break free but Johns has control.
Johns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moore is trying to break free.
Johns lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Johns keeps control of Moore as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Johns.
Johns lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Johns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johns.
Johns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Johns dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Moore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Johns throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Johns misses.
Johns lands a jab.
Moore drops his hands momentarily and Johns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A good leg kick by Johns.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Moore scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johns lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Johns throws a good cross that connects.
Moore takes one on the button.
Johns drops Moore with a left right combo! Johns follows him down to the ground into side control.
Moore is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johns working the ground and pound from side control.
Moore is still in real trouble! Can Johns finish him?
Johns 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.
Moore is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johns connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns in side control lands a decent elbow.
Moore taking a bit of punishment here - Johns scoring with strikes.
Moore seems to have recovered his senses.
Moore pushes Johns away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johns gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johns lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Moore down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns lands some shots froms side control.
Johns in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johns lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Moore down.
Check out the look on Johns's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johns scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Moore to see if he's OK.
Moore takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johns scores with punches from side control.
Johns working the head and body with strikes.
Johns lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Moore down.
Johns working the head with strikes.
Johns working the body and head with strikes.
Johns lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johns 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.
Johns connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Moore some visible discomfort.
Moore really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johns. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johns in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johns scoring with punches from side control.
Johns cracks Moore with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Johns is putting a hurting on Moore here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johns scoring with punches and elbows.
Johns tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Johns is chipping away with strikes.
Johns tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Moore takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns lands a nice forearm strike.
Johns working the ground and pound.
Johns is working Moore over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johns connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Moore some visible discomfort.
Johns is putting a hurting on Moore here, landing some big shots from side control.
Johns tries for a kimura but Moore is defending well.
Johns in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Johns landing strikes.
Johns working the ground and pound.
Moore takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johns lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Johns lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Johns.
Johns landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Johns is chipping away with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore pushes Johns away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johns gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Moore takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johns scoring with punches from side control.
Johns working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johns scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Moore to see if he's OK.
Johns working the ground and pound from side control.
Johns in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Johns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Moore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Johns. Those never looked like landing.
Johns clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moore blocks an elbow strike.
Johns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Moore can do to turn this around?
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Johns has double underhooks.
Moore tries to circle away but Johns has him pinned against the cage.
Johns lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Johns lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moore is looking to break free of the clinch but Johns has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johns.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Johns.
Johns tries a knee to the head but Moore blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Johns.
Johns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore tries to break the clinch but Johns is controlling the position.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johns.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Johns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Johns.
Johns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Johns lands a nice elbow.
Johns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johns lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Johns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johns lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johns.
Johns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Johns.
Johns lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Johns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johns.
Johns lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Johns connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moore's face.
Moore wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johns lands a nice elbow.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johns lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moore blocks the elbow strike.
Moore dodges an elbow strike from Johns.
Moore wants to break free but Johns has control.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Johns.
Johns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moore has had enough of the clinch but Johns keeps him there for the moment.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Johns lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Johns lands a nice elbow.
Johns lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Johns lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Johns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johns lands an elbow that stopped Moore in his tracks for a moment.
Johns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Moore is trying to break the clinch but Johns has him pressed against the cage.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Moore blocks an elbow strike from Johns.
Johns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Moore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johns.
Johns lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Johns creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Moore's defenses.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Johns throws an elbow that misses.
Moore avoids the elbow strike from Johns, against the cage.
Johns misses with an elbow over the top.
Moore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johns has him pressed against the cage.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Shane Johns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore tries to break free but Johns pushes him back against the cage.
Johns lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Johns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moore takes an elbow to the temple.
Moore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johns scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johns lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Johns lands an elbow inside.
Aaron Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four 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.
Johns with a knee to the head.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johns.
Johns scores with a shoulder strike.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johns lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shane Johns has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johns lands an elbow inside that Moore shrugs off.
Johns lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Moore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johns lands a damaging elbow.
Johns lands an elbow just above Moore 's eye.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johns lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johns.
Johns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johns lands with a left to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Johns showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Johns 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Johns!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khal Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to We Steady Mobbin!. Tank Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
205 lbs
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209 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khal Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tank Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drago jumps guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Drago.
Drago is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Johnson postures up.
Johnson trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Drago is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.
Drago throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Drago pulls Johnson in close to his closed guard and prevents Johnson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drago is proving hard to escape from.
Tank Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drago jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drago with a hook.
Johnson misses the body punch
and Drago counters with a left and a right that stings Johnson.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Drago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Johnson misses
and Drago counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Johnson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drago.
Drago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Drago lands with a light punch inside.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Drago checks it
and Drago counters with a three punch combo that has Johnson backing up. Johnson nods at Drago to acknowledge the strikes.
Johnson looks gassed!
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Drago buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drago breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Drago both land. Nice combination.
Drago is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Drago has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drago throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Drago lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drago.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Drago counters by moving into the clinch.
Drago manages to break the clinch.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Drago both land. Nice combination.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by Drago.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drago.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Drago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Drago. Drago maintains the clinch.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Drago. Those never looked like landing.
Drago tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Drago pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Drago.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drago counters with a one-two to the body.
Drago moves into the clinch.
Johnson has Drago pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drago manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Drago!
Drago throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Drago takes the fight into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago jumps guard.
Drago is controlling Johnson's posture.
Drago striking off his back but it's not causing Johnson any problems.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drago dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drago scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago moves into range and clinches up with Johnson.
Drago jumps guard and drags Johnson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Drago has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Drago wants to sweep but no luck.
Drago looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drago controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Drago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johnson uses it to pass to side control.
Johnson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson trying to control the action but Drago is working from the bottom.
Johnson controlling the position.
Johnson working away.
Drago is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
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.
Johnson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Drago can't do much from the bottom here.
Who's going to make the next move?
The ref stands the fighters back up because Khal Drago just wasn't active enough.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters by moving into the clinch.
Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
Drago tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
A nice combination there by Drago.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Drago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tank Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Johnson misses with a hook to the body
and Drago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drago drags the fight down to the ground.
Drago looking to control.
Drago manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Drago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drago looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Drago looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago unloading with bombs!
Drago misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Drago fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drago looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Drago punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drago dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Drago gets a clinch.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drago looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Khal Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drago manages to break the clinch.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drago moves into the clinch.
Drago jumps into guard, dragging Johnson to the mat.
Drago is controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drago working for submissions but it's allowed Johnson to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago regains full guard. Nicely done.
Drago is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson wants to stand but Drago has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Drago manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Drago smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Drago with a couple of short strikes.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Drago throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Drago looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Johnson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Drago cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago landing strikes from the mount.
Drago 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.
Drago with the ground and pound from mount.
Drago scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Drago looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson!
Drago sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Drago in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Khal Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drago putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Drago misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Drago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Johnson wants to control but Drago is having none of it.
Drago throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago controlling the pace for now.
Drago cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Khal Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drago 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:25
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khal Drago!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dark Matter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randsome Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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205 lbs
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215 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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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, Dark Matter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randsome Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Steve Montenegro and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matter clinches.
Matter manages to break the clinch.
Matter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matter throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Matter throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Matter circles away easily
and Matter counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Matter to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie walks into a straight right hand from Matter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matter throws a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Matter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Matter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Matter counters with a one-two to the body.
Dark Matter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randsome Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Matter looks to clinch
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Matter won't be happy with that.
Matter wants to get back to his feet but Gracie drags him back down.
Matter is breathing heavily.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Matter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gracie asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matter throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Matter rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Matter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Matter is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matter slowing the pace effectively.
Matter is trying to break free.
Matter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Matter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matter wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side
and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Matter's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Matter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matter wants to stand up but Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Matter keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie passes Matter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Matter defend it? Gracie steps over the head and cranks it - Matter is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randsome Gracie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Cutler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berdo Haaasik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cutler comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome To Jamrock by Damian Marley. 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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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Cutler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Berdo Haaasik!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cutler lands a jab to Haaasik's midsection.
Haaasik scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Haaasik wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cutler, who protects the arm well.
Cutler wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Haaasik thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Haaasik has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cutler is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Haaasik yanks on the arm and Cutler is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Haaasik.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Berdo Haaasik!
Berdo Haaasik is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ian Trumps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Toulon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trumps might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jay Z - Money, Cash, Hoes. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Trumps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Toulon!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toulon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Trumps in his tracks.
Trumps slips a jab from Toulon.
Trumps is looking to land body kicks.
Andre Toulon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toulon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toulon throws a poor cross that misses
and Trumps counters with a head kick.
Toulon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toulon takes a swing at Trumps's ribcage but misses.
Trumps throws a half hearted mid kick.
Toulon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Trumps at a distance.
Toulon misses with a right hand
and Trumps counters with a nice body kick.
Toulon swings for the body but Trumps moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Toulon.
A head kick misses from Trumps.
Trumps displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toulon throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Toulon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trumps doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from Toulon.
A big left from Toulon misses.
Toulon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trumps's head backwards.
Toulon tests Trumps's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Trumps throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Toulon misses.
Toulon looks to land a right hand but Trumps moved out of range.
Trumps takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Toulon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toulon swings for the body but Trumps moves out of range.
Trumps walks into a stiff left hand from Toulon.
Trumps lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toulon's sensitive parts.
Trumps ducks right into an uppercut from Toulon.
Toulon throws a body punch but Trumps moves out of range.
Toulon sizes up Trumps with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Toulon, as that shot connected.
Trumps slips a jab from Toulon.
Trumps dodges the punch combination from Toulon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trumps.
Toulon misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Toulon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toulon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumps looks to land a body kick but Toulon moved away.
Toulon misses with a body shot.
Toulon stuns Trumps with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toulon throws an overhand right that lands on Trumps's shoulder, as Trumps tries to avoid the shot.
Toulon tests Trumps's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toulon looks to score with a jab to the body but Trumps is just out of range.
Toulon blocks the body kick.
Trumps lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Trumps defending well as Toulon loads up on a big left hand.
Toulon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toulon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toulon throws a right hand that misses
and Trumps counters by moving into the clinch.
Toulon tries to circle away but Trumps has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Toulon working hard to break the clinch.
Toulon is trying to break the clinch but Trumps is controlling him.
Toulon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toulon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toulon tries to break free but Trumps pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toulon can't break the clinch.
Trumps landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Toulon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trumps pressing his opponent against the cage.
Trumps dodges an elbow strike from Toulon.
Trumps avoiding damage.
Toulon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toulon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Trumps pinned against the cage. Trumps gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toulon swings widly with a right hand
and Trumps counters with a leg kick.
Toulon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Trumps throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Toulon misses with a straight right.
Toulon misses with a looping left.
Trumps displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Toulon throws out the jab.
Toulon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trumps.
Toulon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Trumps uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toulon.
Toulon falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumps plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trumps avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trumps looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Toulon throws the left hand but Trumps avoids the punch easily.
Trumps scores with a head kick. Toulon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Toulon blocks the body kick.
Trumps wants to slow Toulon down by chopping away at his legs.
Toulon misses with an uppercut
and Trumps counters with a good low kick that Toulon was not able to check.
Toulon throws a right hand that misses
and Trumps counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Toulon misses with a body shot.
Toulon misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trumps drives through and clinches with Toulon against the cage.
Trumps lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Andre Toulon has been cut.
Toulon wants to break free but Trumps has control.
Trumps connects with a nasty looking knee right to Toulon's face.
Trumps is trying to drag Toulon to the mat but Toulon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Toulon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Trumps dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Toulon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Trumps throws a head kick that half lands.
Toulon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trumps has time to react.
Trumps fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Toulon is out of range.
Toulon throws a hook but Trumps avoids it easily.
Trumps takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Toulon throws an off balance right hand
and Trumps counters with a good low kick that Toulon was not able to check.
Trumps moves out of range of the strikes.
Toulon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trumps manages to avoid it.
Toulon misses with a lunging right hand
and Trumps counters with a body kick that stops Toulon in his tracks momentarily.
Toulon misses the jab.
Toulon looks to throw the jab but Trumps is out of range.
Toulon throws an off balance right hand
and Trumps makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Toulon really felt that one!
Trumps looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trumps misses with a body kick.
Toulon misses with a lunging right hand
and Trumps counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice body kick there by Trumps.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Toulon, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon throws a lazy uppercut
and Trumps counters with a leg kick.
Toulon missing with a left hand there. Trumps was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toulon misses with a wild body shot.
Ian Trumps is winning the standup battle so far.
Trumps moves out of range as Toulon strikes.
Trumps tries a head kick but it misses.
Trumps uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toulon.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Trumps.
Trumps trying to control the position but Toulon is working away.
Trumps creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Toulon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumps tries for a kimura but Toulon is defending well.
Toulon is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Trumps has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumps is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Toulon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Trumps in side control, throwing shots but Toulon defends.
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.
Trumps in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Ian Trumps wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Trumps throws out a leg kick but Toulon moves out of range and Trumps only half commits.
A slow jab from Toulon misses its intended target.
Trumps closes this distance looking for a takedown but Toulon circles away.
Toulon lands a slapping body shot.
Toulon cracks Trumps with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Toulon misses its intended target.
Toulon throws a poor cross that misses
and Trumps counters with a nice body kick.
Toulon looks to throw the jab but Trumps is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Trumps dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Toulon's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Trumps avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trumps throws a head kick but Toulon moves out of range.
Toulon leaves Trumps with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Trumps avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Toulon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toulon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Toulon connects with a looping right hand.
Trumps bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trumps on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Trumps is looking to clinch but Toulon is avoiding it.
Toulon throws a series of punches but Trumps moves out of range.
Toulon missing with a left hand there. Trumps was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trumps misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Toulon cracks Trumps with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Toulon has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Trumps.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trumps on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toulon loads up on a big right hand but Trumps slips the punch.
Toulon takes a swing at Trumps's ribcage but misses.
Trumps ducks under a wild hook from Toulon.
Toulon cracks Trumps with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Toulon lands the left hand.
Toulon misses with a hook
and Trumps counters with a slapping leg kick.
Toulon blocks a head kick by Trumps.
Trumps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toulon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trumps was well out of range. Poor timing from Toulon.
Toulon stuffs the takedown attempt from Trumps. Trumps gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ian Trumps. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toulon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Trumps tries to work over Toulon's front leg with a kick but Toulon checks it.
Trumps misses with a head kick.
Toulon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Trumps counters with a big head kick but Toulon shrugs it off.
Toulon looks to land a right hand but Trumps moved out of range.
Ian Trumps is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toulon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Toulon misses.
Trumps is looking to land body kicks.
Toulon jabs at Trumps's body.
Trumps keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toulon.
Toulon throws a hook but Trumps blocks it.
Toulon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toulon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toulon scores with a sloppy right hand. Trumps should have avoided that one.
Toulon misses with a hook.
Trumps scores with a head kick.
Toulon swings for the body but Trumps moves out of range.
Trumps looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice jab there from Toulon.
Toulon shoots in looking for a takedown but Trumps manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Toulon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Toulon misses with a hook. Trumps ducked under it nicely.
Trumps thuds his shin into the meat of Toulon's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumps blocks a jab.
Trumps slaps away a takedown attempt from Toulon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Toulon throws a sloppy body shot
and Trumps counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Toulon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Toulon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Toulon throws out a loose jab but Trumps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toulon throws a right hand that Trumps ducks under and follows up with a left that Trumps also avoids with ease.
No luck for Trumps with that takedown attempt.
Toulon lands a slapping body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Toulon.
Toulon works Trumps's body with a nice hook.
Toulon throws a shot from downtown. Trumps moves away and avoids it.
Toulon throws the left hand but Trumps avoids the punch easily.
Toulon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trumps throws a wild body kick that Toulon sees coming a mile off.
Toulon throws an off balance right hand
and Trumps counters with a low kick, right behind Toulon 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumps keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toulon misses with a hook.
Toulon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toulon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Trumps has time to react.
Trumps with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toulon to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Toulon does it's job there.
Toulon misses with a straight left.
Toulon jabs Trumps right on the nose. Trumps blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Toulon.
A telegraphed right hand from Toulon misses the target.
The fighters circling - Toulon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trumps slips a jab and a cross from Toulon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toulon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trumps wants to clinch up but Toulon keeps it at a distance.
Toulon scores with a jab to the head.
Andre Toulon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trumps throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Toulon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trumps has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Trumps!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Buckley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy's entrance music is MegaDeth - Symphony of Destruction. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Buckley!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kennedy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy trying to control but Buckley is working from the bottom.
Kennedy is really struggling to control Buckley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kennedy prevents Buckley from getting back to his feet.
Kennedy passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Buckley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kennedy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Buckley wants to control but Kennedy postures up.
Buckley is looking to regain half guard here but Kennedy keeps moving and retains side control.
Kennedy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Buckley's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Buckley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kennedy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Buckley gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley wants to control but Kennedy is keeping busy.
Buckley is looking for a sweep. Kennedy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Buckley won't allow Kennedy to pass to mount.
Buckley trying to control here.
Buckley is refusing to be controlled, as Kennedy sits in half guard.
Buckley is trying to control but can't.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. William Buckley wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kennedy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buckley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kennedy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kennedy is pulling down on Buckley's head to control his posture.
Buckley is working Kennedy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buckley loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kennedy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buckley won't allow Kennedy to sweep him here.
Kennedy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Buckley!
Buckley is looking to get to half guard.
Buckley wants to hold on but Kennedy pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It looks like William Buckley has been cut.
Buckley keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Buckley tries to hold on but Kennedy pushes him away.
Kennedy looking to finish Buckley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Buckley!
Kennedy prevents Buckley from getting the reversal.
Buckley sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Buckley won't allow Kennedy to pass to mount.
Buckley manages to get to full guard.
Kennedy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kennedy is looking to take a break and control but Buckley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kennedy working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckley is not content to let Kennedy control the position.
Buckley is trying to get back to half guard.
Kennedy tries to advance to mount but Buckley denies him.
Buckley struggling a bit here.
Buckley is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Buckley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kennedy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buckley counters with a single leg into guard. Kennedy didn't expect that.
James Kennedy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Buckley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Buckley throws and elbow that misses. Kennedy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Buckley's guard. Nice move by Kennedy!
Kennedy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kennedy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kennedy won't allow Buckley to get back to his feet.
Kennedy trying to control but Buckley is working from the bottom.
Buckley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kennedy manages to get himself to full guard.
Buckley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kennedy looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Buckley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kennedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buckley stopping the sweep attempt from Kennedy.
Kennedy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Buckley trying to control here.
Kennedy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buckley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kennedy trying to control the action but Buckley is working from the bottom.
Buckley is pressing down on Kennedy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Buckley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kennedy is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kennedy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buckley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kennedy.
Buckley keeping full guard, as Kennedy tries to pass.
Buckley working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buckley is on top in guard.
Buckley throws a big right hand that misses.
Buckley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Buckley avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Buckley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Buckley lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kennedy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buckley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buckley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kennedy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buckley makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buckley throws a strike but Kennedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Buckley looking to control.
Kennedy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Buckley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kennedy stands and throws Buckley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Buckley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Buckley is pushing Kennedy's head away, looking to escape. Kennedy manages to hold on to the position though.
Buckley wants to control but Kennedy postures up.
Buckley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Buckley is not content to let Kennedy control the position.
Kennedy prevents Buckley from escaping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buckley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kennedy's best efforts.
Buckley connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Buckley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Buckley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Buckley's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Buckley tries for a takedown but Kennedy circles away easily
and Kennedy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kennedy.
Buckley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kennedy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kennedy postures up in Buckley's guard and throws a big left but Buckley blocks it.
Buckley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buckley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kennedy controls the pace.
Buckley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Buckley is keeping the position.
Buckley is trying to keep Kennedy in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kennedy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Buckley counters with a takedown into side control.
Kennedy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like James Kennedy has been cut.
Kennedy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Buckley lands a few punches from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buckley landing a few strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Buckley landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
James Kennedy's cut is getting worse.
Sloppy strikes there by Buckley.
Buckley throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kennedy gets back to half guard.
Kennedy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kennedy gets back to full guard.
Buckley works over Kennedy with some ground and pound from guard.
Buckley thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to sweep but no luck.
Buckley works over Kennedy with some ground and pound from guard.
James Kennedy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Kennedy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Buckley!
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