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Day of suffering PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Zarate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xavier Donnelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Zarate!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly closes the distance but Zarate moves to the side
and Donnelly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donnelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zarate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zarate.
Zarate slowing the pace effectively.
Donnelly tries to pull guard but Zarate won't allow it.
Zarate controlling the action here for a moment.
Donnelly is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zarate breaks the clinch.
Donnelly tries to clinch
and Zarate counters by moving into the clinch.
Zarate lands an elbow that stopped Donnelly in his tracks for a moment.
Zarate slowing the pace effectively.
Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarate avoids the damage to the body.
Zarate lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zarate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zarate manages to break the clinch.
Zarate rushes Donnelly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zarate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly tries for a takedown but Zarate circles away easily
and Zarate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donnelly scores a takedown into full mount!
Donnelly is breathing heavily.
Zarate slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Zarate regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zarate controlling Donnelly's posture.
Zarate lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Donnelly!
Zarate sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kevin Zarate.
Donnelly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zarate counters by clinching up.
Zarate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donnelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zarate counters by moving into the clinch.
Donnelly being controlled against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zarate.
Zarate lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zarate gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Donnelly trying to land knees to the body.
Zarate avoiding damage as Donnelly throws knees to the body.
Donnelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donnelly takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Xavier Donnelly has been cut.
Nice elbow from Zarate.
A bit of stalling here from Zarate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarate managing to block the knees to the body from Donnelly.
Zarate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zarate gets a clinch.
Donnelly being controlled against the cage.
Zarate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zarate has closed the distance and engaged Donnelly in a clinch.
Zarate lands a knee to the body.
Zarate breaks the clinch.
Zarate lands with a good body shot.
Zarate pushes Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zarate creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zarate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zarate connects with a body shot that sends Donnelly's belly button to the back.
Zarate has managed to clinch.
Donnelly tries to land knees in the clinch but Zarate avoids the damage to the body.
Zarate lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Zarate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Zarate dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xavier Donnelly's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Zarate clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Zarate.
Zarate lands a knee to the head.
Zarate lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zarate drags the fight down to the ground.
Donnelly has gone for a leg lock! Zarate slips out almost immediately though and dives into Donnelly's guard.
Zarate decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Donnelly gets tackled into the cage by Zarate. Zarate maintains the clinch.
Donnelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zarate avoids it.
Zarate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zarate moves into the clinch.
Zarate comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zarate lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zarate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly moves to clinch but Zarate breaks away
and Zarate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zarate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zarate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Danga de danga de dang - Zarate scores with a four punch combination!
Zarate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zarate lands a nice looking body shot.
Donnelly gets tackled into the cage by Zarate. Zarate maintains the clinch.
Zarate breaks from the clinch.
Zarate catches Donnelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donnelly's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zarate connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Donnelly scrambles back to his feet.
Kevin Zarate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donnelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zarate holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zarate manages to break the clinch.
Zarate clinches up with Donnelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Zarate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zarate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zarate shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Donnelly manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarate stands up and waves to Donnelly to follow him.
Donnelly tries for a takedown but Zarate circles away easily
and Zarate counters by moving into the clinch.
Zarate connects with a knee to the head.
Zarate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zarate has managed to clinch.
Zarate manages to break the clinch.
Zarate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Donnelly's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zarate darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zarate takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Zarate obliges.
Donnelly being controlled against the cage.
Zarate is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zarate stalling against the cage.
Kevin Zarate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zarate breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zarate instigates a clinch.
Zarate lands a damaging elbow.
Zarate lands an elbow inside.
Zarate lands a damaging elbow.
Zarate stalling.
Zarate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zarate has Donnelly pressed against the cage.
Zarate lands an elbow that stopped Donnelly in his tracks for a moment.
Zarate manages to break the clinch.
Zarate punishes Donnelly's body with a nice straight punch.
Zarate moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly takes an elbow to the temple.
Zarate manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Zarate has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zarate has his feet on Donnelly's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A jab from Zarate does it's job there.
Donnelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zarate drives through and clinches with Donnelly against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zarate manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zarate clinches up with Donnelly and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Zarate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xavier Donnelly's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Zarate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zarate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zarate.
Xavier Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zarate takes the fight into the clinch.
Zarate breaks the clinch.
Zarate clinches.
Zarate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zarate moves into range and clinches up with Donnelly.
Zarate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zarate closes the distance and clinches.
Zarate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zarate has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Zarate breaks from the clinch.
Donnelly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zarate counters by clinching up.
Zarate effectively controlling the action here.
Zarate manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zarate takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zarate closes the distance and clinches.
Zarate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zarate clinches up against the cage.
Donnelly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zarate lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zarate lands a knee to the body.
Zarate will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donnelly up against the cage.
Zarate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zarate feints a jab promting Donnelly to slip. Zarate then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Donnelly slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Zarate scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Zarate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly needs to keep his hands up - Zarate had a free shot at his head there.
Zarate moves into the clinch.
Zarate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Zarate!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnelly takes one to the chin there.
Zarate works Donnelly's body with a nice hook.
Zarate lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Zarate.
Zarate pushes Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Zarate pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zarate scores with a jab to the head.
Zarate shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Donnelly napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Zarate cracks Donnelly with a big elbow.
Zarate stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly misses with a takedown
and Zarate counters with a left to the body.
Zarate clobbers Donnelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Xavier Donnelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zarate lands with an overhand left.
Donnelly gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zarate moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Donnelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zarate scores a nice knee to the body.
Zarate manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Zarate coming out on top.
Zarate listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zarate moves into the clinch successfully.
Zarate using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zarate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donnelly shoots and misses
and Zarate counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Donnelly!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zarate controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kevin Zarate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Let's hope that Zarate has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kevin Zarate hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Zarate moves into range and clinches up with Donnelly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Zarate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zarate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 25:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Zarate!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krystian Dobrzynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose The Arch Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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250 lbs
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275 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krystian Dobrzynsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose The Arch Angel!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Arch Angel tries to clinch but Dobrzynsky moves away
and Dobrzynsky counters with a takedown into side control.
The Arch Angel gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dobrzynsky controlling the position easily from mount.
The Arch Angel tries to hold on but Dobrzynsky pushes him away.
Dobrzynsky is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Dobrzynsky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Krystian Dobrzynsky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason David Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ron Wasserman - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Theme Song. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason David Frank!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank shoots for a double leg takedown but Durden sprawls well. He's pushed Frank's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Frank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Durden fails to land with a series of punches.
Frank tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Durden swivels and escapes.
Durden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Frank slips a jab from Durden.
Frank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Durden throws a lazy uppercut
and Frank counters with a good, hard body kick but Durden shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Durden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
Frank fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyler Durden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason David Frank.
Durden thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Durden takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durden throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Frank.
Durden moves out of range as Frank throws a body kick.
Frank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Durden misses the shot to the body.
Durden throws a series of strikes that have Frank backpedaling.
Frank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to land a front kick but Durden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Frank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Durden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frank's hands.
Durden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Frank under the eye.
Durden lands a two punch combo.
Frank moves away from the strike by Durden.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frank scores a nice knee to the body.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durden wants to break free but Frank has control.
Frank using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Durden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but Durden blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Frank - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durden is trying to break free.
Frank tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Durden smiles and moves away.
Durden lands a nice shot that snaps Frank's head back.
Frank misses with a head kick.
Durden tries to sprawl but Frank drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Durden keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Frank works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Frank politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Frank prefers to stall for the moment though.
Durden can't do much from the bottom here.
Frank advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frank controlling from the full mount.
Frank wants to control the pace but Durden is squirming around nicely.
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 Tyler Durden will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Frank throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Durden moves out of range of the body kick.
Durden cracks a nice hook into Frank's ribs.
Durden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Durden throws a shot to the body.
Frank moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Frank walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Frank connects with an inside leg kick.
Durden misses with an uppercut
and Frank counters with a nice kick to the body.
Durden misses with a series of wild punches.
Durden avoids the head kick by Frank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Frank.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
Durden throws the left hand but Frank avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Durden misses.
Durden avoids the head kick by Frank.
Durden misses with an uppercut. Frank saw that one coming.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Frank throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Durden lands an impressive looking overhand right. Frank doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Frank looks for the body kick but Durden saw that one coming.
Frank dodges the punch combination from Durden.
Frank wants to clinch
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Frank.
Frank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durden misses with a series of wild punches.
Frank throws a head kick that Durden semi-blocks.
Frank throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Durden was covering up waiting for the punch and Frank finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Frank from controlling successfully.
Durden keeping full guard, as Frank tries to pass.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Frank from controlling successfully.
Frank advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Frank looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Durden tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Frank manages to move to mount!
Frank is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Frank!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jason David Frank!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunrak Ironshield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hong Man Toy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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278 lbs
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260 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Dangerous knees
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunrak Ironshield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hong Man Toy!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man Toy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Hong Man Toy has been cut.
Man Toy misses with a takedown attempt
letting Ironshield counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Toy darts in trying to clinch
and Ironshield counters with a takedown into side control.
Ironshield decides to stand back up. Ironshield steps back and let's Man Toy get back to his feet.
Man Toy with a poor takedown
and Ironshield counters with a crisp right hand that drops Man Toy! Ironshield lets Man Toy back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ironshield is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Man Toy's half guard.
Ironshield tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Man Toy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Toy tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Man Toy gets full guard.
Man Toy wants to sweep but no luck.
Man Toy looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man Toy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ironshield trying to stand up but can't free himself from Man Toy's guard.
Ironshield stands and steps away. Man Toy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ironshield fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Man Toy dodges the punch combination from Ironshield.
Man Toy darts in trying to clinch
and Ironshield counters with a big left hand that crumples Man Toy! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunrak Ironshield!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ake Bertilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertilson has chosen Andreas Tilliander - Arlanda as his entrance music. Ake Bertilson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Chris Redfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ake Bertilson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertilson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Redfield misses with a takedown attempt
and Bertilson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bertilson thuds his right hand into Redfield's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Redfield is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bertilson closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Redfield out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ake Bertilson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taylor Stram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Hull could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Taylor Stram's chin.
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Hull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taylor Stram!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stram with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hull counters with a nice kick to the body.
Hull closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Stram's guard.
Hull trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hull is looking to stand up but Stram won't let him.
Hull has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hull stands and steps away. Stram gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Stram tries for a takedown but Hull circles away easily
and Hull counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stram!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stram sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stram looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stram looks gassed!
Stram is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hull pulls his head out easily.
Hull perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull tries to pass to full mount but Stram defends it.
Hull with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We're going to have a standup here because Ricky Hull wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hull looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stram!
Hull wants to take Stram's back but he can't do it this time.
Hull lands with some strikes.
Hull connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hull is landing with some decent strikes but Stram is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Stram tries to improve his position but instead Hull has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull doesn't have the hooks in and Stram manages to turn into his guard.
Stram stopping the sweep attempt from Hull.
Stram looking to pass the guard.
Stram drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hull looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hull looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hull!
Hull decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hull has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hull manages to pull guard.
Hull is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hull controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull wants to pass the guard but Stram is defending well.
Hull is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hull is working for a kimura but Stram is defending it quite comfortably.
Stram gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stram is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stram can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hull controls the pace.
Stram looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hull passes into side control.
Hull stands up and beckons Stram to his feet.
Hull has taken the fight to the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hull dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hull breaks from the clinch.
Hull looking to score a takedown here. Stram is defending well but Hull drives through and ends up in Stram's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Hull dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stram misses with a takedown attempt
and Hull counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hull passes Stram's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Hull frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Stram bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hull has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stram stops Hull from standing up.
Hull escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stram gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stram is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hull is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hull has escaped and now he's on top!
Stram is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stram can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hull controls the pace.
Hull cracks Stram with a solid left hand.
Stram is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hull works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nice strikes from Hull there.
Stram looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hull is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull controlling the action here.
Stram actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Hull seems content to control.
Stram wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ricky Hull.
Hull gets the takedown into side control.
Ricky Hull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stram is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Stram takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Stram is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Stram tries to buck Hull off but Hull is having none of it.
Hull working the head with strikes.
Stram tries to bench press Hull off him but Hull keeps the position.
Hull is working Stram over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hull tries to move to mount but Stram blocks the move with his legs.
Stram tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hull wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hull scoring with punches from side control.
Hull tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hull has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hull advances to full mount.
Hull has control of Stram's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Stram regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hull takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Hull dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hull shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Stram working for a triangle but Hull defends it easily.
Hull slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hull wants to control from the top but Stram keeps moving.
Hull has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stram is proving hard to escape from.
Hull got a little sloppy there for a moment and Stram has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hull has managed to get both his arms back between Stram's legs - danger averted.
Stram takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stram working for a triangle but Hull defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull controlling from the top position.
Hull seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stram for as long as he can get away with.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hull tries to free his leg and advance position but Stram is retaining full guard.
Stram looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hull has picked Stram up and slammed him! Stram can't keep hold of the triangle and Hull manages to pass to side control!
Stram is looking to regain half guard here but Hull keeps moving and retains side control.
Hull taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hull thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hull is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stram can do to turn this around?
Hull advances nicely into full mount.
Stram tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hull looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hull's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Stram is desperately trying to improve his position but Hull has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hull content just to control the position here.
Stram working to try and regain half guard.
Hull sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hull has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Ricky Hull has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hull looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stram!
Stram is in a horrible position here. Hull smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hull unloading with bombs!
Stram taking shots to the head.
Hull is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stram can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hull takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stram is in all sorts of trouble here.
Taylor Stram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricky Hull is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Hull showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hull 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Hull!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Himbo Spice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry House has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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23
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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28
276 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Himbo Spice!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House gets caught napping as Spice dives in and scores a takedown. House manages to retain guard.
House has his foot on Spice's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spice works his way back into a safe position though.
House will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
House looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spice is one step ahead there.
Spice advances to half guard.
Spice is trying to control. House wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
House moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
House wants to sweep but no luck.
Spice slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Spice drops back looking for a leg! House is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and House manages to kick Spice off! Spice jumps back into House's guard.
Spice passes easily into side control. Nice work.
House tries to get back to half guard but can't.
House is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spice wants to control but House is keeping him busy.
House is looking to regain half guard here but Spice keeps moving and retains side control.
House manages to get back to half guard.
Spice is sneakily working for an arm triangle but House sees it coming and defends easily.
House really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
House is looking to get back to full guard here but Spice has managed to pass to side control instead.
Spice working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Spice tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Spice has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Spice looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
House manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Spice is defending against the submission attempts here by House.
Spice is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House works his way into full mount!
House goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Spice turns into him and now he's in House's guard.
House has his foot on Spice's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Spice works his way back into a safe position though.
House working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spice doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spice manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
House looking for a sweep. Not yet House, not yet.
House looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
House is working for a guillotine from mount but Spice frees his head quite easily.
Spice throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
House throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Spice has his hands clasped together but House breaks the hold and Spice is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by House!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry House!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by W Nienawiści. James Davies will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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21
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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18
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colt Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Davies!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers tries to clinch
and Davies counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Powers's guard now.
Davies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davies works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Davies is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Powers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davies.
Davies is thwarting Powers's attempts to control the position.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Davies is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Davies is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Davies trying to mount his opponent but Powers defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies is thwarting Powers's attempts to control the position.
Davies wants to work for an arm triangle but Powers is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Davies drops an elbow to the side of Powers's head.
Davies is looking for a kimura but Powers is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Davies to get the leverage.
Davies is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Davies trying to control from half guard but Powers is working away.
Davies seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Powers is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). James Davies!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Orlando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Tye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paulo Orlando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bill Tye!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlando tries to close the distance and clinch but Tye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tye misses with a takedown attempt
and Orlando counters by clinching up.
Tye is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orlando gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tye's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tye throws a body kick the misses
and Orlando counters by clinching up.
Orlando landing knees to the head.
Orlando with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orlando looking to stall.
Orlando lands a good knee to the midsection. Tye won't want to take too many of those.
Tye tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Orlando just stands there and leans against the cage.
Paulo Orlando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Tye.
Orlando lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Orlando.
Tye looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Orlando.
Tye is trying to force a seperation but Orlando has the dominant position.
Tye is trying to push Orlando away but Orlando has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orlando with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Orlando with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tye drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orlando gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orlando landing knees to the head.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but Tye blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlando is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Orlando lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orlando is struggling to control the position.
Orlando utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Orlando connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tye's face.
Orlando slows down the pace here.
Orlando landing knees to the body.
Orlando utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tye looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Orlando scores a nice knee to the body.
Tye takes an elbow to the forehead.
Orlando lands an elbow inside that Tye shrugs off.
Orlando with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orlando using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tye has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orlando using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tye has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orlando has him pressed against the cage.
Tye is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tye has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orlando avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tye wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlando with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tye pulls Orlando into guard.
Orlando wants to pass the guard but Tye is keeping the position.
Orlando is fighting to break Tye's control of his arms but Tye is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Orlando content to stall in guard here.
Tye managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tye keeping moving, preventing Orlando from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paulo Orlando.
Orlando leaves Tye with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tye throws a combination that misses
and Orlando counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tye thinking.
Orlando moves in looking to clinch but Tye pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tye shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orlando counters with a leg kick.
Tye tries for a takedown but Orlando circles away easily
and Orlando counters with a low kick, right behind Tye 's knee.
Tye swats away the attempt to clinch by Orlando.
Tye gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Orlando holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orlando has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Orlando dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tye swats away the attempt to clinch by Orlando.
Orlando tries to close the distance and clinch but Tye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orlando wants to clinch up but Tye keeps it at a distance.
Orlando tries to clinch but Tye is having none of it.
Tye shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orlando connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tye shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orlando counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tye is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tye fails with the takedown
and Orlando counters with a head kick. That will keep Tye thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Paulo Orlando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Tye.
Orlando is looking to clinch.
Tye has managed to clinch.
Orlando connects with a knee to the head.
Orlando comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Orlando.
Orlando landing knees to the head.
Tye takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Orlando.
Tye letting Orlando take a breather here.
Orlando lands a damaging elbow.
Tye takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Orlando.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlando gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Orlando throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orlando connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tye's face.
Tye pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orlando tries to close the distance and clinch but Tye swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tye doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch.
Orlando lands an elbow that stopped Tye in his tracks for a moment.
Orlando throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tye blocks it with crossed arms.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Orlando takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tye drops down looking for an ankle pick but Orlando pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tye keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tye fails with the takedown
and Orlando counters with a series of strikes. Tye will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tye misses with a takedown attempt
and Orlando counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bill Tye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orlando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orlando tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orlando throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tye with a poor takedown
and Orlando holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orlando has him pressed against the cage.
Orlando lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Orlando stalling in the clinch.
Orlando tries to land a knee to the head but Tye blocks with his arms.
Tye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tye misses with a takedown attempt
and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch.
Orlando with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Orlando lands an elbow just above Tye 's eye.
Tye wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tye misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tye wants to get back to striking at distance but Orlando won't allow it.
Orlando landing knees to the body.
Orlando controlling the action here for a moment.
Orlando tries a knee to the head but Tye blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Tye's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orlando leaning against his opponent.
Tye tries to break free but Orlando pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Orlando dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tye shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Orlando counters with a left and a right that stings Tye.
Tye throws a leg kick
and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orlando.
Tye wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Orlando has him pressed against the cage.
Tye wants to get back to striking at distance but Orlando won't allow it.
Orlando taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Orlando seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Orlando prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orlando using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tye has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tye swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Orlando counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Orlando.
Orlando has Tye pushed against the cage.
Tye is trying to force a seperation but Orlando has the dominant position.
Orlando misses with a knee to the head.
Tye breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tye gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch.
Paulo Orlando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Tye.
Tye goes for a takedown attempt but Orlando pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Orlando throws a right and a left that Tye avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tye misses with a kick to the body
and Orlando counters with a one-two to the body.
Tye misses with a kick to the body
and Orlando counters with an outside leg kick.
Tye throws a left and a right that both miss
and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch.
Orlando using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Orlando misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Orlando.
Orlando creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tye's defenses.
Tye manages to break the clinch.
Tye doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Orlando holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Orlando looking to throw knees to the head but Tye is blocking nicely.
Orlando tries to land a knee to the head but Tye blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlando prevents Tye from breaking the clinch.
Tye escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paulo Orlando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tye swats away the attempt to clinch by Orlando.
Tye fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orlando avoids it really well and circles away.
Tye fails with the takedown
and Orlando counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orlando.
Orlando misses with a knee strike.
Orlando gets underhooks to prevent Tye's takedown attempt.
A bit of stalling here from Orlando.
Tye tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tye is trying to break the clinch but Orlando is controlling him.
Orlando lands a good knee to the midsection. Tye won't want to take too many of those.
Paulo Orlando is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tye wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tye wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tye takes an elbow to the forehead.
Orlando scores with a knee to the head.
Orlando gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tye.
Orlando with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paulo Orlando has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tye drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Orlando gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Orlando lands an elbow that stopped Tye in his tracks for a moment.
Tye wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bill Tye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tye takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Orlando showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Orlando, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Orlando!
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