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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Brigante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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200 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Brigante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brigante moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boxer swings widly with a right hand
and Brigante counters with a head kick.
Joe Boxer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boxer throws a poor cross that misses
and Brigante counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brigante defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Brigante dives in and grabs Boxer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Boxer pushes down on Brigante's head and hops out.
Boxer misses with a lunging right hand
and Brigante counters with a leg kick.
Donk. Boxer catches Brigante right on the button with a cross.
Boxer thows a leg kick but Brigante checks it
and Brigante counters with a nice kick to the body.
Boxer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Boxer misses with a double jab
and Brigante counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brigante thows a huge punch but Boxer dodges it nicely.
Brigante trying to control from half guard but Boxer is working away.
Brigante not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brigante seems to be working for a kimura but Boxer defends the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brigante drops an elbow to the side of Boxer's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer tries to roll over but Brigante keeps him under control.
Brigante throwing shots but Boxer is blocking nicely.
Brigante scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Brigante is keen to just control but Boxer is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Boxer manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brigante looking to pass the guard.
Brigante postures up in Boxer's guard and throws a big left but Boxer blocks it.
Brigante in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brigante throws a strike but Boxer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante trying to control the position.
Brigante looking for subs off his back but Boxer has passed one foot through into half guard.
Boxer content to control rather than advance.
Boxer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brigante keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brigante moves into full guard.
Boxer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Boxer defends it easily.
Boxer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brigante 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.
Boxer trying to control but Brigante is working from the bottom.
Boxer stopping the sweep attempt from Brigante.
Boxer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boxer trying to control the position from guard on top but Brigante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boxer landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boxer preventing the sweep.
Brigante looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Boxer passes into half guard.
Brigante wants to improve his position but Boxer is controlling well.
Brigante regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brigante throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brigante working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boxer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boxer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Boxer controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Brigante 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.
Boxer blocks the body kick.
Boxer connects with a body shot.
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Brigante holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brigante throws a head punch that misses.
Brigante misses with some punches.
Brigante pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brigante using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boxer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brigante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brigante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brigante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brigante closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
No joy there for Boxer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brigante ducks right into an uppercut from Boxer.
Brigante gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boxer.
Boxer cracks a nice hook into Brigante's ribs.
Boxer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boxer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brigante's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer with a nice cross.
Brigante defending well as Boxer loads up on a big left hand.
Boxer lands a slapping body shot.
Brigante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Brigante jabs Boxer right on the nose. Boxer blinks but takes it well.
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brigante counters with a nice body kick.
Brigante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer.
Brigante blocks a leg kick.
Brigante tries to land a front kick but Boxer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boxer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brigante in his tracks.
Boxer throws a lazy right hand but Brigante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boxer misses with a hook
and Brigante counters with an outside leg kick.
Brigante tries to bum rush Boxer with a series of wild strikes but Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brigante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brigante tries to clinch there but Boxer circles away.
Boxer looks to land a combination but Brigante avoids it well.
Boxer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Brigante counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante takes a swing at Boxer's ribcage but misses.
Boxer scores with a punch to the head.
Brigante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boxer.
Boxer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxer scores with a nice strike.
Brigante tries a head kick but it misses.
Boxer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brigante, right into the meat.
Brigante explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brigante takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch lands to the side of Brigante 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brigante throws a push kick but Boxer slaps the foot to one side.
Boxer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brigante connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boxer dodges the punch combination from Brigante.
Boxer misses with a lunging right hand
and Brigante counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boxer throws a lazy uppercut
and Brigante counters with a good, hard body kick but Boxer shrugs it off.
Charles Brigante is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brigante counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigante walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brigante lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boxer swings widly with a right hand
and Brigante counters with a solid body kick.
Boxer is breathing heavily.
Boxer swings widly with a right hand
and Brigante counters with a body kick.
Boxer misses with a lunging right hand
and Brigante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boxer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boxer throws a leg kick
and Brigante counters with a nice leg kick.
Charles Brigante is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brigante throws a series of strikes that have Boxer backpedaling.
Brigante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boxer moves away.
Boxer misses with an uppercut
and Brigante counters with a nice kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brigante lands with a good body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brigante.
A jab lands there for Brigante.
Brigante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boxer.
Brigante connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brigante.
Brigante closes the distance and pushes Boxer back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigante has Boxer pushed against the cage.
Boxer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brigante landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brigante pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boxer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brigante lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brigante cracks a nice hook into Boxer's ribs.
Brigante throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brigante cracks the inside of Boxer's front leg.
Brigante throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boxer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boxer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brigante.
Brigante shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Boxer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boxer is looking for a sweep.
Brigante is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boxer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Boxer is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Brigante 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!
Brigante is looking to land body kicks.
Brigante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boxer can pounce on him.
Brigante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boxer.
Boxer misses with a leg kick
and Brigante counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxer throws a right hand that misses
and Brigante counters with a leg kick.
Boxer misses with a combination
and Brigante counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Brigante there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boxer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante counters with a solid body kick.
Boxer misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brigante moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brigante throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice takedown defense from Boxer. No joy for Brigante on that attempt.
Brigante lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigante throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brigante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boxer manages to avoid it.
Boxer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brigante misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigante's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boxer under the eye.
Brigante misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brigante clinches up with Boxer and pushes him back against the cage.
Brigante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brigante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boxer breaks from the clinch.
Boxer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brigante counters with a right hand to the body.
Boxer lands a jab.
Brigante wants to clinch.
Boxer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brigante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boxer can do to turn this around?
Boxer misses with a hook
and Brigante counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Boxer.
Brigante is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boxer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Charles Brigante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigante connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brigante moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brigante lands an overhand right.
Boxer throws a combination that misses
and Brigante counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brigante wants to control from the top but Boxer keeps moving.
Brigante is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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 Charles Brigante.
Boxer misses with a right hand
and Brigante cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boxer misses with a body shot
and Brigante counters with a nice leg kick.
Brigante is trying hard to land a takedown here. Boxer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joe Boxer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brigante lands a two punch combo.
Boxer throws a series of punches but Brigante avoids them all with ease.
Brigante looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brigante fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boxer, pushing him back against the cage.
Boxer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Boxer prevents a body shot from Brigante.
Joe Boxer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brigante lands a knee to the body.
Brigante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brigante throws a head punch that misses.
Boxer wants to get back to striking at distance but Brigante won't allow it.
Boxer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brigante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boxer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Brigante.
Boxer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer is trying to break the clinch but Brigante is controlling him.
Boxer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brigante breaks the clinch.
Brigante lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brigante throws a right and a left that Boxer avoids nicely.
Boxer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brigante counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boxer is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brigante has managed to clinch.
Brigante lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boxer can't break the clinch.
Brigante misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxer is trying to push Brigante away but Brigante has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brigante breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Boxer throws a lazy uppercut
and Boxer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brigante throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boxer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Brigante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brigante 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Brigante!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mat Matmat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Len Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matmat comes to the cage accompanied by pass tha axe. 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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167 lbs
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26
165 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mat Matmat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Len Orton!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton misses with a straight left.
Orton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Orton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Matmat on his heels. He'll look to pass Matmat's guard now, I'm sure.
Matmat keeping moving, preventing Orton from controlling successfully.
Orton looking to pass the guard.
Orton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Orton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Matmat trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Orton lands a couple of elbows.
Orton trying to control but Matmat is working from the bottom.
Matmat keeping full guard, as Orton tries to pass.
Orton trying to control but Matmat is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Orton is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Matmat.
Matmat wants to control but Orton postures up.
Matmat is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Matmat avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Orton.
Matmat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Orton tries to score with some ground and pound. Matmat controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Matmat is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Matmat wants to control but Orton postures up.
Orton controls the position from side control.
You can see the frustration on Matmat's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Matmat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Orton wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Matmat gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Orton slips a nice elbow through Matmat's hands, connecting with Matmat's forehead.
Matmat is trying to get back to full guard.
Matmat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Matmat.
Orton trying to control but Matmat is working from the bottom.
Matmat looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orton cracks Matmat with a solid left hand.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Matmat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orton connects with a couple of short punches.
Matmat is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Orton defends well.
Matmat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Orton's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton keeping moving, preventing Matmat from controlling successfully.
Matmat is looking to work some ground and pound but Orton has wrist control.
Matmat stopping the sweep attempt from Orton.
Matmat throwing strikes but missing.
Matmat is in close to Orton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Len Orton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matmat throws a hook but Orton avoids it easily.
Matmat throws a poor cross that misses
and Orton counters with a nice uppercut.
Orton looks to throw the jab but Matmat is out of range.
Orton scores with a jab to the body.
Matmat throws a right hand that misses
and Orton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orton shoots in and bounces Matmat off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Matmat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Orton!
Orton wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Matmat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matmat punching from mount but Orton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Matmat prevents Orton from getting the reversal.
Matmat misses with a head shot.
Matmat unloads with some shots from mount but Orton bucks and avoids them well.
Matmat looking to ground and pound but Orton is blocking nicely.
Matmat throwing strikes here but Orton is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Matmat 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.
Orton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Orton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Matmat trying to control but Orton is having none of it.
Matmat tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matmat raining down hammerfists from mount.
BOOM! Matmat connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Orton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Matmat lands a big elbow.
Matmat misses with a head shot.
Matmat raining down shots from the mount!
Orton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Matmat thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Orton is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Len Orton has been cut.
Orton tries to hold on but Matmat postures up.
Orton tries to reverse the position but Matmat maintains control.
Mat Matmat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matmat looking to control but Orton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matmat content just to control the position here.
Orton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Orton looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton is looking to improve his position but Matmat isn't that keen on the idea.
Matmat avoids the attempt from Orton to control.
Matmat landing strikes, looking to finish!
Matmat 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.
Orton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Orton is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matmat working Orton over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mat Matmat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Len Orton's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Matmat.
Orton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matmat lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Orton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Orton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matmat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Orton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Matmat throws a nice outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orton.
Orton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Matmat napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Matmat sneaks back into half guard.
Matmat is trying to maintain the position but Orton is very close to passing his half guard.
Orton is keen to just control but Matmat is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Orton trying to control from half guard but Matmat is working away.
Orton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matmat is trying to control but can't.
Matmat works his way to full guard. Good work.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Matmat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matmat wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
Matmat looking for a guillotine here but Orton defends easily.
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.
Matmat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Orton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Orton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matmat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Orton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Orton trying to control the position from guard on top but Matmat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orton won't allow Matmat to sweep him here.
Orton wants to control from the top but Matmat keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matmat is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Orton wants to control from the top but Matmat keeps moving.
Matmat is looking for a triangle but Orton pushes his legs off easily.
Orton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Matmat has an active guard here but Orton has managed to pass into half guard.
Orton trying to control the action but Matmat is working from the bottom.
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.
Orton working over Matmat with some ground and pound. Matmat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Orton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matmat is looking to control Orton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matmat avoid being mounted?
Orton trying to control the action but Matmat is working from the bottom.
Orton is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Orton connects with a nice short shot to Matmat's temple.
Orton wants to free his trapped foot but Matmat is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Len Orton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Orton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Len Orton!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Estrella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Estrella comes to the cage accompanied by Lita Ford - Black Widow. The key to victory for Alejandro Estrella has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alejandro Estrella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Campana!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Estrella rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Estrella throws a series of punches but Campana avoids them all with ease.
Estrella throws an off balance right hand
and Campana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Estrella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Estrella throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Campana cracks Estrella with a right hand to the side of the head.
That kick from Campana tenderised Estrella's leg. Estrella is trying to keep his angry face on.
Campana feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Estrella looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Campana throwing strikes from guard but Estrella blocks nicely.
Campana prevents Estrella from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana stands and throws Estrella's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Estrella throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Campana lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Estrella down.
Estrella is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Estrella taking punishment in the form of punches.
Campana is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Estrella will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Campana looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Estrella is avoiding damage well.
Campana working the head with strikes.
Estrella is rocked!
Campana has hold of Estrella's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Estrella tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Campana cranks the arm and Estrella screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Estrella, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Dean Campana!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mao Zedong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Reefer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reefer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by smoke 2 joints. Kid Reefer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mao Zedong's chin.
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mao Zedong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Reefer!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zedong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reefer throws out the jab.
Zedong is looking to slow Reefer down with leg kicks.
Reefer misses with a lunging right hand
and Zedong counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Reefer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reefer.
Reefer thows a body shot but no joy.
Zedong lands a jab to Reefer's midsection.
Zedong scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Reefer doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reefer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zedong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Kid Reefer has been cut.
Reefer slips a jab from Zedong.
Reefer misses with a lunging right hand
and Zedong counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reefer looks gassed!
Nice defenses there by Zedong.
Zedong thumps Reefer with a low kick.
Zedong tries to clinch up but Reefer circles away and keeps his distance.
Zedong throws a lazy right hand but Reefer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zedong closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Reefer out cold! Reefer corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mao Zedong!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyake Morimasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with Duality - Slipknot blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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219 lbs
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220 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miyake Morimasa!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Smith jabs Morimasa right on the nose. Morimasa blinks but takes it well.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Morimasa off the cage and back into rage.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Morimasa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Morimasa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Morimasa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morimasa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morimasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morimasa tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Morimasa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Morimasa misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morimasa throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith stalks Morimasa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Morimasa's face. Morimasa staggers backwards, shaken.
Smith slips under a jab.
Morimasa throws a combination that misses
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith jabs Morimasa right on the nose. Morimasa blinks but takes it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morimasa misses with a kick to the body.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Smith coming out on top.
Morimasa misses with a head kick.
Morimasa is looking to land body kicks.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morimasa connects with a high kick.
Morimasa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morimasa looks gassed!
Smith tries to bum rush Morimasa with a series of wild strikes but Morimasa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Morimasa is just out of range.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
Smith jabs at Morimasa's body.
Morimasa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Morimasa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick by Morimasa misses
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Miyake Morimasa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith jabs Morimasa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morimasa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Morimasa misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morimasa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Smith thuds a left hand into Morimasa's body.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Morimasa's ribs.
Smith with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith jabs Morimasa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morimasa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Smith dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morimasa is looking to clinch.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
Morimasa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab by Smith.
Morimasa throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
Morimasa is rocked!
Morimasa is breathing heavily.
Smith closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Morimasa! Smith dives in looking to finish! Morimasa is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Noel Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beast Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billet comes to the cage accompanied by in your face. Rage has chosen I'm a Beast as his entrance music. 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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218 lbs
16 - 6 - 2 |
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215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
16 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Belin Billet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beast Rage!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Billet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Billet throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rage counters with a nice uppercut.
Billet connects with a looping right hand.
Billet misses with a low kick.
Billet lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Billet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Billet.
Billet throws a head kick but Rage moves out of range.
Billet lands a leg kick that knocks Rage off balance momentarily.
Billet lands a nice shot to the body.
Billet buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Billet uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rage has time to react.
Rage walks forward, straight into a front kick from Billet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rage ducks under a wild hook from Billet.
Rage looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rage wants to pass the guard but Billet is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage being controlled here momentarily.
Rage pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Billet is keeping the position for now.
Billet looking to control.
Billet controlling the position.
Billet trying to keep a closed guard but Rage is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Belin Billet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rage slips a straight right by Billet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rage lands a right hook to the body.
Billet scores with a nice head shot.
Billet throws a lazy head kick
and Rage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rage swings for the body but Billet moves out of range.
Billet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rage drops his hands momentarily and Billet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rage lands an overhand right.
Billet misses with a kick to the body
and Rage counters by moving into the clinch.
Billet lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Rage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rage.
Billet blocks a body shot from Rage.
Rage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Billet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rage's elbow.
Rage lands a body punch.
Rage lands a left hand.
Billet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Billet fails to land.
Billet missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Billet.
Billet manages to break the clinch.
Billet scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billet throws a poor cross that misses
and Rage counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Billet misses with a leg kick
and Rage moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Billet's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Billet misses with a body punch.
Rage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billet's elbow.
Rage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Billet lands a right hand.
Billet is trying to push Rage away but Rage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Billet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rage.
Rage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Billet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rage.
Rage leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rage is leaning against Billet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Billet is breathing heavily.
Rage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Rage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rage.
Billet tries to land a knee to the head but Rage blocks with his arms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rage.
Billet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rage catches Billet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Billet misses
and Rage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rage jabs Billet right on the nose. Billet blinks but takes it well.
Billet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rage.
Belin Billet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Billet was well out of range. Poor timing from Rage.
Rage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rage misses with a wild body shot.
Billet throws a body kick the misses
and Rage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Billet throws a head kick that misses
and Rage counters with a nice uppercut.
Billet throws a leg kick but Rage moved away.
Rage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Billet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rage looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Billet!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rage with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Billet wants to hold on but Rage pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Beast Rage will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billet moves away.
Billet cracks the inside of Rage's front leg.
Belin Billet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Billet misses
and Rage counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rage content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Billet has locked up a guillotine! Billet's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Rage is holding on here and Billet must be using up a lot of energy. Rage has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Billet gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Belin Billet!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belgian Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belgian Maniac will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
17 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Belgian Maniac!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hernandez finds it's way through Maniac's defenses.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut
and Maniac counters with a head kick. That will keep Hernandez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Maniac pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hernandez misses with a double jab
and Maniac moves into the clinch.
Maniac is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hernandez is defending well for now.
Hernandez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but Maniac has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Maniac.
Maniac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maniac throws the kick towards the body but Hernandez avoids it.
Maniac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Maniac is out of range.
Hernandez scores with a hook to the body. Maniac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Maniac eats them both and turns towards Hernandez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Maniac feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hernandez's calf.
Hernandez throws a series of punches but Maniac moves out of range.
Maniac throws a head kick but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez lands with an overhand left.
Hernandez cracks Maniac with a good jab.
Hernandez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maniac was well out of range. Poor timing from Hernandez.
Maniac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maniac swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a right hand that misses
and Maniac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hernandez's corner calls for a 1-2. Hernandez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hernandez.
Maniac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Maniac counters with a nice body shot.
Hernandez misses with a combination
and Maniac counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Maniac is out of range.
Hernandez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dan Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hernandez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maniac has time to react.
Hernandez misses with a hook
and Maniac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hernandez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maniac counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Maniac delivers a nice body kick.
Maniac is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hernandez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maniac takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a body shot
and Maniac counters with a low kick, right behind Hernandez 's knee.
Hernandez throws an off balance right hand
and Maniac counters with an outside leg kick.
Maniac throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez misses with a jab to the body
and Maniac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Maniac throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dan Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez misses with a lunging right hand
and Maniac counters with a low kick, right behind Hernandez 's knee.
Hernandez looks to throw the jab but Maniac is out of range.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Belgian Maniac will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hernandez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maniac can pounce on him.
Hernandez tries to bum rush Maniac with a series of wild strikes but Maniac uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maniac catches Hernandez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hernandez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hernandez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maniac throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hernandez.
A punch combination from Hernandez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez lands a nice hook to Maniac's body. Maniac takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hernandez swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hernandez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maniac is looking to clinch.
Hernandez throws a lazy uppercut
and Maniac counters with a thumping low kick.
Hernandez misses with a shot to the body
and Maniac counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Maniac moves out of range.
Hernandez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maniac tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maniac misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maniac misses with a wild combination.
Hernandez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maniac counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hernandez's knee momentarily.
Maniac gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hernandez misses with a looping right.
Maniac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maniac keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hernandez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
so Maniac counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Maniac looking to pass the guard.
Hernandez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maniac's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Maniac is trying to control the position but Hernandez postures up.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Maniac is retaining full guard.
Hernandez decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Hernandez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maniac keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maniac throws a combination that misses
and Hernandez counters with a left and a right that stings Maniac.
Hernandez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hernandez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hernandez throws a sloppy body shot
and Hernandez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hernandez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maniac looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hernandez misses with a body shot
and Maniac counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hernandez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maniac throws a low kick, looking for Hernandez's leg but Hernandez calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Belgian Maniac showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maniac lands a jab-cross combination.
Maniac scoring well with a low kick there.
Maniac looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hernandez!
Hernandez can't escape the position.
Hernandez manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Maniac is trying to control the action in half guard but Hernandez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hernandez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hernandez is looking to improve his position.
Maniac is looking to advance position but Hernandez won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Maniac stops Hernandez from getting back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hernandez trying to control from the bottom.
Dan Hernandez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Maniac ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maniac sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hernandez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maniac counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hernandez!
Maniac is landing with some decent strikes but Hernandez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Maniac throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dan Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maniac throws some wild stikes that Hernandez manages to avoid easily.
Hernandez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Maniac.
Maniac lands with some strikes.
Maniac landing punches.
Maniac looking to ground and pound but Hernandez is blocking nicely.
Maniac punishing his opponent with strikes.
Maniac breaks from Hernandez's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hernandez 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!
Maniac is landing with some decent strikes but Hernandez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Hernandez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maniac lands a big shot there that rocks Hernandez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hernandez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Maniac connects with a bit shot that sees Hernandez covering up! More strikes from Maniac and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Maniac is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Belgian Maniac!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Voss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesu Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesu Pena will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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137 lbs
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162 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Voss!
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, Jesu Pena!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voss shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Voss showed some decent athleticism there.
Pena is trying to get back to full guard.
Voss thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Voss stops Pena from getting back to his feet.
Voss looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Voss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Voss controlling the action here.
Voss 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.
Voss is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Voss has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pena's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voss controlling the pace for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena is trying to escape the mount.
Voss wants to finish this one by submission but Pena is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Voss.
Pena keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Voss controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voss throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Voss controlling from the full mount.
Pena is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Voss controlling the position easily from mount.
Voss seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pena for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Voss avoids the attempt from Pena to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voss looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Voss.
Voss shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Voss thowing shots but they're missing.
Voss looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pena wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Voss dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Voss shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Voss slows the pace down in half guard.
Pena is looking to escape.
Voss controlling the action here.
Voss'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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Voss.
Pena misses with a body punch
and Voss counters with a takedown into side control.
Voss controls the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Voss here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voss throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Voss working the body and head with strikes.
Voss controls the position.
Voss scores with punches from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Voss working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
A lull in the action here.
Alex Voss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voss has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Voss wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pena tries to sprawl but Voss drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Voss tries to pass to full mount but Pena defends it.
Still in half guard, Voss seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Voss.
Voss fails with a takedown attempt.
Alex Voss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pena throws a left and a right that both miss
so Voss counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pena is breathing heavily.
Voss stopping the sweep attempt from Pena.
Pena controls Voss momentarily but Voss frees himself.
Voss controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Voss advances to half guard.
Voss keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Voss wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pena misses with a wild combination.
Voss throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pena was covering up waiting for the punch and Voss finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pena is looking for a triangle but Voss pushes his legs off easily.
Pena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voss is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Voss slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Voss dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Voss instigates a clinch.
Voss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pena can do to turn this around?
Pena wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Voss drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pena gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pena moves into the clinch.
Voss goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pena prevents it.
Pena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pena keeps the fight on the outside.
Pena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Voss gets a takedown into half guard.
Voss passes to side control.
Voss is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pena can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Voss wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pena connects with a high kick.
Pena pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pena displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Voss.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Voss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pena lands with a slapping head kick.
Voss drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Voss tries to free his leg and advance position but Pena is retaining full guard.
Pena looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Voss puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pena tries to roll over but Voss keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voss controlling the action here.
We're going to have a standup here because Alex Voss wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pena leaves Voss with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Voss shoots in but Pena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pena misses with a double jab
and Voss counters with a takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena is looking to regain half guard here but Voss keeps moving and retains side control.
Voss controlling from side mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alex Voss wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Pena tries to clinch but Voss moves out of range.
Jesu Pena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Voss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Voss shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pena manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Voss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Voss, 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 30:25
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Voss!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Les Grossman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grossman comes to the cage accompanied by Get Back. Thompson has chosen LL Cool J - Mamma Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. 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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200 lbs
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195 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Les Grossman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calvin Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson scores with a shot to the body.
Grossman throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A low kick from Grossman is predictable there
and Thompson counters with a nice leg kick.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grossman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grossman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grossman misses with a few strikes there.
Grossman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Calvin Thompson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossman avoids the body shot from Thompson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grossman misses with some punches.
Grossman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson scores with a shot to the side of Grossman's head.
Grossman's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Thompson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Thompson on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson cracks Grossman with a nice body shot.
Grossman controlling the action here for a moment.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson wants to break free but Grossman has control.
Thompson digs a right hand into Grossman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grossman's gas tank.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grossman circles away quickly and effectively.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grossman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson throws a leg kick
and Grossman counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grossman.
Grossman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grossman wants to clinch.
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 Les Grossman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calvin Thompson's cut.
That's time! Grossman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Grossman fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grossman. That's going to slow Thompson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grossman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Grossman misses with a wild combination.
Grossman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Grossman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a looping right.
Grossman misses with a hook
and Thompson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Grossman's knee momentarily.
Thompson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thompson duly obliges.
It looks like Les Grossman has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grossman throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Grossman misses its intended target.
Thompson misses the body punch
and Grossman counters with a one-two to the body.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grossman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grossman takes one on the button.
Grossman swings widly with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grossman checks a low kick from Thompson.
Les Grossman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Grossman misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Grossman does no damage.
Grossman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Grossman misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Grossman is predictable there
and Thompson counters with a head kick that drops Grossman to the mat! Grossman scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Calvin Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a hook to the side of Grossman's head but Grossman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and Grossman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Grossman counters with an outside leg kick.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Grossman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson thows a leg kick but Grossman checks it
letting Grossman counter with a right hand.
That has opened up Calvin Thompson's cut even more.
Thompson keeps the fight on the outside.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
A clash of legs there as Grossman blocks the low kick.
Thompson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grossman counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Thompson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson swinging wildly here.
Grossman takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Thompson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Query (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Pain. 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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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Xavier David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Query!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Query throws a sloppy head kick
and Query takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
David throws a right hand that misses
and Query counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Query fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
David avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Query wants to clinch
and David counters with a thumping low kick.
Query fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Query.
David swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Query lands a glancing blow to the side of David's head.
A low kick from Query is predictable there
and David counters with a takedown into side control.
Query regains half guard, as David was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Query regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from David.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Query tries to land a sweep but no joy.
David throwing strikes from guard but Query blocks nicely.
David missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
David throws a big right hand that misses.
David trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
David throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Query works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as David accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
David throws a big right hand that misses.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
David stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Query swivels though and keeps the full guard.
David trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Query tries to land a sweep but no joy.
David pushing down on Query's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
David trying to pass the guard but Query defending well.
David 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.
Query keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
David throwing shots but Query is blocking nicely.
David thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Query to regain full guard.
Query avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Query working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from David.
Query working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from David.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Query can do anything to dispel that myth.
David postures up.
David throws and elbow that misses. Query uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in David's guard. Nice move by Query!
Query trying to control but David is working from the bottom.
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.
Query wants to pass the guard but David is keeping the position.
David has his hands on Query's head, controlling the position.
David keeping moving, preventing Query from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Query stands up from guard. Let's bang!
David works Query's body with a nice hook.
Query throws a right hand that misses
letting David counter with a right hand.
David swings and misses with a hook to the body.
David misses with a wild body shot.
David tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David 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.
A swing and a miss from Query.
Query tries to clinch up but David circles away and keeps his distance.
Query looks to land a combination but David avoids it well.
Query misses with a looping right.
Query looks to land a right hand but David moved out of range.
David misses with a low kick.
David misses with a two punch combination.
Query throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Query misses.
Query wants to clinch
and David counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Query wants to clinch but David slips to the side
and David counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Query swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and David counters with a nice low kick that buckles Query's knee momentarily.
David connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Query's hands.
Query misses with a shot to the body
and Query takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Query scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Query throws a leg kick
and David counters with a nice low kick that buckles Query's knee momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by David.
David checks a leg kick.
Query takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Query fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and David has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Query scores with a hook.
David pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Query tries to clinch but David is having none of it.
Query throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Query takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
David is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
David throws a nice looking combination but Query bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Query drops his hands momentarily and David takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from David.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
David shoots in but Query avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Query thuds a left hand into David's body.
David cracks Query with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
David circles away from the clinch attempt
and David makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
David fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Query misses with a hook
and David counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Query throws a combination that misses
and David counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by David.
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!
David throws and elbow that misses. Query uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in David's guard. Nice move by Query!
David avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Query wants to stand but David is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Query must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
David is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Query is looking to work some ground and pound but David has wrist control.
David looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Query postures up.
David is adopting a defensive guard.
Query decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on David, up you get!
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.
David tries to score a power double leg takedown but Query sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten David somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier David. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Query misses with a low kick as David jumps back.
Query swings for the body but David moves out of range.
Query swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and David counters with a nice leg kick.
Query takes the fight into the clinch.
David jumps guard but Query stands there with David around his waist. David gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Query tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
David escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Query moves in looking to clinch but David pushes him off.
Query throws an uppercut from half a mile away. David sees it coming and avoids it easily.
David throws a low kick, looking for Query's leg but Query calmly moves out of range.
Query keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier David dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
David scores with a hook to the body. Query takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
David lands a jab to the nose.
Query misses with a wild body shot.
Query throws a leg kick that misses.
Query slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Query misses with a telegraphed body shot
and David counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Query misses with a straight left.
David has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Query misses with a combination
enabling David to counter with a crisp jab.
David throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Query connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
David fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Query is out of range.
David slips a jab and a cross from Query.
David drives through with a takedown into guard.
David trying to control but Query is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Query pulls David in close to prevent any damage.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Query preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Query has momentary wrist control but David slips an elbow through the middle.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
David in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
David is looking to work some ground and pound but Query has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
David throwing strikes from guard but Query blocks nicely.
Query utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Query not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
David thows a big elbow that misses.
David pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Query is keeping the position for now.
Query preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
David preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
David is in close to Query's body, working some short punches and elbows.
David working some strikes from top position.
David thows a big elbow that misses.
David stopping the sweep attempt from Query.
Nate Query has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David throws a strike but Query rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Query is looking to stand up but David won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Query keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of David's head.
Query decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on David, up you get!
Xavier David is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
David scores with a sloppy right hand. Query should have avoided that one.
David misses with a straight left.
Query defending well as David loads up on a big left hand.
David scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Query doesn't seem bothered though.
Query swings away with a body shot that misses
and David counters with a thumping low kick.
Query lands a nice shot to the body.
Query checks a leg kick nicely.
Query misses with a body punch
and David counters with a big head kick but Query shrugs it off.
Query looks to clinch
and David connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice inside leg kick there by David. That's going to slow Query down.
Nate Query is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
David cracks the inside of Query's front leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier David showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for David, 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier David!
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