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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gonna Bust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and D C Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bust comes to the cage accompanied by X. Jackson has chosen Real American as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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218 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gonna Bust!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, D C Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bust misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Bust moves into the clinch.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bust just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bust trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Bust gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Bust lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Bust.
Bust can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Bust holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Bust has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bust lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bust working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bust leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bust creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Jackson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bust dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bust walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bust tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Bust. Beautiful body shot.
Good leg kick by Bust there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gonna Bust seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson looks gassed!
Bust throws a head kick that Jackson semi-blocks.
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!
Bust steps into range and cracks Jackson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Jackson flops backwards and Bust dives into his guard looking to finish!
Jackson is rocked!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bust is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Bust finish him?
Jackson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bust is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bust trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Bust wants to pass the guard but Jackson is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonna Bust has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bust misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bust misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bust moves away.
Bust ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Bust feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Bust misses with a double jab.
Jackson throws a head kick but Bust moves out of range.
Bust scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Bust lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jackson will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bust lands a nice shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bust.
Jackson dodges the punch combination from Bust.
Bust lands a jab.
Bust ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonna Bust is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bust connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Bust counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bust throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bust circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Jackson drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bust follows Jackson to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gonna Bust!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Sparger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gina Bad Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparger's entrance music is Pledge Allegiance to the Swag by T.I. feat. Rick Ross. A fine choice. Bad Ass comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Back Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Gina Bad Ass enters the cage!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Sparger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gina Bad Ass!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Sparger.
Sparger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Sparger coming out on top.
Bad Ass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sparger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gina Bad Ass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparger lunges at Bad Ass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bad Ass's hand.
It looks like Gina Bad Ass has been cut.
Sparger misses with a lunging right hand
and Bad Ass counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sparger throws an overhand right that lands on Bad Ass's shoulder, as Bad Ass tries to avoid the shot.
Sparger looks to land a combination. Bad Ass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
No joy there for Bad Ass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Bad Ass.
It looks like Rob Sparger has been cut.
Bad Ass tries to clinch but Sparger is having none of it.
Bad Ass misses with a series of wild punches.
Sparger with a nice cross.
Bad Ass misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Sparger. Beautiful body shot.
Sparger throws an overhand right that lands on Bad Ass's shoulder, as Bad Ass tries to avoid the shot.
Bad Ass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bad Ass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparger dodges the punch combination from Bad Ass.
Sparger lands a body shot.
Bad Ass throws a shot to the body.
Sparger throws out a loose jab but Bad Ass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparger walks into a jab.
A jab from Bad Ass misses.
Sparger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bad Ass throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bad Ass takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sparger with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bad Ass swings widly with a right hand
and Sparger counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bad Ass misses with an uppercut.
Bad Ass misses with a wild body shot.
Sparger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sparger connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparger throws the left hand but Bad Ass avoids the punch easily.
Sparger throws a combination. Bad Ass tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sparger misses with a body shot.
Bad Ass pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sparger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bad Ass moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rob Sparger's cut is getting worse.
Sparger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bad Ass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bad Ass looks gassed!
Bad Ass darts in and clinches Sparger up against the cage.
Sparger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bad Ass throws a lazy right hand but Sparger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparger fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bad Ass looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sparger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sparger throws a body punch but Bad Ass moves out of range.
Sparger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bad Ass lands a head shot.
Bad Ass misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Bad Ass throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad Ass moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sparger connects with a body shot.
Sparger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bad Ass was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparger.
Sparger lunges at Bad Ass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bad Ass's hand.
That has opened up Gina Bad Ass's cut even more.
Sparger swings for the body but Bad Ass moves out of range.
Donk. Bad Ass catches Sparger right on the button with a cross.
Bad Ass misses with a hook
enabling Sparger to counter with a crisp jab.
Sparger is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bad Ass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sparger.
Bad Ass fails to land with a series of punches.
Bad Ass swings widly with a right hand
and Sparger counters with a series of strikes. Bad Ass will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Sparger lands a body shot.
Donk. Sparger catches Bad Ass right on the button with a cross.
Sparger misses with a series of wild punches.
Bad Ass walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sparger misses.
Bad Ass blocks a jab.
Bad Ass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sparger.
Sparger works Bad Ass's body with a nice hook.
Sparger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sparger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bad Ass moves out of range of the strikes.
Sparger lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bad Ass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparger manages to avoid it.
Sparger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bad Ass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sparger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bad Ass tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Sparger misses.
Bad Ass misses with a looping left.
Sparger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bad Ass. Bad Ass circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sparger scores with a hook to the body. Bad Ass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Sparger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sparger lands a nice looking body shot.
Sparger throws a lazy right hand but Bad Ass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sparger.
Bad Ass scores with a jab. Sparger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sparger misses with a body shot.
Sparger lands with a shot to the body.
Bad Ass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparger circles away quickly and effectively.
Sparger scores with a sloppy right hand. Bad Ass should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Sparger misses the target.
Sparger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bad Ass lunges at Sparger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sparger's hand.
Sparger slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Bad Ass misses.
Sparger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sparger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The cut above Gina Bad Ass's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bad Ass misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Bad Ass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bad Ass manages to avoid it.
Bad Ass swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sparger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bad Ass swinging wildly here.
Bad Ass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the liver by Sparger. Beautiful body shot.
Sparger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bad Ass sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bad Ass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sparger throws a hook but Bad Ass avoids it easily.
Sparger jabs Bad Ass right on the nose. Bad Ass blinks but takes it well.
Bad Ass takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sparger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bad Ass tries to clinch up but Sparger circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparger lands a really nice looking cross but Bad Ass seems unphased.
Bad Ass avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sparger ducks under a wild hook from Bad Ass.
Bad Ass misses with an uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sparger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bad Ass cracks Sparger with a good jab.
Nice defenses there by Sparger.
Sparger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bad Ass. Sparger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bad Ass throws the left hand but Sparger avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sparger moves away from the strike by Bad Ass.
Bad Ass throws a lazy right hand but Sparger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bad Ass misses with a body shot.
Sparger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bad Ass throws a hook to the side of Sparger's head but Sparger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sparger lands a jab to Bad Ass's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sparger!
Sparger lands with a nice body punch.
Sparger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bad Ass at a distance.
Sparger works Bad Ass's body with a nice hook.
Sparger lands a nice shot to the body.
Sparger throws a right hand that Bad Ass ducks under and follows up with a left that Bad Ass also avoids with ease.
Bad Ass takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sparger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bad Ass takes one on the button.
Gina Bad Ass's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparger jabs Bad Ass to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sparger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bad Ass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sparger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bad Ass.
Sparger scores with a jab. Bad Ass acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sparger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bad Ass stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bad Ass lands a jab to the head.
Sparger cracks Bad Ass with a good jab.
Sparger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sparger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sparger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bad Ass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bad Ass swings for the body but Sparger moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sparger. Bad Ass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bad Ass takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bad Ass looking to stall.
Sparger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bad Ass tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Sparger dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sparger thows a body shot but no joy.
Bad Ass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sparger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bad Ass throws out the jab.
Sparger looks to land a left hand but Bad Ass moved out of range nicely.
Bad Ass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sparger blocks a jab.
Bad Ass shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bad Ass. Sparger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sparger throws a series of punches but Bad Ass moves out of range.
Sparger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bad Ass.
Sparger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rob Sparger is winning the standup battle so far.
Sparger lands with a straight right. Bad Ass didn't see that one coming.
Sparger misses with a looping left.
Bad Ass lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bad Ass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparger lands the left hand.
Bad Ass looks to throw the jab but Sparger is out of range.
Bad Ass throws a looping overhand right but Sparger ducks down to avoid it.
Sparger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sparger lands a nice looking body shot.
Sparger connects with a body shot that sends Bad Ass's belly button to the back.
Sparger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bad Ass on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bad Ass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sparger manages to avoid it.
Sparger throws a nice looking combination but Bad Ass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sparger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bad Ass moves away.
Sparger misses with a looping right.
Sparger scores with a nice head shot.
Bad Ass moves away from the strike by Sparger.
Bad Ass lands a jab to the head.
Bad Ass scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bad Ass scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rob Sparger's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bad Ass lands a glancing blow to the side of Sparger's head.
Bad Ass throws a shot from downtown. Sparger moves away and avoids it.
Sparger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bad Ass throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sparger on the side of the head.
Bad Ass looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparger is just out of range.
Bad Ass with a nice cross.
Sparger misses with a wild body shot.
Sparger keeps the fight on the outside.
Bad Ass lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sparger circles away quickly and effectively.
Bad Ass is looking to clinch.
Sparger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bad Ass throws a series of punches but Sparger avoids them all with ease.
Bad Ass thuds his right hand into Sparger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sparger connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad Ass slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sparger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Sparger.
Sparger looks to score with a jab to the body but Bad Ass is just out of range.
Sparger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sparger cracks Bad Ass with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sparger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bad Ass misses with a body shot.
Bad Ass moves out of range as Sparger strikes.
A slow jab from Sparger misses its intended target.
Sparger stuns Bad Ass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sparger moves away from the strike by Bad Ass.
Bad Ass misses with an uppercut. Sparger saw that one coming.
Sparger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sparger avoids the body shot from Bad Ass.
Sparger throws a series of punches but Bad Ass avoids them all with ease.
Sparger throws a nice looking combination but Bad Ass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sparger takes a swing at Bad Ass's ribcage but misses.
Bad Ass bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sparger's head.
Jeez, Rob Sparger's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bad Ass throws a shot from downtown. Sparger moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bad Ass throws a shot to the body.
Sparger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bad Ass.
Bad Ass ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sparger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bad Ass.
Bad Ass darts in and clinches Sparger up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sparger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bad Ass is looking to control Sparger's arms but Sparger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bad Ass has his back to the cage.
Gina Bad Ass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bad Ass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sparger wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gina Bad Ass comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sparger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Sparger!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Rolfes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rejo's choice of entrance music: Ragin Fit. Jake Rejo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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204 lbs
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Very quick |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastian Rolfes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Rejo!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolfes dives in and scores a takedown into Rejo's guard.
Rolfes wants to pass the guard but Rejo is keeping the position.
Rolfes won't allow Rejo to sweep him here.
Rolfes advances position into side control!
Rejo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rejo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rejo sneaks back into half guard.
Rejo is trying to get back to full guard.
Rejo won't allow Rolfes to pass to mount.
Rolfes is working hard here to advance position.
Rolfes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rejo defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rejo is trying to maintain the position but Rolfes is very close to passing his half guard.
Rejo won't allow Rolfes to pass to mount.
Rolfes works his way into side control.
Rolfes is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rejo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rejo tries to bench press Rolfes off him but Rolfes keeps the position.
Rejo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rejo struggling a bit here.
Rejo tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes gets to mount! Rejo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Rolfes avoids the attempt from Rejo to control.
Rolfes lands a big shot there that rocks Rejo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rolfes controlling from the full mount.
Rejo looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Rejo trying to control but not successfully.
Rolfes slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Rolfes has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Rolfes keeps control of the position as Rejo tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Rolfes is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Rejo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rejo is desperately trying to improve his position but Rolfes has a good base and remains in mount.
Rolfes avoids the attempt from Rejo to control.
Rolfes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Rejo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rejo tries to lock up and control but Rolfes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rolfes looking for a guillotine from mount but Rejo is having none of it.
Rolfes moves to the back.
Rolfes working for the choke.
Rejo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rolfes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rejo defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastian Rolfes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rejo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rolfes.
Rejo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rolfes was covering up waiting for the punch and Rejo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rolfes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rolfes keeping moving, preventing Rejo from controlling successfully.
Rolfes pulls Rejo in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rolfes keeping moving, preventing Rejo from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake Rejo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rolfes shoots in but no luck this time.
Rejo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rolfes.
Rolfes shoots in but Rejo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastian Rolfes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rolfes tries for a takedown but Rejo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rejo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rolfes quickly recovers to half guard.
Rolfes has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rejo is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rejo is looking to stall here but Rolfes recovers full guard.
Rolfes has a closed guard, preventing Rejo from standing up.
Rejo trying to control but Rolfes is working from the bottom.
Bastian Rolfes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rolfes pulls Rejo in close to prevent any damage.
Rejo wants to pass the guard but Rolfes is keeping the position.
Rejo wants to control from the top but Rolfes keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jake Rejo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rolfes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rejo was covering up waiting for the punch and Rolfes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rejo is trying to keep Rolfes in close.
Rejo wants to sweep here but Rolfes controlling him for the moment.
Rolfes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rolfes seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rejo for as long as he can get away with.
Rejo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rolfes shoots in and bounces Rejo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rolfes trying to control but Rejo is working from the bottom.
Rolfes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rolfes trying to pass the guard but Rejo defending well.
Rejo tries to get to full guard but Rolfes has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rolfes trying to mount his opponent but Rejo defends it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rejo is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bastian Rolfes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Rejo as Rolfes shoots in.
Rolfes drives through with a takedown into Rejo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Rejo looking to control.
Rolfes sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rolfes fails with the takedown.
Rolfes looks for a takedown but Rejo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bastian Rolfes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolfes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rejo sprawls well initially but Rolfes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rolfes prevents Rejo from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rejo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rejo.
Rejo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rejo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rolfes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rejo trying to keep a closed guard but Rolfes is proving a slippery customer.
Rejo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rejo wants to control the position but Rolfes says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rolfes content to control rather than advance.
Rolfes is looking to advance position but Rejo won't allow it.
Rejo trying to control from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rejo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jake Rejo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rolfes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rejo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jake Rejo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes is trying is best to control the position here.
Rejo wants to take a breather but Rolfes is having none of it.
Rolfes controlling the position for now.
Rejo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Rolfes tries to get to full guard but Rejo has control of the leg.
Rolfes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rejo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rejo's back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Rejo tries to roll but Rolfes sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolfes is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Rejo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Rejo for a finish.
Rejo is trying to break free.
Rejo fending off the submission attempt from Rolfes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolfes sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Rejo taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bastian Rolfes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kris Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Zloyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killa comes to the cage accompanied by Shook ones. Zloyev is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Butterfly Temple - Бегу я рыl. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kris Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Zloyev!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zloyev throws a hook to the side of Killa's head but Killa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Killa misses with a body kick.
Killa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zloyev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Zloyev misses its intended target.
Killa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Killa misses the target.
Killa looks to land a left hand but Zloyev moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Killa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Killa.
Zloyev moves away from the strike by Killa.
Killa takes a swing at Zloyev's ribcage but misses.
Killa gets a clinch.
Zloyev is fighting off a takedown attempt but Killa is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zloyev to the mat. Zloyev regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zloyev working for a triangle but Killa defends it easily.
Zloyev wants to get back to his feet but Killa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Killa is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Killa distracts Zloyev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zloyev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Killa manages to get himself to full guard.
Killa can't keep his opponent in guard - Zloyev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Killa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zloyev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Killa sees it coming and defends easily.
Killa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zloyev.
Zloyev is looking for a kimura but Killa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Zloyev to get the leverage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killa moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zloyev wants to control from the top but Killa keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Killa keeping full guard, as Zloyev tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Killa is on top in guard.
Killa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zloyev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zloyev looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zloyev looks gassed!
Killa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Zloyev's head.
Killa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Killa trying to control the position from guard on top but Zloyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killa chips away with some ground and pound.
Killa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Killa passes Zloyev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killa scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Killa is trying to work for a kimura but Zloyev is defending well.
Zloyev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Killa scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zloyev is looking for a sweep. Killa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Killa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kris Killa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Killa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killa scores with a nice head shot.
Killa fails with a takedown attempt.
Zloyev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Killa gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Killa keeping full guard, as Zloyev tries to pass.
Killa working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zloyev tries to free his leg and advance position but Killa is retaining full guard.
Killa can't keep his opponent in guard - Zloyev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Zloyev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Killa is pressing down on Zloyev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Killa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zloyev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zloyev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Killa looking for a sweep. Not yet Killa, not yet.
Zloyev wants to control from the top but Killa keeps moving.
Zloyev tries to free his leg and advance position but Killa is retaining full guard.
Killa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zloyev is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killa has Zloyev pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zloyev throws a body punch but Killa moves out of range.
Killa throws a head kick but Zloyev moves out of range.
A slow jab from Zloyev misses its intended target.
Killa throws out a loose jab but Zloyev uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zloyev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Killa manages to avoid it.
Zloyev looks to throw the jab but Killa is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Zloyev.
Killa is trying to control Zloyev's posture but Zloyev avoids it.
Zloyev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Killa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kris Killa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zloyev is breathing heavily.
Zloyev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Killa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zloyev off and has taken his back!
Killa is looking to control Zloyev but Zloyev is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Killa has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Zloyev is in real trouble here. Killa gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Zloyev is tapping out! Killa wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kris Killa!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Burnt Faceman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kilo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faceman comes to the cage accompanied by Dirt Road Anthem. Jackson has chosen Inspectah Deck - Friction as his entrance music. Kilo Jackson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Burnt Faceman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kilo Jackson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Faceman quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Faceman defends it well.
Jackson is working for a kimura but Faceman is defending it quite comfortably.
Faceman keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Faceman sees it coming and defends easily.
Faceman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jackson prevents Faceman from getting back to his feet.
Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Faceman wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Faceman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faceman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Faceman holds on and takes a little breather.
Jackson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Faceman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Faceman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Faceman!
Faceman wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Jackson tries to buck Faceman off but Faceman is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faceman trying to control the position but Jackson is working away.
Jackson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Faceman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jackson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Faceman stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faceman lands with a kick to the temple. Jackson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kilo Jackson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Faceman tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Faceman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Faceman is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Jackson pushes Faceman up against the cage in a clinch.
Faceman pushes off an throws an elbow but Jackson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faceman tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Faceman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Faceman lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faceman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faceman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Faceman throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Faceman.
Faceman looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Faceman misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faceman.
Jackson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Faceman walks away with a smile on his face. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Faceman moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Faceman throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Faceman!
Faceman throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Faceman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Faceman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burnt Faceman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Faceman sprawls well.
Faceman throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Faceman throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faceman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Faceman throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Faceman misses with a leg kick
and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faceman throws an elbow but misses.
Faceman stops a takedown attempt from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faceman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faceman.
With the fighters up against the cage, Faceman throws an elbow but misses.
Faceman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson tries to work over Faceman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Faceman working aggressively here.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jackson jumps guard but Faceman stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Faceman.
Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
Faceman trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Faceman postures up.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson looking for a guillotine here but Faceman defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faceman slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Burnt Faceman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Faceman defends it nicely.
Faceman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faceman is looking to clinch but Jackson is avoiding it.
Faceman has managed to clinch.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Faceman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Faceman smiles and moves away.
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faceman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jackson. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faceman, pushing him back against the cage.
Faceman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faceman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faceman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Faceman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Burnt Faceman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kilo Jackson.
Faceman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Faceman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Faceman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson wants a takedown.
Faceman misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson gets control of Faceman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson working for a triangle but Faceman defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Faceman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Faceman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faceman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
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!
Jackson is in trouble now - Faceman has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Faceman is having none of it.
Faceman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Faceman controlling from mount.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faceman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jackson is looking to get to half guard.
Faceman tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Faceman is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Faceman.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faceman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Faceman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Burnt Faceman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Faceman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Burnt Faceman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Bonacelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Cartman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paolo Bonacelli's chin.
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158 lbs
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150 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Bonacelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Cartman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonacelli is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cartman.
Bonacelli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab from Cartman.
Eric Cartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonacelli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonacelli slips under a jab.
Bonacelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartman is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Cartman.
Bonacelli cracks Cartman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bonacelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartman moves away.
Cartman lands with an uppercut that bounces Bonacelli off the cage and back into rage.
Cartman motions for Bonacelli to come forward. Cartman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bonacelli defending well as Cartman loads up on a big left hand.
Cartman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bonacelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cartman.
Bonacelli lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartman scores with a jab to the head.
Bonacelli jabs Cartman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bonacelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartman throws a jab when Bonacelli was well out of range.
Cartman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonacelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman throws out a loose jab but Bonacelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cartman checks a low kick from Bonacelli.
Cartman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cartman misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonacelli tries a low kick but Cartman avoids it.
Cartman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cartman lands the left hand.
Cartman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bonacelli to score with a decent uppercut.
Bonacelli is looking to score with low kicks.
Bonacelli misses with a body shot.
Bonacelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cartman might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bonacelli thows a leg kick but Cartman checks it
and Cartman counters with a nice uppercut.
Cartman misses with a low kick.
Bonacelli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonacelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartman.
Bonacelli slips a jab from Cartman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cartman looks to land a right hand but Bonacelli moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cartman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bonacelli.
Cartman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cartman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bonacelli has time to react.
Cartman misses with an uppercut.
Cartman misses with an uppercut. Bonacelli saw that one coming.
Cartman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cartman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cartman throws a body punch but Bonacelli moves out of range.
Bonacelli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cartman throws a looping overhand right but Bonacelli ducks down to avoid it.
Cartman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bonacelli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cartman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bonacelli is looking to wear down Cartman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bonacelli takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Cartman misses.
Bonacelli throws a solid leg kick but Cartman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bonacelli.
Cartman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cartman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cartman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cartman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cartman misses with a hook. Bonacelli ducked under it nicely.
Cartman throws a shot from downtown. Bonacelli moves away and avoids it.
Bonacelli is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bonacelli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bonacelli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cartman checks it well.
Bonacelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cartman.
Bonacelli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cartman cracks Bonacelli with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cartman misses with an uppercut. Bonacelli saw that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bonacelli.
Cartman misses with a hook
and Bonacelli counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonacelli is looking to chop away at Cartman's legs.
Cartman throws a leg kick but Bonacelli checks it.
Cartman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonacelli takes one to the chin there.
Cartman lands a leg kick that knocks Bonacelli off balance momentarily.
A jab lands there for Bonacelli.
Cartman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cartman takes one to the chin there.
Bonacelli throws a low kick but Cartman avoids it.
A punch combination from Bonacelli misses.
Cartman just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Cartman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cartman checks the leg kick.
Jab by Bonacelli.
Bonacelli lands a leg kick that knocks Cartman off balance momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cartman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Cartman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cartman thuds a left hand into Bonacelli's body.
Cartman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bonacelli ducks right into an uppercut from Cartman.
Cartman jabs Bonacelli right on the nose. Bonacelli blinks but takes it well.
Cartman blocks a low kick nicely.
Eric Cartman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonacelli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bonacelli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bonacelli wants to slow Cartman down by chopping away at his legs.
A cross from Cartman lands.
Nice body punch from Cartman.
A big left from Bonacelli misses.
A big left from Cartman misses.
Cartman throws a series of punches but Bonacelli moves out of range.
Cartman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonacelli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cartman.
Cartman misses with a looping right.
Cartman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cartman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A swing and a miss from Bonacelli.
Cartman missing with a left hand there. Bonacelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonacelli lands a jab to Cartman's midsection.
Bonacelli 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.
Bonacelli wants to clinch.
Bonacelli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cartman scores with the left hand. Bonacelli knows he should have avoided that one.
Cartman throws a hook but Bonacelli blocks it.
Bonacelli thows a leg kick but Cartman checks it
and Cartman counters with a left and a right that stings Bonacelli.
Bonacelli misses with a body shot.
Bonacelli throws the left hand but Cartman avoids the punch easily.
Bonacelli blocks a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Bonacelli blocks the leg kick.
Cartman looks to land a right hand but Bonacelli moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartman throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonacelli.
Bonacelli is looking to clinch but Cartman is avoiding it.
Bonacelli staying out of range there.
Cartman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bonacelli attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cartman throws a series of punches but Bonacelli avoids them all with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cartman moves away from the strike by Bonacelli.
Cartman tests Bonacelli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A leg kick checked by Cartman.
Cartman throws a sloppy head kick and Bonacelli moves out of range easily.
Cartman swinging wildly here.
Cartman cracks Bonacelli with a good jab.
Cartman circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cartman cracks Bonacelli with a good jab.
Cartman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cartman throws an overhand right that lands on Bonacelli's shoulder, as Bonacelli tries to avoid the shot.
Cartman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bonacelli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cartman.
Cartman missing with a left hand there. Bonacelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cartman throws a leg kick but Bonacelli moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bonacelli. That's going to slow Cartman down.
Cartman connects with a single shot there.
Bonacelli closes the distance and pushes Cartman back into the cage.
Cartman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bonacelli gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bonacelli pushes Cartman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonacelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cartman as Bonacelli tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman can't get the takedown.
Bonacelli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cartman tries for a takedown but Bonacelli manages to get underhooks.
Paolo Bonacelli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Cartman.
Cartman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bonacelli avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cartman is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cartman has Bonacelli pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonacelli manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bonacelli gets through Cartman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bonacelli scores with a hook to the body.
Cartman goes for a takedown attempt but Bonacelli pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cartman checks a low kick from Bonacelli.
Cartman throws a hook but Bonacelli blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonacelli throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cartman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonacelli scoring well with a low kick there.
Cartman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cartman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bonacelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cartman misses the jab.
Cartman missing with a left hand there. Bonacelli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonacelli misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cartman checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Cartman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bonacelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonacelli wants to slow Cartman down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonacelli lands with a good body shot.
Cartman connects with a nice looking jab.
Cartman throws a looping overhand right but Bonacelli ducks down to avoid it.
Cartman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cartman throws the left hand but Bonacelli avoids the punch easily.
Bonacelli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bonacelli with a hook.
Cartman throws a shot from downtown. Bonacelli moves away and avoids it.
Bonacelli works the jab nicely.
Cartman checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonacelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonacelli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bonacelli throws a shot from downtown. Cartman moves away and avoids it.
Bonacelli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bonacelli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cartman lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonacelli's head.
A bone on bone clash there as Cartman blocks the leg kick.
Cartman throws a low kick, looking for Bonacelli's leg but Bonacelli calmly moves out of range.
Cartman scores with a body shot.
Bonacelli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cartman lands with a nice body punch.
Bonacelli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Cartman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cartman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonacelli.
Danga de danga de dang - Cartman scores with a four punch combination!
Cartman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Cartman misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cartman.
A jab from Cartman misses.
Cartman connects with a body shot.
Cartman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bonacelli moves away.
Bonacelli throws a leg kick but Cartman moved away.
Bonacelli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cartman looks to land a left hand but Bonacelli moved out of range nicely.
Bonacelli attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bonacelli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonacelli misses the target.
Cartman misses with a straight right.
Bonacelli misses with a series of wild punches.
Bonacelli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cartman's hands.
Cartman moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cartman throws a jab but it's blocked by Bonacelli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman scores with a jab.
Bonacelli throws a shot from downtown. Cartman moves away and avoids it.
Bonacelli with a jab.
Bonacelli throws a leg kick
and Cartman counters with a left and a right that stings Bonacelli.
Cartman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cartman throws a series of strikes that have Bonacelli backpedaling.
Cartman lands a jab to the head.
Bonacelli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cartman.
Cartman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonacelli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bonacelli moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bonacelli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cartman.
Paolo Bonacelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonacelli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cartman. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Cartman blocks the leg kick.
Cartman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonacelli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cartman moves out of range of the leg kick from Bonacelli.
Bonacelli closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cartman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cartman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bonacelli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cartman at a distance.
Cartman lands a glancing blow to the side of Bonacelli's head.
Cartman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Good shot there by Cartman.
Good work by Cartman as he checks the leg kick.
Bonacelli throws a chopping leg kick but Cartman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonacelli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cartman misses with a straight left.
Bonacelli throws a leg kick which misses Cartman's front leg but catches the back leg as Cartman tries to avoid it.
Eric Cartman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cartman connects with a nice looking jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Eric Cartman.
I've got Cartman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Cartman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flako Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pru Dent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Pull Me Under - Dream Theater. Pru Dent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flako Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pru Dent!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie lands a nice hook to Dent's body. Dent takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dent counter with a right hand.
Gracie blocks a jab.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Dent counters with a straight right hand.
Dent slips a jab and a cross from Gracie.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Pru Dent has been cut.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Dent is avoiding it.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Dent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dent takes one to the chin there.
Dent ducks under a wild hook from Gracie.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dent tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dent to the ground. Dent escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dent tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dent misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Dent misses.
Dent takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dent moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Dent's shoulder, as Dent tries to avoid the shot.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie cracks Dent with a good jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracie. That snapped Dent's head back.
Dent throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Gracie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dent manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a shot to the body.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Dent.
Dent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dent as he jumps to the side.
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Dent moved out of range.
Dent looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dent.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dent.
A big right from Dent misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dent avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flako Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dent breaks the clinch.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Dent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dent lands a head shot.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Dent moved out of range nicely.
Flako Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Dent.
Dent throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dent has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gracie finds it's way round the side to connect with Dent's head.
Dent throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie tries to bum rush Dent with a series of wild strikes but Dent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dent counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gracie takes a swing at Dent's ribcage but misses.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Dent is just out of range.
Dent might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dent dips to his left and cracks Gracie with an uppercut!
Pru Dent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Dent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dent is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Dent into the cage.
Dent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Dent shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dent works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Dent defends easily.
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 Flako Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pru Dent's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracie pushes Dent up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Dent.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dent is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gracie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice left hand lands by Dent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gracie tries to circle away but Dent has him pinned against the cage.
Dent taking a breather.
Dent escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Dent moved out of range.
A punch combination from Dent misses.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie ducks right into an uppercut from Dent.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dent lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dent counters with a stiff right hand.
Dent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Dent just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dent checks it well.
A big right from Dent misses.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Dent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dent throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dent slips a straight right by Gracie.
Nice shot lands for Gracie.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Dent.
Dent connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gracie's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dent clinches.
Gracie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dent lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Dent walks into a straight right hand from Gracie.
Dent throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Gracie moves out of range as Dent strikes.
Dent lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Dent.
Dent thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Dent counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Dent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Dent is out of range.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dent throws out the jab.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Dent to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for Dent's leg but Dent calmly moves out of range.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Dent connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dent moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dent blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Gracie. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pru Dent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pru Dent's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dent misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a leg kick.
Gracie connects with a crisp jab.
Dent fails to land with a series of punches.
Dent lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Dent's head but Dent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Gracie misses.
Dent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dent swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie slips under a jab from Dent.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dent misses with a straight right.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Dent saw that one coming.
Dent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Dent slips under a jab from Gracie.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dent lands a glancing blow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Dent shows good takedown defense.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dent throws an off balance right hand
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dent with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie throws an off balance right hand
and Dent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dent tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Dent.
Dent scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dent.
Dent steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
A bone on bone clash there as Dent blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dent misses with a wild body shot.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Dent moves away and avoids it.
Gracie catches Dent with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Gracie misses.
Gracie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dent circles away quickly and effectively.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
Dent moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie throws a hook but Dent blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Gracie misses with a low kick.
Dent throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Dent connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Dent misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Dent's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pru Dent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dent 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pru Dent!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Velvet Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Big Pimpin blaring out of the sound system. Giovanni comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Til I Collapse [ Eminem ] kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29
190 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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27
199 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Velvet Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giovanni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Giovanni has time to react.
Jones lands an overhand right.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giovanni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Giovanni moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Giovanni lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle momentarily. Jones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Giovanni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones throws a combination. Giovanni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Giovanni slips under a jab.
Velvet Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones drops Giovanni with a beautiful combination! Giovanni stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jones is looking for the KO!
Giovanni is rocked!
Giovanni dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Giovanni is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Giovanni slips a straight right by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Giovanni sees coming a mile off.
Jones slips a jab from Giovanni.
Giovanni fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Giovanni seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giovanni.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovanni scores with a shot to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Giovanni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Giovanni connects with a looping right hand.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Giovanni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Giovanni crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jones - the referee stops the clock and Giovanni gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jones. Giovanni manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Giovanni, right into the meat.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones with a jab.
Giovanni throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Giovanni thows a body shot but no joy.
Giovanni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Giovanni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Giovanni connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones throws the left hand but Giovanni avoids the punch easily.
Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Giovanni lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Giovanni misses with a body shot.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giovanni takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni lands a head shot.
Jones throws a series of punches but Giovanni moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Giovanni, right into the meat.
Giovanni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giovanni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giovanni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Giovanni's head back.
Giovanni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Giovanni lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giovanni throws a head kick that misses.
Giovanni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Giovanni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni thumps Jones with a low kick.
Giovanni scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Giovanni just misses with a punch to the body.
Giovanni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giovanni misses with a wild body shot.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Giovanni has time to react.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Giovanni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Giovanni throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Giovanni blocks it.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giovanni throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Giovanni.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giovanni throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
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 Velvet Jones will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Giovanni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Jones 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.
Velvet Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Giovanni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Giovanni thows a body shot but no joy.
Giovanni throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Giovanni throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Giovanni loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Giovanni ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Giovanni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A cross from Jones lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Giovanni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Giovanni is just out of range.
Giovanni is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Giovanni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Giovanni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Giovanni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Giovanni scores with a jab to the head.
Giovanni looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Giovanni jabs at Jones's body.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giovanni digs a good body shot into Jones's ribs.
Giovanni lands a two punch combo.
Jones misses with a hook
and Giovanni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giovanni avoids a kick to the body.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giovanni throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Danga de danga de dang - Giovanni scores with a four punch combination!
Giovanni slips a jab from Jones.
Giovanni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Giovanni.
Giovanni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Giovanni misses with a body shot.
Giovanni misses with a hook.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Giovanni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Giovanni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Giovanni looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Giovanni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Giovanni connects with a body shot.
Giovanni scores with a leg kick.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Giovanni is out of range.
Giovanni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giovanni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Giovanni.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giovanni is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Nice uppercut lands for Giovanni. That snapped Jones's head back.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Giovanni throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Donk. Jones catches Giovanni right on the button with a cross.
Velvet Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Giovanni.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giovanni lands a slapping body shot.
Giovanni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giovanni scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Jones.
Giovanni works the jab nicely.
Giovanni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
Giovanni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Giovanni connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Giovanni throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giovanni.
Giovanni moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones throws the left hand but Giovanni avoids the punch easily.
Giovanni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones tries to move into range but Giovanni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sonny Giovanni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones throws a hook to the side of Giovanni's head but Giovanni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Giovanni.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giovanni.
Giovanni walks into a jab.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Giovanni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good leg kick by Giovanni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones walks into a jab.
Giovanni lands a jab to the nose.
Giovanni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones misses the jab.
Giovanni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Giovanni connects with an inside leg kick.
Giovanni throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Jones misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Giovanni counter with a right hand.
Jones is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Giovanni lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a predictable looking body shot
and Giovanni counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jones's knee momentarily.
Giovanni throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Jones misses.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giovanni lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones walks straight into a right hand from Giovanni - that's dropped him! Giovanni jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jones from any more punishment! Jones complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sonny Giovanni!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gino Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lynard Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Go to sleep. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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192 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gino Ramirez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lynard Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Carlson moves in looking to clinch but Ramirez pushes him off.
Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynard Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Lynard Carlson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez scores with a jab to the body.
Carlson throws a leg kick that misses.
Carlson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramirez's sensitive parts.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ramirez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carlson. Carlson obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice body kick from Carlson.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carlson feints and then cracks Ramirez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramirez down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carlson 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 Ramirez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ramirez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carlson lands a jab.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Ramirez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carlson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carlson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlson throws a leg kick
and Carlson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlson misses with a body kick.
Carlson lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carlson missing with a left hand there. Ramirez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson scores with a nice strike.
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carlson can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynard Carlson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carlson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Carlson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlson misses with a kick to the body
and Ramirez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carlson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramirez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carlson.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Carlson misses.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lynard Carlson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Carlson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ramirez will feel that in the morning.
Carlson is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carlson. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlson thumps Ramirez with a low kick.
Carlson throws a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Carlson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ramirez's head.
Carlson lands a leg kick that knocks Ramirez off balance momentarily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ramirez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carlson - the referee stops the clock and Ramirez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carlson. Ramirez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Carlson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlson throws a solid leg kick but Ramirez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carlson.
Carlson tries to clinch up.
Carlson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carlson walks into a left hand.
Carlson tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Carlson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carlson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramirez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Carlson cracks the inside of Ramirez's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramirez tries to bum rush Carlson with a series of wild strikes but Carlson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlson tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ramirez if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynard Carlson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramirez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carlson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Carlson is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramirez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carlson.
Ramirez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carlson misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson throws a big shot that misses.
Carlson is looking to clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramirez checks a leg kick.
Ramirez takes a kick to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ramirez might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Carlson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ramirez. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet.
Carlson throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Carlson misses.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez takes one on the button.
Carlson misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carlson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carlson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramirez checks it well.
Carlson thumps Ramirez with a low kick.
Carlson fakes the leg kick and cracks Ramirez in the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carlson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carlson scores with a nice strike.
Ramirez 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!
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Carlson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlson looks for the body kick but Ramirez saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from Carlson. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynard Carlson really dominated that round.
That's time! Ramirez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carlson throws a body kick that misses.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Carlson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice sprawl there from Carlson as Ramirez shoots in.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Carlson moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carlson.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson tries to bum rush Ramirez with a series of wild strikes but Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlson scores with a spinning back kick!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Carlson throws a front kick that sends Ramirez stumbling back into the cage.
Carlson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlson is looking to land body kicks.
Carlson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ramirez's sensitive parts.
Carlson moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramirez avoids the damage to the body.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Carlson is controlling him.
Ramirez stalling the fight.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Carlson.
Carlson has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez looking to slow down the pace here.
Carlson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carlson throws an elbow that misses.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Carlson, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlson lands a nice uppercut.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ramirez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carlson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Carlson.
Carlson looks for the body kick but Ramirez saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries a low kick but Ramirez avoids it.
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlson.
Ramirez swings for the body but Carlson moves out of range.
Carlson throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lynard Carlson dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carlson tries to clinch up.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Carlson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range and Carlson settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlson clinches up against the cage.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Carlson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramirez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carlson misses with an elbow strike.
Ramirez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramirez's defenses.
Ramirez dodges an elbow strike from Carlson.
Ramirez blocks the elbow strike.
Carlson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ramirez's defenses.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike from Carlson.
Carlson misses with an elbow over the top.
Carlson throws an elbow that misses.
Ramirez scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez stalling the fight.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carlson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramirez's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carlson.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike.
Ramirez blocks an elbow strike from Carlson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramirez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carlson up against the cage.
Carlson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carlson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramirez is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ramirez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carlson lands an elbow inside.
Ramirez avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlson.
Ramirez avoids the elbow strike from Carlson, against the cage.
Carlson throws an elbow that misses.
Carlson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carlson throws an elbow but misses.
Carlson misses with an elbow over the top.
Ramirez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Carlson on the inside.
Oh Ramirez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramirez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carlson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carlson lands a nice elbow.
Carlson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlson misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Carlson is trying to keep an underhook but Ramirez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Carlson is doing well to control the position and prevent Ramirez from advancing to side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lynard Carlson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 43:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 43:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lynard Carlson!
Lynard Carlson is the new middleweight champion!
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