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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cale Sanders Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hannibal King acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cale Sanders Son!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal King!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders Son bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
King manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sanders Son looks like he's trying to stand up.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanders Son defends it well.
King is trying to work for a kimura but Sanders Son is defending well.
King is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sanders Son defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King seems to be looking for submissions.
King is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
King wants to work for an arm triangle but Sanders Son is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
King is trying to work for a kimura but Sanders Son is defending well.
King is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sanders Son on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanders Son tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders Son pushes King off and gets back to his feet.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sanders Son swivels and escapes.
Sanders Son stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sanders Son wants it to stay on the feet.
King shoots in but Sanders Son avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cale Sanders Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal King.
King gets caught napping as Sanders Son dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders Son would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanders Son trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sanders Son avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanders Son wants to stand but King has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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 Cale Sanders Son will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sanders Son fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanders Son avoids it really well and circles away.
Cale Sanders Son is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanders Son swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanders Son throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A momentary lapse in concentration from King enables Sanders Son to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. King manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
King has an active guard here but Sanders Son has managed to pass into half guard.
Sanders Son stands up and beckons King to join him on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders Son stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
King fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cale Sanders Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal King.
Sanders Son sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sanders Son is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in King's half guard.
Sanders Son tries to stand but can't do so whilst King controls his leg.
King has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanders Son is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hannibal King wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sanders Son throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King slips a straight right by Sanders Son.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sanders Son sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
King shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanders Son sprawls well. He's pushed King's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders Son swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
King is breathing heavily.
King fails with the takedown.
Sanders Son shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
King throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sanders Son uses it to pass to side control.
Sanders Son decides to stand up, so the ref orders King to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from King.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King shoots in for a double leg but Sanders Son sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King gets caught napping as Sanders Son dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
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!
King looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sanders Son passes into half guard.
Sanders Son knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for King on the ground.
King wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders Son wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cale Sanders Son dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
King has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanders Son looking to score a takedown here. King is defending well but Sanders Son drives through and ends up in King's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanders Son defends it easily.
Sanders Son would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders Son stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sanders Son avoids a punch combination nicely.
King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sanders Son defends it nicely.
King takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A momentary lapse in concentration from King enables Sanders Son to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. King manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sanders Son gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sanders Son shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sanders Son was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sanders Son is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Hannibal King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanders Son as he avoids it easily.
Cale Sanders Son has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal King.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King gets caught flat footed, as Sanders Son shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sanders Son stands up and waves to King to follow him.
Sanders Son fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. King sprawls well initially but Sanders Son persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sanders Son stands up out of the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King moves out of range of the strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
King fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sanders Son avoids it really well and circles away.
Sanders Son closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
King looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Sanders Son is going to stand back up.
King is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanders Son pulls his head out easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanders Son postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for King to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cale Sanders Son showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanders Son has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cale Sanders Son!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cerveny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cerveny might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Johnny B Good. River has chosen A Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Cerveny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris River!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River avoids a punch combination nicely.
River tries to clinch up but Cerveny circles away and keeps his distance.
River walks into a straight right hand from Cerveny.
Cerveny stuns River with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cerveny scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cerveny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
River wants to clinch up but Cerveny keeps it at a distance.
River tries to clinch up but Cerveny circles away and keeps his distance.
Cerveny will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
River closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cerveny counters with a two punch combo.
River is rocked!
Cerveny throws a head kick that misses.
River is still on wobbly legs! Can Cerveny finish him?
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Cerveny throws an absolute beast of a head kick! River is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Cerveny!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenna Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raje Malapitan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raje Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jenna Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Malapitan with that takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Malapitan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raje Malapitan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jameson tries to keep at a distance but Malapitan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jameson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Jameson.
Malapitan is trying to drag Jameson to the mat but Jameson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from Jameson.
Malapitan prevents a body shot from Jameson.
Jameson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jameson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Malapitan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jameson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jameson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malapitan is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jameson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Malapitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jameson creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Malapitan's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Malapitan drops to his knees and Jameson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jenna Jameson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doc Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Arthorios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas's entrance music is Lunatic Fringe by Red Ryder. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doc Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Arthorios!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arthorios takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Thomas lands a glancing blow to the side of Arthorios's head.
Thomas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Arthorios's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas prevents Arthorios from escaping the position.
Arthorios takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Thomas in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Arthorios is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Doc Thomas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taai Taai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson's entrance music is Mission Impossible 2 (Hate Mix) By Limp bizkit. A fine choice. Taai has chosen Snoop as his entrance music. Taai Taai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taai Taai!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taai slips a jab from Johnson.
Taai dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Taai Taai has been cut.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taai moves into the clinch.
Taai tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Taai is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taai down to the mat. Taai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taai closes the distance and clinches.
Taai tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Taai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Taai.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taai lands with a left to the head.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taai missing with knees to the body.
Taai misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kyle Johnson has been cut.
Taai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taai lands a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taai pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taai gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Taai manages to retain guard.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Taai keeps moving.
Johnson wants to stand but Taai is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taai trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Taai keeps moving.
Taai controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
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!
Taai rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Taai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taai lands a knee to the body.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Taai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Taai misses with a knee strike.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Taai.
Taai pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Taai tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Taai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Taai looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson has Taai pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taai manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Taai tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Taai landing knees to the body.
Taai trying to land knees to the body.
Taai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoiding damage as Taai throws knees to the body.
Taai misses with a knee strike.
Taai tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Taai misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taai missing with knees to the body.
Taai prevents the takedown attempt.
Taai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Taai keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taai taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taai Taai dominated that 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!
Taai stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Taai.
Taai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taai lands a big head kick that sends Johnson tumbling to the mat! Taai takes a step backwards and waves Johnson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taai seems to be stalking Johnson here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Johnson drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taai Taai!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Olsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magatsu Taito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magatsu Taito!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen feints and as Taito raises his hands in defense, Olsen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Olsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Taito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olsen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Olsen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Olsen is one step ahead there.
Olsen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taito is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Olsen is aware though and is defending well.
Taito keeping moving, preventing Olsen from controlling successfully.
Taito bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Olsen's guard.
Olsen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Olsen trying to control the position.
Taito postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Taito postures up.
Taito passes Olsen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Olsen is trying to control but can't.
Olsen wants to get back to full guard.
Olsen wants to control but Taito is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taito seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen tries to get to full guard but Taito has control of the leg.
Taito lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taito looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Taito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taito is looking for a kimura but Olsen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Taito to get the leverage.
Taito looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Taito looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Olsen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Olsen trying to control here.
Olsen wants to improve his position but Taito is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsen is pressing down on Taito's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Olsen controls Taito momentarily but Taito frees himself.
Taito pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olsen is keeping the position for now.
Olsen working a defensive guard here.
Taito forces his way into half guard.
Taito is looking to advance position but Olsen won't allow it.
Olsen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Taito looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taito lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Taito thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olsen's head.
Taito is thwarting Olsen's attempts to control the position.
Taito wants to pass the guard but Olsen is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Olsen trying to control but Taito postures up.
Olsen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Taito is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magatsu Taito will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Olsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Taito shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Olsen pinned against the cage. Olsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Taito keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Olsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taito in his tracks.
A big right from Olsen misses.
Olsen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taito drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Taito lands an elbow.
Olsen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taito moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taito uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Olsen.
Taito keeps the fight on the outside.
Taito gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Olsen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Taito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Taito throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Olsen connects with a couple of short punches.
Olsen controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taito utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taito avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Olsen trying to control but Taito is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olsen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Olsen stopping the sweep attempt from Taito.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Olsen trying to control but Taito is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taito is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Olsen is aware though and is defending well.
Olsen wants to control from the top but Taito keeps moving.
Olsen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Magatsu Taito has got the better of the ground game so far.
Olsen trying to control the position from guard on top but Taito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Victor Olsen.
Olsen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Taito is able to avoid easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen throws a body punch but Taito moves out of range.
Taito takes one to the side of the head.
Taito checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A punch combination from Olsen misses.
Taito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Olsen to score with a decent uppercut.
Olsen throws a low kick but Taito moves out of range easily.
Olsen forces Taito back against the cage and clinches.
Olsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taito works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taito advances position into side control!
Taito working the strikes but Olsen uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Taito scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Olsen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Olsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taito.
Olsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Olsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taito, right into the meat.
Victor Olsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olsen wants to clinch.
Taito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taito throws a hook but Olsen avoids it easily.
Taito misses with a takedown attempt - Olsen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Olsen 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.
Olsen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Olsen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Olsen slips under a jab.
Taito pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Victor Olsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Taito is trying hard to land a takedown here. Olsen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Victor Olsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Magatsu Taito.
Olsen is looking to clinch.
Olsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsen feints a jab promting Taito to slip. Olsen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Taito slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Taito.
Olsen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Taito counter with a right hand.
Olsen moves forwards but Taito connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Taito finds it's target.
Olsen misses with a wild body shot.
Olsen staying out of range there.
Olsen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taito as he jumps to the side.
Olsen wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taito shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Olsen's guard.
Taito tries to free his leg and advance position but Olsen is retaining full guard.
Taito is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Olsen trying to control the position here.
Taito forces his way into half guard.
Taito is trying to control. Olsen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Olsen is refusing to be controlled, as Taito sits in half guard.
Taito works his way into side control.
Taito tries to move to full mount but Olsen actually manages to regain half guard.
Olsen trying to control but Taito postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taito seems to be working for a kimura but Olsen defends the submission attempt.
Olsen keeping control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magatsu Taito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Taito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magatsu Taito!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Skelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonidas comes to the cage accompanied by The 300. Skelter has chosen Helter Skelter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jimmy Skelter 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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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmy Skelter!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skelter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leonidas counters by clinching up.
Leonidas misses with the head strike.
Leonidas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leonidas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leonidas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Skelter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Leonidas blocking some punches.
Leonidas has a couple of punches blocked by Skelter.
Leonidas blocks an uppercut.
Skelter throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonidas.
A head punch on the inside from Leonidas fails to land.
Skelter blocks an uppercut.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Skelter swings wildly with an uppercut but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skelter throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonidas.
Leonidas manages to break the clinch.
Skelter throws out a leg kick but Leonidas moves out of range and Skelter only half commits.
Skelter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leonidas to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Skelter walks into a stiff left hand from Leonidas.
Leonidas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Skelter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skelter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Skelter misses with a punch to the body.
Leonidas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Skelter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leonidas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leonidas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Leonidas - that landed with a thud.
Leonidas lands with a short shot to the head.
Leonidas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Skelter backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonidas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonidas manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Skelter fails with the takedown.
Skelter tries to bum rush Leonidas with a series of wild strikes but Leonidas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Leonidas misses.
King Leonidas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leonidas doesn't manage to clinch there - Skelter circles away.
Leonidas connects with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Leonidas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leonidas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Skelter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
King Leonidas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Skelter.
Skelter cracks a nice hook into Leonidas's ribs.
Leonidas with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelter throws a low kick, looking for Leonidas's leg but Leonidas calmly moves out of range.
Skelter shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Leonidas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Skelter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Skelter misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Leonidas throws Skelter to one side and escapes!
Leonidas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skelter.
Leonidas throws a poor cross that misses
and Skelter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leonidas works the jab nicely.
Leonidas takes a swing at Skelter's ribcage but misses.
Skelter slips under a jab.
King Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skelter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Skelter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leonidas tries to clinch there but Skelter circles away.
Leonidas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Leonidas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skelter tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Skelter throws a leg kick but Leonidas moved away.
Skelter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Skelter walks into a stiff left hand from Leonidas.
Skelter misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skelter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Skelter is rocked!
Skelter moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
Skelter is still on wobbly legs! Can Leonidas finish him?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Leonidas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Leonidas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Skelter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skelter seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonidas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Skelter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leonidas throws a jab when Skelter was well out of range.
Leonidas cracks Skelter with a hook to the temple - Skelter is on wobbly legs here! Leonidas swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Skelter falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Leonidas wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). King Leonidas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Starkweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph O Briar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starkweather's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm On a Boat. O Briar has chosen The Boys of the Old Brigade as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Starkweather!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph O Briar!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starkweather takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Starkweather avoids the body shot from O Briar.
Starkweather throws out a leg kick but O Briar moves out of range and Starkweather only half commits.
Starkweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Briar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Starkweather throws a head kick that misses.
O Briar misses with a wild body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for O Briar. That snapped Starkweather's head back.
O Briar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Starkweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
O Briar tried to score with a low kick but Starkweather checks it.
O Briar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Starkweather throws a series of punches but O Briar moves out of range.
Starkweather throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Briar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Briar tries to clinch up but Starkweather circles away and keeps his distance.
O Briar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starkweather.
Starkweather blocks the body kick.
O Briar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Starkweather rather than just go for the knockout.
O Briar tries to keep at a distance but Starkweather has taken the fight into the clinch.
O Briar blocks an uppercut.
Starkweather misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Briar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Starkweather lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Starkweather.
Starkweather breaks from the clinch.
A jab from O Briar misses.
Starkweather scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather misses with a low kick.
Starkweather avoids the body shot from O Briar.
Starkweather closes the distance and clinches.
Starkweather pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starkweather.
O Briar struggles to land a body shot inside as Starkweather controls his hands.
O Briar tries to score a body lock takedown but Starkweather shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Briar throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Starkweather.
Starkweather blocks an uppercut.
O Briar working aggressively here.
Starkweather tries to work over O Briar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starkweather trying to control the position but instead, O Briar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Starkweather into the cage.
Nice body punch from Starkweather - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather is pushing O Briar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
O Briar lands a body shot.
Starkweather blocks a body shot from O Briar.
O Briar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Starkweather lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Starkweather working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Starkweather misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Briar is pushing Starkweather up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Starkweather lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Briar backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather tries to work over O Briar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from O Briar fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Starkweather.
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!
Starkweather works on O Briar's body with a couple of short punches.
O Briar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starkweathers head.
O Briar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Starkweather misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather stalling in the clinch but O Briar improves position.
Starkweather lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Briar backwards.
Come on Starkweather - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Starkweather swings wildly with an uppercut but O Briar uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starkweather is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but O Briar is keeping busy.
Starkweather manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Starkweather dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice uppercut lands for Starkweather. That snapped O Briar's head back.
Starkweather checks a low kick from O Briar.
O Briar thows a body shot but no joy.
O Briar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Starkweather throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Briar.
Starkweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice cross by O Briar.
Starkweather avoids the body shot from O Briar.
O Briar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starkweather gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather trying to control the position but instead, O Briar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Starkweather into the cage.
O Briar being controlled against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but O Briar has him pressed against the cage.
Steve Starkweather has scored more points in the clinch so far.
O Briar lands an uppercut.
Starkweather blocks a body shot from O Briar.
Starkweather working aggressively here.
Starkweather tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Briar can't find room to land a body shot as Starkweather controls the action.
O Briar lands a shot to the body.
O Briar misses with a body punch.
O Briar trying to control the position but instead, Starkweather has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Briar into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Starkweather lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Starkweather.
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!
Still in the clinch, Starkweather scores with a nice short uppercut.
Starkweather swings wildly with an uppercut but O Briar uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Briar misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Briar throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starkweather.
O Briar lands a body punch.
O Briar lands with a right to the head.
O Briar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Briar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Starkweather gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Starkweather lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Briar backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Briar misses with the head strike.
Starkweather prevents a takedown attempt there.
Starkweather lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Briar backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather has a couple of punches blocked by O Briar.
O Briar gets through Starkweather's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Briar scores with a shoulder strike.
O Briar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starkweather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Starkweather lands with a left to the head.
Starkweather manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
O Briar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather tries to stall but O Briar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
O Briar works on Starkweather's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Briar has a couple of punches blocked by Starkweather.
Starkweather stalling in the clinch but O Briar improves position.
Starkweather misses with a punch on the inside.
O Briar lands with a light punch inside.
O Briar misses with a punch on the inside.
Starkweather looking to slow down the pace here.
Starkweather is fighting off a takedown attempt but O Briar is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Starkweather to the mat. Starkweather regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
O Briar with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Briar 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as O Briar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ralph O Briar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Starkweather's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Starkweather avoids the body shot from O Briar.
Starkweather attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Starkweather looks to score with a jab to the body but O Briar is just out of range.
O Briar lands a slapping body shot.
Starkweather throws a good cross that connects.
O Briar takes a swing at Starkweather's ribcage but misses.
O Briar stuns Starkweather with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Starkweather there.
O Briar throws a series of punches but Starkweather moves out of range.
Starkweather misses with a low kick.
O Briar throws a front kick aimed at Starkweather's knee but Starkweather avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Briar throws a low kick but Starkweather avoids it.
Starkweather lands a leg kick that knocks O Briar off balance momentarily.
Starkweather feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Briar's calf.
Jab, jab by Starkweather - just one landing.
Starkweather connects with a leg kick. O Briar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Starkweather keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Briar throws out a loose jab but Starkweather uses good head movement to avoid it.
Starkweather lands a right hook to the body.
O Briar 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.
Starkweather tries to work over O Briar's front leg with a kick but O Briar checks it.
Starkweather gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather lands a body punch.
Starkweather misses with a hook to the ribs.
Starkweather tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Briar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Starkweather takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starkweather struggles to land a body shot inside as O Briar controls his hands.
O Briar looking to stall.
Starkweather blocks a body shot from O Briar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Starkweather.
Starkweather can't find room to land a body shot as O Briar controls the action.
O Briar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Briar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Briar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Starkweathers head.
O Briar struggles to land a body shot inside as Starkweather controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Briar's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather tries to work over O Briar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Starkweather gets through O Briar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
O Briar tries a body shot but Starkweather blocks it.
Starkweather working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Starkweather.
Starkweather misses with some punches.
O Briar taking a breather.
Starkweather stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Briar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Briar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Briar leaning against his opponent.
Starkweather blocks an uppercut.
O Briar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
O Briar throws a punch but it's blocked by Starkweather.
O Briar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Briar can't find room to land a body shot as Starkweather controls the action.
Starkweather pushes O Briar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starkweather content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Starkweather lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Starkweather lands a left hand that snaps the head of O Briar backwards.
A right hand to the body from Starkweather.
Starkweather misses with a punch to the body.
O Briar misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Briar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Starkweather backwards.
O Briar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Starkweather.
Starkweather is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starkweather scores with a shot to the side of O Briar's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Starkweather clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Starkweather thumps O Briar with a low kick.
Starkweather slips a jab from O Briar.
O Briar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Briar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Starkweather.
Nice shot lands for O Briar.
Starkweather swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
O Briar avoids the body shot from Starkweather.
O Briar motions for Starkweather to come forward. O Briar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Starkweather ducks under a wild hook from O Briar.
O Briar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Starkweather was well out of range. Poor timing from O Briar.
A solid body kick from Starkweather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather misses with a looping right.
Starkweather misses with a two punch combination.
Starkweather tries to move into range but O Briar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Starkweather comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Starkweather ducks under a wild hook from O Briar.
Starkweather tries to bum rush O Briar with a series of wild strikes but O Briar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Starkweather throws a jab when O Briar was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by O Briar.
Starkweather digs a good hook to O Briar's body.
Starkweather throws a predictable looking body shot
and O Briar counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Briar thows a body shot but no joy.
Starkweather moves away from the strike by O Briar.
O Briar misses with a hook. Starkweather ducked under it nicely.
O Briar avoids the head kick by Starkweather.
Starkweather scores with a jab.
Starkweather swings for the body but O Briar moves out of range.
O Briar misses with a low kick as Starkweather jumps back.
Starkweather lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steve Starkweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Starkweather throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
O Briar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Starkweather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Briar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Starkweather doesn't seem bothered though.
Starkweather uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Briar has time to react.
An inside leg kick lands from Starkweather.
Starkweather moves out of range of the body kick.
O Briar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Starkweather swats away the attempt to clinch by O Briar.
O Briar avoids the body shot from Starkweather.
Starkweather blocks the body kick.
Starkweather throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by O Briar.
Starkweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Briar moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Starkweather, right into the meat.
Starkweather uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Briar.
Starkweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Starkweather throws a lazy right hand but O Briar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Starkweather throws the left hand but O Briar avoids the punch easily.
Starkweather lands a really nice looking cross but O Briar seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starkweather slaps away a takedown attempt from O Briar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Starkweather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Starkweather had his way with Ralph O Briar in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Starkweather throws a front kick aimed at O Briar's knee but O Briar avoids it well.
O Briar misses with a wild body shot.
Starkweather's corner calls for a 1-2. Starkweather obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Briar throws a good cross that connects.
O Briar throws a lazy right hand but Starkweather sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Briar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Starkweather swings for the body but O Briar moves out of range.
O Briar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Starkweather moves out of range of the strikes.
Starkweather misses with a double jab
enabling O Briar to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starkweather avoids a kick to the body.
Starkweather misses with a wild body shot.
O Briar looks to land a right hand but Starkweather moved out of range.
Starkweather lunges at O Briar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Briar's hand.
Starkweather scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Starkweather moves out of range of the body kick from O Briar.
O Briar swings for the body but Starkweather moves out of range.
O Briar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
O Briar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Starkweather counters with a nice body shot.
O Briar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
O Briar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Briar has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Starkweather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather misses with a head kick.
O Briar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
O Briar throws a leg kick
and Starkweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from O Briar misses.
Starkweather misses with a hook. O Briar ducked under it nicely.
O Briar throws a body punch but Starkweather moves out of range.
Starkweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Briar moves away from the strike by Starkweather.
O Briar swings for the body but Starkweather moves out of range.
Starkweather tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Starkweather doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Starkweather struggles to land a body shot inside as O Briar controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Starkweather.
Starkweather is looking to control O Briar's arms but O Briar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Starkweather has his back to the cage.
Starkweather blocks an uppercut.
Steve Starkweather is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Starkweather blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Briar misses with some punches.
O Briar struggles to land a body shot inside as Starkweather controls his hands.
O Briar tries to work over Starkweather's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Briar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Briar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starkweather lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Briar.
O Briar blocking some punches.
Starkweather scores with an uppercut up the middle.
O Briar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ralph O Briar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Starkweather scores with a nice hook to the head.
Starkweather stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Starkweather scores with a shot to the side of O Briar's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starkweather scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Briar misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Steve Starkweather.
I think Starkweather 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 49:46
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Starkweather!
Steve Starkweather retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Baratheon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jagdish Rangarajan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
291 lbs
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315 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Baratheon!
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, Jagdish Rangarajan!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rangarajan wants to land a leg kick but Baratheon is out of range.
Rangarajan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baratheon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Robert Baratheon has been cut.
Rangarajan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baratheon.
Baratheon moves out of range of the body kick.
Robert Baratheon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rangarajan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rangarajan looks to land a right hand but Baratheon moved out of range.
Rangarajan misses with a body kick.
Baratheon fails with the takedown.
Rangarajan throws a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Baratheon misses its intended target.
Baratheon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rangarajan swats away the attempt to clinch by Baratheon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rangarajan scores with a kick to the body.
Rangarajan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Baratheon on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Baratheon is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rangarajan lands a big right hand that sends Baratheon crashing to the mat! Rangarajan stays standing though and waves Baratheon back to his feet!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rangarajan.
Baratheon avoids a kick to the body.
Rangarajan misses the shot to the body.
Rangarajan lands a leg kick that knocks Baratheon off balance momentarily.
Baratheon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rangarajan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Baratheon if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rangarajan.
Baratheon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rangarajan counters with a nice right hand that sends Baratheon toppling to the canvas! Baratheon scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rangarajan finish him?!
Robert Baratheon's cut is getting worse.
Jagdish Rangarajan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baratheon throws a jab but it's blocked by Rangarajan.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rangarajan.
Rangarajan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rangarajan throws a big shot that misses.
Baratheon doesn't manage to clinch there - Rangarajan circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rangarajan, right into the meat.
Rangarajan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rangarajan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Rangarajan misses.
Rangarajan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rangarajan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Baratheon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rangarajan throws a head kick but Baratheon moves out of range.
Rangarajan just misses with a punch to the body.
Baratheon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Baratheon blocks a head kick by Rangarajan.
Rangarajan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rangarajan misses with a wild body shot.
Rangarajan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baratheon is out of range.
Rangarajan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baratheon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rangarajan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baratheon blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Rangarajan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Baratheon blocks a head kick by Rangarajan.
Some bone on bone action there as Baratheon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baratheon takes one on the button.
Robert Baratheon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rangarajan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Baratheon will feel that in the morning.
Rangarajan cracks Baratheon with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rangarajan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jeez, Robert Baratheon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Robert Baratheon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jagdish Rangarajan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saul Rubenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fresh Hamz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saul Rubenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fresh Hamz!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hamz.
Fresh Hamz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamz lands with a hook. Rubenstein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rubenstein walks into a jab.
Hamz connects with an inside leg kick.
Hamz lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamz.
Hamz scores with a body shot.
Hamz moves into range and connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Hamz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rubenstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Hamz throws a leg kick which misses Rubenstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Rubenstein tries to avoid it.
Rubenstein gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rubenstein's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hamz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rubenstein scrambles back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamz.
Rubenstein shoots in but no luck this time.
Rubenstein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hamz is looking to slow Rubenstein down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Rubenstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rubenstein closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hamz circles away.
Hamz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rubenstein. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamz throws a leg kick which misses Rubenstein's front leg but catches the back leg as Rubenstein tries to avoid it.
Rubenstein dives in and grabs Hamz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hamz pushes down on Rubenstein's head and hops out.
Hamz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rubenstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hamz is looking to slow Rubenstein down with leg kicks.
Hamz is looking to slow Rubenstein down with leg kicks.
Hamz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hamz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hamz throws a shot to the body.
Rubenstein shoots for a double leg takedown but Hamz sprawls well. He's pushed Rubenstein's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A left and a right from Hamz both land. Nice combination.
Hamz lands a body shot.
Hamz lands with a cross.
Rubenstein shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hamz defends it nicely.
Nice cross by Hamz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Hamz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Hamz.
Good leg kick by Hamz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubenstein takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hamz scores with a decent looking hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hamz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fresh Hamz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Hamz. Beautiful body shot.
Rubenstein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fresh Hamz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hamz is looking to slow Rubenstein down with leg kicks.
Hamz lands the left hand.
Hamz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hamz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rubenstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hamz instigates a clinch.
Rubenstein working hard to break the clinch.
Hamz has Rubenstein pressed against the cage.
Hamz breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamz stuns Rubenstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hamz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rubenstein dives in and grabs Hamz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hamz pushes down on Rubenstein's head and hops out.
Hamz tries to bum rush Rubenstein with a series of wild strikes but Rubenstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hamz lands a leg kick that knocks Rubenstein off balance momentarily.
Hamz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hamz rushes Rubenstein and presses him up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Hamz.
Hamz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rubenstein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rubenstein is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rubenstein takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hamz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Hamz.
A left hand lands to the body for Hamz.
Rubenstein goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hamz prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Rubenstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rubenstein looks for a takedown but Hamz sprawls well.
Hamz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rubensteins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rubenstein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hamz connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hamz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hamz lands a leg kick that knocks Rubenstein off balance momentarily.
A lazy left from Hamz finds it's target.
Hamz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rubenstein looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hamz lands a jab to the nose.
A shot to the liver by Hamz. Beautiful body shot.
Hamz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hamz jabs Rubenstein right on the nose. Rubenstein blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubenstein shoots in and drives through. Hamz sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donk. Hamz catches Rubenstein right on the button with a cross.
Hamz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rubenstein takes one to the side of the head.
Hamz lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rubenstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fresh Hamz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hamz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hamz rushes Rubenstein and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Hamz.
Rubenstein drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hamz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Hamz. Those never looked like landing.
Hamz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hamz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hamz connects with a right hand. Rubenstein shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Hamz.
Hamz lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Hamz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Hamz on the inside.
Rubenstein is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stalling in the clinch from Hamz.
Hamz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hamz breaks from the clinch.
Rubenstein shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hamz pinned against the cage. Hamz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saul Rubenstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamz throws a one two combo.
Fresh Hamz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamz scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamz has closed the distance and engaged Rubenstein in a clinch.
Hamz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rubenstein.
Hamz is pressed up against the cage. Rubenstein has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hamz down to the mat. Hamz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rubenstein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamz digs a right hand underneath Rubenstein's ribcage. Rubenstein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hamz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hamz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hamz gets underhooks to prevent Rubenstein's takedown attempt.
Rubenstein changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hamz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rubenstein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rubenstein's calf.
Saul Rubenstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hamz scores with a decent looking hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hamz.
Fresh Hamz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hamz scores with a leg kick.
Hamz leaves Rubenstein with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hamz throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamz lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fresh Hamz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hamz 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fresh Hamz!
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