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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matthews comes into the arena with Disturbed-Conflict blaring out of the sound system. Wesley has chosen Eminem - Go to Sleep as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kevin Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Timmy Wesley!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matthews misses with a looping left.
A big left from Matthews misses.
Wesley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matthews stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice cross by Matthews.
Wesley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matthews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matthews drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Matthews!
Matthews looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Wesley saw that one coming.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Wesley.
Wesley lands a nice looking body shot.
Matthews throws a hook but Wesley blocks it.
Matthews moves away from the strike by Wesley.
Matthews takes a swing at Wesley's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Wesley.
Matthews misses with a few strikes there.
Timmy Wesley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesley.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Wesley.
Wesley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matthewss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matthews scores with a body shot.
Wesley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthews connects with a right hand. Wesley shakes it off.
Matthews misses with a combination
and Wesley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Wesley.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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!
Matthews looks to land a left hand but Wesley moved out of range nicely.
Wesley throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Wesley.
Matthews throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthews lands with a right hand.
Wesley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wesley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matthews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wesley defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Matthews. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wesley takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Wesley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Matthews rather than just go for the knockout.
Matthews changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Matthews.
Wesley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wesley defends it nicely.
Wesley misses with a wild combination.
Matthews slips a jab from Wesley.
Wesley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthews.
Matthews throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matthews fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wesley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wesley gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Matthews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wesley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wesley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matthews moves away from the strike by Wesley.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
Matthews drops Wesley with a right and a left! Matthews comes rushing in but Wesley regains his composure and manages to keep Matthews in guard.
Matthews wants to control from the top but Wesley keeps moving.
Matthews decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Matthews fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wesley on the side of the head.
Wesley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matthews throws out the jab.
Wesley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wesley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wesley looks gassed!
Wesley throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Matthews to counter with a crisp jab.
Matthews lands a body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Matthews dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wesley gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Matthews is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wesley.
Wesley misses the jab.
Matthews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kevin Matthews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Matthews and Wesley goes tumbling to the canvas! Matthews follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Wesley is rocked!
Matthews lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Wesley quite badly. Wesley pulls Matthews in close trying to recover. Matthews postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Wesley on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Wesley doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Matthews!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duk Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rotton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thompson Twins - If You Were Here. Duk Dong has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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157 lbs
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154 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duk Dong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Rotton!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong instigates a clinch.
Dong is working for takedown but Rotton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rotton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rotton prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duk Dong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rotton's efforts to push away.
Dong slows down the pace here.
Rotton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rotton stuffs the takedown attempt from Dong. Dong gets slowly back to his feet.
Rotton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rotton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rotton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rotton wants it to stay on the feet.
Dong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rotton stuffs the takedown attempt from Dong. Dong gets slowly back to his feet.
Rotton misses with a body punch
and Dong counters with a stiff right hand.
Dong tries for a takedown but Rotton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rotton throws a nice looking combination but Dong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rotton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rotton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dong gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
It looks like Rotton is going to stand back up.
Dong manages to get to full guard.
Dong seems keen to control Rotton's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rotton trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Dong is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rotton has his hands clasped together but Dong extends an breaks Rotton's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dong.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duk Dong!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Hartford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fontana comes into the arena with Queensryche - Silent Lucidity blaring out of the sound system. 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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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Fontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Hartford!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hartford wants to clinch.
Hartford tries to clinch but Fontana moves away
enabling Fontana to counter with a crisp jab.
Fontana misses with a right hand
and Hartford counters with a good low kick that Fontana was not able to check.
Fontana misses with a right hand
and Hartford counters with a good, hard body kick but Fontana shrugs it off.
Hartford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fontana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartford throws a head kick but Fontana moves out of range.
Fontana misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford rushes Fontana and presses him up against the cage.
Hartford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fontana.
Hartford tries to land a knee to the head but Fontana blocks with his arms.
Hartford misses with an elbow over the top.
Hartford with a knee to the head.
Fontana tries to land a knee to the head but Hartford blocks with his arms.
Hartford missing with knees to the body.
Hartford misses with an elbow over the top.
Hartford lands a nice elbow.
Hartford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hartford throws an elbow but misses.
Fontana working hard to break the clinch.
Hartford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fontana blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fontana blocks the elbow strike.
Fontana jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hartford postures up in Fontana's guard and throws a big left but Fontana blocks it.
Hartford prevents Fontana from getting back to his feet.
Hartford throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hartford tries to free his leg and advance position but Fontana is retaining full guard.
Hartford drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fontana looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fontana looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fontana!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hartford is trying to control Fontana's posture but Fontana avoids it.
Hartford is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fontana throws a series of punches but Hartford moves out of range.
Fontana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartford defending well as Fontana loads up on a big left hand.
Hartford looks to clinch
and Fontana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hartford walks into a jab.
Hartford doesn't manage to clinch there - Fontana circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford tries to clinch up
and Fontana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Robbie Hartford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartford wants to clinch
and Fontana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartford slips a jab from Fontana.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartford wants to clinch
and Fontana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Robbie Hartford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fontana misses with a low kick.
Hartford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fontana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hartford wants to clinch but Fontana slips to the side
enabling Fontana to counter with a crisp jab.
Hartford tries to clinch there but Fontana circles away.
Fontana cracks Hartford with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hartford looks to clinch
and Fontana counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hartford's knee momentarily.
Hartford wants to clinch but Fontana slips to the side
and Fontana counters with a stiff right hand.
Hartford closes the distance but Fontana moves to the side
and Fontana counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana just misses with a punch to the body.
Fontana scores with a hook to the body. Hartford takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fontana throws a hook to the side of Hartford's head but Hartford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hartford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fontana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartford has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robbie Hartford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fontana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Fontana misses.
Fontana misses with an uppercut
and Hartford counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford looks to clinch
and Fontana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartford catches Fontana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fontana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartford.
Fontana throws a hook but Hartford blocks it.
Hartford tries to clinch
and Fontana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fontana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartford is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford tries to clinch there but Fontana circles away.
Fontana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hartford's head.
Hartford wants to clinch but Fontana slips to the side
and Fontana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hartford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fontana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fontana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fontana misses with a looping left.
Fontana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford takes one to the side of the head.
Hartford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fontana moves away.
Fontana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hartford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fontana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Hartford.
Hartford tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fontana moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Fontana dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fontana avoids the body shot from Hartford.
Fontana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fontana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fontana misses with a straight left.
Hartford tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartford wants to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Hartford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontana circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Fontana counter with a right hand.
Hartford slips a straight right by Fontana.
Hartford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fontana.
Hartford tries to clinch
and Fontana counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hartford misses with a low kick as Fontana jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford misses with a leg kick
and Fontana counters with a nice leg kick.
Hartford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fontana, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fontana blocks the elbow strike.
Fontana is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fontana avoiding damage as Hartford throws knees to the body.
Hartford lands an elbow inside.
Hartford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hartford misses with an elbow over the top.
Fontana breaks from the clinch.
Hartford moves into the clinch.
Hartford misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana fails to pull guard.
Fontana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fontana is looking to break free of the clinch but Hartford has double underhooks.
Fontana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fontana fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fontana changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hartford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Fontana. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fontana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fontana circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fontana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fontana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hartford clinches up with Fontana and pushes him back against the cage.
Hartford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hartford throws an elbow but misses.
Hartford lands an elbow inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fontana.
Fontana avoids a wild elbow strike from Hartford.
A frustrated look appears on Fontana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fontana avoids a wild elbow strike from Hartford.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hartford misses with an elbow strike.
Fontana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartford moves away from the strike by Fontana.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robbie Hartford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hartford 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... Robbie Hartford!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Valor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tong Po has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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245 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Valor!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Valor.
Po lands a big head kick that sends Valor tumbling to the mat! Po takes a step backwards and waves Valor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tyler Valor has been cut.
Valor drives through and clinches with Po against the cage.
Po just leaning against Valor, taking a breather.
Po scores with a knee to the head.
Valor tries to break the clinch but Po is controlling the position.
Valor trying to stall but Po improves his position.
Valor can't break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Po has him pressed against the cage.
Po lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Po scores with a knee to the head.
Valor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Po avoids it.
Po is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Po using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Valor is trying to break the clinch but Po is controlling him.
Po with a knee to the head.
Valor is rocked!
That has opened up Tyler Valor's cut even more.
Po jerks Valor's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Valor drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Po goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Po because Valor was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Tong Po!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yakai Ossini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phillips has chosen Electric Daisy Carnival as his entrance music. Yakai Ossini has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yakai Ossini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Phil Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips moves out of range of the strikes.
Ossini shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Phillips sprawls well. Phillips wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ossini gets slowly back to his feet.
Ossini throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Phillips counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Phillips.
Phillips wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Phillips tries to break free but Ossini pushes him back against the cage.
Phillips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Phillips connects with a knee to the head.
Ossini will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Phillips up against the cage.
Ossini drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phillips is trying to push Ossini away but Ossini has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ossini has Phillips pressed against the cage, preventing Phillips from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ossini goes for a takedown attempt but Phillips pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yakai Ossini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ossini connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phillips. Phillips circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ossini shoots in but no luck this time.
Phillips connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Phillips looks to land a right hand but Ossini moved out of range.
Ossini pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phillips is out of range and Ossini settles back down.
Ossini checks a low kick from Phillips.
Nice sprawl there from Phillips as Ossini shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ossini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ossini keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Phillips.
Ossini wants to slow Phillips down by chopping away at his legs.
Ossini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ossini tries a head kick but it misses.
Phillips doesn't manage to clinch there - Ossini circles away.
Ossini throws a leg kick but Phillips checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips misses with a straight right.
Ossini throws a poor cross that misses
and Phillips counters with a good, hard body kick but Ossini shrugs it off.
Phillips blocks a jab.
Ossini throws a big shot that misses.
A left lands for Phillips.
Ossini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ossini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ossini throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Phillips swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phillips is looking to clinch.
Ossini throws a head kick but Phillips moves out of range.
Ossini throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ossini throws a hook but Phillips blocks it.
A slow jab from Ossini misses its intended target.
Phillips pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Phillips will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Phillips takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phillips cracks Ossini with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ossini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
Ossini misses with a low kick as Phillips jumps back.
Ossini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ossini moves into range and connects with a jab.
Phillips displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ossini throws out the jab.
Phillips throws a lazy uppercut
letting Ossini counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phillips throws a head kick that misses.
Ossini throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
Phillips shoots in but no luck this time.
A clash of legs there as Phillips blocks the low kick.
Ossini slips a straight right by Phillips.
Phillips gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ossini makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ossini's head.
Phillips leaves Ossini with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ossini ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phillips moves away.
Phillips misses with a body kick.
Ossini throws a shot from downtown. Phillips moves away and avoids it.
Ossini throws an off balance right hand
and Phillips counters with a body kick that stops Ossini in his tracks momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips moves in looking to clinch but Ossini pushes him off.
Ossini thuds his right hand into Phillips's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Phillips attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ossini blocks the body kick.
Ossini feints and as Phillips raises his hands in defense, Ossini changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ossini thows a big elbow that misses.
Phillips utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ossini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ossini has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ossini works over Phillips with some ground and pound from guard.
Ossini preventing the sweep.
Ossini postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Phillips can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ossini controls the pace.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ossini accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Phillips wants to get back to his feet but Ossini is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ossini slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ossini loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Yakai Ossini dominated that second round.
That's time! Ossini's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Ossini. That snapped Phillips's head back.
A swing and a miss from Ossini.
Phillips has his takedown stuffed
and Ossini cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ossini tried to score with a low kick but Phillips checks it.
A cross from Ossini lands.
Ossini jabs Phillips right on the nose. Phillips blinks but takes it well.
Ossini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ossini moves into the clinch successfully.
Phillips jumps guard but Ossini stands there with Phillips around his waist. Phillips gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ossini manages to break the clinch.
Ossini pivots, looking for a leg kick but Phillips is out of range and Ossini settles back down.
Ossini throws a jab when Phillips was well out of range.
Ossini misses with a body kick.
Phillips misses with an uppercut. Ossini saw that one coming.
Ossini drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phillips really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ossini. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ossini stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phillips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ossini looking to sit in guard and control but Phillips gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ossini is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ossini is nestled in close to Phillips, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ossini.
Phillips trying to control from the bottom.
Ossini throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ossini seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ossini wants to lay and pray for a moment but Phillips keeps working.
Ossini looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Phillips with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phillips is in trouble now - Ossini has advanced to mount!
Phillips is in a horrible position here. Ossini smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ossini landing strikes from the mount.
Ossini working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Phillips is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ossini looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Phillips covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yakai Ossini!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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147 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Daniels.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A leg kick checked by St Pierre.
St Pierre blocks the body kick.
Daniels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clayton Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daniels.
Daniels plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown but Daniels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Pierre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
St Pierre checks a leg kick.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daniels. Daniels obviously looking to wear him down.
Clayton Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice sprawl there from Daniels as St Pierre shoots in.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daniels defends it nicely.
Clayton Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix St Pierre.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
St Pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Pierre checks a low kick from Daniels.
Daniels fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Pierre is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
Daniels stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daniels wants it to stay on the feet.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daniels scores with a punch to the head.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
Daniels stuffs the takedown.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Daniels misses.
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Daniels throws a leg kick but St Pierre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daniels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre dives in and grabs Daniels's left leg, looking for a takedown. Daniels pushes down on St Pierre's head and hops out.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but St Pierre is out of range.
Daniels misses with a low kick.
Daniels lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Pierre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
St Pierre looks gassed!
St Pierre takes one to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as St Pierre blocks the low kick.
St Pierre checks a leg kick.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Daniels sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre fails with the takedown.
St Pierre checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels leaves St Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daniels throws a front kick aimed at St Pierre's knee but St Pierre avoids it well.
A shot to the body from Daniels misses
and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Daniels managing to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre preventing the sweep.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Daniels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daniels's waist but Daniels gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Daniels.
St Pierre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Daniels.
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
Clayton Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix St Pierre.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Daniels seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
St Pierre prevents Daniels from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre advances to half guard.
St Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Daniels defends the submission attempt.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Daniels is defending well.
Daniels is pressing down on St Pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Daniels lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
Daniels throwing strikes here but St Pierre is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
St Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre wants to hold on but Daniels pushes him away.
St Pierre is in all sorts of trouble here.
Daniels raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels landing strikes from the mount and St Pierre is in trouble!
Daniels connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Daniels landing punches.
Daniels lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
St Pierre sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St Pierre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daniels is working away from the top position though.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniels wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Pierre trying to hold on to Daniels's head to control him but Daniels postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control but St Pierre is keeping him busy.
Daniels wants to free his trapped foot but St Pierre is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Daniels thows a huge punch but St Pierre dodges it nicely.
St Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Daniels sits in half guard.
St Pierre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St Pierre taking some punishment here, with Daniels in his half guard.
St Pierre actively working from the bottom here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Daniels dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Daniels tries a low kick but St Pierre avoids it.
Daniels throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Pierre blocks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Daniels throws a front kick aimed at St Pierre's knee but St Pierre avoids it well.
Daniels 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.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Daniels scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clayton Daniels is winning the standup battle so far.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Daniels 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.
Daniels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Daniels.
Felix St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniels is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Clayton Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix St Pierre.
Daniels lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daniels but Daniels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daniels connects with a nice looking jab.
St Pierre avoids the body shot from Daniels.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Felix St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels cracks the inside of St Pierre's front leg.
Clayton Daniels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Daniels dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on St Pierre. That did some damage!
St Pierre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in looking for a takedown. Daniels tries to sprawl out of it but St Pierre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Daniels manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daniels lands a front kick.
Daniels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daniels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good leg kick by Daniels there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Pierre's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
St Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Daniels counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clayton Daniels showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Daniels has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sim Heer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dilbert Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chavez has chosen When Worlds Colide by Powerman 5000 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sim Heer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dilbert Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chavez checks a leg kick.
Heer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chavez. Chavez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chavez misses with a hook. Heer ducked under it nicely.
Chavez takes a swing at Heer's ribcage but misses.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heer as he avoids it easily.
Chavez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heer tried to score with a low kick but Chavez checks it.
Chavez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chavez swings for the body but Heer moves out of range.
Chavez swings for the body but Heer moves out of range.
Heer misses with a looping right.
Chavez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Heer saw that one coming.
Heer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chavez.
Sim Heer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dilbert Chavez.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heer.
Chavez misses with a hook to the body
and Heer counters with a stiff right hand.
Chavez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Heer rather than just go for the knockout.
Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Heer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heer misses with a straight left.
Heer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chavez takes a swing at Heer's ribcage but misses.
Heer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sim Heer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Heer is just out of range.
Heer looks to score with a jab to the body but Chavez is just out of range.
Sim Heer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heer.
Jab, jab by Chavez - just one landing.
Horrible takedown by Chavez or perhaps it was just good defense by Heer which made him look bad.
Chavez swings for the body but Heer moves out of range.
Chavez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chavez misses with an uppercut. Heer saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez thows a body shot but no joy.
Chavez connects with a body shot.
Heer misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heer. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez connects with a crisp jab.
Chavez slips under a jab.
Chavez dodges the punch combination from Heer.
Heer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chavez.
The fighters circling - Heer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chavez checks a leg kick.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Heer but Heer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Heer slips under a jab from Chavez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heer lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Dilbert Chavez has been cut.
Heer throws a right hand that misses
and Chavez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Heer's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Heer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.
Chavez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chavez tries to free his leg and advance position but Heer is retaining full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dilbert Chavez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dilbert Chavez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heer has closed the distance and engaged Chavez in a clinch.
Heer stalling in the clinch.
Heer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Heer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chavez tries to break the clinch but Heer is controlling the position.
Heer is trying to stall.
Heer lands a knee to the head.
Heer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chavez's defenses.
Chavez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Heer taking a breather.
Heer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer lands a nice elbow.
Chavez is trying to break the clinch but Heer has him pressed against the cage.
Chavez taking a breather.
Heer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chavez avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Heer fails to land.
Chavez is trying to break the clinch but Heer has him pressed against the cage.
Chavez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Heer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Heer is working Chavez over against the cage.
Heer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chavez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chavez breaks from the clinch.
Heer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Heer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a wild body shot.
Chavez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Heer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chavez misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chavez goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Heer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chavez's guard! Nice work there by Heer!
Chavez managing to control the position.
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!
Chavez being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chavez holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Heer tries a low kick but Chavez avoids it.
Chavez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Heer manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chavez swings for the body but Heer moves out of range.
Chavez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Heer lands.
Sim Heer is winning the standup battle so far.
Heer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chavez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chavez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chavez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chavez checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Heer.
Chavez throws a lazy right hand but Heer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sim Heer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dilbert Chavez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Heer just misses with a punch to the body.
Heer misses with a looping right.
Heer looks to land a right hand but Chavez moved out of range.
Nice shot by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a looping left.
Chavez just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez misses the shot to the body.
Heer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chavez.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez looks to score with a jab to the body but Heer is just out of range.
Chavez misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chavez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heer throws a jab but it's blocked by Chavez.
Nice defenses there by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a shot to the body
and Heer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chavez misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Heer. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heer moves away.
Heer with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chavez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Heer finds it's way through Chavez's defenses.
Chavez misses with a body shot
and Heer counters with a straight right hand.
Chavez moves out of range of the strikes.
Heer misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heer tries to clinch there but Chavez circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Chavez.
Heer is not content to let Chavez control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws an elbow but Heer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Chavez fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chavez wants to control for a moment but Heer uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Heer taking some punishment here, with Chavez in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heer wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez throwing shots but Heer is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dilbert Chavez.
I think Chavez 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dilbert Chavez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Piano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Staton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piano kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Scatman" by Scatman John . This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Piano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Staton!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piano lands a body shot.
Piano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Piano misses.
Piano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Staton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Piano is out of range and Staton settles back down.
Piano swings for the body but Staton moves out of range.
Staton throws a looping overhand right but Piano ducks down to avoid it.
Staton throws a jab but it's blocked by Piano.
Staton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Staton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staton jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
No joy there for Staton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piano closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton trying to control the position but instead, Piano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Staton into the cage.
Staton misses with the head strike.
Piano leaning against his opponent.
Staton keeps control of Piano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Staton looking to slow down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Piano.
Staton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Piano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Piano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Staton's elbow.
Piano working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Piano.
Staton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Staton trying to stall but Piano improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staton manages to break the clinch.
Staton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piano.
Piano missing with a left hand there. Staton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Staton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staton lands a nice shot that snaps Piano's head back.
Staton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Piano throws out a leg kick but Staton moves out of range and Piano only half commits.
Piano thows a body shot but no joy.
Piano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Staton scoring well with a low kick there.
Piano misses the shot to the body.
Staton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Piano counters with a stiff right hand.
Piano lands a body shot.
Piano blocks a leg kick.
Piano moves out of range of the strikes.
Piano lands with a hook. Staton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staton loads up on a big right hand but Piano slips the punch.
Piano ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Staton looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano lunges at Staton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Staton's hand.
Donk. Staton catches Piano right on the button with a cross.
Piano throws a series of punches but Staton avoids them all with ease.
Piano lands a lovely overhand right.
Piano misses with a looping left.
Piano moves forwards but Staton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Piano looks to score with a jab to the body but Staton is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Staton misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Staton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piano.
Staton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Piano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Piano misses the jab.
Piano moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Staton.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piano. Staton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Piano drives through and clinches with Staton against the cage.
Piano gets underhooks to prevent Staton's takedown attempt.
Piano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Piano.
Piano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Staton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Staton looking to stall.
Piano holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton prevents a body shot from Piano.
Staton blocks an uppercut.
Piano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Piano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Staton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Staton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A good leg kick by Staton.
Piano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piano just misses with a punch to the body.
Staton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piano.
Piano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staton was well out of range. Poor timing from Piano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Piano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Staton prevents a body shot from Piano.
A head punch on the inside from Piano fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Staton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Piano is keeping busy.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Piano has a couple of punches blocked by Staton.
Staton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Staton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staton tries to circle away but Piano has him pinned against the cage.
Piano lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton wants a takedown but no success here.
Staton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Staton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Piano.
Staton throws the kick towards the body but Piano avoids it.
Staton throws a jab when Piano was well out of range.
Piano lands a slapping body shot.
Piano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Piano ducks under a wild hook from Staton.
Piano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Staton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Staton lands a glancing blow to the side of Piano's head.
Piano scores with a sloppy right hand. Staton should have avoided that one.
Don Piano is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Staton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piano throws a right hand that misses
and Staton counters with a one-two to the body.
Piano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Piano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Staton is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piano misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Staton. That's going to slow Piano down.
Piano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staton throws out the jab.
Piano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Staton misses with a straight right.
Piano misses with a wild body shot.
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 Don Piano will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Staton lands a front kick.
Staton moves out of range of the strikes.
Piano throws a leg kick
and Staton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Piano is looking to wear down Staton with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Piano thows a body shot but no joy.
Piano throws a lazy uppercut
and Staton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Staton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Piano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staton manages to avoid it.
Staton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Staton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Staton works Piano's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Staton checks a low kick from Piano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Piano blocks a jab.
Piano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staton manages to avoid it.
Piano misses the shot to the body.
Piano tries to clinch there but Staton circles away.
Staton tries to land a leg kick but Piano saw it coming and moves away.
Staton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Piano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Piano lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano blocks a leg kick.
Piano tries to work over Staton's front leg with a kick but Staton checks it.
Piano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice cross by Piano.
Piano shoots in looking for a takedown. Staton tries to sprawl out of it but Piano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Staton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Staton connects with the punch.
A jab lands there for Piano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano misses with a takedown
and Staton counters with a left to the body.
Staton scores with a nice strike.
Staton shoots and misses
and Piano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Staton thinking.
Staton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Staton tries to bum rush Piano with a series of wild strikes but Piano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Staton swings for the body but Piano moves out of range.
Piano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staton tried to score with a low kick but Piano checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Staton.
Piano scores with the left hand. Staton knows he should have avoided that one.
Staton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Staton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Staton stalks Piano and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Piano's face. Piano staggers backwards, shaken.
Staton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Staton.
Staton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piano clinches with his opponent.
Staton blocks a body shot from Piano.
Piano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Piano lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Don Piano did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Piano stuns Staton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Piano takes a swing at Staton's ribcage but misses.
Piano throws a jab but it's blocked by Staton.
Staton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Staton slips under a jab from Piano.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piano. Staton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piano with a hook.
Piano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staton manages to avoid it.
Staton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Staton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Piano finds it's way through Staton's defenses.
Staton looks to throw the jab but Piano is out of range.
Piano just misses with a punch to the body.
Staton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Piano moves away.
A swing and a miss from Staton.
Piano misses the shot to the body.
Staton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Staton.
Piano thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Staton misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano looks to score with a jab to the body but Staton is just out of range.
Piano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Don Piano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Staton is looking to break free of the clinch but Piano has double underhooks.
Piano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Staton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Staton prevents a body shot from Piano.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Piano wants the takedown. Staton is fighting it off but Piano persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Staton's guard against the cage.
Staton is trying to keep Piano in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staton looking for a sweep. Not yet Staton, not yet.
Staton trying to control the position here.
Piano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Piano tries to free his leg and advance position but Staton is retaining full guard.
Piano wants to control from the top but Staton keeps moving.
Piano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Staton working a defensive guard but Piano passes into half guard.
Staton actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Piano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Staton wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staton wants to control the action here but instead Piano manages to pass to full mount!
Staton is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Staton tries to reverse the position but Piano maintains control.
Piano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piano lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Piano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Piano.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Piano had his way with Jeremy Staton in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Piano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Staton counters with a nice body shot.
Piano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Piano displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staton throws out the jab.
Staton leaves Piano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Piano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staton manages to avoid it.
Staton throws a leg kick but Piano checks it.
Staton looks to score with a jab to the body but Piano is just out of range.
Staton missing with a left hand there. Piano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piano scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Staton. That snapped Piano's head back.
A jab from Piano misses.
Piano lands a nice hook to Staton's body. Staton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Staton throws an off balance right hand
and Piano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Staton is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Staton misses with a looping right.
Staton missing with a left hand there. Piano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Staton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staton lands a leg kick that knocks Piano off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piano misses the shot to the body.
Staton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Staton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piano.
Piano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Piano blocks a jab.
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!
Piano looks to throw the jab but Staton is out of range.
Piano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Staton's hands.
Piano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Staton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Piano blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano gets the takedown into side control.
Piano goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Staton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Piano but great work by Staton.
Staton throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Don Piano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Staton lands a few punches from side control.
Piano parries the strikes from Staton easily there. Staton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Piano to escape.
Piano gets back to half guard.
Staton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Piano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Staton.
Piano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Staton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piano is trying to control but can't.
Staton is looking to take a break and control but Piano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Staton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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!
Piano trying to hold on to Staton's head to control him but Staton postures up.
Staton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Piano trying to control from the bottom.
Staton with the ground and pound but Piano uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Piano looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Piano showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Piano 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 50:45
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Piano!
Don Piano retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes's entrance music is The Black Wings of Apocalypse. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lincoln Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Groot blocks a head kick by Hayes.
Hayes throws a low kick but De Groot avoids it.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
De Groot is looking to chop away at Hayes's legs.
Hayes throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Groot.
Hayes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Hayes misses.
Hayes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes slips under a jab from De Groot.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes scores a takedown into full mount!
De Groot is in all sorts of trouble here.
De Groot is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot is squirming around, avoiding Hayes's attempts to control the action.
Hayes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
De Groot keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hayes avoids the attempt from De Groot to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hayes lands a glancing blow to the side of De Groot's head.
De Groot looks to throw the jab but Hayes is out of range.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hayes was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Jab from Hayes.
Hayes with a hook.
Hayes fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses with an uppercut. De Groot saw that one coming.
De Groot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hayes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body kick from Hayes.
Hayes connects with a nice looking jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayes.
Hayes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Groot misses with a looping right.
Hayes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hayes lands a head shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Hayes 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.
De Groot doesn't manage to clinch there - Hayes circles away.
Hayes scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Hayes.
De Groot throws a shot from downtown. Hayes moves away and avoids it.
De Groot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hayes throws a jab when De Groot was well out of range.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Hayes's leg. Hayes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hayes will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hayes misses with a right hand
and De Groot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Lincoln Hayes has been cut.
De Groot scores with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Hayes is predictable there
and De Groot counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot feints and then cracks Hayes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hayes down.
De Groot moves into the clinch.
De Groot lands with a right to the head.
De Groot taking a breather.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the head but Hayes blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hayes.
Hayes managing to block the knees to the body from De Groot.
Hayes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Groot controlling the action here for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hayes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Hayes controls the action.
De Groot slowing the pace effectively.
De Groot tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hayes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Groot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hayes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Groot.
De Groot tries to break free but Hayes pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Groot takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Groot continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
De Groot is trying to break the clinch but Hayes has him pressed against the cage.
De Groot is trying to force a seperation but Hayes has the dominant position.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayes's elbow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch on the inside from De Groot fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hayes's elbow.
De Groot lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Groot tries a body shot but Hayes blocks it.
Hayes tries to stall but De Groot uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Groot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Groot lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hayes goes for a takedown attempt but De Groot pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hayes is looking to chop away at De Groot's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hayes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Groot. That one must have hurt.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Hayes's cut.
That's time! Hayes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Decent striking displayed by De Groot there.
De Groot moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot jabs at Hayes's body.
De Groot takes one to the side of the head.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayes misses with a low kick.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
De Groot throws out a leg kick but Hayes moves out of range and De Groot only half commits.
Hayes uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Groot. Hayes does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot tries to score with a low kick but Hayes moves his leg out of the way.
Hayes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Hayes throws a jab but it's blocked by De Groot.
De Groot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hayes closes the distance and clinches up with De Groot, looking for a takedown. Hayes pushes De Groot against the cage but De Groot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Hayes coming out on top.
A big left from Hayes misses.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
Hayes throws a lazy right hand but De Groot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in De Groot's half guard.
De Groot is looking for a sweep. Hayes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
De Groot is trying to maintain the position but Hayes is very close to passing his half guard.
De Groot is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot trying to control but Hayes postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Karl De Groot wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hayes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Hayes moved out of range nicely.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
De Groot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
Hayes ducks under a wild hook from De Groot.
De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hayes lunges at De Groot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Groot's hand.
A cross from De Groot lands.
De Groot staying out of range there.
Hayes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De Groot swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hayes throws a jab when De Groot was well out of range.
De Groot clobbers Hayes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Karl De Groot just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Hayes's cut.
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.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hayes.
De Groot connects with a looping right hand.
De Groot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hayes at a distance.
Hayes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Groot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hayes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from De Groot misses the target.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hayes's calf.
Nice defenses there by De Groot.
Hayes misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes moves out of range as De Groot throws a body kick.
Hayes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot scores with a head kick.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Hayes throws the left hand but De Groot avoids the punch easily.
De Groot blocks a low kick nicely.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
Hayes shoots in looking for a takedown. De Groot tries to sprawl out of it but Hayes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Groot manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Groot lands a nice shot to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes 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.
Hayes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hayes missing with a left hand there. De Groot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Groot tries to sprawl but Hayes drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hayes is trying to control. De Groot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
De Groot gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot keeping moving, preventing Hayes from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hayes postures up.
Lincoln Hayes has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A lazy body kick from De Groot
and Hayes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hayes throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
Hayes checks the leg kick.
Hayes blocks a head kick by De Groot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Hayes moved away.
Hayes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Groots jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hayes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Groot counters with a left to the body.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
De Groot misses with a double jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for De Groot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hayes. De Groot does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Groot misses with a low kick as Hayes jumps back.
Hayes loads up on a big right hand but De Groot slips the punch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Hayes's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
De Groot throws a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
Hayes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hayes scores with a decent looking hook.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot.
Hayes looks to land a right hand but De Groot moved out of range.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A right-left combo lands from De Groot.
Karl De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot connects with a looping right hand.
Hayes blocks a jab.
Hayes cracks De Groot with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hayes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Groot tries to land a front kick but Hayes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
Hayes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Groot counters with a stiff right hand.
De Groot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hayes.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hayes moves away.
De Groot throws a low kick but Hayes avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Groot moves away.
Hayes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Groot.
Lincoln Hayes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hayes misses with an uppercut.
Hayes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Groot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hayes has time to react.
Jab, jab by De Groot - just one landing.
De Groot is looking to clinch but Hayes is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Hayes misses.
Hayes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
De Groot walks into a left hand.
Hayes shoots in for a double leg but De Groot sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Hayes does no damage.
Hayes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot lands a slapping body shot.
Karl De Groot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Hayes moves out of range easily.
Hayes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Hayes misses its intended target.
De Groot jabs at Hayes's body.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Groot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hayes.
Hayes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hayes's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot defending well as Hayes loads up on a big left hand.
Hayes tries to land a body kick
and De Groot counters with a good low kick that Hayes was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl De Groot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Groot 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:49
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl De Groot!
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