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VFC 151: Drabek vs. Brown PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Easton Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiek Yerbooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yerbooty comes into a darkened arena with his song building. ABK - Kill Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Easton Bauer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Easton Bauer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Easton Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shiek Yerbooty!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer missing with a left hand there. Yerbooty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yerbooty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bauer's hands.
Bauer swings for the body but Yerbooty moves out of range.
Yerbooty throws a big shot that misses.
Bauer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yerbooty circles away quickly and effectively.
Yerbooty looks to throw the jab but Bauer is out of range.
Bauer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yerbooty connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bauer scrambles back to his feet.
Bauer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yerbooty misses with a wild body shot.
Bauer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yerbooty working a defensive guard here.
Yerbooty pulls Bauer in close to his closed guard and prevents Bauer from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yerbooty misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bauer.
Bauer staying out of range there.
Bauer misses with a body shot.
A big left from Yerbooty misses.
Yerbooty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bauer on the side of the head.
Yerbooty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bauer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Yerbooty misses.
Bauer ducks under a wild hook from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty misses with a looping left.
Yerbooty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yerbooty jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty throws a looping overhand right but Bauer ducks down to avoid it.
Yerbooty slaps away a takedown attempt from Bauer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bauer jabs Yerbooty right on the nose. Yerbooty blinks but takes it well.
Yerbooty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bauer moves away.
Yerbooty misses the jab.
Bauer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yerbooty.
Yerbooty swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bauer misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yerbooty connects with the punch.
Yerbooty misses with a straight right.
Bauer fails with the takedown.
Yerbooty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bauer counters with a straight right hand.
A swing and a miss from Bauer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty connects with the punch.
Bauer defending well as Yerbooty loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yerbooty darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yerbooty throws out a loose jab but Bauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yerbooty misses with a looping right.
Shiek Yerbooty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yerbooty stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yerbooty misses with an uppercut.
Yerbooty tries to bum rush Bauer with a series of wild strikes but Bauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bauer looks for a takedown but Yerbooty sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Easton Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yerbooty misses with a hook.
Bauer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bauer slips under a jab from Yerbooty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bauer on the side of the head.
Bauer walks into a jab.
Yerbooty is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bauer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Yerbooty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yerbooty loads up on a big right hand but Bauer slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Yerbooty misses the target.
Yerbooty might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bauer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yerbooty digs a good hook to Bauer's body.
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!
Bauer fails with a takedown attempt.
Yerbooty dodges the punch combination from Bauer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yerbooty throws a lazy uppercut
and Bauer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good standup being displayed there by Bauer as he connects with a hook.
Yerbooty is rocked!
OH! Yerbooty has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Bauer smells blood and charges in for the finish! Bauer unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Yerbooty sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Easton Bauer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miyamoto Usagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stilgar ben Fifrawi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ben Fifrawi has chosen Lamb of God - Omerta as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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215 lbs
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221 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miyamoto Usagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Stilgar ben Fifrawi!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ben Fifrawi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Usagi swivels and escapes.
ben Fifrawi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Usagi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Usagi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around ben Fifrawi's waist but ben Fifrawi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Usagi off to one side.
Usagi dives in and grabs ben Fifrawi's left leg, looking for a takedown. ben Fifrawi pushes down on Usagi's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miyamoto Usagi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Usagi moves into the clinch.
Usagi looking for a takedown.
Usagi successfully pulls guard.
ben Fifrawi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Usagi is keeping the position for now.
Usagi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
ben Fifrawi trying to control but Usagi is working from the bottom.
Usagi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Usagi is keeping the position for now.
Usagi trying to keep a closed guard but ben Fifrawi is proving a slippery customer.
ben Fifrawi stopping the sweep attempt from Usagi.
ben Fifrawi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Usagi is keeping the position for now.
Usagi looking for a guillotine here but ben Fifrawi defends easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as ben Fifrawi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Usagi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! ben Fifrawi escapes and throws Usagi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from ben Fifrawi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
ben Fifrawi throws a strike aimed at the side of Usagi's head but Usagi avoids it well.
Usagi manages to get back to half guard.
ben Fifrawi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Usagi sees it coming and defends easily.
ben Fifrawi is trying to control. Usagi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Usagi gets full guard.
ben Fifrawi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
ben Fifrawi with a flurry of punches that miss.
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!
ben Fifrawi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Usagi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
ben Fifrawi throwing strikes from guard but Usagi blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usagi controlling ben Fifrawi's posture.
Usagi controls ben Fifrawi momentarily but ben Fifrawi frees himself.
Miyamoto Usagi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
ben Fifrawi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
ben Fifrawi throws a body punch but Usagi moves out of range.
Usagi doesn't manage to clinch there - ben Fifrawi circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi fails to land the takedown.
ben Fifrawi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
ben Fifrawi prevents Usagi from improving his position.
ben Fifrawi thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Usagi to regain full guard.
ben Fifrawi is posturing up here but Usagi has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! ben Fifrawi tries to roll out but it's too tight and ben Fifrawi has to tap! Slick submission there by Usagi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Miyamoto Usagi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcolm Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dillan comes to the cage accompanied by Kick Ass. Lancaster has chosen Bed Intruder as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Max Dillan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Dillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dillan loads up on a big right hand but Lancaster slips the punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lancaster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillan throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancaster throws a nice looking combination but Dillan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dillan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dillan wants it to stay on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dillan!
Lancaster gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillan is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster throwing strikes but Dillan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Lancaster tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dillan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dillan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lancaster keeps working.
An elbow from Dillan crashes against the mat.
Lancaster can't do much from the bottom here.
Dillan controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster wants to control but Dillan postures up.
Lancaster is trying to get back to half guard.
Dillan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lancaster has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lancaster is trying to control Dillan's posture but Dillan avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillan just content to control the position.
Lancaster wants to control but Dillan postures up.
Dillan working the body and head with strikes.
Dillan scoring with punches and elbows.
Dillan scoring with punches and elbows.
Dillan wants to control but Lancaster is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is trying to improve his position.
Lancaster is trying to get back to his feet.
Dillan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lancaster tries to improve position but can't.
Dillan working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillan working the body and head with strikes.
The ground and pound from Dillan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dillan working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Dillan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dillan slips a jab and a cross from Lancaster.
Dillan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lancaster swivels and escapes.
Max Dillan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lancaster misses with a hook.
A cross from Dillan lands.
Lancaster tries to clinch up.
Dillan misses with a series of wild punches.
Malcolm Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dillan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dillan cracks Lancaster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dillan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lancaster circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillan swats away the attempt to clinch by Lancaster.
Dillan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lancaster looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dillan!
Lancaster wants to control the pace but Dillan is squirming around nicely.
Dillan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lancaster tries to control but Dillan wriggling away.
Dillan is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lancaster is trying to take his opponent's back.
Dillan wants to control but Lancaster is having none of it.
Max Dillan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lancaster misses with a head shot.
Dillan wants to control but Lancaster is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lancaster cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lancaster sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dillan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dillan shrugs it off.
Dillan tries to hold on but Lancaster postures up.
Lancaster wants to control the pace but Dillan is squirming around nicely.
Dillan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dillan gets back to half guard.
Dillan is pressing down on Lancaster's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dillan trying to control the position.
Dillan being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster trying to control but Dillan is working from the bottom.
Lancaster with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lancaster trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dillan's guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Malcolm Lancaster hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lancaster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dillan cracks Lancaster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dillan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Malcolm Lancaster will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Dillan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lancaster cracks Dillan with an open hand slap.
Lancaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillan is looking to clinch but Lancaster is avoiding it.
Lancaster thows a body shot but no joy.
Dillan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Dillan there.
A jab from Lancaster misses.
Lancaster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dillan misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster tries to clinch but Dillan is having none of it.
Dillan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dillan throws a combination that misses
and Lancaster counters with a straight right hand.
Dillan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lancaster circles away quickly and effectively.
Lancaster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lancaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillan.
Dillan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lancaster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillan.
Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dillan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dillan stalks Lancaster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lancaster's face. Lancaster staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Dillan does no damage.
Lancaster misses with a straight left.
Jab from Lancaster.
Dillan misses with a two punch combination.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lancaster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dillan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lancaster creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dillan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lancaster is looking to take a break and control but Dillan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lancaster in side control, throwing shots but Dillan defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillan is not content to let Lancaster control the position.
Dillan regains half guard.
Dillan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lancaster won't allow Dillan to sweep him here.
Lancaster looking to sit in guard and control but Dillan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dillan postures up in Lancaster's guard and throws a big left but Lancaster blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lancaster looking for a sweep. Not yet Lancaster, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dillan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Malcolm Lancaster.
I think Lancaster 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Malcolm Lancaster!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aj Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles comes to the cage accompanied by I Am by Dale Oliver. Hatton has chosen Bret Hart theme as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aj Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hatton!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles stalks Hatton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hatton's face. Hatton staggers backwards, shaken.
Styles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Styles defends it nicely.
Styles throws a sloppy head kick and Hatton moves out of range easily.
Hatton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hatton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Styles's half guard.
Hatton trying to pass the guard but Styles defending well.
Styles is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Hatton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hatton wants to free his trapped foot but Styles is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Styles wants to get back to his feet.
Hatton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hatton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Styles trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is trying to work for a kimura but Styles is defending well.
Styles makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice sprawl there from Styles as Hatton shoots in.
Aj Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hatton.
Styles gets caught flat footed, as Hatton shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hatton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Styles sprawls well. Styles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hatton gets slowly back to his feet.
Hatton with a poor takedown
and Styles counters by clinching up.
Hatton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Styles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Styles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styles misses with a punch on the inside.
Styles tries to work over Hatton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Styles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Styles.
Styles throws a head punch that misses.
Styles stops a takedown attempt from Hatton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hatton jumps guard and drags Styles to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hatton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Styles controls the pace.
Hatton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Styles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Styles tries to free his leg and advance position but Hatton is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aj Styles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hatton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hatton wants to control from the top but Styles keeps moving.
Styles controlling the position.
Hatton throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styles keeping moving, preventing Hatton from controlling successfully.
Styles keeping full guard, as Hatton tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton works over Styles with some ground and pound from guard.
Hatton looking to pass the guard.
Hatton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hatton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Styles controlling the position.
Hatton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hatton won't allow Styles to sweep him here.
Hatton throwing strikes from guard but Styles blocks nicely.
Hatton throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton wants to control from the top but Styles keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Styles is on top in guard.
Styles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hatton is keeping the position for now.
Styles wants to get up but he can't break Hatton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hatton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Styles manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hatton has gone for a leg lock! Styles slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hatton's guard.
Hatton looking for a guillotine here but Styles defends easily.
Hatton looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Styles has picked Hatton up and slammed him! Hatton can't keep hold of the triangle and Styles manages to pass to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton tries to improve position but can't.
Hatton regains half guard.
Hatton is trying to get back to full guard.
Hatton landing small, sideways elbows.
Styles wants to stand up but Hatton has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Hatton tries to roll over but Styles keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hatton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Styles. No joy for Hatton on that attempt.
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hatton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Styles tries to clinch
and Hatton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Styles won't be happy with that.
Styles gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Styles is looking for a sweep. Hatton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hatton thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Styles to regain full guard.
Styles wants to stand up but Hatton is controlling him.
Hatton looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton trying to control the position from guard on top but Styles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bret Hatton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Styles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hatton is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bret Hatton was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Styles misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hatton misses with a takedown
and Styles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aj Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bret Hatton.
Hatton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Styles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hatton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Styles counters by moving into the clinch.
Styles has a couple of punches blocked by Hatton.
Hatton is working for takedown but Styles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hatton can't get the takedown.
Hatton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Styles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Hatton avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
Styles lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Styles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Styles misses with a body punch.
Hatton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Styles tries to work over Hatton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hatton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Styles gets underhooks to prevent Hatton's takedown attempt.
Hatton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hatton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Styles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Styles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hatton.
Styles tries to throw a body punch but Hatton avoids it by throwing Styles back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Styles.
Styles misses with a knee to the head.
Styles throws a punch but it's blocked by Hatton.
Styles is pressed up against the cage. Hatton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Styles down to the mat. Styles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Styles misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatton fails with the takedown
and Styles counters with a stiff right hand.
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch but Hatton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hatton is defended easily by Styles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles moves in looking to clinch but Hatton pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles moves out of range as Hatton throws a body kick.
Hatton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Styles counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aj Styles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Styles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Aj Styles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen comes to the cage accompanied by Season in the Abyss. Hatfield has chosen Flirtin With Disaster as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
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27
178 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen shoots in and drives through. Hatfield sprawls well.
Cohen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hatfield avoids it really well and circles away.
Cohen takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
Hatfield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cohen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
Hatfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cohen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Cohen moves out of range.
Hatfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Cohen is just out of range.
Cohen throws a shot from downtown. Hatfield moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch but Cohen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cohen closes the distance and clinches up with Hatfield, looking for a takedown. Cohen pushes Hatfield against the cage but Hatfield circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen throws a lazy uppercut
and Hatfield counters with a straight right hand.
Cohen scores with a hook to the body. Hatfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cohen.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Cohen moves out of range.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cohen.
Hatfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hatfield tries to keep at a distance but Cohen has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is working for takedown but Hatfield is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cohen wants a takedown but no success here.
A knee to the head by Hatfield.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hatfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cohen's face.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
Hatfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cohen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cohen takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Lawrence Cohen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield is pressed up against the cage. Cohen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hatfield down to the mat. Hatfield avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cohen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cohen throws a body punch but Hatfield moves out of range.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hatfield but Hatfield pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cohen misses with a hook.
Hatfield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cohen.
Cohen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cohen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatfield is fending him off so far but Cohen persists. Nope, Hatfield circles away and we're back to standing.
Cohen clinches with his opponent.
Cohen slowing the pace effectively.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cohen tries to work over Hatfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hatfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cohen avoids it.
Hatfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hatfield lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cohen works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Hatfield trying to keep a closed guard but Cohen is proving a slippery customer.
Cohen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hatfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatfield keeping moving, preventing Cohen from controlling successfully.
Cohen looking to sit in guard and control but Hatfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hatfield 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.
A close round but Hannibal Hatfield will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lawrence Cohen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cohen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hatfield blocks a jab.
Cohen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hatfield.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cohen.
Hatfield throws a nice head kick!
A jab from Cohen finds it's way through Hatfield's defenses.
Hannibal Hatfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Hatfield as Cohen shoots in.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cohen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cohen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hatfield stalks Cohen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cohen's face. Cohen staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cohen misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cohen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cohen takes a shot to the head.
Hatfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cohen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hatfield lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hatfield's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hatfield blocks a body shot from Cohen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield with a knee to the head.
Hatfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Cohen is blocking nicely.
Hatfield is pressed up against the cage. Cohen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hatfield down to the mat. Hatfield avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cohen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hatfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hatfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt.
Hannibal Hatfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown by Cohen or perhaps it was just good defense by Hatfield which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cohen misses with a looping left.
Hatfield scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cohen.
Cohen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cohen showed some decent athleticism there.
Hatfield is trying to get back to full guard.
Hatfield actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen controlling the action here.
Cohen is looking to advance position but Hatfield won't allow it.
Hatfield trying to control from the bottom.
Hatfield wants to improve his position but Cohen is controlling well.
Hatfield tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Hatfield is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen trying to control from Hatfield's half guard. Hatfield has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Cohen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Hatfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lawrence Cohen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cohen tries for a takedown but Hatfield circles away easily
and Cohen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hatfield slips under a jab.
Hatfield closes the distance and clinches.
Hatfield stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hatfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hatfield lands a knee to the body.
Cohen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cohen takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hatfield lands an elbow inside that Cohen shrugs off.
Hatfield taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hatfield is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cohen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hatfield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hatfield connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cohen's face.
Cohen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hatfield is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice elbow from Hatfield.
Hatfield pressing his opponent against the cage.
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!
Hatfield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hatfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cohen backwards.
Cohen trying to stall but Hatfield improves his position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hatfield.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hatfield.
Hatfield connects with a knee to the head.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.
Cohen tries to pull guard but Hatfield won't allow it.
Hatfield lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hatfield.
Hatfield lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Hatfield.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hatfield.
Hatfield putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cohen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hatfield stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cohen takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Hatfield.
Hatfield scores with a shot to the side of Cohen's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hatfield.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Come on Hatfield - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hatfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hatfield working Cohen over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hatfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cohen being controlled against the cage.
Lawrence Cohen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but Cohen blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hannibal Hatfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hatfield winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hannibal Hatfield!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taite Darby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darby has chosen Party Up in Here as his entrance music. James Jones had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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30
195 lbs
18 - 9 - 1 |
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200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Taite Darby!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darby throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Darby moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Darby tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
A big left from Jones misses.
A head kick misses from Darby.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Darby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darby throws a head kick that misses.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Darby off the cage and back into rage.
Darby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darby.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Darby throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Darby backs away looking to recover.
Darby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darby's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Darby counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Darby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Darby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Darby jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Darby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a straight left.
A cross from Jones lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darby.
Darby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Jones.
Darby throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Darby misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Darby defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Darby misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones misses with a left hand
and Darby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darby moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darby tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick by Darby misses
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Darby counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jones dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones throws a hook but Darby blocks it.
Darby wants to clinch.
James Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Darby misses with a head kick.
Darby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Jones misses.
Darby slips under a jab from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darby slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Darby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darby misses with a straight left.
Taite Darby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Darby throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Darby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Darby throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones stuns Darby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Darby moves away and avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Darby in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Darby fails to land with a series of punches.
Darby throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Darby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Darby cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Darby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taite Darby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darby wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Darby misses with an uppercut.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Darby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Darby counters with a nice leg kick.
Darby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Darby doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Darby's shoulder, as Darby tries to avoid the shot.
Darby misses with a looping right.
Darby misses with a looping left.
Darby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Darby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Darby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Darby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Darby's head.
Jab from Jones.
Darby clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Taite Darby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Darby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Darby throws a body kick that misses.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Darby with an uppercut!
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Darby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jones takes a swing at Darby's ribcage but misses.
Darby throws a series of strikes that have Jones backpedaling.
Jab by Darby.
Darby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darby throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Darby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darby is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Darby slips under a jab from Jones.
Darby throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Darby fails to land with a series of punches.
Darby tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Darby.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Darby misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Darby slips the punch.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darby throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones lands a jab to Darby's midsection.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Darby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Darby's shoulder, as Darby tries to avoid the shot.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Darby lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Darby throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Darby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Darby slips the punch.
Darby throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Darby should have avoided that one.
Jones takes a swing at Darby's ribcage but misses.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Darby is out of range.
Darby lands with a nice body punch.
Jones with a nice cross.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Darby counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Darby throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between KJ Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simpson has chosen Devil on My Shoulder as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
218 lbs
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29
217 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chuck Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson lands an overhand right.
Dempsey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Simpson.
Simpson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dempsey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
KJ Dempsey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Dempsey misses the target.
Dempsey misses with a low kick.
Simpson fails to land with a series of punches.
Dempsey misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Simpson as Dempsey shoots in.
Simpson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dempsey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice defenses there by Dempsey.
Dempsey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dempsey checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Simpson. That snapped Dempsey's head back.
Dempsey looks to land a right hand but Simpson moved out of range.
Simpson scores with a hook.
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simpson staying out of range there.
Simpson lands a slapping body shot.
Dempsey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Simpson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dempsey.
Dempsey connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson throws a series of strikes that have Dempsey backpedaling.
Simpson pushes Dempsey away with a front kick.
Simpson scores with a one two! Dempsey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey stuns Simpson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dempsey throws a right hand that misses
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Simpson connects with a high kick.
Dempsey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dempsey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Simpson.
Simpson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dempsey had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Simpson throws a sloppy head kick and Dempsey moves out of range easily.
Dempsey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Simpson misses with a wild body shot.
Simpson throws a nice looking combination but Dempsey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dempsey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Simpson.
Dempsey misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simpson moves away.
Dempsey misses with a left hand
and Simpson counters with a series of strikes. Dempsey will be more careful next time no doubt.
A shot to the liver by Dempsey. Beautiful body shot.
Simpson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dempsey shoots in looking for a takedown but Simpson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dempsey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A low kick from Dempsey is predictable there
and Simpson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dempsey lands a nice shot that snaps Simpson's head back.
Simpson misses with a hook. Dempsey ducked under it nicely.
Simpson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dempsey blocks a head kick by Simpson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson scores with a one two! Dempsey had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dempsey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simpson circles away quickly and effectively.
Dempsey misses with a low kick as Simpson jumps back.
Simpson looks for the body kick but Dempsey saw that one coming.
Simpson misses with a two punch combination.
Simpson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chuck Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Dempsey.
Dempsey lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dempsey clobbers Simpson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Simpson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dempsey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dempsey moves out of range of the strikes.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simpson moves away.
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dempsey lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dempsey misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
Simpson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Simpson throws a shot from downtown. Dempsey moves away and avoids it.
Simpson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dempsey is just out of range.
Simpson throws the left hand but Dempsey avoids the punch easily.
Simpson misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dempsey throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Simpson.
Dempsey throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dempsey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Simpson counters with a nice leg kick.
Simpson scores with a punch to the head.
Chuck Simpson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Simpson avoids the head kick by Dempsey.
Dempsey throws a hook but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dempsey.
Dempsey scores with a one two! Simpson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dempsey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dempsey thows a body shot but no joy.
Simpson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dempsey has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson scores with a hook.
Dempsey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Simpson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dempsey circles away quickly and effectively.
Simpson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dempsey lands a head shot.
Dempsey misses with a left hand
and Simpson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simpson throws a leg kick but Dempsey sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dempsey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simpson.
Simpson throws a shot to the body.
Dempsey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Simpson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Simpson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simpson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dempsey.
Simpson scores with a jab. Dempsey acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Simpson takes one on the button.
Simpson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dempsey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Simpson is fending him off so far but Dempsey persists. Nope, Simpson circles away and we're back to standing.
Simpson misses with a straight right.
Dempsey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simpson.
Simpson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dempsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dempsey lands a really nice looking cross but Simpson seems unphased.
Dempsey throws a jab but it's blocked by Simpson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simpson keeps the fight on the outside.
Dempsey ducks right into an uppercut from Simpson.
Simpson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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 KJ Dempsey will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dempsey connects with a looping right hand.
Dempsey throws a hook to the side of Simpson's head but Simpson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Simpson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Dempsey. That snapped Simpson's head back.
Dempsey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dempsey takes a swing at Simpson's ribcage but misses.
Simpson thumps Dempsey with a low kick.
Simpson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dempsey connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dempsey throws a right hand that Simpson ducks under and follows up with a left that Simpson also avoids with ease.
Simpson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a head kick.
Simpson cracks a nice hook into Dempsey's ribs.
Simpson fails to land with a series of punches.
Chuck Simpson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dempsey throws a right hand that misses
enabling Simpson to counter with a crisp jab.
Simpson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dempsey misses with an uppercut
and Simpson counters with a left and a right that stings Dempsey.
Simpson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dempsey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Simpson avoids the body shot from Dempsey.
Simpson misses with a double jab
and Simpson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey lands a head shot.
Simpson misses the jab.
Dempsey throws a series of punches but Simpson avoids them all with ease.
Simpson misses with a wild combination.
Simpson throws a series of punches but Dempsey moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson with a jab.
Dempsey throws a left and a right that both miss
and Simpson counters with a left and a right that stings Dempsey.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dempsey.
Nice jab there from Dempsey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson misses with a body shot.
Dempsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Simpson misses with a body shot.
Dempsey lands a lovely overhand right.
Dempsey throws out a loose jab but Simpson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dempsey scores with a decent looking hook.
Dempsey just misses with a punch to the body.
Dempsey throws an off balance right hand
and Simpson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dempsey misses with an uppercut. Simpson saw that one coming.
Dempsey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Simpson is fending him off so far but Dempsey persists. Nope, Simpson circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simpson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dempsey is out of range and Simpson settles back down.
Simpson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Simpson duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simpson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dempsey.
Dempsey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simpson manages to avoid it.
Simpson throws a head kick but Dempsey moves out of range.
Dempsey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dempsey misses with a hook. Simpson ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Dempsey misses.
Simpson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dempsey.
Dempsey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
KJ Dempsey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dempsey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KJ Dempsey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duane Bobbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crouch Ouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobbick's entrance music is Indestructable. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Duane Bobbick has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Duane Bobbick seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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273 lbs
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283 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Bobbick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Crouch Ouch!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bobbick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Bobbick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ouch doesn't seem phased though.
Nice shot lands for Bobbick.
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!
Bobbick misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Bobbick and Ouch goes tumbling to the canvas! Bobbick follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bobbick tries to stand but can't do so whilst Ouch controls his leg.
Bobbick scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bobbick is nestled in close to Ouch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bobbick is trying to control the action in half guard but Ouch is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bobbick seems to be looking for submissions.
Ouch gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch keeping moving, preventing Bobbick from controlling successfully.
Ouch wants to sweep here but Bobbick controlling him for the moment.
Bobbick throws a strike but Ouch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ouch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bobbick wants to stand but Ouch is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch wants to control from the top but Bobbick keeps moving.
Ouch is in close to Bobbick's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bobbick keeping moving, preventing Ouch from controlling successfully.
Ouch gets to his feet - Bobbick follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed right hand from Bobbick misses the target.
Bobbick chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ouch can pounce on him.
Bobbick takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ouch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bobbick.
Ouch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch cracks the inside of Bobbick's front leg.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ouch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobbick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ouch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bobbick scrambles back to his feet.
Bobbick swings widly with a right hand
and Ouch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bobbick's knee momentarily.
Bobbick throws an off balance right hand
and Ouch counters with an inside leg kick.
Bobbick misses with a straight right.
Bobbick misses with a hook
and Ouch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Bobbick misses.
Ouch tries to land a leg kick but Bobbick saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Bobbick dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobbick.
Ouch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bobbick throws a hook to the side of Ouch's head but Ouch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bobbick tries to keep at a distance but Ouch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ouch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ouch lands a hook that snaps the head of Bobbick backwards.
Ouch is looking to control Bobbick's arms but Bobbick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ouch has his back to the cage.
Ouch misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bobbick blocks an elbow strike.
Ouch throws an elbow but it misses.
Ouch trying to land knees to the body.
Bobbick has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Bobbick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bobbick avoids the elbow strike from Ouch, against the cage.
Bobbick managing to block the knees to the body from Ouch.
Ouch scores a nice knee to the body.
Bobbick is trying to break the clinch but Ouch has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ouch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobbick avoiding damage as Ouch throws knees to the body.
Bobbick blocks the elbow strike.
Ouch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ouch trying to land knees to the body.
Ouch trying to land knees to the body.
Ouch is breathing heavily.
Ouch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bobbick is defending well for now.
Bobbick managing to block the knees to the body from Ouch.
Bobbick tries to circle away but Ouch has him pinned against the cage.
Ouch stalling the fight.
Ouch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ouch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bobbick blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch misses with a knee to the head.
Ouch misses with a knee to the head.
Bobbick blocks a body shot from Ouch.
Ouch trying to land knees to the body.
Ouch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bobbick is trying to break the clinch but Ouch is controlling him.
Bobbick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bobbick misses with an uppercut.
Ouch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bobbick.
Ouch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bobbick to score with a decent uppercut.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bobbick scores with a jab.
Ouch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ouch throws a head kick that misses
and Bobbick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Duane Bobbick is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch throws a sloppy head kick and Bobbick moves out of range easily.
Bobbick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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 Duane Bobbick will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bobbick throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Ouch tumbling to the canvas!
Bobbick is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ouch is rocked!
Bobbick wants to stand but Ouch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ouch is still in real trouble! Can Bobbick finish him?
Ouch seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ouch has momentary wrist control but Bobbick slips an elbow through the middle.
Bobbick scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ouch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch looking for a sweep. Not yet Ouch, not yet.
Bobbick wanted to stand there but Ouch had control of the position.
Bobbick is looking to work some ground and pound but Ouch has wrist control.
Duane Bobbick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbick wanted to stand there but Ouch had control of the position.
Bobbick gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bobbick swings for the body but Ouch moves out of range.
Ouch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ouch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bobbick throws out the jab.
Bobbick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bobbick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ouch.
Nice body punch from Ouch.
Bobbick takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crouch Ouch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bobbick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bobbick tries to bum rush Ouch with a series of wild strikes but Ouch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bobbick missing with a left hand there. Ouch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bobbick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ouch back to the cage. Bobbick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A combination from Bobbick does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch looks for the body kick but Bobbick saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bobbick.
Bobbick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bobbick throws a big shot that misses.
Bobbick with a jab.
Ouch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ouch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ouch throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobbick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bobbick connects with a single shot there.
Bobbick is looking to score with low kicks.
Ouch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobbick throws a series of punches but Ouch avoids them all with ease.
Bobbick throws the left hand but Ouch avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch tries to work over Bobbick's front leg with a kick but Bobbick checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Bobbick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bobbick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Bobbick!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignatius Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ignatius Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit keeps the fight on the outside.
Reilly misses with a few strikes there.
Reilly throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
Benoit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reilly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benoit slips under a jab from Reilly.
Benoit looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Ignatius Reilly has been cut.
Reilly connects with a solid leg kick.
Benoit is looking to land body kicks.
Reilly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benoit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Nice uppercut lands for Benoit. That snapped Reilly's head back.
Benoit has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly throws a leg kick
and Benoit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatius Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reilly throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reilly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benoit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benoit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
Reilly throws a front kick aimed at Benoit's knee but Benoit avoids it well.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Benoit checks a leg kick nicely.
Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly motions for Benoit to come forward. Reilly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reilly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Benoit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reilly counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Benoit does it's job there.
Reilly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Reilly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
Reilly lands a leg kick that knocks Benoit off balance momentarily.
Benoit is breathing heavily.
Reilly tries to work over Benoit's front leg with a kick but Benoit checks it.
Reilly lands a nice shot that snaps Benoit's head back.
It looks like Matthieu Benoit has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reilly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Reilly.
Reilly feints and then cracks Benoit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benoit down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reilly throws out a leg kick but Benoit moves out of range and Reilly only half commits.
Reilly wants to land a leg kick but Benoit is out of range.
Benoit misses with a right hand
and Reilly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benoit's knee momentarily.
Reilly works the jab nicely.
A big right from Benoit misses.
Benoit throws a right hand that Reilly ducks under and follows up with a left that Reilly also avoids with ease.
Reilly throws out a powerful jab.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benoit manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reilly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That kick from Benoit tenderised Reilly's leg. Reilly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benoit misses with a right hand
enabling Reilly to counter with a crisp jab.
Benoit misses with a double jab
and Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reilly slips under a jab from Benoit.
Benoit is looking to slow Reilly down with leg kicks.
Reilly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit throws a low kick but Reilly avoids it.
Benoit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Reilly.
Benoit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Reilly throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignatius Reilly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benoit 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.
Reilly looks to land a combination. Benoit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A leg kick checked by Benoit.
Reilly is looking to score with low kicks.
Ignatius Reilly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benoit moves out of range of the strikes.
Reilly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benoit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benoit decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Reilly's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit advances position into side control!
Benoit in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit working the ground and pound but Reilly is defending the strikes.
Reilly is looking to reverse the position.
Benoit 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.
Benoit goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Reilly has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Benoit but great work by Reilly.
Benoit tries to improve position but can't.
Reilly decides to stand up, so the ref orders Benoit to his feet.
Reilly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reilly scoring well with a low kick there.
Reilly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benoit is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benoit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reilly just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benoit is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Reilly scores with a hook.
Reilly swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benoit fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Benoit misses.
Benoit blocks a low kick nicely.
Benoit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reilly wants to land a leg kick but Benoit is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Reilly can pounce on him.
A leg kick checked by Benoit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reilly.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Benoit takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Benoit misses.
Reilly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benoit's head backwards.
Reilly tries to clinch up.
Benoit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reilly.
A leg kick checked by Reilly.
Reilly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit shoots for a takedown but Reilly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reilly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benoit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reilly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reilly but Reilly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reilly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Benoit misses
and Reilly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benoit's knee momentarily.
Reilly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reilly scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignatius Reilly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Nice defenses there by Reilly.
Reilly misses with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Reilly lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benoit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benoit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left and a right from Reilly both land. Nice combination.
Matthieu Benoit's cut is getting worse.
Good work by Reilly as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Reilly.
Benoit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reilly pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benoit is out of range and Reilly settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Reilly, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reilly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benoit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Reilly. That's going to slow Benoit down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly lands a jab to the nose.
Reilly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benoit doesn't seem bothered though.
Reilly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly misses with a leg kick.
Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benoit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Reilly.
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!
Reilly lands a big head kick that sends Benoit tumbling to the mat! Reilly takes a step backwards and waves Benoit back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Benoit is rocked!
Reilly drops Benoit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Benoit looks back up at him and smiles so Reilly waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Benoit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matthieu Benoit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Reilly moves in close and cracks Benoit with a massive right hand! Benoit, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Reilly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ignatius Reilly!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drabek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Imagine. Ryan Brown acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Drabek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ryan Brown!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drabek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.
Drabek misses with a hook
and Brown counters with a straight right hand.
Brown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Drabek misses.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jeff Drabek has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brown lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drabek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drabek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drabek missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Drabek moved out of range.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drabek counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Drabek misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to control but Drabek postures up.
Drabek tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Drabek wants to control but Brown is keeping him busy.
Drabek just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Drabek in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brown is not content to let Drabek control the position.
Drabek lands a nice forearm strike.
Drabek in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Drabek tries to move to mount but Brown blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown defending against the ground and pound.
Drabek passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brown!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drabek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown wants to control but Drabek is having none of it.
Drabek raining down hammerfists from mount.
Drabek misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Drabek looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
Drabek scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
Brown is rocked!
It looks like Ryan Brown has been cut.
Drabek content just to control the position here.
Drabek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Drabek finish him?
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drabek. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids a series of strikes thrown by Drabek.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drabek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brown is looking to escape.
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
Drabek breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That has opened up Ryan Brown's cut even more.
Drabek dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drabek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown working to try and regain half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drabek is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brown is rocked!
The cut above Ryan Brown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Oooh a big shot lands for Drabek! Brown is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeff Drabek!
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