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VFC 159: East vs. Minard II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shiek Yerbooty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogie Oglethorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yerbooty kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ABK - Kill Me. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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191 lbs
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196 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shiek Yerbooty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ogie Oglethorpe!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oglethorpe misses with a hook. Yerbooty ducked under it nicely.
Yerbooty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oglethorpe tries to clinch but Yerbooty is having none of it.
Yerbooty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yerbooty throws a jab but it's blocked by Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe throws a jab when Yerbooty was well out of range.
Ogie Oglethorpe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yerbooty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oglethorpe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oglethorpe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oglethorpe throws an overhand right that lands on Yerbooty's shoulder, as Yerbooty tries to avoid the shot.
Oglethorpe staying out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oglethorpe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Yerbooty. That snapped Oglethorpe's head back.
It looks like Ogie Oglethorpe has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oglethorpe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yerbootys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oglethorpe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oglethorpe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oglethorpe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yerbooty throws a hook but Oglethorpe avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Oglethorpe. Those never looked like landing.
Yerbooty looks to throw the jab but Oglethorpe is out of range.
Oglethorpe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yerbooty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Oglethorpe. That snapped Yerbooty's head back.
Oglethorpe lands a nice shot that snaps Yerbooty's head back.
Oglethorpe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Oglethorpe.
A jab from Oglethorpe finds it's way through Yerbooty's defenses.
Yerbooty takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Oglethorpe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yerbooty on the side of the head.
Yerbooty throws a jab when Oglethorpe was well out of range.
Yerbooty throws a series of strikes that have Oglethorpe backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oglethorpe throws the left hand but Yerbooty avoids the punch easily.
Yerbooty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe throws a hook to the side of Yerbooty's head but Yerbooty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oglethorpe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oglethorpe has a couple of punches blocked by Yerbooty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yerbooty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oglethorpe lands with a right to the head.
Oglethorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Oglethorpe misses with some punches.
Oglethorpe swings wildly with an uppercut but Yerbooty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yerbooty slowing the pace effectively.
Oglethorpe lands with a light punch inside.
Oglethorpe keeps control of Yerbooty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oglethorpe scores with a shot to the side of Yerbooty's head.
Yerbooty is trying to stall.
Oglethorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Yerbooty slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oglethorpe swings wildly with an uppercut but Yerbooty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oglethorpe throws a head punch that misses.
Oglethorpe throws a punch but it's blocked by Yerbooty.
Oglethorpe has a couple of punches blocked by Yerbooty.
Oglethorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oglethorpe misses with a punch on the inside.
Oglethorpe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oglethorpe has a couple of punches blocked by Yerbooty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of stalling here from Yerbooty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yerbooty.
Yerbooty has Oglethorpe pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ogie Oglethorpe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ogie Oglethorpe's cut.
That's time! Yerbooty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Oglethorpe as he connects with a hook.
Oglethorpe is looking to clinch but Yerbooty is avoiding it.
Oglethorpe tries to clinch but Yerbooty moves out of range.
Oglethorpe 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.
Oglethorpe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oglethorpe blocks a jab.
Oglethorpe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yerbooty on the side of the head.
Yerbooty cracks Oglethorpe with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oglethorpe tries to clinch up but Yerbooty circles away and keeps his distance.
Oglethorpe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yerbooty throws a jab but it's blocked by Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe throws a looping overhand right but Yerbooty ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oglethorpe looks to land a combination but Yerbooty avoids it well.
Yerbooty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Oglethorpe.
Oglethorpe tries to close the distance and clinch but Yerbooty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yerbooty gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oglethorpe moves to clinch but Yerbooty breaks away
and Yerbooty counters with a stiff right hand.
Yerbooty throws an overhand right that lands on Oglethorpe's shoulder, as Oglethorpe tries to avoid the shot.
Oglethorpe scores with a jab.
Ogie Oglethorpe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Yerbooty.
Oglethorpe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yerbooty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oglethorpe tries to clinch but Yerbooty moves away
and Yerbooty counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oglethorpe thinking.
Yerbooty takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oglethorpe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oglethorpe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yerbooty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Oglethorpe slips under a jab.
Oglethorpe throws a shot from downtown. Yerbooty moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Oglethorpe misses the target.
Yerbooty throws a hook but Oglethorpe blocks it.
Oglethorpe is looking to clinch.
Oglethorpe tries to close the distance and clinch but Yerbooty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oglethorpe misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yerbooty scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yerbooty is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oglethorpe.
Yerbooty is rocked!
Oglethorpe lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Yerbooty falls backwards - clearly groggy! Oglethorpe dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ogie Oglethorpe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Oakenhorse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Millit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oakenhorse comes to the cage accompanied by TechnoViking - TechnoVikiing. Millit has chosen The Cool Kids - I'm Mikey as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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30
270 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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24
275 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thor Oakenhorse!
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, Mike Millit!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oakenhorse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Millit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oakenhorse with a lazy takedown attempt
and Millit counters with a good, hard body kick but Oakenhorse shrugs it off.
Oakenhorse misses with a takedown
and Millit counters with a good low kick that Oakenhorse was not able to check.
Oakenhorse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Millit counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Oakenhorse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millit throws a leg kick but Oakenhorse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Millit tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Oakenhorse swivels and escapes.
Oakenhorse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Millit defends it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Millit as he connects with a hook.
Millit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oakenhorse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Millit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millit instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Oakenhorse.
Oakenhorse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oakenhorse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Millit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Millit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oakenhorse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Millit lands a jab to the nose.
Oakenhorse is looking to clinch.
Oakenhorse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Millit circles away.
Millit tries to bum rush Oakenhorse with a series of wild strikes but Oakenhorse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oakenhorse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Millit can pounce on him.
Thor Oakenhorse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Oakenhorse with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millit slaps away a takedown attempt from Oakenhorse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oakenhorse is breathing heavily.
Millit cracks a nice hook into Oakenhorse's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millit lands with a good body shot.
Oakenhorse tries for a takedown but Millit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oakenhorse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oakenhorse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Millit.
Millit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Millit lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A leg kick checked by Oakenhorse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakenhorse misses with a takedown attempt
and Millit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oakenhorse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Millit.
Millit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Millit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slapping leg kick lands for Millit.
Millit throws a leg kick but Oakenhorse moved away.
Oakenhorse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Oakenhorse. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Oakenhorse checks a low kick from Millit.
A nice combination there by Millit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Millit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Millit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oakenhorse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Millit is fending him off so far but Oakenhorse persists. Nope, Millit circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millit misses with a body kick.
Millit misses with a body kick.
Millit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oakenhorse.
Oakenhorse gets tackled into the cage by Millit. Millit maintains the clinch.
Millit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oakenhorse blocks a body shot from Millit.
Millit escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Oakenhorse gets the takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Millit tries to bench press Oakenhorse off him but Oakenhorse keeps the position.
Oakenhorse working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Millit dominated that round.
That's time! Oakenhorse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Millit chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oakenhorse takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oakenhorse moves out of range of the body kick from Millit.
Millit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Millit closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Millit trying to control the action but Oakenhorse is working from the bottom.
Oakenhorse wants to control but Millit postures up.
Oakenhorse tries to buck Millit off but Millit is having none of it.
Millit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oakenhorse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oakenhorse is working hard here to advance position.
You can see the frustration on Oakenhorse's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millit works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oakenhorse tries to bench press Millit off him but Millit keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oakenhorse keeps working.
Millit stands up and beckons Oakenhorse to his feet.
Millit looks to land a combination but Oakenhorse avoids it well.
Oakenhorse blocks a leg kick.
Oakenhorse fails with a takedown attempt.
Oakenhorse shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Millit connects with a jab.
Mike Millit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakenhorse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Millit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mike Millit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Millit.
Millit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Millit!
Millit moves into range and connects with a jab.
Millit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Oakenhorse takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Millit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Millit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Millit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Millit feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oakenhorse's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millit throws a head kick but Oakenhorse moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Millit.
Millit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Millit throws out a powerful jab.
Millit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Millit scores with a shot to the body.
Millit lands a nice shot to the body.
Millit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Millit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oakenhorse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oakenhorse fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Oakenhorse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Millit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oakenhorse has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Millit.
Oakenhorse takes one to the side of the head.
Oakenhorse dives in and grabs Millit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Millit pushes down on Oakenhorse's head and hops out.
Oakenhorse tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Millit lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Millit.
Millit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Millit connects with a leg kick. Oakenhorse looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Millit fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oakenhorse checks it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Millit stuns Oakenhorse with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oakenhorse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oakenhorse gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Millit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Millit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Oakenhorse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Oakenhorse fails to land the takedown.
Millit digs a good body shot into Oakenhorse's ribs.
Millit connects with a body shot that sends Oakenhorse's belly button to the back.
Millit connects with a looping right hand.
Millit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Millit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oakenhorse will feel that in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Millit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Oakenhorse in his tracks.
Millit closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch lands to the side of Oakenhorse 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Millit scores with a one two! Oakenhorse had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oakenhorse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Millit.
Millit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oakenhorse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oakenhorse avoids the head kick by Millit.
Millit misses with a two punch combination.
Millit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Millit throws a leg kick but Oakenhorse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Millit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Millit scores with a decent looking hook.
Millit lands a jab to the head.
Millit throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millit lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oakenhorse misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Millit. Beautiful body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Millit, right into the meat.
Oakenhorse tries for a takedown but Millit circles away easily
and Millit counters with a two punch combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Millit.
Millit lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Oakenhorse backs up against the cage.
Millit scores with a kick to the body.
That kick from Millit tenderised Oakenhorse's leg. Oakenhorse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Millit throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Millit.
Mike Millit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Millit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Millit throws a head kick but Oakenhorse moves out of range.
Millit lands a leg kick that knocks Oakenhorse off balance momentarily.
Millit throws a sloppy head kick and Oakenhorse moves out of range easily.
Millit throws a leg kick which misses Oakenhorse's front leg but catches the back leg as Oakenhorse tries to avoid it.
Oakenhorse throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Millit.
Millit works Oakenhorse's body with a nice hook.
Millit lands an overhand right.
Millit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oakenhorse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Millit jabs at Oakenhorse's body.
Millit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Thor Oakenhorse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oakenhorse walks forward, straight into a front kick from Millit.
Millit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab by Millit.
Millit throws a series of punches but Oakenhorse avoids them all with ease.
Oakenhorse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Millit.
Millit misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oakenhorse shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Millit counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Millit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Millit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Millit!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mike Millit thanked 5th Round Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sazh Blaskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Usagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sazh Blaskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miyamoto Usagi!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usagi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blaskey tries to avoid it but Usagi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blaskey to the ground. Blaskey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blaskey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Usagi throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Usagi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Usagi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blaskey throws an overhand right that lands on Usagi's shoulder, as Usagi tries to avoid the shot.
Usagi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sazh Blaskey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Usagi misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaskey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blaskey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blaskey misses with a looping right.
Blaskey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Usagi tries to clinch up
and Blaskey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaskey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Usagi.
A left and a right from Blaskey both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Miyamoto Usagi has been cut.
Usagi closes the distance but Blaskey moves to the side
and Blaskey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Usagi.
Blaskey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Usagi to score with a decent uppercut.
Blaskey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Blaskey.
Usagi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaskey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sazh Blaskey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Usagi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blaskey to the ground. Usagi is now in Blaskey's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blaskey controls Usagi momentarily but Usagi frees himself.
Usagi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Usagi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Usagi looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Usagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaskey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaskey is trying to keep Usagi in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usagi looking to pass the guard.
Blaskey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Usagi!
Blaskey looking to finish with strikes here!
Usagi tries to hold on but Blaskey postures up.
Blaskey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Usagi?
Blaskey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blaskey cracks Usagi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Usagi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usagi tries to reverse the position but Blaskey maintains control.
Usagi is still in real trouble! Can Blaskey finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usagi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Blaskey tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Usagi seems to have recovered his senses.
Usagi wants to control but Blaskey is having none of it.
Usagi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blaskey unloading with bombs!
Blaskey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Blaskey raining down shots from the mount!
Usagi is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Usagi is squirming around, avoiding Blaskey's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sazh Blaskey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Usagi's cut.
That's time! Blaskey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blaskey cracks Usagi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blaskey misses with a double jab
enabling Usagi to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaskey misses with a wild body shot.
Blaskey throws an overhand right that lands on Usagi's shoulder, as Usagi tries to avoid the shot.
Blaskey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Usagi misses with a hook. Blaskey ducked under it nicely.
Usagi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blaskey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaskey throws out the jab.
Usagi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blaskey.
Blaskey looks to land a combination but Usagi avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Usagi.
Usagi misses with a two punch combination.
Usagi takes one on the button.
Blaskey throws a body punch but Usagi moves out of range.
Blaskey looks to land a right hand but Usagi moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blaskey throws out a loose jab but Usagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Usagi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blaskey as he jumps to the side.
Blaskey jabs at Usagi's body.
Blaskey misses with a left hand
enabling Usagi to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Blaskey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Usagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaskey.
Usagi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaskey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Usagi avoids the body shot from Blaskey.
Usagi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blaskey quickly recovers to half guard.
Blaskey is trying is best to control the position here.
Blaskey slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Usagi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Blaskey looking to control.
Blaskey wants to sweep here but Usagi controlling him for the moment.
Usagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Blaskey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usagi wants to pass the guard but Blaskey is keeping the position.
Usagi forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaskey manages to get to full guard.
Usagi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Usagi throws a strike but Blaskey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaskey looking to sit in guard and control but Usagi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sazh Blaskey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miyamoto Usagi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Usagi misses with an uppercut. Blaskey saw that one coming.
A jab from Blaskey misses.
Blaskey throws a jab but it's blocked by Usagi.
Usagi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Blaskey is trying to defend but Usagi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Usagi is trying to control the action in half guard but Blaskey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Usagi seems to be looking for submissions.
Blaskey keeping hold of Usagi's head, controlling as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usagi is looking for a kimura here.
Blaskey is looking for a sweep. Usagi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Usagi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Blaskey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Usagi.
Usagi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Blaskey is squirming around, avoiding Usagi's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usagi thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Usagi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blaskey stops Usagi from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Blaskey is wriggling around trying to escape.
Blaskey is working hard here to advance position.
Usagi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Blaskey is now in Usagi's guard. A big mistake from Usagi there, giving up the dominant position!
Sazh Blaskey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Blaskey trying to control but Usagi is working from the bottom.
Sazh Blaskey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blaskey lands a jab to the nose.
Usagi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blaskey stuns Usagi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A combination from Blaskey does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaskey stuffs the takedown attempt from Usagi. Usagi gets slowly back to his feet.
Usagi slips a jab from Blaskey.
Blaskey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Usagi dodges the punch combination from Blaskey.
Usagi throws a nice looking combination but Blaskey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Usagi dodges the punch combination from Blaskey.
Miyamoto Usagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Usagi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miyamoto Usagi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blaskey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sazh Blaskey!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elmo Lupe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lupe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Going The Distance. The crowd seem to be enjoying Obasi's choice of entrance music: 6' 7''. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elmo Lupe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Solomon Obasi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupe works over Obasi's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Solomon Obasi has been cut.
Obasi darts in and clinches Lupe up against the cage.
Lupe leaning against his opponent.
Obasi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lupe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lupe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Obasi.
Lupe is trying to break free.
Lupe misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Lupe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Obasi is pushing Lupe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Obasi receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obasi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lupe's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lupe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Obasi backwards.
Obasi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Obasi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lupe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Obasi.
Lupe tries to circle away but Obasi has him pinned against the cage.
Obasi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lupe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obasi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lupe backwards.
Obasi stalling against the cage.
Obasi lands a shoulder strike.
Lupe has a couple of punches blocked by Obasi.
Obasi lands a hook that snaps the head of Lupe backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupe tries to work over Obasi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lupe throws a punch but it's blocked by Obasi.
Obasi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lupe swings wildly with an uppercut but Obasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Obasi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lupe struggles to land a body shot inside as Obasi controls his hands.
Obasi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Obasi is trying to maintain a safe position but Lupe gets an underhook and turns Obasi into the cage.
Obasi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lupe is rocked!
Obasi leaning against his opponent.
Lupe trying to control the position but instead, Obasi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lupe into the cage.
Lupe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Obasi has him pressed against the cage.
Obasi is leaning against Lupe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupe manages to break the clinch.
Obasi gets a clinch.
Lupe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Obasi.
Lupe scores with a shot to the side of Obasi's head.
Lupe is trying to break the clinch but Obasi has him pressed against the cage.
Obasi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Lupe fails to land.
Obasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obasi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Obasi scores with a knee to the head.
Lupe stalling.
Lupe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Obasi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Obasi.
Obasi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Obasi.
Lupe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Obasi is stalling here.
Obasi tries a knee to the head but Lupe blocks it.
Obasi gets through Lupe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Obasi lands with a light punch inside.
Obasi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lupe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lupe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obasi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lupe is keeping busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lupe can't find room to land a body shot as Obasi controls the action.
Lupe takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Solomon Obasi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Solomon Obasi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Obasi moves away from the strike by Lupe.
Lupe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lupe misses with a looping left.
Obasi lands a nice shot that snaps Lupe's head back.
Obasi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lupe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Obasi.
Lupe misses with a straight left.
Lupe keeps the fight on the outside.
Lupe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Lupe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Obasi throws an overhand right that drops Lupe like a sack of potatoes! Obasi dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Obasi!
Solomon Obasi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Easton Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kesler has chosen Cancer Bats - Deathsmarch as his entrance music. Ryan Kesler told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
12 - 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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Kesler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kesler slips a jab from Bauer.
Kesler leaves Bauer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A combination from Bauer does no damage.
Bauer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kesler's waist but Kesler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bauer off to one side.
Bauer misses with a body shot.
Bauer misses with a looping left.
Bauer misses with a wild body shot.
Bauer misses with a body shot
enabling Kesler to counter with a crisp jab.
Kesler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bauer.
Bauer thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bauer in his tracks.
Bauer shoots in and drives through. Kesler sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Easton Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kesler shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bauer defends it nicely.
A combination from Bauer does no damage.
Bauer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kesler ducks under a wild hook from Bauer.
Bauer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kesler sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bauer somewhat.
Bauer misses with a body punch
and Kesler counters with a good low kick that Bauer was not able to check.
Easton Bauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer misses with a body shot
and Kesler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bauer's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bauer loads up on a big right hand but Kesler slips the punch.
Kesler moves out of range as Bauer strikes.
Kesler tries to sprawl but Bauer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kesler wants to get back to full guard.
Bauer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kesler is defending against the submission attempts here by Bauer.
Kesler wants to improve his position but Bauer is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kesler is concentrating on defense, preventing Bauer from advancing position.
Bauer wants to free his trapped foot but Kesler is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kesler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bauer.
Bauer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kesler has his hands clasped together around Bauer's back. He's all about the action.
Kesler trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesler gets back to full guard.
Bauer tries to free his leg and advance position but Kesler is retaining full guard.
Bauer drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kesler looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kesler looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kesler!
Kesler controls the position.
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 Easton Bauer will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bauer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bauer checks the leg kick.
Kesler throws a sloppy head kick and Bauer moves out of range easily.
A shot to the body from Bauer misses
and Kesler counters with a big head kick but Bauer shrugs it off.
Bauer misses with a straight left.
Kesler slaps away a takedown attempt from Bauer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kesler lands a head kick. Bauer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bauer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kesler.
Bauer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bauer throws out the jab.
Ryan Kesler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kesler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kesler throws out a leg kick but Bauer moves out of range and Kesler only half commits.
Bauer fails to land the takedown.
Bauer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bauer tries for a takedown but Kesler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Easton Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauer thows a body shot but no joy.
Bauer tries for a takedown but Kesler circles away easily
and Kesler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kesler looks to throw the jab but Bauer is out of range.
Bauer misses with a looping left.
Bauer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kesler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bauer just misses with a punch to the body.
Bauer digs a good hook to Kesler's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bauer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer drops his hands momentarily and Kesler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kesler slips a jab and a cross from Bauer.
Bauer takes a swing at Kesler's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Kesler.
Bauer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kesler was well out of range. Poor timing from Bauer.
Bauer misses with a body punch
and Kesler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bauer misses with a takedown attempt - Kesler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kesler lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kesler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bauer.
It looks like Easton Bauer has been cut.
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 throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kesler's waist but Kesler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bauer off to one side.
Bauer is looking to wear down Kesler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donk. Kesler catches Bauer right on the button with a cross.
Kesler throws a hook to the side of Bauer's head but Bauer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kesler looks to score with a jab to the body but Bauer is just out of range.
Bauer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kesler is fending him off so far but Bauer persists. Nope, Kesler circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kesler shoots in for a takedown but Bauer shows good takedown defense.
Bauer throws a sloppy body shot
and Kesler counters with a head kick. That will keep Bauer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bauer. Kesler does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Kesler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Easton Bauer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bauer lands a glancing blow to the side of Kesler's head.
Bauer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bauer throws a looping overhand right but Kesler ducks down to avoid it.
Bauer misses with a left hand
and Kesler counters with a nice body shot.
Bauer misses with a takedown
enabling Kesler to counter with a crisp jab.
Bauer lands with a good body shot.
Bauer dives in and grabs Kesler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kesler pushes down on Bauer's head and hops out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kesler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler throws a nice head kick!
Bauer with a poor takedown
and Kesler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Easton Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kesler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bauer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kesler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kesler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kesler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bauer.
Bauer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kesler tries to clinch but Bauer is having none of it.
Bauer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kesler.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Kesler.
A jab from Bauer misses.
Bauer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kesler counters with a nice leg kick.
Kesler misses the shot to the body.
Kesler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bauer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bauer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kesler sprawls well. Kesler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bauer gets slowly back to his feet.
Kesler scores with a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bauer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bauer.
Nice takedown defense from Kesler. No joy for Bauer on that attempt.
Bauer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kesler. Kesler obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Kesler.
Kesler scores with a nice head shot.
Kesler throws a series of punches but Bauer moves out of range.
Kesler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kesler is taking a breather. Bauer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ryan Kesler has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kesler connects with a right hand. Bauer shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bauer shoots for a double leg takedown but Kesler sprawls well. He's pushed Bauer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Kesler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kesler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Kesler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Iii might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to IRON MAIDEN : Alexander the Great . Zuko has chosen The Writ as his entrance music. Kenshi Zuko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alexander Iii's chin.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zuko misses with an uppercut.
Zuko misses with a two punch combination.
Zuko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Iii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zuko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuko moves away from the strike by Iii.
Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Iii.
The fighters circling - Iii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zuko.
Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zuko closes the distance and clinches up with Iii, looking for a takedown. Zuko pushes Iii against the cage but Iii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Iii pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iii looks to land a combination but Zuko avoids it well.
Zuko throws the left hand but Iii avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zuko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zuko throws out a powerful jab.
Zuko misses with a wild combination.
Zuko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
Zuko slips under a jab.
Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Zuko.
Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zuko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iii lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zuko takes a swing at Iii's ribcage but misses.
Kenshi Zuko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zuko misses with a wild body shot.
Iii stuffs the takedown.
Iii is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Iii throws a hook but Zuko avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko misses the jab.
Zuko throws a hook to the side of Iii's head but Iii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuko.
Zuko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zuko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Iii tries to avoid it but Zuko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Iii to the ground. Iii escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alexander Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshi Zuko.
Zuko moves out of range as Iii strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Iii swings widly with a right hand
and Zuko counters with a straight right hand.
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 Alexander Iii will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
Iii scores with a shot to the body.
Zuko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zuko slips a jab from Iii.
Zuko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Iii is out of range and Zuko settles back down.
Iii just misses with a punch to the body.
Zuko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Iii takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko misses with a hook to the body
and Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Kenshi Zuko has been cut.
Zuko cracks a nice hook into Iii's ribs.
Nice uppercut lands for Zuko. That snapped Iii's head back.
Iii lands a slapping body shot.
Good work by Iii as he checks the leg kick.
Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zuko throws out the jab.
Zuko misses with a body punch
and Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zuko cracks Iii with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Iii catches Zuko right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Zuko.
Iii looks to land a right hand but Zuko moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Iii.
A slow jab from Iii misses its intended target.
Iii stuffs the takedown attempt from Zuko. Zuko gets slowly back to his feet.
Zuko scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zuko misses the shot to the body.
Alexander Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Zuko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Iii.
Zuko scores with a nice head shot.
Zuko misses with a body shot.
Iii swinging wildly here.
Iii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Iii slips a jab from Zuko.
Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zuko.
Iii scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Iii misses.
Zuko misses with an uppercut.
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 Alexander Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
That's time! Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Iii stuffs the takedown.
Zuko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zuko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iii lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zuko misses with a low kick.
Zuko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Iii is trying to stand back up but Zuko is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zuko.
Zuko is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Zuko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Zuko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Iii's head.
Zuko trying to pass the guard but Iii defending well.
Zuko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zuko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenshi Zuko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zuko is stalling here. Iii is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zuko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Iii has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Iii working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii tries to stand but Zuko controls the position and pulls Iii into his guard.
Iii is looking to stand up but Zuko won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zuko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Iii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zuko has a closed guard, preventing Iii from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alexander Iii wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Iii misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshi Zuko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Iii 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Iii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Drennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield comes to the cage accompanied by Flirtin With Disaster. Drennan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Illy-oi!. Hannibal Hatfield could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gary Drennan's chin.
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178 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hannibal Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gary Drennan!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Jorge Garcia and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatfield throws a front kick aimed at Drennan's knee but Drennan avoids it well.
Drennan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drennan. Hatfield shrugs it off though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drennan, right into the meat.
Drennan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hatfield checks a leg kick.
Hatfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Drennan moves out of range.
Drennan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hatfield moves away.
Hatfield lands with a good body shot.
Drennan throws the left hand but Hatfield avoids the punch easily.
Hatfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hatfield drives through and clinches with Drennan against the cage.
Drennan lands a shoulder strike.
Hatfield wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Drennan is blocking nicely.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drennan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drennan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hatfield lands a nice shot to the body.
Hatfield is trying to stall.
Drennan lands an uppercut.
Hatfield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hatfield being controlled against the cage.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drennan struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hatfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drennan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Drennan blocks it.
Drennan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drennan lands an elbow inside that Hatfield shrugs off.
Drennan scores with a shoulder strike.
Drennan lands a right hand.
Hatfield trying to land knees to the body.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Drennan is blocking nicely.
Drennan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drennan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drennan can't find room to land a body shot as Hatfield controls the action.
Drennan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hatfield.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield lands a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Drennan gets an underhook and turns Hatfield into the cage.
Drennan lands with a light punch inside.
Hatfield lands a knee to the head.
Drennan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drennan misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatfield stalling in the clinch but Drennan improves position.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
Drennan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drennan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hatfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drennan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drennan just leaning against Hatfield, taking a breather.
Drennan lands a right hand.
Drennan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hatfield up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Drennan scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drennan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drennan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hatfield is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hatfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drennan is defending well for now.
Hatfield throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drennan blocks it with crossed arms.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drennan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hatfield taking a breather.
Hatfield blocks an uppercut.
Drennan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gary Drennan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hatfield avoids the body shot from Drennan.
Good work by Hatfield as he checks the leg kick.
Hatfield slips under a jab.
Hatfield scores with a hook.
Drennan lands a leg kick that knocks Hatfield off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Drennan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drennan cracks Hatfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drennan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drennan throws a leg kick which misses Hatfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Hatfield tries to avoid it.
Drennan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hatfield wants to clinch.
Hatfield lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drennan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drennan throws a shot from downtown. Hatfield moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hatfield throws a series of punches but Drennan moves out of range.
Drennan throws a big shot that misses.
Good leg kick by Hatfield there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drennan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hatfield is out of range.
Hatfield has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Drennan.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Drennan moves out of range.
Drennan thuds his right hand into Hatfield's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drennan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hatfield misses with a head kick.
Hatfield tries to clinch but Drennan moves out of range.
Gary Drennan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drennan misses with a leg kick.
Drennan tries to land a body kick
and Hatfield counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatfield misses with a hook.
Hatfield fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hatfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drennan misses the shot to the body.
Gary Drennan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drennan stuns Hatfield with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drennan throws out a leg kick but Hatfield moves out of range and Drennan only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drennan lands a glancing blow to the side of Hatfield's head.
Hatfield tries to clinch there but Drennan circles away.
Hatfield blocks a head kick by Drennan.
Drennan slips a jab and a cross from Hatfield.
Drennan tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatfield misses with a looping right.
Hatfield is looking to clinch.
Hatfield throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab from Hatfield.
Hatfield throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hatfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drennan throws the kick towards the body but Hatfield avoids it.
Drennan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hatfield thows a body shot but no joy.
Drennan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hatfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab, jab by Hatfield - just one landing.
Drennan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Hatfield. That snapped Drennan's head back.
Drennan throws a leg kick
and Hatfield counters with a left to the body.
Drennan misses with a leg kick
enabling Hatfield to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hatfield is looking to clinch.
Drennan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hatfield counters with a thumping low kick.
Hatfield wants to clinch
and Drennan counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary Drennan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Drennan is looking to slow Hatfield down with leg kicks.
Hatfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drennan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drennan throws a leg kick
and Hatfield counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hatfield.
Nice elbow from Hatfield.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
Hatfield is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drennan stalling in the clinch but Hatfield improves position.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Drennan is blocking nicely.
Hatfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatfield missing with knees to the body.
Drennan taking a breather.
Drennan lands with a left to the head.
Hatfield with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drennan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hatfield's elbow.
Hannibal Hatfield has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield tries to land a knee to the head but Drennan blocks with his arms.
Hatfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hatfield is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drennan is defending well for now.
Hatfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hatfield misses with an elbow strike.
Drennan lands a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drennan connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hannibal Hatfield has been cut.
Drennan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drennan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drennan tries a body shot but Hatfield blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Drennan.
Drennan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drennan tries a body shot but Hatfield blocks it.
Drennan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drennan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hatfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drennan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield blocks a body shot from Drennan.
Drennan lands a body shot.
Drennan stalling in the clinch.
Hatfield tries a knee to the head but Drennan blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drennan.
Drennan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drennan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hannibal Hatfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drennan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drennan lands with a short shot to the head.
Hatfield blocks an uppercut.
Hatfield has Drennan pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drennan is keeping busy.
Hatfield misses with a knee strike.
Hatfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Hatfield working Drennan over with knees to the body.
Drennan lands an uppercut.
Drennan misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Drennan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hatfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drennan lands a nice shot to the body.
Drennan struggles to land a body shot inside as Hatfield controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drennan as Hatfield tries to tie him up.
Good body shot from Drennan.
Gary Drennan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield misses with a knee to the head.
Drennan avoiding damage as Hatfield throws knees to the body.
Drennan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drennan lands a left hand.
Hatfield is trying to maintain a safe position but Drennan gets an underhook and turns Hatfield into the cage.
Drennan lands a body shot.
Drennan scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drennan.
Hatfield looking to throw knees to the head but Drennan is blocking nicely.
Drennan tries to work over Hatfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Drennan.
Drennan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Drennan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drennan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Drennan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gary Drennan made sure he mentioned Firebird Designs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Dingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dingo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Carl Orff - O Fortuna . Le Bou has chosen H.A.M. - Kanye west as his entrance music. Matt Dingo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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181 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Dingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thom Le Bou!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dingo.
Dingo is looking to chop away at Le Bou's legs.
Dingo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Bou.
Dingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dingo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dingo.
Le Bou lands a high kick!
Le Bou rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dingo counters with a straight right hand.
Dingo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Le Bou swivels and escapes.
Dingo blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Le Bou.
Le Bou throws a shot from downtown. Dingo moves away and avoids it.
Le Bou lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Dingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Dingo.
Le Bou throws a right hand that Dingo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dingo also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Dingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Dingo does it's job there.
Le Bou misses with a wild body shot.
Dingo misses with a body shot.
Le Bou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dingo lands with an uppercut that bounces Le Bou off the cage and back into range.
Le Bou thows a body shot but no joy.
Dingo misses with a straight left.
Le Bou has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Le Bou there as he acknowledges the shot.
Le Bou throws an overhand right that lands on Dingo's shoulder, as Dingo tries to avoid the shot.
Dingo is looking to clinch but Le Bou is avoiding it.
Dingo tries to land a leg kick but Le Bou saw it coming and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dingo.
Dingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Bou.
Le Bou throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dingo tries to clinch up but Le Bou circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice jab there from Dingo.
Dingo stuffs the takedown attempt from Le Bou. Le Bou gets slowly back to his feet.
Le Bou swinging wildly here.
Dingo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Bou.
Dingo misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Bou gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Le Bou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dingo is staying active underneath Le Bou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dingo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Dingo wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dingo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Le Bou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Le Bou wants to control from the top but Dingo keeps moving.
Le Bou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dingo is controlling Le Bou's posture.
Dingo looking to control.
Dingo is adopting a defensive guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dingo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dingo misses.
Dingo connects with a leg kick. Le Bou looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Le Bou avoids the head kick by Dingo.
Le Bou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dingo.
Le Bou throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Bou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dingo but Dingo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Le Bou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Bou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Dingo shoots in and drives through. Le Bou sprawls well.
Dingo loads up on a big right hand but Le Bou slips the punch.
Le Bou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dingo moves away.
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 Matt Dingo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dingo scores with a body shot.
A jab lands there for Dingo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Dingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dingo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dingo misses with a body kick.
Le Bou doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le Bou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dingo gets caught napping as Le Bou dives in and scores a takedown. Dingo manages to retain guard.
Dingo is looking for a triangle but Le Bou pushes his legs off easily.
Dingo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Le Bou's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dingo stops Le Bou from standing up.
Dingo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Le Bou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Le Bou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dingo is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Bou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dingo tries to free his leg and advance position but Le Bou is retaining full guard.
Dingo is working hard here to advance position.
Le Bou keeping moving, preventing Dingo from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Le Bou is trying to control the position but Dingo postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dingo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le Bou bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Le Bou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo lands a really nice looking cross but Le Bou seems unphased.
Le Bou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dingo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dingo misses with a takedown
and Le Bou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dingo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Le Bou defends it nicely.
Le Bou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Dingo.
Matt Dingo is winning the standup battle so far.
Dingo moves out of range of the body kick.
Dingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Le Bou was well out of range. Poor timing from Dingo.
Dingo scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou throws a head kick but Dingo moves out of range.
Le Bou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Bou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Le Bou throws a body punch but Dingo moves out of range.
Dingo tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Bou swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dingo connects with a nice looking jab.
Good shot there by Dingo.
Le Bou looks to score with a jab to the body but Dingo is just out of range.
A jab from Le Bou finds it's way through Dingo's defenses.
Dingo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Le Bou looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dingo lands with an uppercut that bounces Le Bou off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Dingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dingo lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Dingo misses.
Le Bou scores with a hook to the body. Dingo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Bou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dingo throws a body punch but Le Bou moves out of range.
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!
Le Bou throws a series of punches but Dingo avoids them all with ease.
Le Bou misses with a straight left.
Le Bou misses with a straight right.
Dingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bou scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Dingo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Bou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dingo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dingo has closed the distance and engaged Le Bou in a clinch.
Dingo avoiding damage.
Le Bou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dingo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dingo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Le Bou back to the cage. Dingo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dingo takes a swing at Le Bou's ribcage but misses.
Le Bou is looking to clinch.
Dingo throws out a loose jab but Le Bou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dingo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dingo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Le Bou was covering up waiting for the punch and Dingo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dingo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Le Bou is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dingo is looking to advance position but Le Bou has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Dingo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Le Bou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Bou is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dingo defends it well.
Dingo is looking for a sweep. Le Bou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le Bou is looking to take a break and control but Dingo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dingo is looking for a sweep. Le Bou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Le Bou thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dingo to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dingo looking to control.
Dingo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Bou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Le Bou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Matt Dingo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Le Bou pushes down on Dingo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Le Bou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dingo actively working from the bottom here.
Dingo is controlling Le Bou's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Le Bou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Le Bou is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dingo moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou wants to pass the guard but Dingo is keeping the position.
Dingo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dingo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Le Bou doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Le Bou manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Le Bou wants to control from the top but Dingo keeps moving.
Dingo wants to sweep here but Le Bou controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Le Bou wants to pass the guard but Dingo is keeping the position.
Dingo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dingo looking for a guillotine here but Le Bou defends easily.
Dingo keeping moving, preventing Le Bou from controlling successfully.
Dingo wants to sweep but no luck.
Dingo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Le Bou gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Le Bou slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dingo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Le Bou connects with a decent elbow.
Thom Le Bou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dingo can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Dingo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dingo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Dingo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matt Dingo waved his t-shirt featuring 5th Round Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles has chosen I Am by Dale Oliver as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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210 lbs
18 - 14 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, R J MacReady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aj Styles!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacReady bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Styles slips a jab from MacReady.
Nice uppercut there from MacReady.
MacReady pushes Styles up against the cage in a clinch.
Styles misses with some punches.
Styles working aggressively here.
Styles misses with the head strike.
MacReady tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Styles misses with a hook to the ribs.
MacReady breaks the clinch.
MacReady connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Styles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling MacReady to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot by MacReady.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacReady connects with a solid leg kick.
MacReady throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
MacReady throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Styles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
MacReady feints and then cracks Styles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Styles down.
MacReady throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacReady misses with a lunging right hand
and Styles counters with a takedown into side control.
MacReady is looking to regain half guard here but Styles keeps moving and retains side control.
MacReady can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady is trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacReady avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Styles.
Styles has hold of MacReady's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! MacReady tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Styles cranks the arm and MacReady screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from MacReady, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Aj Styles!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Minard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East comes to the cage accompanied by Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Minard has chosen Walk 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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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
23 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Minard!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minard lands a leg kick that knocks East off balance momentarily.
Minard throws a head kick but East moves out of range.
East misses with a straight right.
East throws a leg kick but Minard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Minard misses the shot to the body.
Minard avoids the body shot from East.
Minard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minard dips to his left and cracks East with an uppercut!
Minard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. East tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Minard is in East's guard.
East bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Minard's guard.
East wants to control from the top but Minard keeps moving.
Minard controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East throwing strikes from guard but Minard blocks nicely.
Minard keeping moving, preventing East from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Klein East wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Minard takes a swing at East's ribcage but misses.
East throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East throws a hook to the side of Minard's head but Minard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
East takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
Liam Minard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minard 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.
East takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Minard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Minard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Minard cracks a nice hook into East's ribs.
Minard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Minard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by East.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
East takes a body punch but keeps moving.
East lands a jab to the head.
A punch combination from Minard misses.
Minard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Minard.
Minard misses with a body kick.
Minard lands a nice hook to East's body. East takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard thows a body shot but no joy.
Minard avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice jab there from Minard.
Minard lands a jab.
Minard swings widly with a right hand
and East makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
East uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minard.
Minard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Minard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
East will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minard moves away.
East shoots in for a takedown but Minard shows good takedown defense.
A clash of legs there as Minard blocks the low kick.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East misses with a low kick as Minard jumps back.
Minard misses with a hook to the body
and East connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minard wants to land a leg kick but East is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East throws an overhand right that lands on Minard's shoulder, as Minard tries to avoid the shot.
East moves out of range of the leg kick from Minard.
East wants to slow Minard down by chopping away at his legs.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minard.
East dodges the punch combination from Minard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
East misses the shot to the body.
East throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
East tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Minard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minard throws a looping overhand right but East ducks down to avoid it.
East fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Minard checks it well.
East throws a wild body kick that Minard sees coming a mile off.
East lands a leg kick that knocks Minard off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick misses from East.
Minard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping East at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Minard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Minard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Liam Minard will probably get the nod.
That's time! East's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
East throws a low kick but it's checked well by Minard.
East is looking to chop away at Minard's legs.
East scores with a decent looking hook.
Minard avoids the body shot from East.
East buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by East there.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
Minard scores with a jab to the jaw.
Minard 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.
Minard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but East circles away quickly and effectively.
Minard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. East sees it coming and avoids it easily.
East is looking to chop away at Minard's legs.
East throws a solid leg kick but Minard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at East.
Minard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minard tries to land a front kick but East steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
East slips a jab from Minard.
Minard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minard throws a shot to the body.
Minard looks to land a body kick but East moved away.
Minard clobbers East with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Minard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before East can pounce on him.
A slow jab from Minard misses its intended target.
Minard misses with a wild combination.
Minard lands a leg kick that knocks East off balance momentarily.
East takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot lands for Minard.
Minard throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
Minard with a nice cross.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minard was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
Minard swings for the body but East moves out of range.
East will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
East throws a shot from downtown. Minard moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East cracks the inside of Minard's front leg.
East throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Minard throws a head kick but East moves out of range.
Minard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and East counters with a leg kick.
Minard is breathing heavily.
Minard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minard misses with an uppercut.
East slips a jab from Minard.
Minard moves out of range as East throws a body kick.
East tried to score with a low kick but Minard checks it.
East tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minard digs a good body shot into East's ribs.
East avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
East misses with a looping right.
Minard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by East.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard scores with a body shot.
East throws the kick towards the body but Minard avoids it.
Minard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
East scoring well with a low kick there.
Minard loads up on a big right hand but East slips the punch.
East on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Minard. Minard obviously looking to wear him down.
East throws a quick inside leg kick.
Minard 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.
East dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Minard. That did some damage!
East misses with a body shot.
East takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Minard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Minard throws a right and a left that East avoids nicely.
A big left from Minard misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An inside leg kick lands from East.
Minard misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East scores with a body shot.
Minard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
East connects with a leg kick. Minard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
East connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Minard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut lands for East. That snapped Minard's head back.
Minard throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
East connects with an inside leg kick.
East bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Minard's head backwards.
East closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Minard tries to get to full guard but East has control of the leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from East.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klein East dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
East throws a head kick that misses.
Minard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from East. That one must have hurt.
Nice uppercut there from East.
Minard just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Minard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klein East is winning the standup battle so far.
East connects with a crisp jab.
East misses with a low kick.
East throws a low kick but it's checked well by Minard.
East takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Minard throws a big shot that misses.
East motions for Minard to come forward. East throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
East steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minard.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minard manages to avoid it.
East lands a nice looking kick to the body. Minard takes a step back to recover.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East cracks Minard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Minard throws the left hand but East avoids the punch easily.
East throws out a loose jab but Minard uses good head movement to avoid it.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Minard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
East misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Minard. That snapped East's head back.
Minard misses with a straight right.
Minard throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
East shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Minard but Minard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Minard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
East avoids the head kick by Minard.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
East bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
Minard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minard scores with a punch to the head.
East takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
East avoids the body shot from Minard.
Minard rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and East counters with a slapping leg kick.
East misses with a low kick.
East fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Minard is out of range.
Minard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Minard tries to work over East's front leg with a kick but East checks it.
A shot to the liver by East. Beautiful body shot.
East cracks a nice hook into Minard's ribs.
East throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by East.
Minard takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
East cracks the inside of Minard's front leg.
East throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minard checks a low kick from East.
Minard throws a predictable looking body shot
and East counters with an inside leg kick.
Minard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Minard swings for the body but East moves out of range.
East misses with a low kick as Minard jumps back.
Minard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
East connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
East dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
East scoring well with a low kick there.
East scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
East scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Minard shoots in looking for a takedown. East tries to sprawl out of it but Minard keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. East manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
East does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minard takes one on the chin but seems OK.
East feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minard's calf.
East tries a low kick but Minard avoids it.
East cracks Minard with an open hand slap.
East fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Minard checks it well.
Minard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Minard takes a swing at East's ribcage but misses.
East dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Minard. That did some damage!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from East is defended easily by Minard.
East slips a jab from Minard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Minard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minard misses with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klein East showed his dominance in that final round.
Well East has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klein East!
After the big win, Klein East made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Firebird Designs and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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