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EEC 162 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Havel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Kanzaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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157 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Micheal Havel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Kanzaki!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Kanzaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Havel which made him look bad.
Havel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kanzaki fails with the takedown.
Havel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Havel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Havel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Havel stalling.
Still in the clinch, Havel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Havel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havel stalling against the cage.
Havel scores with a shoulder strike.
Havel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kanzaki or not.
Havel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Havel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Havel stalks Kanzaki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kanzaki's face. Kanzaki staggers backwards, shaken.
Havel bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Havel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Havel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Havel stuns Kanzaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kanzaki moves out of range as Havel throws a body kick.
Micheal Havel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Havel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kanzaki takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Havel misses with a body shot
and Kanzaki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Havel!
Havel is looking to improve his position but Kanzaki isn't that keen on the idea.
Kanzaki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Havel is surviving well by controlling Kanzaki's body position as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanzaki is working for a guillotine from mount but Havel frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kanzaki.
Havel defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kanzaki.
Havel wants to hold on but Kanzaki pushes him away.
Kanzaki working for a submission but Havel is keeping him at bay.
Havel tries to reverse the position but Kanzaki maintains control.
Kanzaki with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kanzaki goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Havel turns into him and now he's in Kanzaki's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havel stands up from Kanzaki's guard - Havel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Havel misses the jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Havel keeps Kanzaki at a distance using the push kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Havel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Havel dominated that round.
That's time! Havel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Havel misses with a low kick.
Kanzaki fails with the takedown
and Havel counters with a slapping leg kick.
Havel throws a body kick that misses.
Kanzaki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kanzaki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Havel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kanzaki.
Havel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Micheal Havel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanzaki closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Havel quickly recovers to half guard.
Kanzaki stops Havel from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havel gets full guard.
Kanzaki postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Havel is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kanzaki, into his guard.
Kanzaki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kanzaki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Havel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Havel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanzaki keeping moving, preventing Havel from controlling successfully.
Kanzaki pulls Havel in close to prevent any damage.
Havel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee asks Havel politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Havel prefers to stall for the moment though.
Havel is looking to take a break and control but Kanzaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Havel stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Havel throws a series of punches but Kanzaki avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havel tries to clinch there but Kanzaki circles away.
Havel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Havel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Havel misses with the combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Kanzaki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Havel lands the left hand.
Havel throws a body kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havel thows a leg kick but Kanzaki checks it
and Kanzaki counters with a shoot takedown. Havel fights it but they end up in guard.
Havel trying to control the position.
Havel scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab by Havel.
Havel looks to land a combination but Kanzaki avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Havel looks to land a combination but Kanzaki avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Havel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Havel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kanzaki checks it well.
Kanzaki shoots for a takedown but Havel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Micheal Havel dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Havel tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanzaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanzaki blocks a head kick by Havel.
Havel misses with a body shot.
Havel throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Havel feints a jab promting Kanzaki to slip. Havel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kanzaki slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Havel misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kanzaki.
Havel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Micheal Havel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Havel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kanzaki on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanzaki tries to move into range but Havel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kanzaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kanzaki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ryo Kanzaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kanzaki is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Havel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Havel has escaped and now he's on top!
Kanzaki trying to keep a closed guard but Havel is proving a slippery customer.
Kanzaki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Havel is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havel stands up from Kanzaki's guard - Havel perhaps looking for a knockout.
Havel tests Kanzaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Havel scores with a shot to the body.
Jab by Havel.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanzaki has his takedown stuffed
and Havel counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanzaki avoids the head kick by Havel.
Havel tries a head kick but it misses.
Havel is looking to clinch.
Kanzaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Havel tries to bum rush Kanzaki with a series of wild strikes but Kanzaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanzaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Havel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kanzaki on the side of the head.
Kanzaki blocks a head kick by Havel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havel closes the distance but Kanzaki moves to the side
and Kanzaki counters with a single leg into guard. Havel didn't expect that.
Kanzaki stands and throws Havel's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kanzaki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Havel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kanzaki goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Havel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kanzaki's guard! Nice work there by Havel!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanzaki is pulling down on Havel's head. It's preventing any offense from Havel, at least for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Micheal Havel.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Havel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal Havel!
Micheal Havel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Jellyroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jellyroll is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Ecstasy of Gold. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charlie Cote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Jellyroll!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote shoots in and drives through. Jellyroll sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Cote or perhaps it was just good defense by Jellyroll which made him look bad.
Jellyroll scores with a nice right hand.
Cote could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cote throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jellyroll's waist but Jellyroll gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cote off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Cote. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cote takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jellyroll throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cote shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jellyroll closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cote to the mat! Cote manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jellyroll with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jellyroll with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jellyroll cracks Cote with a solid left hand.
Cote keeping moving, preventing Jellyroll from controlling successfully.
Jellyroll connects with a couple of short punches.
Jellyroll is in close to Cote's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jellyroll throws a big right hand that misses.
Jellyroll preventing the sweep.
Cote knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jellyroll on the ground.
Cote is breathing heavily.
Jellyroll got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cote has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jellyroll has managed to get both his arms back between Cote's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jellyroll is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jellyroll landing some decent shots from guard.
Jellyroll postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jellyroll working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Jellyroll landing with the ground and pound.
Cote is rocked!
Jellyroll has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jellyroll landing with the ground and pound.
Oh Cote is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jellyroll passes into half guard.
Jellyroll content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cote seems to have got his legs back now.
Jellyroll looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jellyroll passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jellyroll trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jellyroll lands with some strikes.
Jellyroll loads up with a big shot that hurts Cote! He's pulled Jellyroll in close but Jellyroll has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Cote survive? More strikes from Jellyroll and Cote is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simon Jellyroll!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximo Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thulsa Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximo Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thulsa Doom!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Drago.
Doom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doom lands the left hand.
Doom misses with a right hand
and Drago counters with a head kick.
Doom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drago throws a head kick but Doom moves out of range.
Doom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago sizes up Doom with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago lands a glancing blow to the side of Doom's head.
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago with a nice cross.
Doom is rocked!
Doom wants to stay close but Drago steps back to make room for something. Doom seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Drago and Doom drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Maximo Drago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Spielberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignacio Kocherlakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spielberg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Soviet National Anthem. Ignacio Kocherlakota will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Spielberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ignacio Kocherlakota!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocherlakota lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spielberg backs up against the cage.
Kocherlakota misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kocherlakota lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Spielberg shoots in looking for a takedown. Kocherlakota tries to sprawl out of it but Spielberg keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kocherlakota manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Spielberg misses with a takedown attempt
and Kocherlakota counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Spielberg tries for a takedown but Kocherlakota sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Spielberg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kocherlakota rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spielberg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooh!!! Kocherlakota has knocked Spielberg down with a huge combo! Kocherlakota steps away and waves a wobbly Spielberg back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Spielberg shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kocherlakota pinned against the cage. Kocherlakota gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Spielberg fails with a takedown attempt.
Kocherlakota slaps away a takedown attempt from Spielberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kocherlakota.
Steven Spielberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Kocherlakota has knocked Spielberg down with a huge combo! Kocherlakota steps away and waves a wobbly Spielberg back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Spielberg is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocherlakota scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spielberg doesn't seem bothered though.
Spielberg is breathing heavily.
Kocherlakota cracks Spielberg's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Spielberg slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Kocherlakota can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ignacio Kocherlakota!
During a confident post fight interview, Ignacio Kocherlakota thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Don't Like the Look of It. Eric Sutter is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nasir Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo feints and then cracks Sutter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sutter down.
Drogo throws a body punch but Sutter moves out of range.
Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Sutter off balance momentarily.
Sutter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drogo checks a low kick from Sutter.
Sutter thows a body shot but no joy.
Sutter throws a body kick that misses.
Sutter misses with a looping right.
That kick from Drogo tenderised Sutter's leg. Sutter is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sutter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drogo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drogo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drogo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sutter doesn't seem bothered though.
Drogo lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sutter lands an overhand right.
Nice body kick there by Sutter.
Sutter thows a body shot but no joy.
Drogo loads up on a big right hand but Sutter slips the punch.
Drogo throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogo.
Drogo misses with a few strikes there.
Drogo slips under a jab.
Sutter swings widly with a right hand
and Drogo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sutter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drogo. Drogo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drogo takes the fight into the clinch.
Sutter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sutter looking to throw knees to the head but Drogo is blocking nicely.
Drogo avoiding damage as Sutter throws knees to the body.
Sutter can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drogo as Sutter tries to tie him up.
Drogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sutter won't want to take too many of those.
Sutter misses with a punch to the body.
Sutter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drogo obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutter throws a head punch that misses.
Drogo is pushing Sutter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sutter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drogo lands a nice elbow.
Drogo stalling.
Drogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sutter's face.
Sutter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drogos head.
A short left from Sutter.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sutter avoids it.
Sutter misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo stalling.
Sutter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sutter misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sutter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drogo's elbow.
Drogo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sutter takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drogo is pushing Sutter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sutter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sutter scores with a shoulder strike.
Drogo lands a knee to the head.
Sutter misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Drogo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sutter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sutter stalling against the cage.
Sutter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sutter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drogo's elbow.
Drogo controlling the action here for a moment.
Sutter has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Sutter letting Drogo take a breather here.
Drogo trying to control the position but instead, Sutter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drogo into the cage.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sutter avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo blocks a body shot from Sutter.
Sutter stalling the fight.
Sutter receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sutter.
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 Nasir Drogo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drogo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sutters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drogo ducks under a wild hook from Sutter.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sutter moves away.
Eric Sutter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Drogo.
Sutter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogo moves away.
Sutter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drogo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sutter misses with the body kick
and Drogo counters with a one-two to the body.
Sutter throws a leg kick but Drogo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drogo feints and then cracks Sutter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sutter down.
Sutter misses with a body shot.
Sutter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drogo.
Sutter misses with a two punch combination.
Drogo tries to clinch up but Sutter circles away and keeps his distance.
Drogo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sutter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutter misses the shot to the body.
Drogo moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sutter throws an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Sutter.
Drogo lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Drogo.
Sutter is breathing heavily.
Drogo slowing the pace effectively.
Sutter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sutter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sutter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drogo scores with a knee to the head.
Drogo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drogo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sutter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sutter backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nasir Drogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sutter is defending well for now.
Drogo trying to land knees to the body.
Drogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Sutter avoids the damage to the body.
Sutter trying to control the position but instead, Drogo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sutter into the cage.
Sutter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sutter lands a shoulder strike.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Sutter.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sutter connects with a knee to the head.
Drogo tries a knee to the head but Sutter blocks it.
Sutter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drogo's elbow.
Drogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sutter being controlled against the cage.
Sutter can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Sutter is trying to break the clinch but Drogo is controlling him.
Sutter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sutter misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sutter misses with a body punch.
Sutter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Sutter.
Sutter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sutter takes an elbow to the temple.
Sutter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sutter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drogo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drogo has Sutter pressed against the cage, preventing Sutter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sutter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sutter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sutter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drogo's elbow.
Drogo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Drogo stalling in the clinch but Sutter improves position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutter misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo trying to control the position but instead, Sutter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drogo into the cage.
Sutter throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo working Sutter over with knees to the body.
Drogo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nasir Drogo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Drogo staying out of range there.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sutter was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Drogo dodges the punch combination from Sutter.
Drogo clinches.
Drogo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drogo stalling in the clinch but Sutter improves position.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Sutter misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drogo landing knees to the body.
Sutter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sutter won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sutter misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sutter tries to stall but Drogo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sutter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drogo crunches a lovely knee into Sutter's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo lands an elbow that stopped Sutter in his tracks for a moment.
Drogo leaning against his opponent.
Sutter misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drogo slowing the pace effectively.
Nice elbow from Drogo.
Sutter is trying to maintain a safe position but Drogo gets an underhook and turns Sutter into the cage.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sutter can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Drogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sutter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drogo lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo lands an elbow inside that Sutter shrugs off.
It looks like Eric Sutter has been cut.
Drogo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drogo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Sutter won't want to take too many of those.
Drogo lands an elbow that stopped Sutter in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Drogo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sutter throws an elbow but it misses.
Drogo lands an elbow inside that Sutter shrugs off.
Drogo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drogo crunches a lovely knee into Sutter's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Drogo.
Stalling in the clinch from Drogo.
Drogo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Eric Sutter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is stalling here.
Drogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sutter in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sutter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sutter letting Drogo take a breather here.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Sutter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sutter misses with a knee strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sutter.
Sutter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drogo's elbow.
Drogo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Nasir Drogo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sutter tries a body shot but Drogo blocks it.
Sutter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sutter tries to work over Drogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sutter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sutter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sutter misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Drogo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo prevents a body shot from Sutter.
Drogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sutter backwards.
Sutter is trying to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nasir Drogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drogo 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nasir Drogo!
Our winner, Nasir Drogo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lamar Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gatho has chosen 666 - Bomba! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Lamar Bradshaw has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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190 lbs
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187 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lamar Bradshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Gatho!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw connects with a body shot.
Bradshaw tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bradshaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gatho closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bradshaw to the mat! Bradshaw manages to get full guard.
Gatho wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.
Bradshaw on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bradshaw tries to get out of the position.
Gatho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gatho trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gatho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bradshaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gatho looking to sit in guard and control but Bradshaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bradshaw wants to control from the top but Gatho keeps moving.
Gatho wants to sweep but no luck.
Gatho controls Bradshaw momentarily but Bradshaw frees himself.
Gatho wants to sweep here but Bradshaw controlling him for the moment.
Gatho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bradshaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Gatho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho has his foot on Bradshaw's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bradshaw works his way back into a safe position though.
Bradshaw wanted to stand there but Gatho had control of the position.
Gatho wants to sweep here but Bradshaw controlling him for the moment.
Gatho is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bradshaw looking to sit in guard and control but Gatho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bradshaw is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is looking to stand up but Gatho isn't so interested in that idea.
Bradshaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Gatho passes into half guard.
Bradshaw works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bradshaw will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gatho is pushing down on Bradshaw's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bradshaw is fighting to maintain full guard but Gatho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gatho trying to control from half guard but Bradshaw is working away.
Bradshaw knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gatho on the ground.
Bradshaw preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Gatho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho is trying to control. Bradshaw wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gatho tries to pass to full mount but Bradshaw defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatho sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gatho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradshaw keeps working.
Gatho is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatho tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bradshaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ben Gatho was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bradshaw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gatho's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gatho dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bradshaw chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gatho fails to land the takedown.
Gatho shoots in but Bradshaw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bradshaw.
Gatho drives through with a takedown into Bradshaw's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gatho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gatho stopping the sweep attempt from Bradshaw.
Gatho throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatho won't allow Bradshaw to get back to his feet.
Gatho wants to pass the guard but Bradshaw is keeping the position.
Gatho stopping the sweep attempt from Bradshaw.
Gatho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bradshaw keeping moving, preventing Gatho from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gatho blocks a head kick by Bradshaw.
Bradshaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatho shoots in looking for a takedown but Bradshaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gatho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lamar Bradshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gatho.
Gatho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bradshaw as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bradshaw coming out on top.
Gatho blocks a jab.
Bradshaw wants to land a leg kick but Gatho is out of range.
Gatho closes the distance and clinches up with Bradshaw, looking for a takedown. Gatho pushes Bradshaw against the cage but Bradshaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gatho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gatho shoots for a takedown but Bradshaw saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bradshaw defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gatho.
Bradshaw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lamar Bradshaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradshaw misses with a double jab.
Bradshaw leaves Gatho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gatho is breathing heavily.
Bradshaw gets caught flat footed, as Gatho shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bradshaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Bradshaw, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gatho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bradshaw pulls Gatho in close to his closed guard and prevents Gatho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gatho trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bradshaw throws a right and a left that Gatho avoids nicely.
Gatho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bradshaw moves away.
Bradshaw throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bradshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Gatho or perhaps it was just good defense by Bradshaw which made him look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Bradshaw. No joy for Gatho on that attempt.
Bradshaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Gatho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bradshaw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gatho's sensitive parts.
Gatho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bradshaw avoids it really well and circles away.
Bradshaw connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bradshaw throws a leg kick which misses Gatho's front leg but catches the back leg as Gatho tries to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bradshaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamar Bradshaw dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bradshaw connects with a nice looking jab.
Bradshaw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gatho.
Bradshaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Gatho. Gatho gets slowly back to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gatho checks a leg kick.
Donk. Gatho catches Bradshaw right on the button with a cross.
Bradshaw is looking to slow Gatho down with leg kicks.
Bradshaw tries to clinch up but Gatho circles away and keeps his distance.
Gatho shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bradshaw's guard.
Gatho prevents Bradshaw from getting back to his feet.
Bradshaw is looking to sweep but instead, Gatho has passed into half guard.
Bradshaw tries to get to full guard but Gatho has control of the leg.
Bradshaw is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw is looking to control Gatho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradshaw avoid being mounted?
Bradshaw tries to kick Gatho off but Gatho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gatho is looking to take a break and control but Bradshaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gatho works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gatho landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The referee warns Bradshaw that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gatho looking to control but Bradshaw is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bradshaw is in a horrible position here. Gatho smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gatho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gatho content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gatho.
Bradshaw tries to hold on but Gatho pushes him away.
Gatho landing strikes from the mount and Bradshaw is in trouble!
Bradshaw is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Ben Gatho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bradshaw is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gatho working the ground and pound effectively.
Gatho unloads with some shots from mount but Bradshaw bucks and avoids them well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho landing strikes from the mount.
Bradshaw is desperately trying to improve his position but Gatho has a good base and remains in mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bradshaw regains half guard.
Bradshaw is refusing to be controlled, as Gatho sits in half guard.
Gatho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gatho controlling the action here.
Gatho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatho prevents Bradshaw from standing back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Gatho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gatho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Gatho!
During a confident post fight interview, Ben Gatho thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mack Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Campana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Speed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Disturbed / Down With The Sickness. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Excellent MT
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mack Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dean Campana!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Campana. Beautiful body shot.
Speed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Campana is predictable there
and Speed counters with a big head kick but Campana shrugs it off.
Speed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Speed lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Campana has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Campana and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Campana tries to score with a low kick but Speed moves his leg out of the way.
Speed tries to land a front kick but Campana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Speed takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Campana off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Speed.
Campana fails with the takedown.
Campana connects with a good right hand that stumbles Speed. Speed circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Speed checks a leg kick.
Speed blocks a leg kick.
Speed misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campana throws a head kick but Speed moves out of range.
Campana dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Speed. That did some damage!
Speed wants to slow Campana down by chopping away at his legs.
Campana jabs Speed right on the nose. Speed blinks but takes it well.
Campana throws a lazy uppercut
and Speed counters with a big head kick but Campana shrugs it off.
Campana tries a low kick but Speed avoids it.
Speed cracks Campana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Campana throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Campana tries to move into range but Speed moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Speed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Campana. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Speed buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Speed.
Speed blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campana lands with a nice body punch.
Crunch! Speed slams his shin into Campana's torso.
Speed blocks the body kick.
Campana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Speed really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Speed lands a head kick!
Campana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed connects with a high kick.
Speed thumps Campana with a low kick.
Campana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mack Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed lands a head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Speed.
A big right from Speed misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed stuns Campana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Campana shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Speed sprawls well. Speed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Campana gets slowly back to his feet.
Mack Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot lands for Speed.
Speed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Campana.
Speed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Speed tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Campana misses.
Campana is looking to chop away at Speed's legs.
Speed lands with a slapping head kick.
Campana is rocked!
Speed connects with a leg kick. Campana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Campana is still on wobbly legs! Can Speed finish him?
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!
Campana has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Speed.
Campana looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed thumps Campana with a low kick.
Whack! Speed lands a heavy head kick that drops Campana. The ref tackles Speed to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Campana was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mack Speed!
Post fight, an emotional Mack Speed said 'Right kick (T)KO, left kick KTFO. Which one was it this time?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John J Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rambo has chosen American Badass as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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285 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, John J Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan darts in and clinches Rambo up against the cage.
Rambo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dylan backwards.
Rambo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dylan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rambo is keeping busy.
Rambo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dylan backwards.
Dylan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dylan lands with a right to the head.
Rambo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rambo.
Dylan working aggressively here.
Dylan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Dylan.
Rambo lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Rambo.
It looks like Lucas Dylan has been cut.
Rambo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rambo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rambo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rambo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rambo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dylan is rocked!
Dylan blocking some punches.
Oh Dylan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dylan misses with some punches.
Rambo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rambo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dylan seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rambo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dylan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dylan misses with some punches.
Dylan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dylan working aggressively here.
Rambo digs a right hand underneath Dylan's ribcage. Dylan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rambo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rambo has a couple of punches blocked by Dylan.
Rambo misses with the head strike.
Rambo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rambo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rambo.
Rambo gets through Dylan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dylan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rambo fails to land.
Rambo dips a shoulder and cracks Dylan with a mighty uppercut! Dylan falls back against the cage and Rambo unloads with a barrage of strikes! Dylan is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rambo screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John J Rambo!
John J Rambo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankestein Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by STOMP!!! by The Brothers Johnson!!!. Randy Ortiz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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277 lbs
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankestein Mir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randy Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortiz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mir is able to avoid easily.
Ortiz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mir counters with a stiff right hand.
Mir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mir.
Ortiz blocks a low kick nicely.
Ortiz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Mir misses.
Ortiz slips under a jab from Mir.
Mir drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mir misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mir tries to advance to mount but can't.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ortiz dodges the ground and pound from Mir.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortiz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ortiz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mir.
Ortiz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mir wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ortiz regains half guard.
Mir prevents Ortiz from improving his position.
Ortiz is doing well to control the position and prevent Mir from advancing to side control.
Mir throwing shots but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Ortiz is trying to control but can't.
Mir looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ortiz tries to roll over but Mir keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz trying to hold on to Mir's head to control him but Mir postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is concentrating on defense, preventing Mir from advancing position.
Mir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Ortiz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mir tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ortiz swivels and escapes.
Ortiz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Ortiz scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ortiz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mir is in Ortiz's guard.
Mir is fighting to break Ortiz's control of his arms but Ortiz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ortiz is pulling down on Mir's head to control his posture.
Ortiz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortiz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ortiz pulls Mir in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Randy Ortiz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ortiz looks to land a left hand but Mir moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mir avoids it really well and circles away.
Mir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mir just misses with a punch to the body.
Mir shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mir showed some decent athleticism there.
Ortiz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mir throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir pushing down on Ortiz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ortiz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Mir is controlling well.
Mir is trying to control. Ortiz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortiz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ortiz wants to improve his position but Mir is controlling well.
Mir throwing shots but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Mir trying to mount his opponent but Ortiz defends it.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mir.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz is not content to let Mir control the position.
Ortiz wants to get back to full guard.
Ortiz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ortiz.
Mir throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frankestein Mir dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mir.
Mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ortiz is fending him off so far but Mir persists. Nope, Ortiz circles away and we're back to standing.
Mir with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ortiz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankestein Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Mir checks it.
Ortiz scores with a jab.
Mir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ortiz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mir walks into a stiff left hand from Ortiz.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ortiz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mir under the eye.
Mir shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ortiz as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Ortiz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ortiz stuffs the takedown attempt from Mir. Mir gets slowly back to his feet.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt - Ortiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by Ortiz or perhaps it was just good defense by Mir which made him look bad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mir doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ortiz closes the distance and clinches up with Mir, looking for a takedown. Ortiz pushes Mir against the cage but Mir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mir tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz gets the takedown into side control.
Ortiz fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ortiz working the body and head with strikes.
Mir defending against the ground and pound.
Mir takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ortiz trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ortiz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Mir is trying to get back to half guard.
Ortiz slows the pace down.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ortiz misses with the ground and pound.
Mir gets back to half guard.
Mir is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is controlling the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mir changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ortiz tries to avoid it but Mir manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ortiz to the ground. Ortiz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ortiz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ortiz avoids the body shot from Mir.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz misses with a low kick as Mir jumps back.
Mir shoots in and bounces Ortiz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Ortiz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mir takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Mir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Mir.
Mir has a takedown stuffed.
Frankestein Mir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mir is out of range and Ortiz settles back down.
Mir moves out of range of the body kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Mir.
Frankestein Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mir fails to land with a series of punches.
Ortiz cracks Mir with a good jab.
Ortiz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mir. Mir circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankestein Mir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir checks the leg kick.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Mir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ortiz slaps away a takedown attempt from Mir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mir moves forwards but Ortiz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Ortiz and Mir goes tumbling to the canvas! Ortiz follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Mir is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oh Mir is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ortiz not doing much here.
Ortiz landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ortiz controlling the action here.
Mir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Mir seems to have got his legs back now.
Ortiz passes to full mount!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Ortiz! Mir is hurt baaadly! Ortiz is firing away with more strikes - Mir is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Ortiz! Randy Ortiz retains his heavyweight title!
After the big win, Randy Ortiz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chino has chosen Booty Sweat Promo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alpha Chino!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan avoids a kick to the body.
Jordan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chino moves away.
Chino looks to land a body kick but Jordan moved away.
Chino misses with a low kick as Jordan jumps back.
Jordan avoids the head kick by Chino.
Chino gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chino lands a nice knee to the body.
Chino lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jordan.
Jordan lands a left hand.
Jordan fails to pull guard.
Chino misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jordan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Chino uses from the top position.
Jordan wants to sweep here but Chino controlling him for the moment.
Jordan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan wants to sweep here but Chino controlling him for the moment.
Chino is looking to work some ground and pound but Jordan has wrist control.
Jordan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chino!
Jordan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jordan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jordan looking to control but Chino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jordan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jordan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chino is surviving well by controlling Jordan's body position as best he can.
Jordan looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino blocking the ground and pound.
Jordan unloading with bombs!
Jordan looking to control but Chino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jordan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jordan unloads with some shots from mount but Chino bucks and avoids them well.
Jordan looking to control but Chino is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jordan dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chino is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jordan throws a hook but Chino avoids it easily.
Chino moves out of range of the leg kick from Jordan.
Chino tries to clinch but Jordan is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Jordan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chino's calf.
Chino blocks a leg kick.
Chino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chino lands a leg kick that knocks Jordan off balance momentarily.
Chino throws a push kick but Jordan slaps the foot to one side.
Jordan misses with a jab to the body
and Chino counters with a body kick.
Chino clinches with his opponent.
Chino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jordan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chino walks away with a smile on his face. Jordan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Chino lands with an overhand left.
Jordan tries to clinch but Chino is having none of it.
Jordan tries a low kick but Chino avoids it.
Chino moves in looking to clinch but Jordan pushes him off.
Jordan tries to clinch up.
Chino keeps the fight on the outside.
Jordan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jordan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chino scoring well with a low kick there.
Chino misses with a low kick.
Chino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jordan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Jordan misses with a low kick as Chino jumps back.
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!
A head kick misses from Jordan.
Jordan lunges at Chino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chino's hand.
Jordan moves out of range of the body kick from Chino.
Jordan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chino.
Chino slips under a jab.
Chino tries a head kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jordan, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jordan, as that shot connected.
Jordan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chino throws a leg kick but Jordan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jordan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chino avoids the body shot from Jordan.
Jordan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jordan with a jab.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Chino.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jordan.
Chino lands a leg kick that knocks Jordan off balance momentarily.
Chino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jordan's sensitive parts.
Chino lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chino swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Chino defending well as Jordan loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jordan, right into the meat.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chino.
Chino moves in looking to clinch but Jordan pushes him off.
Jordan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chino blocks a head kick by Jordan.
Jordan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordan thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jordan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jordan avoids the head kick by Chino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jordan throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Chino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jordan fails to land the takedown.
Chino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jordan rather than just go for the knockout.
Chino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jordan connects with a right hand. Chino shakes it off.
Jordan blocks the body kick.
Chino lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jordan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chino, as that shot connected.
A punch lands to the side of Chino 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jordan throws a lazy right hand but Chino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Chino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chino slips a jab from Jordan.
Jordan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alpha Chino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jordan misses with a looping left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jordan.
Jordan jabs Chino to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jordan throws a wild body kick that Chino sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jordan.
Jordan swats away the attempt to clinch by Chino.
Chino checks a leg kick nicely.
Jordan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chino. Chino obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to clinch but Chino moves out of range.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Chino moves away and avoids it.
Jordan tries to clinch but Chino is having none of it.
Chino checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jordan throws a poor cross that misses
and Chino makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jordan really felt that one!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chino clinches up with Jordan and pushes him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jordan blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Jordan.
Jordan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chino backwards.
Jordan tries to pull guard but Chino forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jordan misses with an elbow over the top.
Chino slows down the pace here.
Jordan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chino smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Jordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan misses with a leg kick.
Jordan misses with a hook. Chino ducked under it nicely.
Jordan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jordan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jordan misses with a straight left.
Chino throws a push kick but Jordan slaps the foot to one side.
Chino misses with a head kick.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Chino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chino lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jordan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jordan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chino throws a body punch but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan blocks a head kick by Chino.
Chino takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chino throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jordan motions for Chino to come forward. Jordan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chino stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jordan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan throws a shot from downtown. Chino moves away and avoids it.
Jordan gets tackled into the cage by Chino. Chino maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A good leg kick by Jordan.
Chino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jordan moves out of range of the body kick from Chino.
Jordan misses with a hook.
Jordan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jordan avoids a kick to the body.
Chino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jordan's calf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jordan checks a leg kick.
Chino tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jordan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jordan, right into the meat.
Jordan avoids the body shot from Chino.
Joe Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jordan jabs Chino right on the nose. Chino blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chino slips a straight right by Jordan.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chino.
Jordan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chino doesn't seem bothered though.
Chino is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nice body punch from Chino.
Chino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chino keeps the fight on the outside.
Chino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chino.
Jordan throws out a leg kick but Chino moves out of range and Jordan only half commits.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Jordan blocks the leg kick.
Chino just misses with a punch to the body.
Chino throws a leg kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chino!
Jordan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chino doesn't seem bothered though.
Jordan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jordan moves into range and clinches up with Chino.
Jordan is trying to pull guard but Chino turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan scores with a shot to the side of Chino's head.
Chino stalling in the clinch.
Jordan throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chino just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jordan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chino to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Jordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan scores with a shoulder strike.
Chino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jordan is keeping busy.
Jordan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chino fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jordan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Chino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jordan's calf.
Nice body kick from Chino.
Chino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordan manages to avoid it.
Jordan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws a leg kick
and Chino holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jordan.
Chino blocks an elbow strike from Jordan.
Jordan fails to pull guard.
Chino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A bit of stalling here from Chino.
Chino tries a knee to the head but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jordan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Chino just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chino prevents a body shot from Jordan.
Chino looking to throw knees to the head but Jordan is blocking nicely.
Chino tries to land a knee to the head but Jordan blocks with his arms.
Jordan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Joe Jordan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jordan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordan misses with a hook.
A jab from Jordan misses.
Jordan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jordan. Chino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chino throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jordan clinches.
Chino landing knees to the body.
Jordan lands a nice shot to the body.
Jordan looking to slow down the pace here.
Jordan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Knees to the body from Chino.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jordan presses Chino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jordan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chino walks away with a smile on his face. Jordan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slow jab from Jordan misses its intended target.
Jordan punishes Chino's body with a nice straight punch.
Chino 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.
Chino goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jordan misses with a looping right.
Jordan looks to land a right hand but Chino moved out of range.
Chino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chino moves into the clinch successfully.
Chino with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chino connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Chino blocks the low kick.
Chino throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Jordan misses the target.
Joe Jordan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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!
Jordan just misses with a punch to the body.
Chino throws a head kick that misses.
Jordan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jordan clinches.
Jordan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chino throws a head punch that misses.
Jordan digs a right hand into Chino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chino's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino looking to throw knees to the head but Jordan is blocking nicely.
Jordan stalling the fight.
Jordan avoiding damage as Chino throws knees to the body.
Chino tries to land a knee to the head but Jordan blocks with his arms.
Jordan fails to pull guard.
Jordan decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan trying to control the position.
Chino lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan wants to sweep here but Chino controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chino accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alpha Chino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chino works over Jordan with some ground and pound from guard.
Chino won't allow Jordan to sweep him here.
Chino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpha Chino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jordan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 49:46
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Jordan!
A very excited looking Joe Jordan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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