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IC 89: Ortiz Superfight PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ikoa Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trip Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trip Kenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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213 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ikoa Oyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Trip Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenzie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Oyama, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oyama shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kenzie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kenzie can't do much from the bottom here.
Kenzie is looking to reverse the position.
Oyama slows the pace down.
Kenzie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oyama will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kenzie seems a little lost for a moment, as Oyama dominates the positioning.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oyama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kenzie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oyama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenzie keeps working.
Kenzie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Oyama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kenzie is looking to get back to full guard here but Oyama has managed to pass to side control instead.
Oyama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kenzie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oyama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie reaches up around Oyama's neck trying to control. But Oyama takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Kenzie! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Kenzie is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Oyama celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ikoa Oyama!
Ikoa Oyama thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pol Rawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pol Rawn is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergio Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pol Rawn!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souza moves away.
Souza drives through and clinches with Rawn against the ropes.
Rawn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Souza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rawns head.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Souza.
Rawn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Souza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Rawn.
Souza lands with a right to the head.
Rawn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sergio Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pol Rawn.
Souza scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Pol Rawn has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Souza.
Rawn takes a shot to the head.
Souza cracks Rawn with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Souza.
Rawn tries for a takedown but Souza manages to get underhooks.
Souza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rawn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rawn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Souza is defending well.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souza.
Rawn is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Souza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Souza lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Souza.
Souza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That has opened up Pol Rawn's cut even more.
Rawn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Souza is defending well.
Rawn is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Souza - that landed with a thud.
Rawn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Souza just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Souza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Souza scores with a hook to the body.
Souza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Souza.
Souza pushes Rawn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Souza lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza digs a right hand into Rawn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rawn's gas tank.
A short right from Souza on the inside.
Souza scores with a shot to the side of Rawn's head.
The cut above Pol Rawn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rawn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Souza.
Souza scores with a hook to the body.
Rawn looks gassed!
Souza works on Rawn's body with a couple of short punches.
Souza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rawns head.
Rawn can't get the takedown.
Souza lands with a short shot to the head.
Pol Rawn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Souza works on Rawn's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Souza lands a body shot in the clinch.
Souza lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pol Rawn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sergio Souza!
Sergio Souza made sure to mention his sponsor, Crippler's Corner in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Bravado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groot comes to the ring accompanied by Beautiful Death - Wintersun. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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184 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Bravado!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groot scores with a hook.
Groot ducks right into an uppercut from Bravado.
Bravado keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Groot.
Bravado avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bravado blocks a jab.
Bravado feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Groot looking for a guillotine here but Bravado defends easily.
Bravado pushes down on Groot's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Groot works his way to full guard. Good work.
Groot keeping moving, preventing Bravado from controlling successfully.
Groot working for a triangle but Bravado defends it easily.
Bravado works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado wants to pass to mount but Groot is defending the position.
Groot is defending against the submission attempts here by Bravado.
Bravado blocks the strikes from Groot.
Bravado is trying to work for a kimura but Groot is defending well.
Groot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bravado passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groot keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bravado moves to back control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bravado is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Groot is really stuck here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Bravado's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Groot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bravado on the ground.
Bravado looking for the RNC.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bravado working for a choke but Groot is defending well.
Bravado looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groot rolls, trying to escape but Bravado keeps control of the position.
Groot preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Bravado.
Bravado is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bravado goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Groot escapes and is now in half guard on top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Groot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groot thows a huge punch but Bravado dodges it nicely.
Bravado is pressing down on Groot's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Groot works over Bravado with some ground and pound from guard.
Groot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Groot throws a big elbow that misses.
Grootis looking to pass into half guard but Bravado pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bravado is in guard.
Groot had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bravado defends it easily.
Bravado drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bravado jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Groot 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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bravado passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bravado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bravado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bravado dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Groot throws a head kick but Bravado moves out of range.
Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
Bravado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Groot was well out of range. Poor timing from Bravado.
Groot on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bravado changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Groot looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bravado looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Groot's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Groot tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravado advances to full mount.
Bravado working for a guillotine from mount but Groot is in no mood to give up.
Groot is trying to escape the mount.
Bravado avoids the attempt from Groot to control.
Bravado moves to take his opponent's back.
Groot wants to control his opponent's hands but Bravado gets his hands free.
Groot tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravado looking to control but Groot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bravado with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Groot gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Groot is looking to control Bravado's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Groot avoid being mounted?
Bravado passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Groot!
Bravado wants to control the pace but Groot is squirming around nicely.
Bravado is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Groot has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Groot tries to lock up and control but Bravado gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Groot regains half guard.
Groot is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Groot is defending against the submission attempts here by Bravado.
Eddie Bravado has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bravado wants to work for an arm triangle but Groot is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bravado seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Groot does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Groot is in trouble now - Bravado has advanced to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groot is working to get back to half guard.
Bravado looking for a guillotine from mount but Groot is having none of it.
Bravado tries to control but Groot wriggling away.
Bravado moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Groot has worked his arm free - good work by Groot!
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!
Groot is trying to control Bravado's posture but Bravado avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravado wants to control but Groot is keeping him busy.
Bravado tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bravado has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bravado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bravado throws a shot from downtown. Groot moves away and avoids it.
Ramon Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Groot throws an overhand right that lands on Bravado's shoulder, as Bravado tries to avoid the shot.
Groot throws a jab when Bravado was well out of range.
Groot misses with a leg kick.
Bravado shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Groot as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Groot throws a combination that misses
and Bravado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Bravado there.
Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bravado's calf.
A thudding body kick lands there by Groot!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravado takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Groot throws a head kick but Bravado moves out of range.
Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Bravado moves out of range easily.
Groot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bravado gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bravado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Groot counters with a good low kick that Bravado was not able to check.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Groot.
Groot lands with a thumping leg kick.
Groot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Groot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Eddie Bravado has been cut.
Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Eddie Bravado is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Groot, as that shot connected.
Bravado takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bravado shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Groot is trying to defend but Bravado finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Groot missing with punches from the bottom.
Groot tries to roll over but Bravado keeps him under control.
Groot tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Groot trying to control but Bravado postures up.
Groot looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bravado frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravado content just to control the position here.
Groot is looking to improve his position but Bravado isn't that keen on the idea.
Bravado controlling from the full mount.
Bravado avoids the attempt from Groot to control.
Bravado tries to control but Groot wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groot tries to reverse the position but Bravado maintains control.
Bravado looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bravado wants to control the pace but Groot is squirming around nicely.
Bravado controlling from the full mount.
Groot has given up his back. Will we see Bravado going for some submissions?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Groot looking very determined here, making life difficult for Bravado.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Groot showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bravado 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Bravado!
Eddie Bravado very nearly forgot to thank Crippler's Corner amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppi Tarinashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarinashi's entrance music is Bitches get stitches. A fine choice. Al Bundy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
195 lbs
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202 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Counter striker
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Teppi Tarinashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Bundy!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarinashi shoots for a double leg takedown but Bundy sprawls well. He's pushed Tarinashi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tarinashi misses with a takedown attempt
and Bundy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Tarinashi!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bundy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tarinashi tries to reverse the position but Bundy maintains control.
Tarinashi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bundy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bundy unloading with bombs!
Bundy lands a big shot there that rocks Tarinashi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tarinashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bundy with the ground and pound from mount.
Tarinashi is rocked!
Bundy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tarinashi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bundy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Oh Tarinashi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarinashi tries to hold on but Bundy pushes him away.
Bundy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Bundy! Tarinashi is hurt baaadly! Bundy is firing away with more strikes - Tarinashi 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 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Bundy!
Al Bundy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fisher comes to the ring accompanied by Must Be The Money. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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287 lbs
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Steve Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Kelly!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly with a nice cross.
Kelly gets a takedown into half guard.
Kelly lands with a punch from half guard.
Fisher gets back to full guard.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Fisher is keeping the position.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Fisher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fisher is looking to stand up but Kelly isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is looking to work some ground and pound but Fisher has wrist control.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kelly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fisher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kelly defends well.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fisher is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kelly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kelly trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Fisher blocks nicely.
Kelly trying to control but Fisher is working from the bottom.
Kelly trying to move into half guard but instead Fisher has managed to sweep!
Fisher wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Fisher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly pulls Fisher in close to prevent any damage.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fisher.
Fisher stands up from Kelly's guard - Fisher perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kelly lands a nice hook to Fisher's body. Fisher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fisher throws a leg kick but Kelly sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kelly.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly thows a body shot but no joy.
Fisher throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kelly.
Fisher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Fisher counters with a good, hard body kick but Kelly shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher wants to clinch up but Kelly keeps it at a distance.
Kelly stuffs the takedown attempt from Fisher. Fisher gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesse Kelly dominated that round.
That's time! Fisher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelly closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fisher quickly recovers to half guard.
Kelly is keen to just control but Fisher is a slippery customer.
Kelly prevents Fisher from standing back up.
Kelly is trying to control the action in half guard but Fisher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fisher doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.
Kelly moves into full mount! Fisher won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fisher?
Kelly landing shots from mount.
Fisher is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Fisher goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Kelly!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jesse Kelly!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jesse Kelly waved his t-shirt featuring Crippler's Corner's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rayne Wooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Battle-Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Battle-Born has chosen DJ Shadow / Six Days as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Rayne Wooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Battle-Born!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooney is looking to clinch but Battle-Born is avoiding it.
Wooney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Battle-Born was well out of range. Poor timing from Wooney.
Wooney takes a swing at Battle-Born's ribcage but misses.
Battle-Born lands a slapping body shot.
Wooney throws a nice looking combination but Battle-Born bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooney takes the fight into the clinch.
Battle-Born trying to land knees to the body.
Battle-Born swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battle-Born is working Wooney over against the ropes.
Wooney can't break the clinch.
Wooney tries to land knees in the clinch but Battle-Born avoids the damage to the body.
Wooney blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Battle-Born throws an elbow but misses.
Battle-Born working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battle-Born working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle-Born lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Rayne Wooney has been cut.
Wooney fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wooney avoiding damage as Battle-Born throws knees to the body.
Battle-Born swings wildly with an uppercut but Wooney uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battle-Born.
Wooney avoiding damage as Battle-Born throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Battle-Born.
Battle-Born misses with an elbow strike.
Wooney manages to break the clinch.
Wooney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Battle-Born avoids it really well and circles away.
Wooney throws a low kick but Battle-Born moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle-Born wants to clinch.
Wooney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle-Born manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Wooney both land. Nice combination.
Wooney checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Wooney.
Wooney loads up on a big right hand but Battle-Born slips the punch.
Battle-Born clinches up with Wooney and pushes him back against the ropes.
Battle-Born misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battle-Born swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooney avoiding damage as Battle-Born throws knees to the body.
Wooney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Battle-Born tries to land knees in the clinch but Wooney avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wooney.
Wooney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Battle-Born lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooney tries a low kick but Battle-Born avoids it.
Battle-Born blocks a head kick by Wooney.
Battle-Born looks to throw the jab but Wooney is out of range.
Wooney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Battle-Born misses with a looping left.
Battle-Born uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wooney.
Wooney fails to land with a series of punches.
Rayne Wooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battle-Born tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Wooney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wooney lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Battle-Born circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Battle-Born sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wooney somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayne Wooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Battle-Born connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooney changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Battle-Born looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Battle-Born parries the strikes from Wooney easily there. Wooney is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Battle-Born to escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle-Born is looking to reverse the position.
Wooney wants to stand but Battle-Born is controlling his arm.
Wooney has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wooney blocks the body kick.
Battle-Born checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Battle-Born fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooney staying out of range there.
Wooney has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Battle-Born misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooney fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Battle-Born checks it well.
Battle-Born tries to clinch but Wooney is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayne Wooney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rayne Wooney's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Battle-Born looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooney shoots in for a double leg but Battle-Born sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Battle-Born throws a leg kick which misses Wooney's front leg but catches the back leg as Wooney tries to avoid it.
Wooney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooney fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battle-Born manages to avoid it.
Rayne Wooney is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Battle-Born connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Battle-Born pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooney closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wooney prevents Battle-Born from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Battle-Born makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle-Born misses with a straight right.
Wooney shoots in and drives through. Battle-Born sprawls well.
Wooney shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Battle-Born but Battle-Born pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayne Wooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooney tries for a takedown but Battle-Born sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Battle-Born closes the distance and clinches.
Battle-Born misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooney avoids a wild elbow strike from Battle-Born.
Wooney has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Battle-Born uses from the top position.
Battle-Born trying to control the position from guard on top but Wooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Battle-Born with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooney looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooney utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Battle-Born accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wooney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Battle-Born postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Battle-Born trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wooney is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Battle-Born working some strikes from top position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Battle-Born trying to control the position from guard on top but Wooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooney is trying to control the position but Battle-Born postures up.
Battle-Born wants to control from the top but Wooney keeps moving.
Battle-Born forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born winds up and cracks Wooney with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooney gets back to full guard.
Battle-Born wants to control from the top but Wooney keeps moving.
Wooney is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wooney looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooney is looking to sweep but instead, Battle-Born has passed into half guard.
Wooney is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Battle-Born scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gabriel Battle-Born has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooney is staying active underneath Battle-Born, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Battle-Born drops an elbow to the side of Wooney's head.
Battle-Born has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Battle-Born thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wooney's head.
Wooney actively working from the bottom here.
Wooney tries to roll over but Battle-Born keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wooney taking some punishment here, with Battle-Born in his half guard.
Battle-Born prevents Wooney from standing back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Battle-Born trying to control from half guard but Wooney is working away.
Battle-Born missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Battle-Born is trying to control the action in half guard but Wooney is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Battle-Born showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rayne Wooney's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Wooney throws a big shot that misses.
Wooney is looking to clinch but Battle-Born is avoiding it.
Wooney shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Battle-Born lands with a right hand.
Wooney rushes Battle-Born and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooney is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wooney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooney avoiding damage as Battle-Born throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wooney.
Battle-Born pushes Wooney back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battle-Born goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battle-Born digs a right hand underneath Wooney's ribcage. Wooney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooney tries to pull guard but Battle-Born holds him up against the ropes and eventually Wooney drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayne Wooney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Battle-Born misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battle-Born tries to land knees in the clinch but Wooney avoids the damage to the body.
Wooney goes for a takedown attempt but Battle-Born pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wooney misses with a series of wild punches.
Wooney shoots in looking for a takedown. Battle-Born tries to sprawl out of it but Wooney keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Battle-Born manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rayne Wooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooney fails with the takedown.
Gabriel Battle-Born is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battle-Born scoring well with a low kick there.
Battle-Born attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Battle-Born sizes up Wooney with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Battle-Born tries to clinch but Wooney is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle-Born tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A cross from Battle-Born lands.
Battle-Born lands a head shot.
Wooney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battle-Born tries to clinch but Wooney is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wooney. Battle-Born does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Battle-Born closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wooney takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooney managing to block the knees to the body from Battle-Born.
Battle-Born misses with a punch to the body.
Battle-Born lands an elbow that stopped Wooney in his tracks for a moment.
Wooney is trying to drag Battle-Born to the mat but Battle-Born just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Battle-Born missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney takes a shot to the head.
Gabriel Battle-Born seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Battle-Born lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Battle-Born obliges.
Battle-Born keeps control of Wooney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wooney is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Battle-Born to keep the fight standing.
Battle-Born working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Battle-Born missing with knees to the body.
Wooney is trying to trip Battle-Born. He has hold of a leg but Battle-Born is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wooney persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Battle-Born working a defensive guard here.
Wooney is working Battle-Born over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Battle-Born is on top in guard.
Wooney is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Battle-Born defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battle-Born stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wooney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Battle-Born distracts Wooney with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooney can't keep his opponent in guard - Battle-Born advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wooney moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Battle-Born is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Battle-Born comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Battle-Born has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Battle-Born!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Gabriel Battle-Born made sure he mentioned Crippler's Corner, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Wojarski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garnett might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - For Whom the Bell Tolls. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Kelvin Garnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Michal Wojarski!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Wojarski does no damage.
Wojarski throws the left hand but Garnett avoids the punch easily.
Wojarski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wojarski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Garnett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wojarski somewhat.
Wojarski misses with a hook. Garnett ducked under it nicely.
Garnett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garnett scoring well with a low kick there.
Garnett avoids the body shot from Wojarski.
Wojarski scores with a hook to the body. Garnett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Garnett misses with a wild body shot.
Wojarski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garnett was well out of range. Poor timing from Wojarski.
Wojarski clinches up against the ropes.
Wojarski blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Garnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wojarski scores with a nice head shot.
Wojarski lands with a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Garnett. No joy for Wojarski on that attempt.
Garnett looks for the body kick but Wojarski saw that one coming.
Wojarski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelvin Garnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garnett throws a poor cross that misses
and Wojarski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wojarski throws a strike but Garnett avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wojarski won't allow Garnett to get back to his feet.
Garnett is pulling down on Wojarski's head. It's preventing any offense from Wojarski, at least for the moment.
Wojarski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garnett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wojarski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski scores with punches from side control.
Wojarski trying to control the action but Garnett is working from the bottom.
Garnett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wojarski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wojarski tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wojarski landing a few strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett prevents Wojarski from improving position.
An elbow from Wojarski crashes against the mat.
Garnett gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Wojarski thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Garnett wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wojarski.
Garnett wants to hold on but Wojarski pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wojarski wants to control the pace but Garnett is squirming around nicely.
Garnett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wojarski thowing shots but they're missing.
Wojarski looking to finish with strikes here!
Wojarski trying to control but Garnett is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett tries to lock up and control but Wojarski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Wojarski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Garnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Wojarski or perhaps it was just good defense by Garnett which made him look bad.
Garnett misses with a low kick.
Wojarski throws a series of punches but Garnett avoids them all with ease.
Wojarski throws a head kick that misses
and Garnett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wojarski throws a series of punches but Garnett avoids them all with ease.
Garnett lands a nice looking body shot.
Garnett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garnett throws a jab when Wojarski was well out of range.
Garnett lands with a right hand.
Wojarski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garnett.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojarski was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Wojarski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Garnett misses.
Kelvin Garnett is winning the standup battle so far.
Wojarski scores with a jab. Garnett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wojarski looks to land a right hand but Garnett moved out of range.
Garnett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wojarski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wojarski duly obliges.
Garnett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wojarski on the side of the head.
Wojarski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wojarski fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelvin Garnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michal Wojarski.
A telegraphed right hand from Wojarski misses the target.
Garnett misses with a hook. Wojarski ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Wojarski. That snapped Garnett's head back.
Garnett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A leg kick checked by Wojarski.
Wojarski tries to bum rush Garnett with a series of wild strikes but Garnett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wojarski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wojarski moves in looking to clinch but Garnett pushes him off.
Garnett misses with a straight right.
Wojarski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wojarski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Garnett wants to improve his position but Wojarski is controlling well.
Garnett is doing well to control the position and prevent Wojarski from advancing to side control.
Wojarski trying to control from half guard but Garnett is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski misses with a head shot. Garnett uses the momentum to regain guard.
Garnett wants to get back to his feet but Wojarski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wojarski looking to pass the guard.
Wojarski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wojarski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Garnett's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wojarski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Garnett is staying active underneath Wojarski, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wojarski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garnett trying to hold on to Wojarski's head to control him but Wojarski postures up.
Wojarski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garnett is looking for a sweep. Wojarski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wojarski with the ground and pound but Garnett uses the opportunity to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kelvin Garnett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Garnett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wojarski moves out of range of the strikes.
Garnett throws a poor cross that misses
and Wojarski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wojarski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garnett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wojarski throws out the jab.
Wojarski lands with a right hand.
Garnett misses with a straight right.
Wojarski slips under a jab.
Wojarski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Garnett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wojarski doesn't manage to clinch there - Garnett circles away.
Garnett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wojarski.
Garnett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wojarski manages to avoid it.
Garnett tries a head kick but it misses.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojarski was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Wojarski works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wojarski was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Wojarski throws a body punch but Garnett moves out of range.
Garnett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Garnett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wojarski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wojarski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wojarski misses with a straight right.
Garnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wojarski throws an overhand right that lands on Garnett's shoulder, as Garnett tries to avoid the shot.
Michal Wojarski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wojarski dodges the punch combination from Garnett.
Wojarski lands a head shot.
Garnett cracks a nice hook into Wojarski's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a body kick the misses
and Wojarski counters with a thumping low kick.
Wojarski misses with a looping right.
Garnett throws a big shot that misses.
Wojarski throws a hook but Garnett blocks it.
Wojarski manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garnett on his heels. He'll look to pass Garnett's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garnett is looking to stand up but Wojarski isn't so interested in that idea.
Wojarski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wojarski trying to control the position from guard on top but Garnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wojarski keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garnett's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wojarski wants to pass the guard but Garnett is keeping the position.
Wojarski looking to sit in guard and control but Garnett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Garnett is looking to stand up but Wojarski won't let him.
Wojarski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wojarski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett won't allow Wojarski to pass to mount.
Wojarski is looking to stall here but Garnett recovers full guard.
Garnett keeping full guard, as Wojarski tries to pass.
Wojarski throws an elbow that misses. Garnett uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wojarski's guard. Nice move by Garnett!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wojarski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garnett is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Wojarski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wojarski 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Wojarski!
Michal Wojarski really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Crippler's Corner logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Adamsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trap Door. Mike Adamsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Adamsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Mendez!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez moves out of range as Adamsky throws a body kick.
Adamsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Adamsky tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Mendez is in Adamsky's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Adamsky trying to keep a closed guard but Mendez is proving a slippery customer.
Mendez is fighting to break Adamsky's control of his arms but Adamsky is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mendez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mendez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Adamsky wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mendez throws a nice looking combination but Adamsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamsky throws a head kick that misses.
Mendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adamsky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mike Adamsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Adamsky.
Mendez shoots in and gets a takedown into Adamsky's guard.
Mendez trying to control but Adamsky is working from the bottom.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Adamsky is keeping the position.
Adamsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mendez passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is working for a kimura but Adamsky is defending it quite comfortably.
Adamsky is trying to get back to full guard.
Adamsky wants to control but Mendez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Adamsky avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mendez.
Mendez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adamsky tries to get to full guard but Mendez has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mendez is working for a kimura but Adamsky is defending it quite comfortably.
Adamsky wants to improve his position but Mendez is controlling well.
Adamsky trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez content to control rather than advance.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Adamsky fails to land with a series of punches.
Mendez tries to clinch but Adamsky is having none of it.
Adamsky cracks a nice hook into Mendez's ribs.
Adamsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Adamsky lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mendez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mendez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Adamsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tiago Mendez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Adamsky misses with a body shot.
Mendez thows a body shot but no joy.
Adamsky misses with a wild combination.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Adamsky avoids them all with ease.
Mendez shoots for a double leg takedown but Adamsky sprawls well. He's pushed Mendez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adamsky misses with a body shot.
Adamsky lands a leg kick that knocks Mendez off balance momentarily.
Adamsky delivers a nice body kick.
Mendez swinging wildly here.
Adamsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mendez checks a leg kick.
Mendez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adamsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Adamsky - that will leave a mark!
Mike Adamsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Adamsky scores with a nice body kick.
Adamsky connects with a jab.
Adamsky throws the kick towards the body but Mendez avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Adamsky. No joy for Mendez on that attempt.
Mike Adamsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Mendez.
Adamsky tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adamsky throws out a leg kick but Mendez moves out of range and Adamsky only half commits.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamsky connects with a leg kick. Mendez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adamsky misses with a double jab.
Adamsky throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mendez looks for a takedown but Adamsky sprawls well.
Mendez tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Adamsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adamsky lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab from Adamsky.
Mendez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adamsky connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mendez scrambles back to his feet.
Mendez is rocked!
Adamsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mendez.
Mendez is still on wobbly legs! Can Adamsky finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adamsky sprawls well. Adamsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Mendez seems to have recovered his senses.
Adamsky fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mike Adamsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adamsky lands a big head kick that sends Mendez tumbling to the mat! Adamsky takes a step backwards and waves Mendez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Tiago Mendez has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adamsky throws a big shot that misses.
Mendez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adamsky connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Mendez covering up! Adamsky comes in with a big uppercut and Mendez goes doooown! He's slumped up against the ropes, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Adamsky!
Mike Adamsky seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus McGrufus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ortiz kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2Pac - All Eyes On Me. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Forrest Ortiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Rufus McGrufus!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGrufus scores with a leg kick.
McGrufus is looking to slow Ortiz down with leg kicks.
McGrufus throws a leg kick but Ortiz checks it.
Ortiz swings for the body but McGrufus moves out of range.
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGrufus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Ortiz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGrufus tries to work over Ortiz's front leg with a kick but Ortiz checks it.
Ortiz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
McGrufus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ortiz with a hook.
McGrufus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGrufus throws a front kick aimed at Ortiz's knee but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz is looking to score with low kicks.
McGrufus blocks the body kick.
McGrufus throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
McGrufus throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz punishes McGrufus's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGrufus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGrufus's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ortiz. McGrufus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGrufus.
McGrufus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ortiz checks a leg kick.
Ortiz tries a low kick but McGrufus avoids it.
McGrufus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ortiz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGrufus.
McGrufus scores with a body shot.
Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGrufus has time to react.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ortiz lands a jab to the nose.
McGrufus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from McGrufus does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrufus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGrufus throws a low kick but Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by McGrufus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGrufus moves away.
Ortiz looks for the body kick but McGrufus saw that one coming.
McGrufus throws a low kick but Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Ortiz checks the leg kick.
McGrufus throws a front kick aimed at Ortiz's knee but Ortiz avoids it well.
McGrufus looks to land a body kick but Ortiz moved away.
McGrufus pushes Ortiz away with a front kick.
McGrufus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGrufus punishes Ortiz's body with a nice straight punch.
McGrufus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGrufus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ortiz circles away quickly and effectively.
McGrufus wants to land a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
McGrufus throws a leg kick but Ortiz moved away.
A low kick from McGrufus misses
and Ortiz counters with a thumping low kick.
Ortiz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz moves out of range as McGrufus throws a body kick.
McGrufus looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but McGrufus moved away.
McGrufus misses with a low kick.
Ortiz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGrufus.
McGrufus misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGrufus misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGrufus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ortiz connects with a crisp jab.
McGrufus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
McGrufus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ortiz.
McGrufus digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs.
McGrufus throws a hook but Ortiz blocks it.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGrufus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz thumps McGrufus with a low kick.
McGrufus moves out of range as Ortiz throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from McGrufus.
Ortiz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGrufus if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but McGrufus moved away.
Ortiz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGrufus.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
A combination from Ortiz does no damage.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
McGrufus thumps Ortiz with a low kick.
McGrufus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ortiz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McGrufus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and McGrufus moves out of range easily.
McGrufus misses with a body kick.
McGrufus moves out of range as Ortiz throws a body kick.
McGrufus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McGrufus 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.
McGrufus jabs Ortiz right on the nose. Ortiz blinks but takes it well.
McGrufus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ortiz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGrufus.
McGrufus 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.
McGrufus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ortiz.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
McGrufus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz pivots, looking for a leg kick but McGrufus is out of range and Ortiz settles back down.
McGrufus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ortiz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGrufus throws a leg kick that misses.
McGrufus throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
McGrufus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGrufus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McGrufus throws a sloppy body shot
and Ortiz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McGrufus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ortiz takes a step back to recover.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Rufus McGrufus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ortiz.
A leg kick checked by McGrufus.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz moves out of range of the body kick from McGrufus.
McGrufus cracks the inside of Ortiz's front leg.
McGrufus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ortiz checks it well.
Ortiz thumps McGrufus with a low kick.
Ortiz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
An inside leg kick from McGrufus misses.
Ortiz missing with a left hand there. McGrufus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortiz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McGrufus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by McGrufus.
Ortiz clobbers McGrufus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGrufus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McGrufus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ortiz scoring well with a low kick there.
McGrufus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ortiz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGrufus.
Ortiz checks a leg kick nicely.
McGrufus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ortiz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rufus McGrufus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGrufus lands with a kick to the temple. Ortiz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ortiz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ortiz lands a really nice looking cross but McGrufus seems unphased.
Ortiz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
McGrufus throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ortiz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGrufus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ortiz.
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McGrufus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ortiz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGrufus.
Ortiz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ortiz lands a nice hook to McGrufus's body. McGrufus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McGrufus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGrufus on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ortiz moves out of range as McGrufus throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortiz.
Ortiz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McGrufus.
Ortiz checks a low kick from McGrufus.
Ortiz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGrufus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, McGrufus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz scores a nice knee to the body.
McGrufus manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ortiz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGrufus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ortiz throws a body punch but McGrufus moves out of range.
McGrufus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
McGrufus misses with a right hand
and Ortiz counters with a leg kick.
McGrufus connects with a leg kick. Ortiz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Ortiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGrufus throws a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
Ortiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGrufus throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGrufus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Ortiz dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ortiz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ortiz.
McGrufus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ortiz manages to avoid it.
Ortiz is looking to land body kicks.
McGrufus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
Ortiz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGrufus.
McGrufus wants to clinch
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
McGrufus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ortiz takes a swing at McGrufus's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Ortiz misses.
McGrufus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ortiz connects with a looping right hand.
McGrufus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but McGrufus checks it.
McGrufus thows a body shot but no joy.
McGrufus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ortiz is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ortiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGrufus lands a nice shot that snaps Ortiz's head back.
Ortiz wants to clinch up but McGrufus keeps it at a distance.
Ortiz scores with the left hand. McGrufus knows he should have avoided that one.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by McGrufus.
McGrufus tries a head kick but it misses.
McGrufus lands a leg kick that knocks Ortiz off balance momentarily.
McGrufus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McGrufus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A clash of legs there as McGrufus blocks the low kick.
McGrufus misses with a body kick.
McGrufus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGrufus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McGrufus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ortiz rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz checks a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Ortiz. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Ortiz.
Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McGrufus has time to react.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGrufus tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz thows a body kick. McGrufus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGrufus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ortiz throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a body shot.
McGrufus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGrufus checks a low kick from Ortiz.
McGrufus cracks the inside of Ortiz's front leg.
McGrufus takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ortiz fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus misses with an attempted mid kick.
McGrufus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A solid leg kick lands there for McGrufus.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGrufus misses with a leg kick
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
McGrufus misses with a head kick.
McGrufus moves out of range of the body kick from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ortiz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McGrufus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ortiz tries a body shot but McGrufus blocks it.
McGrufus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by McGrufus. That's going to slow Ortiz down.
McGrufus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ortiz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGrufus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrufus tries a head kick but it misses.
McGrufus tries to land a leg kick but Ortiz saw it coming and moves away.
McGrufus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ortiz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McGrufus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortiz throws a low kick, looking for McGrufus's leg but McGrufus calmly moves out of range.
McGrufus connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by McGrufus.
Ortiz lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGrufus at a distance.
McGrufus looks to land a body kick but Ortiz moved away.
Ortiz throws the kick towards the body but McGrufus avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGrufus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz is looking to slow McGrufus down with leg kicks.
Ortiz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rufus McGrufus just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
McGrufus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ortiz can pounce on him.
McGrufus looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ortiz tests McGrufus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ortiz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
McGrufus swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
McGrufus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz lands a jab to the head.
McGrufus throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but McGrufus is just out of range.
A jab from McGrufus misses.
Ortiz misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus misses with a low kick.
McGrufus lands a nice shot to the body.
McGrufus throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGrufus throws out a leg kick but Ortiz moves out of range and McGrufus only half commits.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortiz.
McGrufus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ortiz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McGrufus throws a leg kick which misses Ortiz's front leg but catches the back leg as Ortiz tries to avoid it.
McGrufus throws a leg kick
enabling Ortiz to counter with a crisp jab.
McGrufus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGrufus throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz swinging wildly here.
Ortiz darts in and clinches McGrufus up against the ropes.
McGrufus trying to control the position but instead, Ortiz has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGrufus into the ropes.
Ortiz lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Rufus McGrufus has been cut.
Ortiz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McGrufus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGrufus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ortiz's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, McGrufus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ortiz's brow.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McGrufus misses with the head strike.
Ortiz stalling in the clinch but McGrufus improves position.
Ortiz lands a left hand that snaps the head of McGrufus backwards.
McGrufus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McGrufus wants to stall.
McGrufus seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
McGrufus trying to land knees to the body.
Ortiz connects with a knee to the head.
McGrufus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus is trying to push Ortiz away but Ortiz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McGrufus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortiz blocks an uppercut.
Ortiz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGrufus's defenses.
McGrufus is trying to break free.
Ortiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McGrufus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortiz lands with a left to the head.
Ortiz missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz scores with a hook to the body.
Ortiz lands a right hand.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
Ortiz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGrufus or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ortiz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGrufus backwards.
Ortiz scores with a shot to the side of McGrufus's head.
Ortiz tries a body shot but McGrufus blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ortiz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGrufus avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McGrufus struggles to land a body shot inside as Ortiz controls his hands.
McGrufus prevents a body shot from Ortiz.
Ortiz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ortiz crunches a lovely knee into McGrufus's ribcage.
McGrufus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ortiz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGrufus thows a leg kick but Ortiz checks it
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
McGrufus tries a low kick but Ortiz avoids it.
McGrufus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forrest Ortiz had his way with Rufus McGrufus in that round.
The cut man is working on Rufus McGrufus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ortiz throws a low kick but McGrufus avoids it.
Ortiz blocks the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Ortiz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGrufus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Ortiz finds it's target.
McGrufus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ortiz.
Ortiz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ortiz moves away from the strike by McGrufus.
McGrufus avoids a kick to the body.
McGrufus throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and McGrufus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGrufus looks to throw a body kick
and Ortiz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A low kick from McGrufus misses
and Ortiz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ortiz lands a nice looking kick to the body. McGrufus takes a step back to recover.
McGrufus is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ortiz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGrufus throws a low kick but Ortiz avoids it.
McGrufus throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz thows a body kick. McGrufus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ortiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
McGrufus throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Ortiz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGrufus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ortiz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGrufus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ortiz.
McGrufus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz cracks the inside of McGrufus's front leg.
McGrufus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGrufus walks into a stiff left hand from Ortiz.
McGrufus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGrufus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
McGrufus throws a head kick but Ortiz moves out of range.
McGrufus throws a leg kick but Ortiz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGrufus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A low kick from McGrufus is predictable there
and Ortiz counters with a nice leg kick.
Ortiz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ortiz cracks the inside of McGrufus's front leg.
Ortiz pushes McGrufus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ortiz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ortiz.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by McGrufus as Ortiz tries to tie him up.
McGrufus tries to circle away but Ortiz has him pinned against the ropes.
Ortiz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortiz working McGrufus over with knees to the body.
Ortiz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ortiz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGrufuss head.
McGrufus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortiz trying to control the position but instead, McGrufus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz into the ropes.
Forrest Ortiz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McGrufus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortiz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ortiz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ortiz lands with a left to the head.
McGrufus is trying to break free.
Ortiz prevents McGrufus from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz is trying to stall.
McGrufus takes an elbow to the temple.
Ortiz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz lands a good knee to the midsection. McGrufus won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Ortiz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Ortiz scores a nice knee to the body.
McGrufus is looking to break free of the clinch but Ortiz has double underhooks.
Ortiz lands a nice knee to the body.
Ortiz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortiz lands a nice elbow.
Ortiz misses with a punch to the body.
McGrufus blocks an elbow strike from Ortiz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz lands a nice shot to the body.
Ortiz can't find room to land a body shot as McGrufus controls the action.
McGrufus is trying to maintain a safe position but Ortiz gets an underhook and turns McGrufus into the ropes.
McGrufus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortiz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Forrest Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ortiz 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 William Gold scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Ortiz!
Forrest Ortiz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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