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VFC 166: Fairtex vs. McDermot PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Housimar Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palhares comes to the cage accompanied by Sound of Madness by Shinedown. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Housimar Palhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Rider!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Rider catches Palhares right on the button with a cross.
Rider lands with a nice body punch.
Palhares looks for a takedown but Rider sprawls well.
Rider lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rider cracks Palhares with a good jab.
Rider misses with a low kick.
Palhares misses with a takedown attempt - Rider sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palhares fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rider avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Housimar Palhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palhares with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rider to score with a decent uppercut.
Palhares loads up on a big right hand but Rider slips the punch.
Palhares shoots and misses
and Rider connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palhares has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rider.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider lands with a slapping head kick.
Palhares has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rider finds it's way round the side to connect with Palhares's head.
Rider cracks Palhares with an open hand slap.
Palhares throws a right hand that Rider ducks under and follows up with a left that Rider also avoids with ease.
Palhares drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Palhares has gone for a leg lock! Rider slips out almost immediately though and dives into Palhares's guard.
Rider must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rider postures up in Palhares's guard and throws a big left but Palhares blocks it.
Palhares is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Rider rolls with it to try and escape but Palhares cranks on the arm and Rider is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Housimar Palhares!
Housimar Palhares really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 5th Round Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Serrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Follow Me by Breaking Benjamin. Danny Clark is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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223 lbs
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Serrano!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serrano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Serrano.
A swing and a miss from Clark.
Nice sprawl there from Clark as Serrano shoots in.
Clark throws a one two combo.
Serrano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clark avoids it really well and circles away.
Serrano shoots in looking for a takedown but Clark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Serrano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Danny Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Serrano.
Clark dodges the punch combination from Serrano.
Clark fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Serrano misses with a low kick.
Clark defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Serrano.
Clark thumps Serrano with a low kick.
Serrano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Clark tries to kick Serrano off but Serrano keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Serrano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Serrano thows a huge punch but Clark dodges it nicely.
Serrano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clark defending well though.
Serrano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Serrano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clark is trying to stand back up but Serrano is controlling him
Serrano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serrano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serrano winds up and cracks Clark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Serrano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clark is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Serrano working Clark over with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serrano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Serrano is nestled in close to Clark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Serrano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clark is trying to control but can't.
Serrano throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Serrano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Serrano drops an elbow to the side of Clark's head.
Serrano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Serrano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Serrano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano thows a huge punch but Clark dodges it nicely.
Serrano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serrano is nestled in close to Clark, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Clark has hold of Serrano's hands but Serrano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Serrano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Serrano stands up and beckons Clark to join him on the feet.
Serrano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clark.
Danny Clark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Serrano tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
Serrano rushes Clark and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Serrano's efforts to push away.
Serrano managing to block the knees to the body from Clark.
Serrano has had enough of the clinch but Clark keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Serrano.
Clark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Serrano tries to break free but Clark pushes him back against the cage.
Serrano working hard to break the clinch.
Serrano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Serrano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clark prevents Serrano from breaking the clinch.
Serrano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Serrano misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Serrano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Serrano 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.
Serrano shoots in but no luck this time.
Serrano fails to land the takedown.
Serrano shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Clark defends it nicely.
Danny Clark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Serrano.
Serrano shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Serrano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Clark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Serrano dives in and grabs Clark's left leg, looking for a takedown. Clark pushes down on Serrano's head and hops out.
Clark throws a shot from downtown. Serrano moves away and avoids it.
Serrano looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clark makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano throws a hook to the side of Clark's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark scores with a jab to the body.
Clark swats away the attempt to clinch by Serrano.
Clark throws a head kick that misses.
Serrano shoots in looking for a takedown. Clark tries to sprawl out of it but Serrano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Clark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Serrano is breathing heavily.
Clark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clark throws a leg kick which misses Serrano's front leg but catches the back leg as Serrano tries to avoid it.
Clark swinging wildly here.
Serrano shoots in but Clark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Serrano clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano is trying to break free.
Clark is trying to stall.
Serrano avoiding damage as Clark throws knees to the body.
Serrano breaks the clinch.
Clark stuffs the takedown attempt from Serrano. Serrano gets slowly back to his feet.
Serrano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Serrano shoots in but no luck this time.
Serrano tries to clinch
and Clark counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serrano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Clark but Clark pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Clark dips to his left and cracks Serrano with an uppercut!
Clark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A combination from Clark does no damage.
Serrano misses with a takedown attempt - Clark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice jab there from Clark.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark clinches up with Serrano and pushes him back against the cage.
Serrano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Serrano lands with a left to the head.
Serrano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serrano wants to get back to striking at distance but Clark won't allow it.
Serrano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark is looking to control Serrano's arms but Serrano gets an underhook and turns him. Now Clark has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark tries to land knees in the clinch but Serrano avoids the damage to the body.
Clark lands a nice knee to the body.
Serrano is trying to push Clark away but Clark has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Serrano is trying to force a seperation but Clark has the dominant position.
Serrano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark keeps control of Serrano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Serrano breaks from the clinch.
Serrano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Clark pinned against the cage. Clark gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Serrano has Clark up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clark unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Serrano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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 Danny Clark will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Serrano looks for a takedown but Clark sprawls well.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Brian Serrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark tries to land a front kick but Serrano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Serrano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark scores with a jab to the head.
Serrano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Serrano.
Clark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clark swings for the body but Serrano moves out of range.
Clark fails to land with a series of punches.
Serrano closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clark quickly recovers to half guard.
Serrano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Serrano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark pushes Serrano off looking to stand but Serrano dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clark's head.
Serrano working over Clark with some ground and pound. Clark looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Clark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Serrano.
Serrano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clark defending well though.
Clark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Serrano.
Clark knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Serrano on the ground.
Serrano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Serrano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Serrano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Serrano slips a nice elbow through Clark's hands, connecting with Clark's forehead.
Serrano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brian Serrano has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serrano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Serrano lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Serrano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Serrano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Serrano there.
Serrano winds up and cracks Clark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Serrano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Clark blocking the ground and pound attempt from Serrano.
Serrano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Serrano winds up and cracks Clark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Serrano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Serrano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clark keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Serrano connects with a nice short shot to Clark's temple.
Serrano lands with a punch from half guard.
Serrano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clark's head.
Serrano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clark avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Serrano.
Serrano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Serrano connects with a nice short shot to Clark's temple.
Serrano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Serrano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Serrano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serrano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Serrano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Serrano winds up and cracks Clark with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Serrano throwing shots but Clark is blocking nicely.
Serrano wants to free his trapped foot but Clark is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Serrano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Serrano there.
Serrano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clark is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Serrano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oh Clark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Serrano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Serrano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Serrano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Serrano 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Serrano!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saul Reznor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and M J Shain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reznor's entrance music is Shook Ones by Mobb Deep. A fine choice. Shain has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saul Reznor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, M J Shain!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shain lands with an uppercut that bounces Reznor off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Saul Reznor has been cut.
Shain misses with a body shot.
Reznor misses with a few strikes there.
Reznor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reznor slips a jab and a cross from Shain.
Reznor lands a glancing blow to the side of Shain's head.
Reznor throws a right and a left that Shain avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Reznor.
Reznor thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Shain misses.
A head kick from Shain lands but Reznor takes it in his stride.
Shain throws a hook but Reznor blocks it.
Reznor thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reznor avoids the body shot from Shain.
Shain slips a straight right by Reznor.
Shain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Reznor misses with a body shot.
Reznor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shain.
Shain scores with a decent looking hook.
Reznor is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Reznor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reznor takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reznor is breathing heavily.
Reznor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Shain counters with a right hand from hell and Reznor is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). M J Shain!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rob Zombie - What. Cohen has chosen Season in the Abyss as his entrance music. Lawrence Cohen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Quentin Cane's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quentin Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cane misses the shot to the body.
Cane thows a body shot but no joy.
Cane moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cane throws a right and a left that Cohen avoids nicely.
Cane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cohen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cane misses with a looping right.
Quentin Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cohen counters with a nice body shot.
Cohen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cohen lands a nice hook to Cane's body. Cane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cohen dives in and grabs Cane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cane pushes down on Cohen's head and hops out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cohen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cane gets a double leg takedown into Cohen's guard.
Cane throws a big elbow that misses.
Cane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cane got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cohen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cane has managed to get both his arms back between Cohen's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cohen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cohen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cohen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cane wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane landing some decent shots from guard.
Cohen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cohen keeping moving, preventing Cane from controlling successfully.
Cane looking to sit in guard and control but Cohen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cohen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cohen has managed to get both his arms back between Cane's legs - danger averted.
Cohen trying to control but Cane is working from the bottom.
Cane has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cohen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cane throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cohen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cane is keeping the position for now.
Cane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cane working for a triangle but Cohen defends it easily.
Cohen lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen looking to sit in guard and control but Cane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cane drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cohen dives on top into guard.
Cane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cohen defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen trying to control but Cane is working from the bottom.
Cohen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cohen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cohen wants to control from the top but Cane keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quentin Cane 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.
Cane looks for a takedown but Cohen sprawls well.
Cane takes one to the chin there.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but Cohen is just out of range.
Cane has a takedown stuffed.
No luck for Cane with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quentin Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen scores with a takedown into Cane's guard.
Cane striking off his back but it's not causing Cohen any problems.
Cohen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cohen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cohen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cane defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen is looking to advance position but Cane won't allow it.
Cohen looking for a submission but Cane manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Cane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cohen wants to control from the top but Cane keeps moving.
Cohen throws an elbow that misses. Cane uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cohen's guard. Nice move by Cane!
Cane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen wants to sweep here but Cane controlling him for the moment.
Cane throws a big elbow that misses.
Cane wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
Cohen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cane is aware though and is defending well.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cane throwing strikes but missing.
Cane throws a strike but Cohen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cane looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane pulls Cohen in to control the position.
Cane trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cohen throwing strikes from guard but Cane blocks nicely.
Cane looking to control.
Cane is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cohen advances to half guard.
Cohen trying to control from half guard but Cane is working away.
Cohen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane wants to hold on but Cohen pushes him away.
Cohen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cohen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Cohen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
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!
Cane tries to lock up and control but Cohen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Quentin Cane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cohen misses with a head shot.
Cohen pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Cohen is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Cane is in real trouble.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cane is defending well though. Cohen let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Cohen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Cane throws a right hand that Cohen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cohen also avoids with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cohen.
Cane tries to bench press Cohen off him but Cohen keeps the position.
Cohen wants to take a breather but Cane manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Cohen.
Cohen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cohen has managed to get both his arms back between Cane's legs - danger averted.
Cohen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cane is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cane has escaped and now he's on top!
Cane trying to control but Cohen is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cane.
Cane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cohen is trying to control the position but Cane postures up.
Cane wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
Cohen trying to keep a closed guard but Cane is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cane with a nice head shot there.
Cane trying to control but Cohen is working from the bottom.
Cane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cane wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
Cane throwing strikes from guard but Cohen blocks nicely.
Cane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cohen dives on top into guard.
Cohen trying to control but Cane is working from the bottom.
Cane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cohen is aware though and is defending well.
Cohen trying to control but Cane is working from the bottom.
Cohen passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Cohen seems content to control.
Cane looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Cohen pushes past his half guard into mount!
Cohen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cane is looking to escape.
Cohen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cane looks a forlorn figure.
Cohen tries to control but Cane wriggling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cohen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen prevents Cane from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Quentin Cane.
I think Cane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tourniquet . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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195 lbs
19 - 11 - 2 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee moves away from the strike by Jones.
Lee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones slips a jab from Lee.
Lee shoots and misses
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jones dodges the ground and pound from Lee.
Lee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Check out the look on Lee's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lee is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Lee with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee'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.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
Jones takes one to the chin there.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Lee forces Jones back against the cage and clinches.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Jones turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones 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.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Lee down.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bruce Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big right from Jones misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Jones is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Jones misses.
Jones cracks Lee with a good jab.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee has managed to clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jones down to the mat. Jones avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jones defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a right hand
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jones sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Jones throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips a jab from Jones.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jones!
An out of breath and clearly excited James Jones thanked 5th Round Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxence Laurentian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beck's choice of entrance music: Cell Therapy by Goodie Mob. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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31
181 lbs
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25
182 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxence Laurentian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Virgil Beck!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurentian looks to land a body kick but Beck moved away.
Laurentian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beck is able to avoid easily.
Laurentian tries to keep at a distance but Beck has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beck lands a body shot.
Beck has Laurentian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Laurentian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laurentian backwards.
Laurentian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laurentian wants to break the clinch but can't.
Laurentian lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beck has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Laurentian clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Beck thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Laurentian has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Beck.
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!
Beck throwing sloppy strikes.
Beck throwing wild punches that miss their target.
I really don't envy Laurentian right now.
Beck punches Laurentian on the ear.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beck somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Laurentian tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Laurentian is bucking up trying to escape but Beck cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Laurentian is looking to get to half guard.
Laurentian is working hard here to advance position.
Laurentian is squirming around, avoiding Beck's attempts to control the action.
Beck throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beck working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Laurentian is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beck lands a big shot there that rocks Laurentian but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laurentian keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Laurentian is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Beck dominating with strikes here.
Beck raining down shots from the mount!
Laurentian tries to hold on but Beck pushes him away.
Beck raining down shots from the mount!
Laurentian working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Laurentian taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beck is landing with some decent strikes but Laurentian is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Laurentian is rocked!
Beck cracks Laurentian with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgil Beck!
During a confident post fight interview, Virgil Beck thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Humphry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Humphry's choice of entrance music: Iggy And The Stooges - . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Derek Humphry!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Humphry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesnar. Humphry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesnar lands with a shot to the body.
Humphry connects with a body shot.
Lesnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Humphry.
A punch lands to the side of Humphry 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Derek Humphry has been cut.
Humphry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Humphry fails to land the takedown.
Humphry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lesnar was well out of range. Poor timing from Humphry.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Humphry as he avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesnar. Humphry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Humphry swings for the body but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.
Lesnar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Humphry was well out of range. Poor timing from Lesnar.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Humphry jabs at Lesnar's body.
Humphry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lesnar breaks from the clinch.
Lesnar shoots in and gets a takedown into Humphry's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Humphry is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Humphry keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Humphry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lesnar pushes down on Humphry's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Humphry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lesnar drops an elbow to the side of Humphry's head.
Lesnar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lesnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Humphry defending well though.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Humphry's head.
Lesnar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Humphry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Humphry moves into full guard.
Humphry keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
Humphry keeping full guard, as Lesnar tries to pass.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Humphry keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Humphry is trying to get back to full guard.
Lesnar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Humphry tries to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control the pace but Humphry is squirming around nicely.
Lesnar raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar lands a big elbow.
The cut above Derek Humphry's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Derek Humphry's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brock Lesnar!
During a confident post fight interview, Brock Lesnar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East comes to the cage accompanied by Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Styles has chosen I Am by Dale Oliver as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aj Styles!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by East. East obviously looking to wear him down.
Styles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horrible takedown by Styles or perhaps it was just good defense by East which made him look bad.
Styles works East's body with a nice hook.
East misses with a low kick.
Styles shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. East defends it nicely.
East darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
East pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East lands a nice hook to Styles's body. Styles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Styles 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.
No luck for Styles with that takedown attempt.
Klein East has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aj Styles.
East tries a low kick but Styles avoids it.
East lands a glancing blow to the side of Styles's head.
It looks like Aj Styles has been cut.
East swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
East scores with a leg kick.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
East lands a right hook to the body.
Styles looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Styles's head.
East looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
East trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
East slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Klein East just wasn't active enough.
East scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
East digs a good body shot into Styles's ribs.
East throws out a leg kick but Styles moves out of range and East only half commits.
Styles on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Styles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Styles takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
East is looking to wear down Styles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
East lands with a thumping leg kick.
Styles tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but East swivels and escapes.
East misses the body punch
and Styles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Styles misses with a takedown attempt - East sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A head kick misses from Styles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Styles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klein East dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aj Styles's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Styles throws a sloppy head kick
and East counters with an inside leg kick.
Styles on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
East tries to score with a low kick but Styles moves his leg out of the way.
East connects with a jab.
East throws a shot to the body.
Styles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from East finds it's way round the side to connect with Styles's head.
East tries to land a front kick but Styles steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
East is looking to slow Styles down with leg kicks.
East lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Styles is breathing heavily.
East feints and then cracks Styles's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Styles down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and East counters with a good low kick that Styles was not able to check.
East shoots in and bounces Styles off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
East showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
East wants to control from the top but Styles keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
East trying to control but Styles is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Klein East wasn't doing enough on the ground.
East misses with a body kick.
Styles tries to score a power double leg takedown but East sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Styles somewhat.
East is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Styles can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles's jab looks to have found its range, popping East under the eye.
East swings widly with a right hand
and Styles counters with a right hand to the body.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
East scores with a nice strike.
Styles shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Styles showed some decent athleticism there.
East trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Styles manages to pass to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles landing strikes, looking to finish!
East is trying desperately to improve position.
East is working hard here to advance position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klein East dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aj Styles's cut.
That's time! East's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Styles is looking to clinch.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
East scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
East keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick by East misses
and Styles counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in East's guard now.
Styles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stylesis looking to pass into half guard but East pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now East is in guard.
East loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles wants to stand up but East is controlling him.
Styles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Klein East overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
East trying to control but Styles is working from the bottom.
East is pushing down on Styles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Styles is fighting to maintain full guard but East has managed to sneak the leg through.
East slows the pace down in half guard.
Aj Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles wants to control but East is keeping busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
East seems to be working for a kimura but Styles defends the submission attempt.
Styles is staying active underneath East, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Styles trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
East misses with a low kick.
East scores with a jab to the body.
East shoots in looking for a takedown. Styles tries to sprawl out of it but East keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Styles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Klein East is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Styles blocks a low kick nicely.
Styles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
East cracks Styles with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as East checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Klein East is winning the standup battle so far.
Styles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
East closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
East is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Styles knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Styles being controlled for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klein East showed his dominance in that final round.
Well East has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klein East!
Klein East made sure to mention his sponsor, Firebird Designs in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Terell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and R J MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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216 lbs
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Terell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, R J MacReady!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacReady takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacReady misses with a body shot.
Terell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacReady.
Terell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacReady moves away.
Terell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Terell.
Terell lands with a good body shot.
MacReady misses with a low kick.
MacReady wants to clinch.
MacReady ducks under a wild hook from Terell.
The fighters circle momentarily. Terell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Terell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacReady is fending him off so far but Terell persists. Nope, MacReady circles away and we're back to standing.
Terell lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Terell avoids the body shot from MacReady.
MacReady keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking cross lands there for Terell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in MacReady's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Terell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
MacReady is trying to stand up here but Terell is controlling him well.
MacReady is trying to get back to full guard.
Terell passes the guard and advances to mount!
MacReady wants to control but Terell is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Terell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Terell throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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!
MacReady suckers Terell into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! MacReady is now in Terell's guard!
Terell is working an open guard so MacReady takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Terell swings for the body but MacReady moves out of range.
Terell misses with a left hand
and MacReady counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Terell thinking.
R J MacReady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terell scores with a jab.
Terell lands a lovely overhand right.
MacReady swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terell.
Terell throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacReady moves out of range of the strikes.
MacReady doesn't manage to clinch there - Terell circles away.
Terell misses with a combination
and MacReady cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacReady throws a jab but it's blocked by Terell.
Nice jab there from MacReady.
MacReady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Terell.
MacReady looks to land a body kick but Terell moved away.
MacReady wants to clinch up but Terell keeps it at a distance.
Terell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Terell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Terell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Terell misses with a series of wild punches.
Terell throws a nice looking combination but MacReady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Terell throws a series of punches but MacReady avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacReady fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacReady takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A clash of legs there as Terell blocks the low kick.
MacReady throws a sloppy head kick and Terell moves out of range easily.
Terell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacReady.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Terell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
R J MacReady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacReady stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MacReady wants it to stay on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by MacReady.
MacReady paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
MacReady tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacReady tries to clinch there but Terell circles away.
Terell thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacReady misses with a two punch combination.
Terell misses with a hook. MacReady ducked under it nicely.
MacReady slips under a jab from Terell.
Terell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
MacReady ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Terell moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Terell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Terell throws a jab but it's blocked by MacReady.
Terell drops his hands momentarily and MacReady takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Terell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. MacReady was covering up waiting for the punch and Terell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
MacReady managing to control the position.
Terell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Terell slips nicely into half guard.
Terell seems to be working for a kimura but MacReady defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacReady is looking for a sweep. Terell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
MacReady blocking the ground and pound attempt from Terell.
Terell is trying to control the action in half guard but MacReady is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
MacReady trying to hold on to Terell's head to control him but Terell postures up.
Terell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Terell is working for a kimura but MacReady is defending it quite comfortably.
Terell is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for MacReady!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacReady wants to control but Terell is having none of it.
Terell tries to control but MacReady wriggling away.
Terell unloading with bombs!
Terell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Terell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as MacReady is looking to escape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terell controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Terell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
MacReady tries to hold on but Terell pushes him away.
Terell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Terell pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Terell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Terell connects with a bit shot that sees MacReady covering up! More strikes from Terell and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Terell is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Terell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat McDermot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat McDermot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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186 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pat McDermot!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDermot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McDermot just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Fairtex misses its intended target.
Fairtex tries to score with a low kick but McDermot moves his leg out of the way.
Fairtex defending well as McDermot loads up on a big left hand.
McDermot misses with a looping right.
Fairtex misses with a low kick as McDermot jumps back.
Fairtex throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fairtex misses the shot to the body.
Fairtex just misses with a punch to the body.
McDermot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McDermot thows a leg kick but Fairtex checks it
and Fairtex counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Fairtex misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Fairtex does it's job there.
McDermot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fairtex was well out of range. Poor timing from McDermot.
Fairtex closes the distance and clinches up with McDermot, looking for a takedown. Fairtex pushes McDermot against the cage but McDermot circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fairtex thows a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDermot misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fairtex throws an overhand right that lands on McDermot's shoulder, as McDermot tries to avoid the shot.
Fairtex with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fairtex throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Fairtex tenderised McDermot's leg. McDermot is trying to keep his angry face on.
McDermot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fairtex counters with an outside leg kick.
Fairtex throws a front kick aimed at McDermot's knee but McDermot avoids it well.
McDermot moves out of range of the body kick.
Fairtex throws a body punch but McDermot moves out of range.
Fairtex wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fairtex takes a swing at McDermot's ribcage but misses.
McDermot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fairtex moves away.
Fairtex misses with a wild body shot.
Fairtex misses with the combination.
Fairtex fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fairtex moves away from the strike by McDermot.
McDermot moves out of range as Fairtex throws a body kick.
A big right from McDermot misses.
McDermot throws a push kick but Fairtex slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McDermot throws a low kick but Fairtex avoids it.
McDermot ducks right into an uppercut from Fairtex.
Fairtex is looking to wear down McDermot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice uppercut lands for McDermot. That snapped Fairtex's head back.
Fairtex getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fairtex keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fairtex misses the jab.
Fairtex throws a wild body kick that McDermot sees coming a mile off.
Fairtex throws a lazy uppercut
and McDermot counters with a two punch combo.
Fairtex misses with a series of wild punches.
Fairtex swings for the body but McDermot moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDermot tries to land a leg kick but Fairtex saw it coming and moves away.
McDermot throws a good cross that connects.
McDermot takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fairtex. That's going to slow McDermot down.
Fairtex looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McDermot throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from McDermot.
Fairtex throws a front kick aimed at McDermot's knee but McDermot avoids it well.
Fairtex throws a wild body kick that McDermot sees coming a mile off.
McDermot blocks a low kick nicely.
McDermot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fairtex manages to avoid it.
McDermot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fairtex.
Fairtex looks to score with a jab to the body but McDermot is just out of range.
McDermot moves out of range as Fairtex throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex lands a really nice looking cross but McDermot seems unphased.
Fairtex fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDermot manages to avoid it.
McDermot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex drops his hands momentarily and McDermot takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McDermot misses the jab.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fairtex cracks McDermot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Fairtex there.
McDermot slips a jab from Fairtex.
McDermot throws a series of punches but Fairtex avoids them all with ease.
McDermot throws a low kick, looking for Fairtex's leg but Fairtex calmly moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McDermot 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.
McDermot connects with a nice looking jab.
Fairtex is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
McDermot misses with a few strikes there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McDermot crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fairtex - the referee stops the clock and McDermot gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fairtex. McDermot manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Fairtex 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.
Fairtex lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fairtex scores with a jab to the jaw.
McDermot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fairtex moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fairtex tries to land a front kick but McDermot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McDermot connects with a right hand. Fairtex shakes it off.
McDermot ducks under a wild hook from Fairtex.
Fairtex connects with a solid leg kick.
Fairtex connects with a body shot that sends McDermot's belly button to the back.
McDermot looks to land a combination but Fairtex avoids it well.
A shot to the body from McDermot misses
and Fairtex counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fairtex fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McDermot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fairtex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fairtex is looking to slow McDermot down with leg kicks.
Fairtex tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDermot was well out of range. Poor timing from Fairtex.
McDermot is breathing heavily.
McDermot checks a low kick from Fairtex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McDermot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McDermot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McDermot blocks a low kick nicely.
Fairtex lands a nice shot that snaps McDermot's head back.
Fairtex misses with a straight right.
Fairtex looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fairtex throws a wild body kick that McDermot sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - McDermot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fairtex is looking to score with low kicks.
A good leg kick by Fairtex.
McDermot misses with a looping left.
McDermot thuds a left hand into Fairtex's body.
McDermot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fairtex feints and then cracks McDermot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McDermot down.
McDermot will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDermot misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McDermot counters with a left to the body.
Jason Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
Fairtex thows a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex misses with a looping right.
McDermot throws a nice looking combination but Fairtex bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McDermot scores with a nice right hand.
Fairtex connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McDermot throws a nice outside leg kick.
McDermot throws a leg kick but Fairtex sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fairtex lands with a right hand.
Fairtex lands a lovely overhand right.
Fairtex shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McDermot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McDermot can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fairtex controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex passes McDermot's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fairtex trying to control the action but McDermot is working from the bottom.
Fairtex tries to pass to full mount but McDermot defends it.
Fairtex missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fairtex trying to control from half guard but McDermot is working away.
Fairtex looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex is working hard here to advance position.
Fairtex is trying to control. McDermot wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fairtex wants to free his trapped foot but McDermot is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McDermot trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McDermot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fairtex circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairtex throws a low kick but McDermot avoids it.
Fairtex lands a nice shot that snaps McDermot's head back.
McDermot moves out of range of the body kick.
McDermot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fairtex looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Fairtex dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
McDermot takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McDermot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fairtex changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McDermot tries to avoid it but Fairtex manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McDermot to the ground. McDermot escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fairtex misses with an uppercut.
McDermot lands a nice looking body shot.
Fairtex keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McDermot misses with a low kick.
McDermot cracks the inside of Fairtex's front leg.
Fairtex with a nice cross.
Fairtex connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McDermot momentarily.
Fairtex missing with a left hand there. McDermot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McDermot scores with the left hand. Fairtex knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Fairtex tries to clinch but McDermot is having none of it.
A left lands for McDermot.
Fairtex looks to score with a jab to the body but McDermot is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McDermot slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McDermot, as that shot connected.
Fairtex takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fairtex is rocked!
Nice body punch from McDermot.
Oh Fairtex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDermot drops Fairtex with a huge uppercut! Fairtex drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. McDermot is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat McDermot!
After the big win, Pat McDermot made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 5th Round Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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