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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Corncobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalton McKay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Larry Corncobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dalton McKay!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKay shoots and misses
and Corncobb makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. McKay really felt that one!
Corncobb jabs McKay to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corncobb scores with a one two! McKay had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Corncobb scores with a hook to the body. McKay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McKay shoots in for a takedown but Corncobb shows good takedown defense.
Corncobb throws a right and a left that McKay avoids nicely.
Larry Corncobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corncobb feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McKay's calf.
McKay avoids the head kick by Corncobb.
McKay wants to clinch.
Corncobb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKay moves out of range of the body kick from Corncobb.
Larry Corncobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corncobb scores with a leg kick.
McKay dodges the punch combination from Corncobb.
Corncobb lands with a cross.
Corncobb throws a series of strikes that have McKay backpedaling.
It looks like Dalton McKay has been cut.
Corncobb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corncobb connects with a solid leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Corncobb. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Corncobb as McKay shoots in.
Larry Corncobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dalton McKay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corncobb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Corncobb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McKay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKay tries to move into range but Corncobb moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corncobb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A good leg kick by Corncobb.
Corncobb lands a two punch combo.
Corncobb stuffs the takedown.
McKay looks gassed!
Corncobb misses with a few strikes there.
McKay takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corncobb lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncobb scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Corncobb lands with a good body shot.
McKay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Corncobb but Corncobb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corncobb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corncobb lands with a kick to the temple. McKay shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Corncobb works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Corncobb does it's job there.
McKay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corncobb displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
McKay misses with a takedown attempt - Corncobb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corncobb throws a head kick that half lands.
McKay is rocked!
McKay is trying desperately to land a takedown but Corncobb is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for McKay.
Corncobb lands a big head kick that sends McKay tumbling to the mat! Corncobb takes a step backwards and waves McKay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
McKay is still on wobbly legs! Can Corncobb finish him?
Corncobb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corncobb scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McKay seems to have recovered his senses.
Corncobb throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McKay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corncobb lands a big head kick that sends McKay tumbling to the mat! Corncobb takes a step backwards and waves McKay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Corncobb scores with a one two! McKay had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McKay shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Corncobb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dalton McKay's cut.
That's time! Corncobb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Corncobb throws a head kick that half lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Corncobb - that will leave a mark!
Horrible takedown by McKay or perhaps it was just good defense by Corncobb which made him look bad.
Corncobb misses with a head kick.
Corncobb scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Corncobb lands a lovely overhand right.
Corncobb displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Corncobb lands a nice looking body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corncobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Corncobb lands an overhand right.
McKay is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Corncobb is working the combinations to good effect here.
Corncobb lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Corncobb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Corncobb uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McKay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Corncobb keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Corncobb!
Nice takedown defense from Corncobb. No joy for McKay on that attempt.
Larry Corncobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dalton McKay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKay takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Corncobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McKay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Corncobb lands a left and a right that send McKay crashing to the mat, dazed. Corncobb thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Corncobb lands a slapping body shot.
McKay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Corncobb dips to his left and cracks McKay with an uppercut!
Corncobb tries a head kick but it misses.
McKay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corncobb moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corncobb punishes McKay's body with a nice straight punch.
Larry Corncobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corncobb displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Corncobb lands a jab.
Corncobb throws a head kick that McKay semi-blocks.
Corncobb with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McKay doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Corncobb throws a series of strikes that have McKay backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Corncobb.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but McKay might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Corncobb has got the better of the exchanges.
Corncobb scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Corncobb is looking to wear down McKay with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Corncobb pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McKay back to the cage. Corncobb follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A nice leg kick lands there from Corncobb.
McKay shoots in looking for a takedown but Corncobb manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McKay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Corncobb scores with a hook to the body. McKay takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Corncobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKay can do to turn this around?
Corncobb cracks McKay with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKay takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Corncobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corncobb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McKay doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Corncobb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dalton McKay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Corncobb tests McKay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McKay tries to clinch
and Corncobb counters with a nice leg kick.
Corncobb lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McKay backs up against the cage.
McKay on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corncobb sizes up McKay with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McKay shoots in for a double leg but Corncobb sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Corncobb stuffs the takedown.
McKay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corncobb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corncobb digs a good hook to McKay's body.
Corncobb lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corncobb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McKay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Corncobb cracks a nice hook into McKay's ribs.
Corncobb connects with a crisp jab.
Corncobb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Corncobb cracks McKay with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Corncobb scores with the left hand. McKay knows he should have avoided that one.
McKay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Corncobb lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Corncobb scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corncobb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McKay takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Larry Corncobb is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Corncobb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Corncobb ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corncobb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Corncobb lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Corncobb.
Corncobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Corncobb defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McKay.
Larry Corncobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dalton McKay.
Corncobb cracks McKay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Corncobb.
Corncobb pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McKay back to the cage. Corncobb follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Corncobb lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick by Corncobb misses
and McKay counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McKay.
McKay is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Corncobb wants to stand up but McKay is controlling him.
McKay trying to control the position from guard on top but Corncobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKay preventing the sweep.
Dalton McKay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corncobb is working hard here to advance position.
Corncobb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McKay is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Corncobb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McKay.
Corncobb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corncobb has his feet on McKay's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Corncobb - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Corncobb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Corncobb, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:25
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Corncobb!
Larry Corncobb very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hustla Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fight To Win kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Clay Wilkinson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hustla Rabbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbit swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabbit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rabbit swinging wildly here.
Rabbit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch.
Wilkinson fails with the takedown.
Rabbit thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rabbit takes a swing at Wilkinson's ribcage but misses.
Wilkinson wants to clinch up but Rabbit keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson moves in looking to clinch but Rabbit pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Rabbit misses the target.
Wilkinson tries to clinch there but Rabbit circles away.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilkinson moves in looking to clinch but Rabbit pushes him off.
Rabbit throws a body punch but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Rabbit is having none of it.
Rabbit could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rabbit misses with a series of wild punches.
Wilkinson clinches.
Wilkinson with a knee to the head.
It looks like Hustla Rabbit has been cut.
Wilkinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilkinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wilkinson being controlled here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabbit wants to control from the top but Wilkinson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkinson is controlling Rabbit's posture.
Wilkinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hustla Rabbit.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabbit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilkinson moves in looking to clinch but Rabbit pushes him off.
Wilkinson misses with a straight right.
Rabbit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rabbit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hustla Rabbit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabbit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilkinson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rabbit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilkinson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilkinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rabbit tries to break free but Wilkinson pushes him back against the cage.
Wilkinson looking to throw knees to the head but Rabbit is blocking nicely.
Rabbit tries to break the clinch but Wilkinson is controlling the position.
Rabbit stalling in the clinch but Wilkinson improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rabbit stalling in the clinch but Wilkinson improves position.
Wilkinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Rabbit avoids the damage to the body.
Rabbit avoiding damage as Wilkinson throws knees to the body.
Wilkinson missing with knees to the body.
Wilkinson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilkinson jumps guard but Rabbit stands there with Wilkinson around his waist. Wilkinson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hustla Rabbit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Wilkinson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkinson lands a knee to the head.
Wilkinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Wilkinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hustla Rabbit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rabbit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rabbit throws a series of punches but Wilkinson avoids them all with ease.
Rabbit misses with a double jab.
Wilkinson pushes Rabbit up against the cage in a clinch.
Rabbit takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilkinson obliges.
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!
Wilkinson with a knee to the head.
Wilkinson lands a knee to the head.
Hustla Rabbit's cut is getting worse.
Wilkinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rabbit's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkinson pulls guard.
Wilkinson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rabbit manages to get himself to full guard.
Wilkinson controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit keeping moving, preventing Wilkinson from controlling successfully.
Wilkinson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Clay Wilkinson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rabbit throws a series of punches but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Wilkinson moves in looking to clinch but Rabbit pushes him off.
Wilkinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Rabbit is having none of it.
Wilkinson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rabbit's sensitive parts.
Wilkinson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilkinson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hustla Rabbit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wilkinson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rabbit's defenses.
Jeez, Hustla Rabbit's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hustla Rabbit's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clay Wilkinson!
Clay Wilkinson very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Talley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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178 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Linford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Talley!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linford misses with a wild body shot.
Talley moves out of range as Linford strikes.
Linford misses with a straight left.
Talley throws out a loose jab but Linford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linford misses with a series of wild punches.
Talley thuds a left hand into Linford's body.
Linford connects with a body shot.
Linford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Talley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linford misses with the combination.
Talley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Linford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Talley avoids the body shot from Linford.
Talley rushes Linford and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linford is looking to break free of the clinch but Talley has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley throws a punch but it's blocked by Linford.
Linford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Linford misses with an uppercut
letting Talley counter with a right hand.
Talley throws a nice looking combination but Linford bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linford.
Linford throws a lazy right hand but Talley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linford.
Talley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linford.
Linford takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big left from Linford misses.
Linford gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Talley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Linford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Talley staying out of range there.
Talley jabs Linford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Talley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Talley.
Linford scores with a nice strike.
Linford's corner calls for a 1-2. Linford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Talley moves out of range of the strikes.
Talley defending well as Linford loads up on a big left hand.
Talley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talley lands with a shot to the body.
Linford swats away the attempt to clinch by Talley.
Talley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Linford doesn't seem bothered though.
Linford throws a body punch but Talley moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Talley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Linford is breathing heavily.
Talley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Talley misses with a body punch.
Linford wants to break free but Talley has control.
Linford tries to circle away but Talley has him pinned against the cage.
Talley is trying to maintain a safe position but Linford gets an underhook and turns Talley into the cage.
Talley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Linford backwards.
Linford tries to circle away but Talley has him pinned against the cage.
Talley lands a right hand.
Linford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Talley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Linford is looking to break free of the clinch but Talley has double underhooks.
Talley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linford has had enough of the clinch but Talley keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Linford is trying to break free.
Talley leaning against his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linford is trying to push Talley away but Talley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Linford is trying to force a seperation but Talley has the dominant position.
Linford is trying to break the clinch but Talley has him pressed against the cage.
Talley misses with the head strike.
Linford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Talley is leaning against Linford and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Linford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talley.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linford prevents a body shot from Talley.
Talley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Linford's efforts to push away.
Talley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Linford backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Talley 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.
Talley connects with a body shot.
Talley throws an off balance right hand
enabling Linford to counter with a crisp jab.
Talley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talley misses with a wild body shot.
Talley scores with a hook.
Talley scores with a nice head shot.
Talley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Linford doesn't seem bothered though.
Talley connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talley tries to close the distance and clinch but Linford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talley tries to close the distance and clinch but Linford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talley fails to land with a series of punches.
Linford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Talley instigates a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley has a couple of punches blocked by Linford.
Talley struggles to land a body shot inside as Linford controls his hands.
Talley lands a right hand.
Talley misses with the head strike.
Talley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talley prevents Linford from breaking the clinch.
Linford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linford can't break the clinch.
Talley misses with a body punch.
Linford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talley misses with the head strike.
Linford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Linford.
Talley tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linford tries to bum rush Talley with a series of wild strikes but Talley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Talley takes a swing at Linford's ribcage but misses.
Talley throws a leg kick which misses Linford's front leg but catches the back leg as Linford tries to avoid it.
Linford scores with a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Talley there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Talley defending well as Linford loads up on a big left hand.
Talley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Talley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talley.
Linford misses with a straight left.
Linford with a nice cross.
Linford takes a swing at Talley's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford looks to score with a jab to the body but Talley is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talley.
Nice shot by Talley.
Talley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linford circles away quickly and effectively.
Linford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talley.
Linford swings for the body but Talley moves out of range.
Linford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James Talley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Talley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Talley scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Talley and Linford goes tumbling to the canvas! Talley follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Linford is rocked!
Linford wants to control the action here but instead Talley manages to pass to full mount!
Oh Linford is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Talley trying to control but Linford is having none of it.
Talley working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Linford turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Talley off and cradles Linford's limp body as Talley celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). James Talley!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pleas Honeywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Honeywood comes to the cage accompanied by Soul by the Pound. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pleas Honeywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyler Jung!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honeywood has a takedown stuffed.
Honeywood shoots in but Jung avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Honeywood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jung.
Honeywood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Honeywood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jung circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pleas Honeywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honeywood shoots in and drives through. Jung sprawls well.
Jung tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Honeywood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Honeywood or perhaps it was just good defense by Jung which made him look bad.
Jung plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Pleas Honeywood has been cut.
Jung scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jung. That's going to slow Honeywood down.
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!
Jung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jung darts in and clinches Honeywood up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung tries a knee to the head but Honeywood blocks it.
Jung gets underhooks to prevent Honeywood's takedown attempt.
Jung is pressed up against the cage. Honeywood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jung down to the mat. Jung avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Honeywood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jung.
Honeywood moves out of range of the strikes.
Honeywood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Honeywood is breathing heavily.
Jung drives through and clinches with Honeywood against the cage.
Honeywood is trying to pull guard but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Jung lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Honeywood tries for a takedown but Jung manages to get underhooks.
Jung creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Honeywood's defenses.
Come on Jung - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jung is pressed up against the cage. Honeywood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jung down to the mat. Jung avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Honeywood scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honeywood lands a nice shot to the head.
Honeywood thowing shots but they're missing.
Jung is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jung blocking the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jung can do anything to dispel that myth.
Honeywood moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jung has worked his arm free - good work by Jung!
Honeywood thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Honeywood misses with the ground and pound.
Honeywood lands a decent elbow from side control.
Honeywood misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honeywood is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jung is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Honeywood goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jung has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Honeywood but great work by Jung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Honeywood makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Honeywood.
Honeywood wants to control but Jung passes easily into half guard.
Honeywood tries to roll over but Jung keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honeywood looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Honeywood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Pleas Honeywood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pleas Honeywood's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Honeywood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jung as he avoids it easily.
Jung with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Honeywood to score with a decent uppercut.
Jung scores with a nice body kick.
Honeywood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Honeywood misses.
Jung takes one to the side of the head.
Jung is looking to clinch.
Honeywood gets tackled into the cage by Jung. Jung maintains the clinch.
Jung throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Honeywood drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jung stops a takedown attempt from Honeywood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pleas Honeywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honeywood tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeywood goes for a takedown attempt but Jung pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pleas Honeywood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jung is looking to clinch but Honeywood is avoiding it.
Jung tries to close the distance and clinch but Honeywood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jung tries to clinch up but Honeywood circles away and keeps his distance.
Jung tries to clinch but Honeywood is having none of it.
Tyler Jung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Honeywood shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jung as he avoids it easily.
Jung is looking to clinch.
Jung scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Honeywood shoots for a takedown but Jung saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jung has managed to clinch.
Jung lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jung throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jung stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Honeywood is looking for a takedown.
Jung lands a nice knee to the body.
Jung lands an elbow that stopped Honeywood in his tracks for a moment.
Jung lands an elbow that stopped Honeywood in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Honeywood tries to score a body lock takedown but Jung shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Jung to work.
Jung stops a takedown attempt from Honeywood.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jung obliges.
Honeywood avoids the elbow strike from Jung, against the cage.
Jung throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jung is pressed up against the cage. Honeywood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jung down to the mat. Jung avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jung moves into the clinch successfully.
Jung gets underhooks to prevent Honeywood's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands an elbow inside.
Jung pushes off an throws an elbow but Honeywood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jung gets underhooks to prevent Honeywood's takedown attempt.
Honeywood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jung walks away with a smile on his face. Honeywood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jung throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Honeywood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jung pushes Honeywood up against the cage in a clinch.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Honeywood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jung working Honeywood over with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Honeywood wants to take the fight to the mat but Jung manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jung connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jung scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section. Honeywood lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Honeywood blocks an elbow strike.
Jung is pressed up against the cage. Honeywood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jung down to the mat. Jung avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jung tries to clinch but Honeywood is having none of it.
Jung plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Honeywood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jung pinned against the cage. Jung gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jung rushes Honeywood and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Jung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pleas Honeywood's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Honeywood shoots in for a double leg but Jung sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An inside leg kick lands from Jung.
Honeywood circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Honeywood with that takedown attempt.
Honeywood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jung moves into the clinch successfully.
Honeywood goes for a takedown attempt but Jung pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pleas Honeywood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Honeywood tries to keep at a distance but Jung has taken the fight into the clinch.
Honeywood is trying to push Jung away but Jung has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jung stops a takedown attempt from Honeywood.
Jung tries to land knees in the clinch but Honeywood avoids the damage to the body.
Tyler Jung seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jung pushes off an throws an elbow but Honeywood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honeywood has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jung lands an elbow that stopped Honeywood in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jung throws an elbow but misses.
Jung gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Honeywood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jung pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jung obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jung.
Jung lands a nice elbow.
Jung with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Honeywood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jung after a bit of a struggle.
Honeywood avoids a wild elbow strike from Jung.
Jung comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jung scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jung content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Honeywood avoiding damage as Jung throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Jung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honeywood looking for a takedown.
Jung with a knee to the head.
Honeywood takes an elbow to the temple.
Jung landing knees to the body.
Honeywood is trying to drag Jung to the mat but Jung just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Honeywood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung has Honeywood pressed against the cage, preventing Honeywood from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jung scores a nice knee to the body.
Jung unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Honeywood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jung is defending well.
Honeywood takes an elbow to the temple.
Jung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jung scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Jung.
Honeywood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jung after a bit of a struggle.
Jung avoiding damage.
Jung is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jung manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Honeywood has Jung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jung.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jung throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honeywood blocks an elbow strike from Jung.
Jung is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jung.
Honeywood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jung walks away with a smile on his face. Honeywood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Honeywood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jung tries to clinch but Honeywood moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Honeywood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jung defends it nicely.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Jung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jung 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Jung!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ken Maddox!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Maddox is fending him off so far but Savage persists. Nope, Maddox circles away and we're back to standing.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Savage sprawls well. Savage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Maddox gets slowly back to his feet.
Maddox shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Savage is trying to defend but Maddox finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Maddox is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Savage reverses the position - he's now on top in Maddox's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maddox has control of Savage's left arm, preventing Savage from doing any damage.
Savage wants to pass the guard but Maddox is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox trying to control the position.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maddox has control of Savage's left arm, preventing Savage from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ken Maddox was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Savage missing with a left hand there. Maddox was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Savage finds it's target.
Maddox slips a straight right by Savage.
Savage misses with a body shot.
Maddox shoots in but Savage avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maddox throws a hook but Savage blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage misses the shot to the body.
Maddox closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Savage's guard.
Maddox throws a strike but Savage rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Savage from controlling successfully.
Savage is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maddox pulls Savage in to control the position.
Savage wants to control from the top but Maddox keeps moving.
Savage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Maddox is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Savage, into his guard.
Savage trying to control the position.
Maddox trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Maddox wants to pass the guard but Savage is keeping the position.
Maddox is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Savage has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Maddox can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage has Maddox pulled in close to control his posture.
Maddox cracks Savage with a solid left hand.
Savage keeping moving, preventing Maddox from controlling successfully.
Savage is trying to keep Maddox in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Savage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Maddox will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Savage throws a hook but Maddox blocks it.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maddox.
Ken Maddox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maddox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Savage tries to avoid it but Maddox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Savage to the ground. Savage escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Savage is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maddox's half guard.
Savage trying to control the action but Maddox is working from the bottom.
Maddox wants to get back to full guard.
Maddox is concentrating on defense, preventing Savage from advancing position.
Maddox is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Savage's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Savage's back!
Savage covering up well under a series of strikes from Maddox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage manages to reverse the position and now he's in Maddox's guard. Nice work there by Savage.
Maddox looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Savage puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Savage trying to mount his opponent but Maddox defends it.
Maddox regains full guard. Nicely done.
Savage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Savage trying to control the position from guard on top but Maddox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savage wants to pass the guard but Maddox is keeping the position.
Ken Maddox has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage cracks Maddox with a solid left hand.
Savage wants to control from the top but Maddox keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maddox is on top in guard.
Savage trying to keep a closed guard but Maddox is proving a slippery customer.
Maddox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Savage escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maddox gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Savage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Maddox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Savage has momentary wrist control but Maddox slips an elbow through the middle.
Maddox trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
Maddox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Savage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maddox is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Savage working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox trying to control but Savage is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ken Maddox was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maddox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Savage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adam Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Maddox.
Maddox shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Savage's guard.
Savage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maddox.
Savage has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maddox controls the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Maddox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Maddox instigates a clinch.
Savage is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Savage leaning against his opponent.
Maddox has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Savage regains guard immediately.
Savage working a defensive guard here.
Maddox lands a couple of digs.
Savage trying to keep a closed guard but Maddox is proving a slippery customer.
Maddox trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Savage manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Maddox keeping full guard, as Savage tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Maddox pulls Savage in to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Savage trying to move into half guard but instead Maddox has managed to sweep!
Maddox stopping the sweep attempt from Savage.
Savage is trying to control the position but Maddox postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox being controlled here momentarily.
Savage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maddox trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Maddox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Savage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Savage as he avoids it easily.
Savage slips under a jab from Maddox.
Maddox closes the distance and clinches up with Savage, looking for a takedown. Maddox pushes Savage against the cage but Savage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Adam Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Maddox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Savage.
Maddox shoots in looking for a takedown. Savage tries to sprawl out of it but Maddox keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Savage manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Savage.
Savage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Savage throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
Maddox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maddox grinds an elbow into Savage's temple.
The ground and pound from Maddox seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox scoring with punches from side control.
Savage tries to buck Maddox off but Maddox is having none of it.
Maddox is chipping away with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maddox working away.
Savage is looking to regain half guard here but Maddox keeps moving and retains side control.
Maddox content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Maddox tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Adam Savage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Maddox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maddox winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Maddox!
Ken Maddox very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dummy Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus OFearghaile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). OFearghaile is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Written In My Face. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Seamus OFearghaile enters the cage!
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246 lbs
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250 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dummy Wrestling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Seamus OFearghaile!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrestling throws a hook but OFearghaile blocks it.
OFearghaile bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wrestling throws the left hand but OFearghaile avoids the punch easily.
OFearghaile rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wrestling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
OFearghaile lands a nice looking body shot.
Wrestling is trying hard to land a takedown here. OFearghaile sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
OFearghaile connects with the punch.
It looks like Dummy Wrestling has been cut.
Seamus OFearghaile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OFearghaile uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrestling.
OFearghaile is looking to clinch.
OFearghaile cracks Wrestling with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OFearghaile looks to land a combination. Wrestling sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wrestling gets cracked with a nice right hand there by OFearghaile.
Dummy Wrestling's cut is getting worse.
OFearghaile wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wrestling is breathing heavily.
OFearghaile clinches with his opponent.
OFearghaile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OFearghaile lands a body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
OFearghaile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OFearghaile batters Wrestling with a massive right followed by a huge left! Wrestling is out on his feet looking like a zombie as OFearghaile lands a final crushing right hand to drop Wrestling to the mat with a gruesome thud! OFearghaile is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Seamus OFearghaile!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Parker Gloves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gloves's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drop the Bombshell - Powerman 5000. Freedom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Star Spangled Banner kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chip Freedom has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Parker Gloves's chin.
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162 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Parker Gloves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chip Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freedom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freedom misses with a lunging right hand
and Gloves counters with a nice body shot.
Gloves slips a jab from Freedom.
Gloves slips a jab and a cross from Freedom.
Freedom misses with a hook.
Freedom misses with an uppercut. Gloves saw that one coming.
Gloves slips a jab and a cross from Freedom.
Freedom lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Gloves.
Gloves connects with a nice looking jab.
Chip Freedom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gloves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gloves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freedom.
Gloves throws a hook but Freedom avoids it easily.
Freedom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gloves scores with a jab to the body.
Freedom on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freedom plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom throws a right hand that Gloves ducks under and follows up with a left that Gloves also avoids with ease.
Gloves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gloves.
Gloves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Freedom.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freedom. Gloves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gloves jabs Freedom right on the nose. Freedom blinks but takes it well.
Gloves slips under a jab from Freedom.
Freedom jabs at Gloves's body.
Gloves tests Freedom's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Freedom misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freedom throws a nice looking combination but Gloves bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gloves blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Gloves coming out on top.
Gloves throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Freedom.
Gloves misses the shot to the body.
Freedom tries to bum rush Gloves with a series of wild strikes but Gloves uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Gloves, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Freedom throws a head kick but Gloves moves out of range.
Freedom swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gloves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gloves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Freedom throws a lazy right hand but Gloves sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Gloves.
Freedom misses with a body punch
and Gloves makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gloves dives in and scores a takedown into Freedom's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gloves is looking to advance position but Freedom has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gloves is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloves tries to hold on but Freedom postures up.
Gloves bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gloves sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Freedom's guard.
Gloves is looking to advance position but Freedom won't allow it.
Gloves prevents Freedom from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gloves is keen to just control but Freedom is a slippery customer.
Freedom wants to improve his position but Gloves is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloves sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gloves trying to control the action but Freedom is working from the bottom.
Gloves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gloves has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gloves dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freedom is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gloves wants to control the pace but Freedom is squirming around nicely.
Gloves is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Freedom can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Parker Gloves dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Freedom.
It looks like Chip Freedom has been cut.
Freedom tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gloves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gloves scores with a hook.
Chip Freedom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gloves scores with a takedown into Freedom's guard.
Gloves throws a strike but Freedom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Freedom has gone for a leg lock! Gloves slips out almost immediately though and dives into Freedom's guard.
Freedom is trying to control the position but Gloves postures up.
Gloves engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gloves is looking to advance position but Freedom has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloves tries to hold on but Freedom pushes him away.
Parker Gloves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gloves wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Freedom.
Gloves is trying desperately to improve position.
Gloves 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.
Freedom dominating with strikes here.
Freedom avoids the attempt from Gloves to control.
Freedom in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom looking to finish Gloves with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gloves!
Gloves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freedom landing shots from mount.
Freedom lands with some strikes.
Freedom prevents Gloves from getting the reversal.
Freedom pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gloves working to try and regain half guard.
Freedom cracks Gloves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gloves really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gloves is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom trying to control but Gloves is having none of it.
Gloves sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Freedom is looking to take a break and control but Gloves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Freedom seems content to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Freedom wants to free his trapped foot but Gloves is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloves trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gloves is in trouble now - Freedom has advanced to mount!
Gloves manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Gloves, under a barage of strikes from Freedom.
Gloves trying to hold on to Freedom's head to control him but Freedom postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gloves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Freedom scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gloves tries to get to full guard but Freedom has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chip Freedom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chip Freedom's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gloves tries to bum rush Freedom with a series of wild strikes but Freedom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Freedom misses with a jab to the body
enabling Gloves to counter with a crisp jab.
Freedom tests Gloves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gloves checks a low kick from Freedom.
Freedom slips a straight right by Gloves.
A good leg kick by Freedom.
Gloves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Freedom fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gloves.
Gloves scores with a punch to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Gloves. Those never looked like landing.
Freedom scores with a leg kick.
Freedom misses with a low kick.
Gloves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freedom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gloves is able to avoid easily.
Gloves throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Freedom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Freedom feints a jab promting Gloves to slip. Freedom then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gloves slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Freedom lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gloves backs up against the cage.
Freedom misses with the combination.
Freedom misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freedom throws a leg kick
and Gloves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gloves misses with a wild body shot.
Gloves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freedom scoring well with a low kick there.
Freedom throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom throws a hook to the side of Gloves's head but Gloves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freedom throws out a loose jab but Gloves uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gloves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freedom moves into the clinch successfully.
Gloves manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Freedom is pressed up against the cage. Gloves has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Freedom down to the mat. Freedom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Freedom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gloves.
Gloves throws a body punch but Freedom moves out of range.
Nice cross by Freedom.
Gloves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freedom moves away.
Freedom connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom just misses with a punch to the body.
Freedom throws out a leg kick but Gloves moves out of range and Freedom only half commits.
Freedom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gloves at a distance.
Chip Freedom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gloves punishes Freedom's body with a nice straight punch.
Freedom scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Freedom misses with a straight right.
Freedom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freedom avoids the body shot from Gloves.
Freedom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gloves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gloves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Freedom tries to reverse the position but Gloves maintains control.
Gloves trying to control but Freedom is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freedom tries to lock up and control but Gloves gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freedom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Freedom wants to hold on but Gloves pushes him away.
Gloves controlling the pace for now.
Freedom can't escape the position.
Freedom sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gloves takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gloves not doing much here.
Gloves has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chip Freedom comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Freedom has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Freedom!
During a confident post fight interview, Chip Freedom 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Manlio Marconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kofi Mensah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mensah has chosen SOS as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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157 lbs
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155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manlio Marconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kofi Mensah!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marconi thows a body shot but no joy.
Mensah misses the body punch
and Marconi counters with a left to the body.
Marconi loads up on a big right hand but Mensah slips the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Mensah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Marconi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marconi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mensah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marconi looks to land a right hand but Mensah moved out of range.
Mensah throws a big shot that misses.
Marconi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mensah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marconi finds it's way round the side to connect with Mensah's head.
Marconi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mensah.
Mensah throws a series of punches but Marconi moves out of range.
Mensah misses with the combination.
Marconi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mensah momentarily.
Marconi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mensah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mensah misses with a hook. Marconi ducked under it nicely.
Marconi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mensah under the eye.
Marconi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mensah checks a low kick from Marconi.
Mensah slips a straight right by Marconi.
A slow jab from Marconi misses its intended target.
Marconi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mensah throws a series of punches but Marconi moves out of range.
Marconi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mensah.
Mensah blocks a jab.
Mensah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mensah misses with a few strikes there.
Marconi connects with a right hand. Mensah shakes it off.
Marconi thows a body shot but no joy.
Mensah blocks a leg kick.
Mensah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marconi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mensah's hands.
Marconi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mensah.
Marconi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mensah.
Marconi misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconi scores with a jab. Mensah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marconi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Marconi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marconi looks to throw the jab but Mensah is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mensah misses with a series of wild punches.
Mensah connects with a body shot.
Marconi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Marconi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mensah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mensah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mensah misses with a wild combination.
Mensah lands with a straight right. Marconi didn't see that one coming.
Nice body punch from Marconi.
Marconi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mensah's hands.
Marconi throws a looping overhand right but Mensah ducks down to avoid it.
Marconi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi ducks right into an uppercut from Mensah.
A big left from Marconi misses.
Mensah throws a series of punches but Marconi moves out of range.
Marconi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mensah moves away.
Marconi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marconi slips under a jab.
Marconi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mensah misses with a double jab
and Marconi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Mensah misses.
Mensah throws a nice looking combination but Marconi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marconi misses with a hook.
Mensah misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Marconi misses the target.
Marconi misses the jab.
Marconi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mensah doesn't seem bothered though.
Marconi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Marconi. Those never looked like landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Mensah misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marconi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marconi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mensah was well out of range. Poor timing from Marconi.
Mensah needs to keep his hands up - Marconi had a free shot at his head there.
Mensah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marconi.
Mensah throws a right hand that Marconi ducks under and follows up with a left that Marconi also avoids with ease.
Marconi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kofi Mensah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mensah missing with a left hand there. Marconi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mensah misses with a wild combination.
Marconi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mensah throws out the jab.
Marconi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mensah.
Marconi misses with a straight right.
Mensah misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mensah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mensah throws a series of punches but Marconi avoids them all with ease.
Marconi throws a looping overhand right but Mensah ducks down to avoid it.
Mensah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marconi to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manlio Marconi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Marconi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mensah thows a body shot but no joy.
Kofi Mensah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mensah throws a combination that misses
and Marconi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mensah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marconi just misses with a punch to the body.
Marconi connects with a body shot that sends Mensah's belly button to the back.
Mensah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marconi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mensah throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marconi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mensah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marconi.
A jab from Marconi finds it's way through Mensah's defenses.
A big left from Marconi misses.
Nice shot by Marconi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marconi misses with a straight left.
Mensah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marconi.
Mensah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marconi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marconi takes a swing at Mensah's ribcage but misses.
Marconi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marconi throws a jab but it's blocked by Mensah.
Mensah swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mensah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marconi misses with a series of wild punches.
Marconi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marconi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mensah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marconi moves away.
Marconi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mensah.
Mensah misses with a right hand
and Marconi counters with a thumping low kick.
Marconi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mensah was well out of range. Poor timing from Marconi.
Marconi thuds a left hand into Mensah's body.
Marconi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mensah.
Mensah misses with a double jab.
Manlio Marconi is winning the standup battle so far.
Marconi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mensah misses with a double jab.
Marconi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mensah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mensah ducks under a wild hook from Marconi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marconi stalks Mensah and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mensah's face. Mensah staggers backwards, shaken.
Mensah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mensah throws a nice looking combination but Marconi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marconi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marconi scores with a hook to the body. Mensah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mensah thuds his right hand into Marconi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marconi swings for the body but Mensah moves out of range.
Mensah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mensah is breathing heavily.
Mensah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mensah looks to score with a jab to the body but Marconi is just out of range.
Mensah swinging wildly here.
Marconi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marconi lands with a shot to the body.
Marconi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marconi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Marconi.
Mensah throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marconi counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mensah was well out of range. Poor timing from Marconi.
Marconi throws a shot from downtown. Mensah moves away and avoids it.
Marconi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mensah.
Marconi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marconi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mensah.
Nice straight punches there by Marconi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marconi.
Mensah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marconi just misses with a punch to the body.
Mensah misses with a series of wild punches.
Mensah misses with a double jab.
Mensah throws a jab when Marconi was well out of range.
Marconi digs a good body shot into Mensah's ribs.
Marconi tries to land a leg kick but Mensah saw it coming and moves away.
Mensah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marconi.
Mensah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marconi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mensah doesn't seem bothered though.
Marconi stuns Mensah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mensah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marconi was well out of range. Poor timing from Mensah.
Marconi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mensah misses with a series of wild punches.
Mensah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marconi.
Marconi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mensah avoids the body shot from Marconi.
Marconi scores with a nice right hand.
Mensah misses with a double jab
and Marconi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marconi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marconi misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marconi.
Marconi lands with a straight right. Mensah didn't see that one coming.
Mensah throws a right hand that Marconi ducks under and follows up with a left that Marconi also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manlio Marconi dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Marconi throws a right hand that Mensah ducks under and follows up with a left that Mensah also avoids with ease.
Mensah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mensah scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mensah might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Marconi has got the better of the exchanges.
Marconi misses with an uppercut.
Marconi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Marconi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marconi scores with a hook to the body. Mensah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Marconi tries a head kick but it misses.
Mensah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mensah throws a series of punches but Marconi avoids them all with ease.
Mensah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mensah slips a jab from Marconi.
Mensah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marconi manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Mensah misses.
Mensah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mensah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marconi.
Marconi swings for the body but Mensah moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marconi.
Mensah throws a jab but it's blocked by Marconi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mensah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marconi.
Mensah throws a series of punches but Marconi avoids them all with ease.
Mensah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marconi throws out the jab.
Marconi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mensah was well out of range. Poor timing from Marconi.
Marconi looks to throw the jab but Mensah is out of range.
Marconi moves out of range of the strikes.
Mensah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marconi moves away.
Marconi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marconi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mensah.
Marconi lands a slapping body shot.
Marconi tests Mensah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marconi throws a body punch but Mensah moves out of range.
Marconi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marconi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marconi defending well as Mensah loads up on a big left hand.
Marconi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mensah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mensah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice defenses there by Mensah.
Mensah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marconi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marconi misses with a straight left.
Mensah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marconi.
Marconi walks into a stiff left hand from Mensah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marconi misses with an uppercut. Mensah saw that one coming.
A jab from Mensah does it's job there.
Marconi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mensah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A good leg kick by Marconi.
Mensah misses with a few strikes there.
Marconi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marconi clobbers Mensah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mensah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marconi.
Mensah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marconi punishes Mensah's body with a nice straight punch.
Marconi dips to his left and cracks Mensah with an uppercut!
Mensah misses with a series of wild punches.
Mensah throws a nice looking combination but Marconi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Marconi misses the target.
Marconi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mensah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mensah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mensah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mensah needs to keep his hands up - Marconi had a free shot at his head there.
Mensah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marconi scores with a nice head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marconi, right into the meat.
Marconi lands a nice looking body shot.
Marconi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mensah can do to turn this around?
Marconi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mensah looks to land a combination but Marconi avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mensah throws a nice looking combination but Marconi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marconi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mensah misses with the combination.
Marconi jabs Mensah right on the nose. Mensah blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mensah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marconi lands a nice looking body shot.
Marconi cracks Mensah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marconi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mensah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marconi lands with a nice body punch.
Marconi throws a shot from downtown. Mensah moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marconi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mensah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marconi.
Mensah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofi Mensah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marconi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mensah staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manlio Marconi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marconi 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manlio Marconi!
A less than humble Manlio Marconi misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cary Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Walburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walburn has chosen Flirting with Disaster 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cary Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Walburn!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thompson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thompson looks for a takedown but Walburn sprawls well.
Walburn is looking to clinch but Thompson is avoiding it.
Walburn wants to clinch but Thompson slips to the side
and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Walburn walks away with a smile on his face. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Walburn tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thompson is in Walburn's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Walburn controls Thompson momentarily but Thompson frees himself.
Thompson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Walburn is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Walburn has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn throwing strikes but missing.
Walburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson controlling the position.
Thompson looking for a sweep. Not yet Thompson, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is pulling down on Walburn's head. It's preventing any offense from Walburn, at least for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Cary Thompson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thompson wants to clinch.
Noah Walburn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walburn tries to clinch up but Thompson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walburn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walburn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thompson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walburn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thompson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Walburn really felt that one!
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Walburn pushes him off.
Walburn moves into the clinch.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thompson letting Walburn take a breather here.
Walburn continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Walburn is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Walburn avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Walburn.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Walburn manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Walburn has him pressed against the cage.
Walburn tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thompson as Walburn tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walburn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Walburn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thompson blocks it with crossed arms.
Walburn slows down the pace here.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Walburn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cary Thompson will probably get the nod.
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.
Walburn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cary Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Walburn closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Walburn moves out of range easily.
Walburn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thompson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walburn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thompson somewhat.
Walburn moves to clinch but Thompson breaks away
and Thompson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Walburn!
Walburn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thompson controlling from the full mount.
Walburn tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thompson wants to control the pace but Walburn is squirming around nicely.
A nice elbow there by Thompson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walburn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson unloading with bombs!
Thompson thowing shots but they're missing.
Walburn tries to lock up and control but Thompson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
BOOM! Thompson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cary Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thompson breaks from Walburn's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Walburn that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thompson prevents Walburn from getting the reversal.
Walburn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walburn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Walburn tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Walburn moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Walburn looking to control.
Thompson throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walburn trying to keep a closed guard but Thompson is proving a slippery customer.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Walburn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Thompson gets full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walburn postures up in Thompson's guard and throws a big left but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson pushes Walburn off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cary Thompson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Walburn tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walburn moves to clinch but Thompson breaks away
and Thompson counters with a right hand to the body.
Walburn drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walburn.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Walburn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Walburn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Walburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walburn missing with knees to the body.
Thompson tries a knee to the head but Walburn blocks it.
Walburn struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walburn pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walburn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walburn trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson is trying to break free.
Thompson wants to get back to striking at distance but Walburn won't allow it.
Walburn leaning against his opponent.
Thompson avoiding damage as Walburn throws knees to the body.
Walburn keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Walburn tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Walburn back against the cage.
Walburn keeps control of Thompson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Thompson trying to control the position but instead, Walburn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thompson into the cage.
Thompson tries to break free but Walburn pushes him back against the cage.
Walburn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noah Walburn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Walburn - that landed with a thud.
Thompson working hard to break the clinch.
Thompson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Walburn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walburn tries to clinch up.
Walburn throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
Walburn lands a high kick!
Noah Walburn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Walburn avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Walburn avoiding damage.
A frustrated look appears on Thompson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walburn taking a breather.
Thompson breaks the clinch.
Walburn tries to work over Thompson's front leg with a kick but Thompson checks it.
Walburn tries to clinch up
and Thompson counters with a series of strikes. Walburn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walburn throws a leg kick
and Thompson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walburn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Walburn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Thompson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walburn counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walburn moves in looking to clinch but Thompson pushes him off.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
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 Cary Thompson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cary Thompson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stig Helmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunrak Ironshield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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278 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stig Helmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunrak Ironshield!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helmer misses with a takedown attempt
and Ironshield counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Stig Helmer has been cut.
Helmer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ironshield counters with a nice right hand that sends Helmer toppling to the canvas! Helmer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ironshield finish him?!
Helmer is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ironshield fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Helmer square on the jaw! Damn, Helmer is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gunrak Ironshield!
Gunrak Ironshield was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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FIGHT
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