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Beating On Deaths Door PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Selwoods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Selwoods!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Selwoods has his takedown stuffed
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Selwoods takes one to the side of the head.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Selwoods bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Selwoods has time to react.
Jones connects with a right hand. Selwoods shakes it off.
No luck for Selwoods with that takedown attempt.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Selwoods dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Selwoods shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Selwoods thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Selwoods goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jones rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Selwoods's guard! Nice work there by Jones!
Selwoods working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Jones has passed into half guard!
Selwoods is looking to improve his position.
Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Selwoods is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Selwoods is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Selwoods tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Selwoods controlling the position well.
Selwoods is trying to control but can't.
Selwoods is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jones pulls his head out easily.
Jones decides to stand up.
Quinton Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a series of punches but Selwoods avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Selwoods shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Quinton Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Selwoods.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Mark Selwoods has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Selwoods does a little dance to reset his feet.
Selwoods changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Selwoods manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Selwoods showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Selwoods looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Quinton Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Selwoods on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Selwoods moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Selwoods.
Jones scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Selwoods is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Selwoods is rocked!
Jones drops Selwoods with a naaaaasty hook - Selwoods is in real trouble here! Jones dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Jones!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swift is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mattafix - Big City Life. This should be a great matchup!
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179 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Arthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Swift!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swift misses with a lunging right hand
and Arthur counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Swift jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arthur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swift.
Swift on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Swift.
Swift throws a lazy uppercut
and Arthur counters with a head kick.
A left lands for Swift.
Arthur thuds his right hand into Swift's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arthur throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arthur cracks Swift with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Swift gets tackled into the cage by Arthur. Arthur maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arthur misses with a knee strike.
Arthur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swift blocks it with crossed arms.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Swift is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arthur lands a shot to the body.
Arthur throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Swift blocks it with crossed arms.
A bit of stalling here from Arthur.
Arthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arthur pushes off an throws an elbow but Swift leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Swift trying to stall but Arthur improves his position.
Swift managing to block the knees to the body from Arthur.
Arthur looking to throw knees to the head but Swift is blocking nicely.
Arthur with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Arthur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arthur missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Sam Swift has been cut.
Arthur is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Swift is defending well for now.
Arthur misses with a knee to the head.
Arthur lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arthur with a knee to the head.
Arthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arthur misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Swift.
Swift breaks the clinch.
Arthur defending well as Swift loads up on a big left hand.
Swift bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arthur's head backwards.
Swift looks to land a combination but Arthur avoids it well.
Arthur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arthur swings for the body but Swift moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur lands a leg kick that knocks Swift off balance momentarily.
Arthur wants to clinch.
Swift throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthur throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Swift counter with a right hand.
Swift misses the jab.
Swift scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arthur doesn't seem bothered though.
Sam Swift seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift lands with an uppercut that bounces Arthur off the cage and back into range.
Arthur misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Swift, as that shot connected.
Arthur scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swift throws a series of punches but Arthur moves out of range.
Arthur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Swift will feel that in the morning.
Swift blocks a head kick by Arthur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Swift throws a right hand that misses
and Arthur counters with a left and a right that stings Swift.
Swift ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arthur moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Arthur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Swift's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Swift misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Swift throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Arthur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arthur.
Swift throws a hook but Arthur blocks it.
Swift connects with a body shot.
Swift tries to bum rush Arthur with a series of wild strikes but Arthur uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arthur lands with a slapping head kick.
Swift misses with a wild body shot.
Swift tries to land a front kick but Arthur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arthur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur closes the distance and clinches.
Arthur looking to throw knees to the head but Swift is blocking nicely.
Arthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Swift breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Swift throws a body punch but Arthur moves out of range.
Swift lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A lazy left from Arthur finds it's target.
Arthur connects with a leg kick. Swift looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Swift takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Swift swats away the attempt to clinch by Arthur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Swift.
Arthur looks to throw the jab but Swift is out of range.
Swift misses with a body punch
and Arthur counters with a nice leg kick.
Joseph Arthur is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arthur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Swift uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arthur.
Swift bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Swift keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arthur tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift looks to score with a jab to the body but Arthur is just out of range.
Swift uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arthur.
Swift tries to land a leg kick but Arthur saw it coming and moves away.
Arthur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swift looks to score with a jab to the body but Arthur is just out of range.
Arthur throws a big shot that misses.
Swift misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arthur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Swift counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Swift thows a leg kick but Arthur checks it
and Arthur counters with a good low kick that Swift was not able to check.
Swift throws a leg kick
and Arthur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arthur tries to close the distance and clinch but Swift swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Swift rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arthur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Swift has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arthur.
Arthur feints and then cracks Swift's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swift down.
Arthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swift throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arthur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Swift throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Arthur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Swift'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Arthur takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Swift.
Arthur throws the left hand but Swift avoids the punch easily.
Arthur moves into the clinch.
Swift tries to stall but Arthur uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arthur lands a knee to the head.
Arthur scores a nice knee to the body.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but Swift blocks it.
Arthur misses with a knee strike.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the head but Swift blocks with his arms.
Arthur controlling the action here for a moment.
Arthur looking to throw knees to the head but Swift is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the head but Swift blocks with his arms.
Arthur crunches a lovely knee into Swift's ribcage.
Swift is looking to break free of the clinch but Arthur has double underhooks.
Joseph Arthur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arthur lands a knee to the head.
Arthur landing knees to the body.
Arthur throws a knee to the head but misses.
Arthur dodges an elbow strike from Swift.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but Swift blocks it.
Swift avoiding damage as Arthur throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arthur with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arthur throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Arthur misses with a knee to the head.
Arthur using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Swift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arthur tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the head but Swift blocks with his arms.
Swift misses with a punch to the body.
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!
Swift tries to break free but Arthur pushes him back against the cage.
Swift escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Swift's corner calls for a 1-2. Swift obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Swift steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arthur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Swift circles away quickly and effectively.
Arthur swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Swift counter with a right hand.
Swift throws a combination that misses
and Arthur counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sam Swift has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swift looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arthur closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Arthur.
Swift tries to break free but Arthur pushes him back against the cage.
Swift lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Swift avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Arthur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arthur misses with a knee to the head.
Joseph Arthur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arthur lands a knee to the head.
Arthur missing with knees to the body.
Swift is trying to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arthur obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arthur looking to throw knees to the head but Swift is blocking nicely.
Arthur lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Arthur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arthur 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Arthur!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donnacha Mcinerney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Germone Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germone Simpson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnacha Mcinerney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Germone Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson scores with a sloppy right hand. Mcinerney should have avoided that one.
Simpson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simpson cracks a nice hook into Mcinerney's ribs.
Simpson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Simpson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcinerney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mcinerney loads up on a big right hand but Simpson slips the punch.
Mcinerney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Simpson on the side of the head.
A big left from Mcinerney misses.
Mcinerney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Simpson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mcinerney to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcinerney.
Simpson gets a clinch.
Mcinerney has Simpson pressed against the cage.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcinerney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Simpson prevents a body shot from Mcinerney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simpson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mcinerney doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson lands with a light punch inside.
Simpson lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcinerney breaks the clinch.
Mcinerney swats away the attempt to clinch by Simpson.
Mcinerney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simpson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simpson closes the distance and clinches.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mcinerney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcinerney working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simpson lands with a short shot to the head.
Mcinerney working aggressively here.
Mcinerney lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcinerney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson misses with the head strike.
Mcinerney looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simpson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcinerney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simpson pushes Mcinerney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simpson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Simpson lands a right hand.
Mcinerney blocking some punches.
Simpson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcinerney blocks an uppercut.
Simpson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcinerney misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simpson.
Mcinerney is trying to maintain a safe position but Simpson gets an underhook and turns Mcinerney into the cage.
Mcinerney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcinerney wants to get back to striking at distance but Simpson won't allow it.
A body shot lands from Mcinerney.
Simpson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simpson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mcinerney misses with a punch on the inside.
Simpson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcinerney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands with a right to the head.
Simpson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcinerney.
Mcinerney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Simpson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcinerney struggles to land a body shot inside as Simpson controls his hands.
Simpson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simpson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simpson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simpson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Simpson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simpson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Simpson working aggressively here.
Mcinerney has a couple of punches blocked by Simpson.
Mcinerney softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Simpson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Mcinerney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcinerney tries to circle away but Simpson has him pinned against the cage.
Simpson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mcinerney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcinerney tries a body shot but Simpson blocks it.
Simpson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mcinerney is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Mcinerney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Simpson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mcinerney to his knees! Simpson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Germone Simpson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Situation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Trumps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Situation comes to the cage accompanied by Worlds Greatest. Trumps is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay Z - Money, Cash, Hoes. Ian Trumps acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Situation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Trumps!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Situation throws a looping overhand right but Trumps ducks down to avoid it.
Situation scores with a nice strike.
Situation swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trumps pushes Situation away with a front kick.
Trumps misses with a body kick.
Situation dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trumps blocks a low kick nicely.
Trumps blocks a head kick by Situation.
Situation blocks a head kick by Trumps.
Trumps throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Situation throws a shot to the body.
Situation is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Trumps connects with a solid leg kick.
Trumps slips under a jab from Situation.
Situation misses with an uppercut
and Trumps counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Situation is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trumps throws a head kick that misses.
Situation looks to throw the jab but Trumps is out of range.
Trumps tries a head kick but it misses.
Situation throws a leg kick
and Trumps counters with a thumping low kick.
Trumps throws a head kick that misses.
Trumps scores with a push kick.
Trumps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trumps avoids the head kick by Situation.
Trumps tries a head kick but it misses.
Situation throws a body punch but Trumps moves out of range.
Situation wants to land a leg kick but Trumps is out of range.
The Situation seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trumps scores with a head kick.
Trumps displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Situation throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Situation throws a big shot that misses.
Situation stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Trumps.
Situation lands a really nice looking cross but Trumps seems unphased.
Situation misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Situation throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trumps pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Situation misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trumps.
Trumps connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trumps scores with a kick to the body.
Trumps steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Situation.
Situation connects with a good right hand that stumbles Trumps. Trumps circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trumps connects with a leg kick. Situation looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Situation scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Situation throws a looping overhand right but Trumps ducks down to avoid it.
Situation scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Situation. Trumps does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Situation lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trumps doesn't seem phased though.
Situation blocks a head kick by Trumps.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trumps.
Situation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trumps moves away.
Situation takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Situation avoids the head kick by Trumps.
Situation misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trumps.
Situation bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Trumps's head backwards.
Trumps pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Situation is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trumps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Situation pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trumps throws a low kick but Situation avoids it.
Trumps throws a quick inside leg kick.
Situation fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Situation throws out a loose jab but Trumps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trumps tries to land a front kick but Situation steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trumps throws a sloppy head kick
and Situation counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Situation steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Trumps. That one must have hurt.
Situation blocks a head kick by Trumps.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Situation rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trumps counters with a head kick. That will keep Situation thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Situation lands with a good body shot.
Trumps connects with an inside leg kick.
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 The Situation will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Trumps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trumps feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Situation's calf.
No joy there for Situation, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trumps moves out of range as Situation strikes.
Situation throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trumps counters with a nice body kick.
Situation blocks a head kick by Trumps.
Situation tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Situation looks to land a combination but Trumps avoids it well.
Trumps pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trumps keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Situation.
Trumps tries to clinch but Situation is having none of it.
Situation fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trumps throws a sloppy head kick and Situation moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Situation looks for the body kick but Trumps saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Situation throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trumps throws the kick towards the body but Situation avoids it.
Trumps takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trumps closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Situation to the mat! Situation manages to get full guard.
Situation wants to stand up but Trumps is controlling him.
Situation knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trumps on the ground.
Trumps controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Situation keeping full guard, as Trumps tries to pass.
Trumps won't allow Situation to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trumps 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.
Trumps wants to pass the guard but Situation is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trumps forces his way into half guard.
Trumps throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trumps is pressing down on Situation's thigh, looking to free his foot. Situation is holding on for now.
Trumps stops Situation from getting back to his feet.
Trumps is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Situation is just riding it out for now. Trumps eventually gives up the hold.
Trumps is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Situation has managed to free his arm - good work.
Situation is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumps not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trumps not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trumps not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trumps performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Trumps showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Situation's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Trumps tries a head kick but it misses.
Situation attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Trumps throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That kick from Situation tenderised Trumps's leg. Trumps is trying to keep his angry face on.
Situation looks to land a right hand but Trumps moved out of range.
Trumps tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Situation keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Situation throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Situation ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trumps moves away.
Situation throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trumps throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Trumps pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trumps pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trumps throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Situation scores with a nice head shot.
Situation checks a leg kick.
Situation dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Situation jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Situation avoids a kick to the body.
Trumps throws a head kick but Situation moves out of range.
Trumps shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trumps ducks under a wild hook from Situation.
Situation rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trumps moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Situation connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trumps's hands.
Situation misses with an uppercut
and Trumps counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Situation lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Situation throws a nice looking combination but Trumps bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Situation is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trumps tries to land a front kick but Situation steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trumps tries a head kick but it misses.
Trumps ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Situation.
A jab from Situation finds it's way through Trumps's defenses.
Situation throws out a loose jab but Trumps uses good head movement to avoid it.
Situation avoids the head kick by Trumps.
Trumps throws a sloppy head kick and Situation moves out of range easily.
Situation throws a right and a left that both miss.
Situation throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Situation blocks a head kick by Trumps.
Trumps throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Trumps misses with a leg kick.
Trumps throws a head kick that misses
and Situation counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Trumps takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Situation looks to land a right hand but Trumps moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Situation blocks the leg kick.
Trumps takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Situation tries to score with a low kick but Trumps moves his leg out of the way.
Situation takes a swing at Trumps's ribcage but misses.
Trumps throws a sloppy head kick and Situation moves out of range easily.
Situation thows a body shot but no joy.
Situation goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trumps misses with a takedown attempt - Situation sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Situation tries a head kick but it misses.
Situation pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Situation thows a body shot but no joy.
The Situation is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Situation looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trumps throws a half hearted mid kick.
Situation throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trumps throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Situation's waist but Situation gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Trumps off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trumps moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Trumps throws a lazy head kick
and Situation makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Trumps rushes Situation and presses him up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Situation showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Situation has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson comes to the cage accompanied by Fight To Win. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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216 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good kicks
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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
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Finch!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson blocks a head kick by Finch.
Wilkinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Wilkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Finch throws a leg kick
and Wilkinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Finch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilkinson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilkinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Finch avoids the damage to the body.
Wilkinson pulls Finch into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Finch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkinson is keeping the position for now.
Finch slips nicely into half guard.
Finch wants to stand up but Wilkinson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilkinson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wilkinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finch is one step ahead there.
Wilkinson is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch wants to stand but Wilkinson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wilkinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Finch is one step ahead there.
Wilkinson has a closed guard, preventing Finch from standing up.
Wilkinson looking to control.
Finch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilkinson's guard.
Wilkinson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finch is fighting to break Wilkinson's control of his arms but Wilkinson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Finch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilkinson is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Finch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.
Finch lands a leg kick that knocks Wilkinson off balance momentarily.
A head kick misses from Wilkinson.
Finch avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
Finch misses with a leg kick
and Wilkinson counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilkinson lands with a kick to the temple. Finch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wilkinson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Finch.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Finch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Finch misses with a kick to the body
and Wilkinson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Finch checks a leg kick.
Wilkinson throws the kick towards the body but Finch avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch thows a body shot but no joy.
Finch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Finch.
Finch moves out of range of the body kick from Wilkinson.
Finch is looking to slow Wilkinson down with leg kicks.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses.
Finch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Finch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilkinson is breathing heavily.
Finch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkinson scores with a hook to the body. Finch takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat.
Finch throws a leg kick but Wilkinson moved away.
Wilkinson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat.
Finch throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkinson moves out of range easily.
Wilkinson misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wilkinson lands with a slapping head kick.
Finch throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wilkinson checks a leg kick nicely.
Finch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finch blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Finch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Finch is looking to slow Wilkinson down with leg kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Wilkinson. Those never looked like landing.
Finch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Finch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some bone on bone action there as Wilkinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Finch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away.
Finch blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Finch throws a low kick, looking for Wilkinson's leg but Wilkinson calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Finch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Finch keeps the fight on the outside.
Finch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Finch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Finch.
Finch throws a body punch but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Wilkinson cracks the inside of Finch's front leg.
Finch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilkinson rather than just go for the knockout.
Finch throws a head kick that misses.
Finch just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilkinson checks a leg kick.
Wilkinson thumps Finch with a low kick.
Wilkinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bob Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Finch is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson connects with a body shot that sends Finch's belly button to the back.
Finch is still on wobbly legs! Can Wilkinson finish him?
Wilkinson misses with a head kick.
Wilkinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkinson throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
Finch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finch seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilkinson throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson slips a jab and a cross from Finch.
Finch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clay Wilkinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilkinson checks a leg kick.
Finch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Finch throws the kick towards the body but Wilkinson avoids it.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finch misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilkinson throws a head kick but Finch moves out of range.
Wilkinson rushes Finch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wilkinson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilkinson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Finch smiles and moves away.
Finch thuds a left hand into Wilkinson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Finch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkinson misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkinson blocks a head kick by Finch.
Finch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wilkinson moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilkinson throws an elbow but misses.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Finch.
Wilkinson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finch to keep the fight standing.
Finch missing with knees to the body.
Finch is looking to control Wilkinson's arms but Wilkinson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Finch has his back to the cage.
Wilkinson missing with knees to the body.
Finch looking to throw knees to the head but Wilkinson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilkinson avoids the damage to the body.
Wilkinson misses with a knee strike.
Finch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wilkinson avoiding damage as Finch throws knees to the body.
Wilkinson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilkinson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Finch tries to stall but Wilkinson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wilkinson lands an elbow that stopped Finch in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Finch's face.
Wilkinson jumps into guard, dragging Finch to the mat.
Wilkinson is trying to keep Finch in close.
Wilkinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson wants to improve his position but instead Finch has moved into half guard.
Finch stands up from half guard.
Wilkinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Finch misses with a body shot.
Wilkinson wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Finch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Finch. Beautiful body shot.
Wilkinson moves out of range as Finch throws a body kick.
Finch avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
A head kick misses from Wilkinson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Clay Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Wilkinson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Finch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finch scores with a leg kick.
Finch avoids the head kick by Wilkinson.
Finch misses with a wild body shot.
Finch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Wilkinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Finch feints and then cracks Wilkinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilkinson down.
Finch is looking to land body kicks.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Wilkinson's shoulder, as Wilkinson tries to avoid the shot.
Finch misses with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Finch.
Wilkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilkinson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Finch.
Finch lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Finch throws a body kick that misses.
Wilkinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finch.
Finch throws a nice head kick!
Finch misses with a kick to the body.
Finch blocks a head kick by Wilkinson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Finch, right into the meat.
Wilkinson avoids the head kick by Finch.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Finch takes a swing at Wilkinson's ribcage but misses.
Finch slips a straight right by Wilkinson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Finch!
Finch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilkinson. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Finch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finch misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilkinson manages to avoid it.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Finch throws a chopping leg kick but Wilkinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wilkinson lands with a kick to the temple. Finch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wilkinson lands a brutal head kick. Finch looks out on his feet and Wilkinson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Clay Wilkinson!
After the big win, Clay Wilkinson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BioPharm Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Belanger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belanger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Infernal Majesty - None Shall Defy. Silva has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
7 - 3 - 2 |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Belanger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Belanger misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva moves away from the strike by Belanger.
Silva slips under a jab from Belanger.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva swings for the body but Belanger moves out of range.
Belanger throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Belanger.
Silva staying out of range there.
Belanger cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A punch combination from Belanger misses.
Belanger swinging wildly here.
Belanger moves away from the strike by Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belanger misses with a hook
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Belanger controls his hands.
Silva decides to pull guard.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Belanger manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Belanger, under a barage of strikes from Silva.
Belanger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belanger keeping hold of Silva's head, controlling as best he can.
Silva trying to control from Belanger's half guard. Belanger has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva wants to control from the top but Belanger keeps moving.
Belanger working a defensive guard but Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Belanger's head but Belanger avoids it well.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Belanger can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Belanger tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belanger keeps working.
Silva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Belanger!
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belanger is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Belanger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Belanger wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Belanger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
Belanger misses with an uppercut.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Belanger, pushing him back against the cage.
Belanger managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Belanger tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Belanger.
Belanger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Belanger won't allow it.
Belanger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Belanger pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belanger throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belanger keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Belanger blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Belanger is retaining full guard.
Belanger trying to control the position.
Belanger keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Belanger wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Belanger swings widly with a right hand
and Belanger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Belanger is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Belanger misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Belanger throws out the jab.
Belanger misses with a hook.
Belanger slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Belanger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belanger misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Belanger misses with a series of wild punches.
Belanger throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Belanger sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Belanger misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Belanger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belanger lands a two punch combo.
Belanger stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva catches Belanger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Michael Belanger is winning the standup battle so far.
Belanger just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belanger.
Belanger throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Belanger misses.
Belanger throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belanger.
Belanger misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Belanger misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Belanger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Belanger throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Belanger misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva slips a jab from Belanger.
Silva throws a series of punches but Belanger moves out of range.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Belangers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva cracks Belanger with a good jab.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Belanger on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Belanger manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Belanger defends it.
Silva thows a huge punch but Belanger dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Belanger is defending well.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Belanger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belanger defending well though.
Silva trying to control the action but Belanger is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Belanger defends it.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Belanger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Belanger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Belanger to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Belanger shrugs it off.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva unloading with bombs!
Belanger wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Belanger is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Belanger wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Belanger wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to control but Belanger wriggling away.
Belanger tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Silva!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Volchenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volchenkov has chosen Hatebreed - Live for this as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Boris Volchenkov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bryan Baker's chin.
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290 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryan Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boris Volchenkov!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volchenkov wants to clinch.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Volchenkov quickly recovers to half guard.
Baker frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baker controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bryan Baker.
Volchenkov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baker jabs Volchenkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Volchenkov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Volchenkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Baker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Volchenkov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Volchenkov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Baker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volchenkov throws a leg kick
and Baker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Volchenkov won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Volchenkov's face as Baker controls the position.
Baker in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Volchenkov is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bryan Baker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Take it easy, Pussy". Balrog Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davi Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Balrog Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Johnson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
Johnson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Johnson counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Johnson. Silva shrugs it off though.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Johnson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson staying out of range there.
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!
Silva looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Johnson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Johnson but great work by Silva.
Johnson is not content to let Silva control the position.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount!
Johnson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balrog Johnson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Silva.
Johnson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Johnson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Johnson walks into a jab.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson leaning against his opponent.
Silva prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Johnson.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Johnson prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva wants to break free but Johnson has control.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Johnson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Johnson.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
It looks like Davi Silva has been cut.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Johnson persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Johnson trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balrog Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Davi Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva jabs Johnson right on the nose. Johnson blinks but takes it well.
Johnson throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva scores with a head kick. Johnson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Johnson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Johnson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Johnson throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Johnson lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Johnson - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Johnson. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Johnson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva checks a low kick from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Johnson moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Davi Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnson tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Johnson controls the position from side control.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Davi Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balrog Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balrog Johnson!
Balrog Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umberto Duran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abrams comes to the cage accompanied by Kreator - Violent Revolution . Duran is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hatebreed - Live for this. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Abrams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Umberto Duran!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abrams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duran sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Duran gets caught napping as Abrams dives in and scores a takedown. Duran manages to retain guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abrams throws a big right hand that misses.
Duran is trying to control the position but Abrams postures up.
Abrams preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duran looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Abrams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duran works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Duran wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abrams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Duran's guard.
Duran controlling the position.
Umberto Duran has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Duran tries to clinch there but Abrams circles away.
Duran lands with an overhand left.
Abrams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Abrams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
James Abrams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duran lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duran is looking to slow Abrams down with leg kicks.
Duran avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abrams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duran manages to avoid it.
Duran lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duran is looking to clinch.
Duran misses with a hook. Abrams ducked under it nicely.
Abrams connects with a solid leg kick.
Duran looks to land a combination but Abrams avoids it well.
Duran looks to score with a jab to the body but Abrams is just out of range.
Abrams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Abrams throws a hook but Duran blocks it.
Abrams throws the kick towards the body but Duran avoids it.
Duran is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Abrams takes a swing at Duran's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Duran finds it's way through Abrams's defenses.
Duran darts in trying to clinch
and Abrams counters with a nice leg kick.
Abrams shoots in looking for a takedown but Duran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abrams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Abrams wants to clinch up but Duran keeps it at a distance.
Duran fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duran swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Abrams catches Duran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Abrams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duran needs to keep his hands up - Abrams had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Umberto Duran has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Duran moves out of range of the body kick.
Abrams misses with a few strikes there.
Abrams clinches.
Nice body punch from Duran.
Abrams is leaning against Duran and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Duran misses with some punches.
Abrams lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
Duran gets through Abrams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Duran.
Abrams tries a body shot but Duran blocks it.
Abrams misses with a body punch.
Abrams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duran has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Abrams.
Duran gets through Abrams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abrams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abrams connects with a knee to the head.
Duran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Abrams's elbow.
Abrams digs a right hand underneath Duran's ribcage. Duran let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Duran working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duran.
A short uppercut from Duran.
Abrams digs a right hand into Duran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duran's gas tank.
Duran looks gassed!
Abrams digs a right hand into Duran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Duran's gas tank.
Duran blocks a body shot from Abrams.
Abrams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duran misses with a body punch.
Abrams struggles to land a body shot inside as Duran controls his hands.
Duran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abrams blocks a body shot from Duran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Abrams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Umberto Duran's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abrams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Duran defends it nicely.
Abrams throws a body punch but Duran moves out of range.
Abrams throws a series of punches but Duran avoids them all with ease.
Duran throws a leg kick that is checked
and Abrams counters by moving into the clinch.
Abrams tries a body shot but Duran blocks it.
Duran avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrams.
Duran misses with a punch to the body.
Duran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Duran misses with the head strike.
Duran avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrams.
Abrams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abrams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Abrams as Duran tries to tie him up.
Abrams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duran as Abrams tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duran taking a breather.
Duran tries a body shot but Abrams blocks it.
Duran misses with a punch to the body.
Duran is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Duran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abrams backwards.
Abrams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James Abrams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Duran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Duran on the inside.
Duran has a couple of punches blocked by Abrams.
Duran gets through Abrams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Abrams is rocked!
Abrams misses with a body punch.
Oh Abrams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Abrams tries to land knees in the clinch but Duran avoids the damage to the body.
Duran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Abrams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abrams tries to throw a body punch but Duran avoids it by throwing Abrams back against the cage.
Duran lands with a left to the head.
Duran digs a right hand into Abrams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Abrams's gas tank.
Duran displaying some good clinch control by pressing Abrams up against the cage.
Duran creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Abrams with a big uppercut! Abrams tries to clinch up but Duran pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Abrams to the mat! Abrams covers up and Duran unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Umberto Duran!
Umberto Duran managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75, into his post fight interview.
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