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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Donigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Wainwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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145 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Donigan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Wainwright!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donigan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Donigan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Donigan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wainwright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Donigan tries to keep at a distance but Wainwright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wainwright manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Donigan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Donigan postures up.
Donigan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donigan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wainwright wants to get back to his feet but Donigan passes into half guard.
Donigan controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donigan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wainwright to get to his feet.
Wainwright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wainwright showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donigan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wainwright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wainwright rushes Donigan and presses him up against the cage.
Wainwright misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donigan.
Wainwright is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Donigan to keep the fight standing.
Wainwright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Donigan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wainwright blocks a body shot from Donigan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wainwright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donigan throws a head kick but Wainwright moves out of range.
Donigan misses with a combination
and Wainwright counters with a stiff right hand.
Donigan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wainwright fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Donigan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donigan is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wainwright connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Donigan covering up! Wainwright comes in with a big uppercut and Donigan goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paul Wainwright!
A victorious Paul Wainwright thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Sykloni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykloni has chosen David Arkenstone - Carrickfergus as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sami Sykloni was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sami Sykloni!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sykloni checks a leg kick.
Jones looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Sykloni explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sykloni moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sykloni throws a monster overhand right that drops Jones! Sykloni follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Sykloni!
After the big win, Sami Sykloni made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Soham Roy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tj Florez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Soham Roy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tj Florez!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Florez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Florez leaves Roy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Roy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Roy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Florez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Florez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Florez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Florez misses with a double jab.
Florez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Florez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Florez. Those never looked like landing.
Roy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Florez sprawls well initially but Roy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Florez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roy is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roy is trying to work for a kimura but Florez is defending well.
Florez is looking for a sweep. Roy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Florez trying to hold on to Roy's head to control him but Roy postures up.
Roy is trying to control the action in half guard but Florez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roy is really struggling to control Florez but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Florez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roy wants to stand and escape but instead Florez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Florez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Florez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Roy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Florez on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Florez being controlled here momentarily.
Roy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Florez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Roy pulls Florez in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Florez passes Roy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Soham Roy.
I think Roy 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 1 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 10:10
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 10:9
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Soham Roy!
Soham Roy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doug Copley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Seinfeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Copley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Seinfeld!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copley forces Seinfeld back against the cage and clinches.
Copley wants a takedown.
Seinfeld gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Copley.
Seinfeld stops a takedown attempt from Copley.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Copley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Copley is looking to take this one to the mat.
Seinfeld throws a punch but it's blocked by Copley.
Seinfeld looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Seinfeld blocks the elbow strike.
Copley throws an elbow but it misses.
Seinfeld tries to work over Copley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seinfeld tries to land knees in the clinch but Copley avoids the damage to the body.
Seinfeld tries to break free but Copley pushes him back against the cage.
Copley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Seinfeld looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Copley pushes down on Seinfeld's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Copley stops Seinfeld from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seinfeld trying to hold on to Copley's head to control him but Copley postures up.
Copley wants to free his trapped foot but Seinfeld is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Seinfeld is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Copley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Seinfeld tries to kick Copley off but Copley keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Copley slips a nice elbow through Seinfeld's hands, connecting with Seinfeld's forehead.
Seinfeld is looking to control Copley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Seinfeld avoid being mounted?
Copley throwing shots but Seinfeld is blocking nicely.
Copley prevents Seinfeld from improving his position.
Copley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Seinfeld is looking to escape.
Copley is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Copley seems content to control.
Copley is working for a kimura but Seinfeld is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld wants to improve his position but Copley is controlling well.
Seinfeld is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Copley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Seinfeld is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Seinfeld is trying to control but can't.
Copley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Seinfeld wants to get back to full guard.
Copley passes to full mount!
Copley lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Copley wants to finish this one by submission but Seinfeld is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Copley.
Seinfeld is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Copley in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Copley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seinfeld is bucking up trying to escape but Copley cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Copley working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Copley fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Copley has control of Seinfeld's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Seinfeld regains control of the situation pretty easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Copley softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Seinfeld is out cold! Copley jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doug Copley!
A victorious Doug Copley thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Phillips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kent Phillips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrew Lind!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phillips avoids the head kick by Lind.
Lind throws a sloppy head kick and Phillips moves out of range easily.
Phillips lands a big right hand that sends Lind crashing to the mat! Phillips stays standing though and waves Lind back to his feet!
Lind is rocked!
It looks like Andrew Lind has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lind falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phillips counters with a big left hand that crumples Lind! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kent Phillips!
Our winner, Kent Phillips, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Spiller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spiller has chosen I know you want me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Spiller!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spiller thuds a left hand into Jackson's body.
Spiller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jackson eats them both and turns towards Spiller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Spiller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson throws a hook but Spiller avoids it easily.
Spiller scores with a nice strike.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spiller manages to avoid it.
Spiller lands with a nice combination. Jackson backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Spiller finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Spiller staying out of range there.
Jackson throws a hook but Spiller avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson swings for the body but Spiller moves out of range.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spiller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Spiller moved out of range.
Jackson looks to land a right hand but Spiller moved out of range.
Spiller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spiller lands a high kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Spiller scores with a jab to the head.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spiller ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
A nice combination there by Spiller.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiller.
Good exchange - Spiller coming out on top.
Spiller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Jackson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spiller lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Spiller slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a straight right.
Spiller stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spiller throws a combination. Jackson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Spiller saw that one coming.
Spiller moves out of range of the strikes.
Spiller pushes Jackson away with a front kick.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Spiller.
Spiller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Spiller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Spiller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Spiller lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson throws out a loose jab but Spiller uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiller connects with a looping right hand.
Spiller is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spiller cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Spiller cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Spiller lands a high kick!
Jackson is rocked!
Spiller lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spiller scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brandon Spiller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spiller walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Jackson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Spiller swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Jackson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Spiller!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rene Vesque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Weeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weeks has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rene Vesque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Weeks misses its intended target.
Vesque throws a hook but Weeks blocks it.
Weeks scores with a nice head shot.
Vesque throws a right hand that Weeks ducks under and follows up with a left that Weeks also avoids with ease.
Weeks connects with a jab.
Vesque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weeks.
Weeks misses with a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Weeks.
Weeks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vesque paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vesque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vesque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vesque just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Weeks finds it's way through Vesque's defenses.
Vesque scoring well with a low kick there.
Weeks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vesque checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesque avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesque misses with a lunging right hand
and Weeks makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Weeks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vesque looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weeks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vesque checks a leg kick.
Weeks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vesque.
Weeks misses the jab.
Vesque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weeks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Vesque does no damage.
Vesque throws a hook but Weeks avoids it easily.
Weeks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vesque manages to avoid it.
Weeks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rene Vesque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vesque moves out of range as Weeks strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weeks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Weeks tries to clinch
and Vesque counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Billy Weeks has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vesque is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Weeks misses.
Weeks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Vesque drops his hands momentarily and Weeks takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Weeks.
Billy Weeks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vesque gets caught napping as Weeks dives in and scores a takedown. Vesque manages to retain guard.
Weeks wants to pass the guard but Vesque is keeping the position.
Weeks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vesque wants to stand and escape but Weeks is having none of it.
Weeks throws a big elbow that misses.
Weeks trying to control but Vesque is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weeks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vesque controls Weeks momentarily but Weeks frees himself.
Weeks stops Vesque from standing up.
Weeks postures up in Vesque's guard and throws a big left but Vesque blocks it.
Vesque keeping moving, preventing Weeks from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but Vesque blocks nicely.
Vesque is trying to keep Weeks in close.
Weeks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Weeks controlling from the top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Weeks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vesque motions for Weeks to come forward. Vesque throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Weeks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Rene Vesque has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weeks checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Weeks dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Weeks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weeks.
Weeks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weeks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Weeks throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weeks misses with some punches.
Vesque avoiding damage as Weeks throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weeks.
Weeks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vesque prevents a body shot from Weeks.
Weeks is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vesque.
Weeks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weeks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vesque on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weeks blocks a body shot from Vesque.
A nice left hand lands by Weeks.
A right hook to the body lands for Vesque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weeks lands a body punch in the clinch.
Weeks tries to work over Vesque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weeks misses with the head strike.
Weeks misses with an elbow strike.
Weeks lands a hook that snaps the head of Vesque backwards.
Weeks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vesque.
Vesque has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vesque stalling in the clinch.
Weeks tries to land knees in the clinch but Vesque avoids the damage to the body.
Weeks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Vesque scores with a nice short uppercut.
Weeks has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vesque after a bit of a struggle.
Still in the clinch, Weeks scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vesque misses with a punch on the inside.
Weeks has Vesque pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vesque manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Weeks tries to work over Vesque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Weeks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vesque gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rene Vesque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Weeks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks misses with a punch on the inside.
Vesque tries to throw a body punch but Weeks avoids it by throwing Vesque back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weeks.
Vesque lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weeks lands a left hand.
Weeks misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vesque.
Weeks is looking for a takedown.
Vesque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Weeks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vesque swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weeks blocking some punches.
Vesque breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weeks shoots in for a double leg but Vesque sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Weeks throws a leg kick but Vesque moved away.
Vesque takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vesque.
Weeks is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeks moves out of range of the strikes.
Vesque lands a two punch combo.
Vesque throws out a loose jab but Weeks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weeks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vesque circles away quickly and effectively.
Vesque throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vesque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weeks. Vesque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weeks tries to land a leg kick but Vesque saw it coming and moves away.
Vesque throws a series of punches but Weeks avoids them all with ease.
Vesque avoids the body shot from Weeks.
A telegraphed right hand from Weeks misses the target.
Vesque throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weeks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vesque throws a lazy right hand but Weeks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vesque misses with a straight left.
Vesque throws a nice outside leg kick.
A low kick from Weeks misses
and Vesque counters with a nice uppercut.
Billy Weeks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Weeks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weeks takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vesque misses with a double jab.
Billy Weeks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weeks does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A punch combination from Weeks misses.
Weeks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vesque.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weeks fails to land with a series of punches.
Weeks missing with a left hand there. Vesque was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weeks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 Rene Vesque will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vesque connects with a nice looking jab.
Vesque cracks Weeks with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Billy Weeks's cut even more.
Vesque takes one to the side of the head.
Weeks misses with an uppercut.
Vesque scores with a hook.
Vesque digs a good body shot into Weeks's ribs.
Vesque is looking to slow Weeks down with leg kicks.
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!
Weeks moves in looking to clinch but Vesque pushes him off.
A low kick from Weeks is predictable there
and Vesque counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Weeks swings for the body but Vesque moves out of range.
Weeks wants to slow Vesque down by chopping away at his legs.
Weeks slips a jab from Vesque.
Weeks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weeks tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vesque scores with a crisp jab that stopped Weeks in his tracks.
Vesque throws a jab when Weeks was well out of range.
Vesque throws a big shot that misses.
Vesque takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Weeks throws a leg kick but Vesque checks it.
Weeks misses with a body kick.
Weeks takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Weeks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Vesque does no damage.
Weeks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vesque moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vesque connects with a jab.
The cut above Billy Weeks's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Weeks staying out of range there.
Weeks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vesque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weeks on the side of the head.
Weeks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vesque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weeks checks a low kick from Vesque.
Vesque misses with a looping right.
Weeks moves in looking to clinch but Vesque pushes him off.
Vesque misses with a hook
and Weeks counters with a good low kick that Vesque was not able to check.
Weeks slips a jab from Vesque.
Vesque misses with a straight left.
Weeks throws a sloppy head kick and Vesque moves out of range easily.
Weeks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vesque clobbers Weeks with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weeks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Weeks slips under a jab.
Vesque on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Weeks. Weeks obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice shot lands for Vesque.
Weeks avoids the body shot from Vesque.
Vesque misses with a straight right.
Vesque connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Weeks. Those never looked like landing.
Weeks misses with a takedown attempt - Vesque sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Vesque finds it's way through Weeks's defenses.
Billy Weeks's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Vesque throws a leg kick but Weeks checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weeks ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weeks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vesque is fending him off so far but Weeks persists. Nope, Vesque circles away and we're back to standing.
Rene Vesque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Weeks.
Vesque throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weeks tries to move into range but Vesque moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Weeks with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vesque to score with a decent uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Billy Weeks's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rene Vesque!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Iron Chancellor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanouk Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chancellor kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Amon Tobin / El Cargo. Fairtex is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Illusion-DJ Tiesto. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iron Chancellor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sanouk Fairtex!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chancellor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chancellor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fairtex.
Fairtex looks for the body kick but Chancellor saw that one coming.
Chancellor checks the leg kick.
Fairtex scores with a spinning back kick!
Chancellor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chancellor takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Chancellor. That snapped Fairtex's head back.
It looks like Sanouk Fairtex has been cut.
Fairtex takes the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fairtex lands an elbow inside that Chancellor shrugs off.
Fairtex landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fairtex as Chancellor tries to tie him up.
Chancellor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chancellor stalling the fight.
Chancellor blocks the elbow strike.
Chancellor pushes Fairtex back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chancellor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chancellor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Chancellor avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fairtex as Chancellor tries to tie him up.
Fairtex landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chancellor throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairtex.
Chancellor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fairtex lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chancellor.
Fairtex lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Chancellor.
Chancellor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Chancellor blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Chancellor.
Chancellor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fairtex backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fairtex lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Chancellor throws a punch but it's blocked by Fairtex.
Fairtex lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fairtex has a couple of punches blocked by Chancellor.
Fairtex misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chancellor swings wildly with an uppercut but Fairtex uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chancellor struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairtex controls his hands.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Chancellor controls his hands.
Fairtex tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chancellor has a couple of punches blocked by Fairtex.
Chancellor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chancellor misses with some punches.
Fairtex struggles to land a body shot inside as Chancellor controls his hands.
Fairtex with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chancellor.
Chancellor misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chancellor throws a jab but it's blocked by Fairtex.
Fairtex stuns Chancellor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chancellor throws the left hand but Fairtex avoids the punch easily.
Fairtex connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chancellor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fairtex misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chancellor takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chancellor throws an overhand right that lands on Fairtex's shoulder, as Fairtex tries to avoid the shot.
Fairtex looks to land a right hand but Chancellor moved out of range.
Chancellor lands with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Fairtex coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex misses with a leg kick.
Fairtex swings for the body but Chancellor moves out of range.
Fairtex uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chancellor.
Chancellor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fairtex's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairtex scores with a push kick.
Fairtex scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chancellor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chancellor instigates a clinch.
Fairtex working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fairtex misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Chancellor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Chancellor.
Chancellor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chancellor struggles to land a body shot inside as Fairtex controls his hands.
Chancellor misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanouk Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sanouk Fairtex's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fairtex lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fairtex walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chancellor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanouk Fairtex seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fairtex lands a slapping body shot.
Chancellor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chancellor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chancellor tried to score with a low kick but Fairtex checks it.
Chancellor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chancellor avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fairtex. Chancellor shrugs it off though.
Fairtex scores with a jab to the body.
Chancellor misses with a body punch
and Fairtex connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chancellor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fairtex has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fairtex and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fairtex connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fairtex throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Fairtex.
Fairtex explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chancellor throws a low kick, looking for Fairtex's leg but Fairtex calmly moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chancellor.
Chancellor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fairtex on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chancellor avoids the body shot from Fairtex.
Chancellor thows a body shot but no joy.
Fairtex lands with a shot to the body.
Chancellor misses with a leg kick
and Fairtex counters with a stiff right hand.
Chancellor loads up on a big right hand but Fairtex slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor gets tackled into the cage by Fairtex. Fairtex maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chancellor is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chancellor has a couple of punches blocked by Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a punch to the body.
Chancellor blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fairtex pushes Chancellor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chancellor tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the cage.
Chancellor misses with a punch to the body.
Chancellor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Chancellor.
Sanouk Fairtex seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fairtex misses with a body punch.
Chancellor tries to circle away but Fairtex has him pinned against the cage.
Fairtex has a couple of punches blocked by Chancellor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chancellor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fairtex.
Chancellor throws an overhand right that lands on Fairtex's shoulder, as Fairtex tries to avoid the shot.
Fairtex is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chancellor rather than just go for the knockout.
Fairtex lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chancellor takes a step back to recover.
Fairtex avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fairtex goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
An inside leg kick from Fairtex misses.
Fairtex throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chancellor.
Fairtex swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chancellor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fairtex staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Fairtex.
Fairtex misses with a wild body shot.
Fairtex misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor thuds his right hand into Fairtex's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fairtex throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fairtex pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chancellor is out of range and Fairtex settles back down.
Chancellor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fairtex attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fairtex misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chancellor.
Fairtex uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chancellor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fairtex keeps Chancellor at a distance using the push kick.
Chancellor steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fairtex. That one must have hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chancellor misses the shot to the body.
Chancellor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fairtex takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sanouk Fairtex showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sanouk Fairtex's cut.
That's time! Chancellor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fairtex turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fairtex.
Fairtex throws a head kick but Chancellor moves out of range.
A low kick from Fairtex misses
letting Chancellor counter with a right hand.
Nice shot by Fairtex.
Chancellor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chancellor misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Fairtex.
Fairtex lands with a nice body kick.
Chancellor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fairtex. Fairtex obviously looking to wear him down.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chancellor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fairtex lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chancellor or not.
Chancellor blocks a body shot from Fairtex.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chancellor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fairtex is keeping busy.
Fairtex lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chancellor backwards.
Chancellor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A right hand to the body from Fairtex.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chancellor.
Chancellor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chancellor avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Chancellor will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fairtex up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chancellor.
A nice left hand lands by Chancellor.
Fairtex blocks a body shot from Chancellor.
Chancellor misses with a punch on the inside.
Chancellor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fairtex blocks an uppercut.
Iron Chancellor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanouk Fairtex is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chancellor.
Fairtex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chancellor avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Chancellor scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Chancellor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fairtex unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chancellor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chancellor will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The referee calls for Chancellor to work.
Chancellor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chancellor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chancellor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fairtex looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chancellor lands with a light punch inside.
Fairtex misses with some punches.
Fairtex throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chancellors head.
Chancellor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fairtex's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fairtex creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chancellor's defenses.
Fairtex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chancellor's elbow.
Chancellor is looking to control Fairtex's arms but Fairtex gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chancellor has his back to the cage.
Chancellor seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Fairtex is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Fairtex softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Chancellor tries a body shot but Fairtex blocks it.
Chancellor avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Fairtex throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chancellors head.
Fairtex trying to land knees to the body.
Chancellor lands a body punch.
Fairtex takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chancellor is looking to control Fairtex's arms but Fairtex gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chancellor has his back to the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fairtex creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chancellor presses Fairtex against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chancellor is trying to maintain a safe position but Fairtex gets an underhook and turns Chancellor into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chancellor scores with a shoulder strike.
Chancellor is struggling to control the position.
Fairtex misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chancellor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fairtex moves into the clinch successfully.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chancellor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fairtex misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fairtex swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chancellor lands with a short shot to the head.
Fairtex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Iron Chancellor.
I think Fairtex 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sanouk Fairtex!
Sanouk Fairtex decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Ghambaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghambaryan comes to the cage accompanied by Right Said Fred - I`m Too Sexy. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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24
199 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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29
223 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine |
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Ghambaryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donnie Rose!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ghambaryan's head backwards.
Ghambaryan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ghambaryan dodges the punch combination from Rose.
A jab from Ghambaryan does it's job there.
Ghambaryan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rose paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ghambaryan lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Ghambaryan feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Ghambaryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ghambaryan, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ghambaryan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ghambaryan darts in and clinches Rose up against the cage.
Rose is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ghambaryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan can't find room to land a body shot as Rose controls the action.
Ghambaryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rose lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ghambaryan blocking some punches.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Donnie Rose has been cut.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ghambaryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rose scores with a shot to the side of Ghambaryan's head.
Ghambaryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ghambaryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
Ghambaryan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rose's face.
Rose pushes Ghambaryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ghambaryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan effectively controlling the action here.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Ghambaryan blocks an uppercut.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Rose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ghambaryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rose throws out the jab.
Roman Ghambaryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghambaryan throws a head kick but Rose moves out of range.
Rose circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan misses with a head kick.
Rose checks a leg kick nicely.
Ghambaryan cracks the inside of Rose's front leg.
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!
Ghambaryan throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Ghambaryan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ghambaryan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rose working aggressively here.
A knee to the head by Ghambaryan.
Rose taking a breather.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Rose wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ghambaryan effectively controlling the action here.
Ghambaryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rose has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ghambaryan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rose is defending well for now.
A short right from Rose.
A shot in the inside from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Ghambaryan into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose working aggressively here.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
Ghambaryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rose makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ghambaryan blocks an uppercut.
Ghambaryan looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Rose wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ghambaryan misses with some punches.
Rose is trying to stall.
Rose fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ghambaryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rose.
Ghambaryan with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ghambaryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Rose manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Rose does no damage.
Rose fails to land with a series of punches.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ghambaryan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose looks gassed!
Rose scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Ghambaryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rose misses the target.
Ghambaryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ghambaryan.
Ghambaryan is looking to slow Rose down with leg kicks.
Ghambaryan lands the left hand.
That kick from Ghambaryan tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Ghambaryan tenderised Rose's leg. Rose is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ghambaryan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghambaryan. Ghambaryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghambaryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rose on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ghambaryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Rose's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ghambaryan instigates a clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ghambaryan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan trying to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ghambaryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Rose blocks a body shot from Ghambaryan.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Ghambaryan missing with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan tries a knee to the head but Rose blocks it.
Rose is trying to push Ghambaryan away but Ghambaryan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ghambaryan lands a good knee to the midsection. Rose won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghambaryan misses with a knee strike.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghambaryan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rose blocks it with crossed arms.
Ghambaryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Rose working hard to break the clinch.
Rose tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ghambaryan misses with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan missing with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ghambaryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ghambaryan has him pressed against the cage.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but Rose blocks with his arms.
Rose is trying to push Ghambaryan away but Ghambaryan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rose tries to break the clinch but Ghambaryan is controlling the position.
Ghambaryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ghambaryan lands a shot to the body.
Ghambaryan wants to stall.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Rose breaks the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose misses with a looping right.
Ghambaryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ghambaryan looking to throw knees to the head but Rose is blocking nicely.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rose misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rose. Ghambaryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rose on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ghambaryan. Ghambaryan obviously looking to wear him down.
Ghambaryan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Rose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghambaryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rose.
Rose misses with a two punch combination.
Ghambaryan tries to close the distance and clinch but Rose swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A solid body kick from Ghambaryan.
Rose misses with a left hand
and Ghambaryan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose gets tackled into the cage by Ghambaryan. Ghambaryan maintains the clinch.
Ghambaryan tries to work over Rose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roman Ghambaryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ghambaryan trying to land knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ghambaryan wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghambaryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rose might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghambaryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ghambaryan clobbers Rose with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Ghambaryan moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Ghambaryan with a nice cross.
Ghambaryan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ghambaryan.
Roman Ghambaryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghambaryan is looking to slow Rose down with leg kicks.
Ghambaryan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ghambaryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ghambaryan has closed the distance and engaged Rose in a clinch.
Rose takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ghambaryan lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Donnie Rose's cut even more.
Ghambaryan scores a nice knee to the body.
Ghambaryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ghambaryan is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Ghambaryan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Rose's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ghambaryan darts in and clinches Rose up against the cage.
Ghambaryan scores with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.
Ghambaryan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Ghambaryan landing knees to the body.
Ghambaryan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ghambaryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ghambaryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Ghambaryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Ghambaryan connects with a knee to the head.
Rose is rocked!
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ghambaryan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Ghambaryan finish him?
Ghambaryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ghambaryan working the clinch nicely. Rose is working for position but Ghambaryan cracks him with a big knee to the head! Rose crumples up against the cage and Ghambaryan lands two more shots before the ref can save Rose! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Roman Ghambaryan!
Roman Ghambaryan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cory Spicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiao Macale (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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25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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31
177 lbs
35 - 10 - 1 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cory Spicer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tiao Macale!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Spicer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Macale throws a front kick that sends Spicer stumbling back into the cage.
Spicer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Macale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Macale lands a front kick.
A head kick by Spicer misses
and Macale counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spicer thinking.
Spicer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spicer is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Macale catches Spicer right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Cory Spicer has been cut.
Spicer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Macale connects with a crisp jab.
Macale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Macale lands a nice looking body shot.
Macale lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spicer takes a step back to recover.
Macale scores with a jab.
Macale is pawing at Spicer, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Spicer's nose. Spicer is badly hurt! Macale pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Spicer tries desperately to hold on but Macale is relentless in his assault! As Spicer receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Macale away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiao Macale! Tiao Macale retains his super heavyweight title!
Tiao Macale really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Milwaukee's Best 160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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