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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Matice Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson comes to the cage accompanied by Run this town - Jay Z. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Henderson!
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, Gregory Matice Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson pushes Matice Jr away with a front kick.
Henderson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Henderson. Those never looked like landing.
Henderson throws a lazy right hand but Matice Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matice Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Henderson misses with a wild combination.
Henderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Henderson tests Matice Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matice Jr.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Henderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Henderson.
Henderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matice Jr.
Joe Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Matice Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.
Henderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matice Jr.
Matice Jr tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matice Jr changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henderson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Henderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matice Jr on the ground.
Matice Jr working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matice Jr tries to move to mount but Henderson blocks the move with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as Matice Jr stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henderson is trying to buck Matice Jr off.
Matice Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Henderson is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Matice Jr asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee asks Matice Jr politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Matice Jr prefers to stall for the moment though.
Henderson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Matice Jr landing a few strikes.
The referee asks Matice Jr politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Matice Jr prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but Matice Jr drags him back down.
Matice Jr staying calm.
Henderson is looking to get back to his feet here but Matice Jr is keeping cool and he's managed to take Henderson's back.
Matice Jr is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Henderson is defending well though. Matice Jr let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good control from Matice Jr.
Henderson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Matice Jr gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Matice Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henderson throws a leg kick that misses.
Matice Jr shoots and misses
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Henderson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Henderson lands with a cross.
Matice Jr misses with a body shot.
Matice Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Henderson is fending him off so far but Matice Jr persists. Nope, Henderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice straight punches there by Henderson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Henderson.
Joe Henderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matice Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Matice Jr's head.
Matice Jr shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joe Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gregory Matice Jr.
Nice takedown defense from Henderson. No joy for Matice Jr on that attempt.
Matice Jr is breathing heavily.
Henderson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matice Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Henderson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matice Jr somewhat.
Matice Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Henderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matice Jr's head backwards.
Matice Jr throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Matice Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Henderson scores with a one two! Matice Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Henderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matice Jr dodges the punch combination from Henderson.
Matice Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Henderson avoids it really well and circles away.
Joe Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matice Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matice Jr tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matice Jr checks a leg kick.
Henderson throws a right and a left that Matice Jr avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Matice Jr.
A head kick misses from Matice Jr.
Horrible takedown by Matice Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by Henderson which made him look bad.
Matice Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Matice Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Matice Jr.
Henderson lands an overhand right.
Henderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matice Jr.
Joe Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as Matice Jr shoots in.
No luck for Matice Jr with that takedown attempt.
Matice Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Henderson.
Matice Jr walks into a jab.
Henderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Matice Jr is rocked!
Matice Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Henderson lands but Matice Jr takes it in his stride.
Matice Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Henderson finish him?
Matice Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Henderson cracks Matice Jr with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Matice Jr falls to his knees and Henderson doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Henderson!
During a confident post fight interview, Joe Henderson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalevi Kierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Lee!
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, Kalevi Kierre!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kierre closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kierre moves out of range as Lee strikes.
Kierre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kierre takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kierre instigates a clinch.
Kierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kierre.
Kierre throws a head punch that misses.
Kierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kierre has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Kierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kierre throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Kierre.
Kierre misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Kierre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee blocking some punches.
Kierre stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Kierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kierre.
Kierre lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kierre.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Kierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kierre prevents it.
Kierre misses with some punches.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kierre has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Kierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kierre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kierre misses with some punches.
Kierre throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Kierre throws a head punch that misses.
Lee tries for a takedown but Kierre manages to get underhooks.
Lee blocking some punches.
Kierre prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee tries to score a body lock takedown but Kierre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kierre lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kierre misses with the head strike.
Kierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kierre misses with the head strike.
Kierre misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kierre misses with the head strike.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kierre has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Kierre has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Kierre stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Kierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kierre misses with the head strike.
Kierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kierre misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kierre swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalevi Kierre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lee throws a hook to the side of Kierre's head but Kierre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee moves out of range as Kierre strikes.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kierre.
Sloppy strikes from Kierre. Those never looked like landing.
Kierre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kierre defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kierre.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kierre throws out the jab.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kierre tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Kierre moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kierre. Those never looked like landing.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kierre ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kierre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Kierre slips a jab from Lee.
Some wild striking there from Kierre.
Kierre throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Kierre gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lee forces his way into half guard.
Kierre is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.
Lee moves into full mount! Kierre won't be happy about that!
Lee trying to control but Kierre is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves to back control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Kierre taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alex Lee!
Alex Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yodsanklai Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Yeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Yodsanklai Fair has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yodsanklai Fair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Yeh!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeh is looking to clinch but Fair is avoiding it.
Fair tries to clinch but Yeh moves away
and Yeh counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yeh.
Yeh stalling.
Fair tries to land a knee to the head but Yeh blocks with his arms.
Fair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yeh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fair is trying to break the clinch but Yeh has him pressed against the cage.
Fair presses Yeh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yeh pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fair tries to stall but Yeh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fair up against the cage.
Come on Fair - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fair is trying to maintain a safe position but Yeh gets an underhook and turns Fair into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fair's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yeh.
Fair tries to break the clinch but Yeh is controlling the position.
Yeh dodges an elbow strike from Fair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair trying to stall but Yeh improves his position.
Yeh fails to pull guard.
Yeh has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fair clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fair is having to fend off submission attempts from Yeh, who is looking to sink in the choke. Yeh doesn't have the hooks in though and Fair manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Fair is looking to stand up but Yeh won't let him.
Fair might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fair trying to control the position from guard on top but Yeh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair wants to stand but Yeh has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yeh is pulling down on Fair's head to control his posture.
Fair scoring with some ground and pound.
Yeh is pulling down on Fair's head. It's preventing any offense from Fair, at least for the moment.
Fair stays in close to Yeh's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Yodsanklai Fair just wasn't active enough.
Fair connects with a right hand. Yeh shakes it off.
Fair looks to clinch
and Yeh counters by clinching up.
Fair wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fair tries to circle away but Yeh has him pinned against the cage.
Yeh taking a breather.
Yeh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yeh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yeh has his hands on Fair's head, controlling the position.
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 Yodsanklai Fair will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yeh swats away the attempt to clinch by Fair.
Fair throws a sloppy head kick and Yeh moves out of range easily.
Yodsanklai Fair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fair's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fair duly obliges.
Fair tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yeh forces Fair back against the cage and clinches.
Fair is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yeh is keeping busy.
Yeh stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yeh is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fair to the mat. Fair regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Yeh stays in close to Fair's body and controls the position.
Yeh slips nicely into half guard.
Yeh is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yeh is looking to advance position but Fair won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair is trying to stand.
Yeh is working for a submission of some sort.
Yeh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fair pushes Yeh off looking to stand but Yeh dives back in and keeps control.
Yeh passes to full mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeh fails to move to back control.
Yeh controlling his opponent.
Yeh raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair is bucking up trying to escape but Yeh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yeh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yeh looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yeh goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fair is on top in guard.
Fair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yeh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Wei Yeh hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Yeh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yeh doesn't manage to clinch there - Fair circles away.
Yeh moves out of range of the body kick from Fair.
Fair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fair tries a head kick but it misses.
Fair wants to clinch up but Yeh keeps it at a distance.
Yeh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fair's half guard.
Yeh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yeh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fair wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yeh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fair wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Yeh looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Yeh looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Yeh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fair is trying to stand up.
Yeh controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Yeh content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yeh working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Fair looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Yeh! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Wei Yeh!
An out of breath Wei Yeh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clint Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pereira comes to the cage accompanied by K5 - Lovin' Feelin'. George St Pierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Pereira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre !
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Pierre .
Pereira trying to stall but St Pierre improves his position.
Pereira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pereira.
Pereira has St Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing St Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pereira avoids it.
Pereira lands an elbow inside.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Pereira keeps him there for the moment.
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St Pierre looks gassed!
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Pereira lands an elbow inside.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Pereira is stalling here.
Pereira pushes St Pierre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pereira lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre 's ribcage.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira landing knees 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!
St Pierre throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira lands an elbow just above St Pierre 's eye.
Pereira lands an elbow just above St Pierre 's eye.
Pereira landing knees to the body.
Pereira taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pereira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Pierre letting Pereira take a breather here.
Pereira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Pereira lands a knee to the body.
Pereira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
Pereira working St Pierre over with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pereira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pereira.
Pereira crunches a lovely knee into St Pierre 's ribcage.
Pereira lands a good knee to the midsection. St Pierre won't want to take too many of those.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pereira lands a knee to the body.
Pereira lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
Pereira lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
St Pierre has a couple of punches blocked by Pereira.
Pereira with a knee to the head.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pereira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pereira is trying to maintain a safe position but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns Pereira into the cage.
Pereira working St Pierre over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira lands a body shot.
Pereira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pereira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pereira.
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped St Pierre in his tracks for a moment.
St Pierre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pereira.
Pereira stalling against the cage.
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
Pereira scores with a hook to the body.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre 's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
Pereira lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pereira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pereira lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pereira lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
Pereira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pereira scores with a hook to the body.
Pereira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Pereira dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pereira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Pereira sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pereira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Pierre can do to turn this around?
Pereira dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira lands a body shot.
Pereira fails to land with a series of punches.
Pereira turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pereira changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pereira clinches up with St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Pereira.
Knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Pereira lands an elbow just above St Pierre 's eye.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
Pereira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Pierre or not.
Pereira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Pereira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Pierre or not.
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!
Pereira lands an elbow that stopped St Pierre in his tracks for a moment.
Pereira is trying to maintain a safe position but St Pierre gets an underhook and turns Pereira into the cage.
Pereira lands an elbow inside.
It looks like George St Pierre has been cut.
Pereira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pereira lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Pereira.
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body.
Clint Pereira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pereira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pereira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Pereira lands a knee to the body.
Pereira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Pierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira avoiding damage.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pereira.
Pereira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Pereira lands an elbow inside.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Pierre wants to break free but Pereira has control.
Pereira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Pierre prevents a body shot from Pereira.
Pereira working St Pierre over with knees to the body.
St Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
Pereira lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Pereira is trying to stall.
St Pierre takes a shot to the head.
Pereira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pereira lands a good knee to the midsection. St Pierre won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pereira landing knees to the head.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Pierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
Pereira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pereira looking to slow down the pace here.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Pereira trying to stall but St Pierre improves his position.
Pereira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
St Pierre is trying to push Pereira away but Pereira has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pereira connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pereira lands a knee to the body.
Pereira landing knees to the body.
Pereira scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clint Pereira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George St Pierre 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Sloppy strikes from Pereira. Those never looked like landing.
Pereira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pereira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pereira wants it to stay on the feet.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pereira is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Pereira circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pereira scores with a three punch combo!
Pereira lands a nice leg kick that just misses St Pierre 's sensitive parts.
Clint Pereira is winning the standup battle so far.
Pereira goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Pierre s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pereira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Pierre doesn't seem bothered though.
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pereira stuns St Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pereira throws a nice inside leg kick.
Clint Pereira is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pereira scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Pereira.
Pereira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pereira lands a nice hook to St Pierre 's body. St Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pereira, right into the meat.
Pereira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. St Pierre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clint Pereira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pereira connects with a nice looking jab.
Pereira tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pereira cracks St Pierre with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pereira lands a leg kick that knocks St Pierre off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Pereira is looking to wear down St Pierre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira lands a nice shot to the body.
Pereira lands a damaging elbow.
Pereira pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pereira landing knees to the body.
Pereira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Good body shot from Pereira.
Pereira connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Pierre 's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira trying to stall but St Pierre improves his position.
Pereira lands an elbow inside that St Pierre shrugs off.
Pereira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clint Pereira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pereira lands a good knee to the midsection. St Pierre won't want to take too many of those.
Still in the clinch, Pereira scores with a nice short uppercut.
St Pierre can't break the clinch.
Pereira lands a knee to the body.
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pereira obliges.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pereira is struggling to control the position.
St Pierre is trying to break free.
A short right from Pereira.
Pereira lands with a right to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pereira.
George St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pereira.
Pereira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Pierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pereira cracks St Pierre with a nice body shot.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pereira works on St Pierre 's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pereira landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Pereira.
Pereira scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Pereira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pereira 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Pereira!
A relieved looking Clint Pereira thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ascension Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver John has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ascension Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boxer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John throws a nice looking combination but Boxer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliver John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer misses with the combination.
Boxer gets a clinch.
Boxer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boxer breaks the clinch.
Boxer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
John lands a slapping body shot.
John tries to bum rush Boxer with a series of wild strikes but Boxer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boxer keeps the fight on the outside.
John throws a series of punches but Boxer moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boxer, as that shot connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Boxer.
John is rocked!
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Boxer pounces like a tiger and cracks John with a vicious hook! John is down but not out! Boxer follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ascension Boxer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Triton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Triton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Scott!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses with a few strikes there.
Scott stuffs the takedown.
Triton clinches.
Scott stops a takedown attempt from Triton.
Scott drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scott breaks the clinch.
Triton dives in and grabs Scott's left leg, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes down on Triton's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Triton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Scott as Triton shoots in.
Triton clinches up against the cage.
Scott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Triton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Scott.
Triton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Triton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scott's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is trying to push Triton away but Triton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Triton stalling in the clinch.
Triton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Scott pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Scott goes for a takedown attempt but Triton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
No luck for Triton with that takedown attempt.
Scott connects with a body shot.
Michael Scott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Triton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Triton dodges the punch combination from Scott.
Scott throws a hook but Triton avoids it easily.
Scott looks to land a combination but Triton avoids it well.
Scott stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Scott wants it to stay on the feet.
Scott throws a push kick but Triton slaps the foot to one side.
Triton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scott's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Triton controlling from the top position.
Triton won't allow Scott to get back to his feet.
Scott scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Scott throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott misses with a double jab
and Triton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Scott!
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 John Triton will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A right-left combo lands from Scott.
Triton shoots in but Scott avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Scott tries to bum rush Triton with a series of wild strikes but Triton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Triton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Scott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Triton is controlling him.
Triton is standing up over Scott. Scott looks to escape but Triton dives into side control.
Triton trying to control the position but Scott is working away.
Triton thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott regains half guard there - taking advantage of Triton's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Triton is working for a submission of some sort.
Scott makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Triton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Triton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Scott looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scott throws a right hand that Triton ducks under and follows up with a left that Triton also avoids with ease.
Triton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Scott's guard.
Triton passes Scott's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Triton 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.
Scott is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Triton in particular looking to stall.
Scott is defending against the submission attempts here by Triton.
Scott is defending against the submission attempts here by Triton.
Triton tries to pass to full mount but Scott defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Triton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Scott is trying to stand back up but Triton is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Triton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Triton is working for a kimura but Scott is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Triton dominated that second round.
That's time! Triton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Triton slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Scott throws a low kick but it's checked well by Triton.
Triton fails to land the takedown.
Triton avoids the head kick by Scott.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Triton closes the distance and clinches up with Scott, looking for a takedown. Triton pushes Scott against the cage but Scott circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Triton has Scott up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Triton is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Triton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Triton wants a takedown.
Triton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Scott prevents it.
Triton has Scott pressed against the cage, preventing Scott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Triton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Scott pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Triton.
Scott gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Triton is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Scott is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Scott has escaped and now he's on top!
Triton looking for a sweep. Not yet Triton, not yet.
Scott with a nice head shot there.
Scott drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Triton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Scott has Triton in his guard.
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!
Scott wants to stand up but Triton is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Triton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Triton trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Triton prevents Scott from getting back to his feet.
Triton trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Triton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Scott is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Scott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Triton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because John Triton just wasn't active enough.
Scott fails to land with a series of punches.
Triton fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big right from Scott misses.
Scott throws a nice looking combination but Triton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Triton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Scott!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Triton seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Scott is holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Triton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Triton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Triton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Corey Otool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Otool kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is What it's like by Everlast. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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178 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Otool!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Leben!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Otool shoots in looking for a takedown but Leben manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Otool's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Corey Otool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben closes the distance and clinches.
Leben using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Otool has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Otool is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leben gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leben tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Otool gets control of Leben's arms and successfully pulls guard. Otool will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Leben is looking to work some ground and pound but Otool has wrist control.
Leben is working Otool over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Leben scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leben is in close to Otool's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Otool looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Leben is defending well. Otool quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Leben has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Otool celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Corey Otool!
An out of breath Corey Otool thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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