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VFC 174: Ericssonl vs. Lesnar PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Ynnub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Swanson (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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177 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bunny Ynnub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ynnub bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ynnub moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ynnub misses the shot to the body.
Ynnub slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ynnub looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Swanson!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ynnub unloads with some shots from mount but Swanson bucks and avoids them well.
Ynnub sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The referee warns Swanson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ynnub prevents Swanson from getting the reversal.
Swanson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ynnub throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swanson wants to hold on but Ynnub pushes him away.
Ynnub punishing his opponent with strikes.
Swanson is looking to get to half guard.
Ynnub lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Swanson is looking to improve his position but Ynnub isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ynnub fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swanson wants to control but Ynnub is having none of it.
Ynnub putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Swanson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ynnub thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swanson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ynnub is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ynnub throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ynnub missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ynnub prevents Swanson from improving his position.
Swanson is not content to let Ynnub control the position.
Ynnub working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Swanson's thigh. Swanson counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Ynnub loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swanson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Ynnub escapes and throws Swanson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ynnub cracks Swanson with a big right hand but Swanson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swanson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ynnub wants to control but Swanson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunny Ynnub dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Swanson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Swanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Swanson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ynnub throws out the jab.
Ynnub fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Joe Swanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swanson takes a swing at Ynnub's ribcage but misses.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Ynnub sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Swanson thows a body shot but no joy.
Swanson shoots in and gets a takedown into Ynnub's guard.
Ynnub is pulling down on Swanson's head. It's preventing any offense from Swanson, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ynnub is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ynnub in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ynnub working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ynnub accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ynnub wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Ynnub in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Ynnub from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bunny Ynnub just wasn't active enough.
Swanson misses the shot to the body.
Ynnub slips a jab and a cross from Swanson.
Swanson throws a hook to the side of Ynnub's head but Ynnub sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ynnub's jab looks to have found its range, popping Swanson under the eye.
A left lands for Swanson.
Swanson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ynnub is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ynnub tries to sprawl but Swanson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Well, if Swanson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Swanson thows a huge punch but Ynnub dodges it nicely.
Ynnub trying to hold on to Swanson's head to control him but Swanson postures up.
Swanson thows a huge punch but Ynnub dodges it nicely.
Swanson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Swanson trying to control the action but Ynnub is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ynnub regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ynnub wants to sweep here but Swanson controlling him for the moment.
Swanson being controlled here momentarily.
Ynnub wants to get back to his feet but Swanson passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swanson is keen to just control but Ynnub is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Swanson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Ynnub misses
and Swanson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Swanson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ynnub.
Ynnub throws a hook to the side of Swanson's head but Swanson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Swanson lands a jab to Ynnub's midsection.
Swanson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Swanson lands a nice shot to the body.
Swanson misses with a few strikes there.
Swanson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ynnub rather than just go for the knockout.
Swanson misses with a shot to the body
and Ynnub counters with a right hand to the body.
Swanson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ynnub fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Swanson misses.
Joe Swanson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ynnub swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Swanson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ynnub thows a body shot but no joy.
Ynnub shoots for a takedown but Swanson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ynnub ducks under a wild hook from Swanson.
Swanson throws a lazy right hand but Ynnub sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ynnub throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swanson fails with the takedown
and Ynnub makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ynnub throws a lazy uppercut
and Swanson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ynnub fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
Swanson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ynnub.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ynnub.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bunny Ynnub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ynnub shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Swanson pinned against the cage. Swanson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ynnub slips under a jab from Swanson.
Swanson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ynnub stuffs the takedown.
Ynnub gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Swanson.
Swanson slips a straight right by Ynnub.
Swanson with a poor takedown
and Ynnub counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ynnub throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ynnub scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Swanson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swanson tries to bum rush Ynnub with a series of wild strikes but Ynnub uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ynnub fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Swanson manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Swanson.
The fighters circling - Swanson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ynnub misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson fails with a takedown attempt.
Ynnub 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.
Ynnub moves out of range of the strikes.
Ynnub manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Swanson on his heels. He'll look to pass Swanson's guard now, I'm sure.
Ynnub wants to pass the guard but Swanson is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ynnub in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ynnub is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Swanson keeping moving, preventing Ynnub from controlling successfully.
Ynnub stopping the sweep attempt from Swanson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ynnub wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Swanson.
I think Swanson 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Swanson!
Joe Swanson gave a mention to 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Tourniquet . Kesler has chosen Cancer Bats - Deathsmarch as his entrance music. Ryan Kesler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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202 lbs
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200 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Kesler!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee slips a straight right by Kesler.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Kesler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kesler. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Kesler scores with a jab.
Kesler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Lee gets a takedown into half guard.
Kesler gets full guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kesler controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kesler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kesler manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kesler controlling his opponent.
Kesler trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kesler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Kesler controlling from mount.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kesler tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to escape the mount.
Kesler wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee is looking to get to half guard.
Kesler controlling from the full mount.
Kesler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan Kesler has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kesler moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kesler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kesler swinging wildly here.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kesler circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee lands the left hand.
Lee throws the left hand but Kesler avoids the punch easily.
Kesler feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Kesler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kesler!
Kesler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Lee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee looking to finish Kesler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kesler!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ryan Kesler will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kesler lands a head kick!
Kesler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kesler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kesler looking to score a takedown here. Lee is defending well but Kesler drives through and ends up in Lee's guard.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Kesler pushes his legs off easily.
Kesler wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kesler trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Kesler controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kesler manages to get himself to full guard.
Kesler looking for a sweep. Not yet Kesler, not yet.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee throws a strike but Kesler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Kesler trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Kesler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kesler is one step ahead there.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Kesler pushes his legs off easily.
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kesler is aware though and is defending well.
Kesler wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Kesler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lee being controlled here, momentarily.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee looking for a guillotine here but Kesler defends easily.
Kesler showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kesler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kesler is one step ahead there.
Lee looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kesler passes into side control.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to bench press Kesler off him but Kesler keeps the position.
Lee is being controlled here.
Lee is trying to work for a sweep but Kesler has mounted him!
Kesler controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ryan Kesler will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kesler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kesler lands a head kick!
Kesler misses the shot to the body.
Kesler throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Kesler lands with an overhand left.
Lee lunges at Kesler with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kesler's hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kesler is defended easily by Lee.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kesler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee thuds his right hand into Kesler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Kesler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kesler avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
A shot to the liver by Kesler. Beautiful body shot.
Lee has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Kesler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kesler ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kesler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kesler cracks Lee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kesler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kesler connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Kesler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Kesler lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Kesler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kesler gets a double leg takedown into Lee's guard.
Kesler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Kesler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kesler is pushing down on Lee's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lee is fighting to maintain full guard but Kesler has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kesler slows the pace down in half guard.
Kesler moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Lee.
Kesler controlling the position.
Kesler trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kesler's best efforts.
Lee is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kesler jumps into side control!
Lee being controlled for a moment.
Kesler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
Kesler trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee prevents Kesler from moving into mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kesler taking a breather here.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryan Kesler wasn't active enough on the ground.
Nice defenses there by Kesler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Kesler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kesler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Kesler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Styles has chosen I Am by Dale Oliver as his entrance music. James Woods had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Aj Styles!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Woods at a distance.
Styles takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woods thows a body shot but no joy.
Woods throws a right hand that Styles ducks under and follows up with a left that Styles also avoids with ease.
Woods lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Styles slips a jab from Woods.
Woods throws a jab but it's blocked by Styles.
A big left from Woods misses.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Woods thows a body shot but no joy.
Woods scores with the left hand. Styles knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Woods - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods missing with a left hand there. Styles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Woods throws a looping overhand right but Styles ducks down to avoid it.
Woods throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woods throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Styles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Woods connects with a body shot that sends Styles's belly button to the back.
Woods lands with a right hand.
It looks like Aj Styles has been cut.
Woods connects with a body shot that sends Styles's belly button to the back.
Woods takes a swing at Styles's ribcage but misses.
Woods keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a sloppy body shot
and Styles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Woods lands a good knee to the midsection. Styles won't want to take too many of those.
Styles looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Woods.
Woods makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Styles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Woods pushes Styles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Woods lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Woods.
Styles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Woods tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Woods presses Styles against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Woods breaks from the clinch.
Styles misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Woods thuds his right hand into Styles's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Woods fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Styles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
James Woods is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woods misses with a left hand
and Styles counters with a takedown into side control.
Woods gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woods regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woods pulls Styles in to control the position.
Styles throws an elbow that misses. Woods uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Styles's guard. Nice move by Woods!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Styles pushes Woods off and gets back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods lands a nice leg kick that just misses Styles's sensitive parts.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Styles has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Woods finds it's way round the side to connect with Styles's head.
Woods misses with a wild combination.
Woods dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Woods connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Woods, as that shot connected.
Woods is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Woods takes a swing at Styles's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Woods dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aj Styles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Styles lands with an overhand left.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Styles takes one on the button.
Styles tries to move into range but Woods moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Styles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Styles tries to clinch up but Woods circles away and keeps his distance.
Woods throws a right and a left that Styles avoids nicely.
Woods scoring well with a low kick there.
James Woods seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woods misses with a body shot
and Styles counters with a one-two to the body.
Aj Styles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Woods misses.
Styles throws a leg kick but Woods sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Woods lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Woods throws a right and a left that both miss.
Styles closes the distance and pushes Woods back into the cage.
Styles has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Woods after a bit of a struggle.
A right handed body shot lands from Styles.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Styles goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James Woods has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Styles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Woods gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Woods lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Styles wants a takedown.
James Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aj Styles.
Woods escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Woods throws out a loose jab but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Woods misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Styles.
Styles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Woods kicks off Styles and gets to his feet.
Woods throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woods fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Styles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Styles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Woods.
Woods misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Styles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Styles tries to clinch there but Woods circles away.
Styles takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Styles takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab lands there for Woods.
That has opened up Aj Styles's cut even more.
Styles walks into a stiff left hand from Woods.
Styles walks into a left hand.
Styles tries to clinch but Woods moves out of range.
Styles fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods scores with a hook to the body. Styles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Woods is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Styles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Woods.
Woods scores with a hook to the body. Styles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Styles is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Styles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woods.
Styles ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Woods throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Styles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Woods is fending him off so far but Styles persists. Nope, Woods circles away and we're back to standing.
Woods throws a body punch but Styles moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aj Styles's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Styles fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Woods looks to land a combination but Styles avoids it well.
Woods fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Woods throws a one two combo.
Woods takes a swing at Styles's ribcage but misses.
Styles gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Woods counters with a straight right hand.
Styles misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Woods.
Styles looks for a takedown but Woods sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods misses with a two punch combination.
Woods is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Styles can do to turn this around?
Styles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Woods. Woods circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woods misses with the combination.
Woods lands a really nice looking cross but Styles seems unphased.
Styles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Styles slips under a jab.
Woods cracks the inside of Styles's front leg.
Nice uppercut lands for Woods. That snapped Styles's head back.
Aj Styles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Styles tries to clinch up but Woods circles away and keeps his distance.
Styles shoots in for a takedown but Woods shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James Woods has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aj Styles.
Styles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Woods manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Woods scores with a nice head shot.
Styles walks into a stiff left hand from Woods.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Woods lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Styles circles away quickly and effectively.
Woods misses with a looping left.
Woods connects with a body shot that sends Styles's belly button to the back.
Styles on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Styles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Woods lands a jab to the head.
Styles wants to clinch.
Woods jabs at Styles's body.
Styles chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Woods can pounce on him.
Woods cracks Styles with an open hand slap.
Danga de danga de dang - Woods scores with a four punch combination!
Styles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woods.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Styles was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.
Sloppy strikes from Woods. Those never looked like landing.
Woods ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Woods throws a lazy uppercut
and Styles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Styles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Woods to score with a decent uppercut.
Styles walks into a straight right hand from Woods.
Styles tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Styles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like James Woods has been cut.
Styles's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Woods fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Styles has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Woods showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Woods, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Woods!
A relieved looking James Woods 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm Lancaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Serrano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancaster comes into the arena with Bed Intruder blaring out of the sound system. Brian Serrano will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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28
211 lbs
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29
209 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Malcolm Lancaster!
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, Brian Serrano!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Serrano as he avoids it easily.
Lancaster connects with a looping right hand.
Serrano tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Serrano is countered with a crisp right hand from Lancaster that sends him to the canvas! Lancaster follows him to the mat into side control.
Serrano is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
You can see the frustration on Serrano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Serrano is still in real trouble! Can Lancaster finish him?
Lancaster wants to control but Serrano is keeping him busy.
Lancaster is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Serrano knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Serrano seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serrano can't do much from the bottom here.
Lancaster grinds an elbow into Serrano's temple.
Lancaster tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lancaster has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serrano prevents Lancaster from improving position.
Lancaster sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Serrano is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lancaster tries for a kimura but Serrano is defending well.
Serrano is looking for a sweep.
Serrano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Lancaster's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Serrano has hold of Lancaster's hands but Lancaster slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lancaster missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster is looking for a kimura here.
Lancaster is looking for a kimura but Serrano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lancaster to get the leverage.
Lancaster is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Serrano sees it coming and defends easily.
Serrano missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lancaster is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Serrano sees it coming and defends easily.
Serrano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lancaster.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serrano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lancaster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serrano is trying to control but can't.
Lancaster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lancaster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lancaster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lancaster 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.
Serrano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lancaster.
Serrano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lancaster.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster moves into full mount! Serrano won't be happy about that!
Lancaster looking to secure an arm triangle but Serrano defends it well.
Lancaster lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Serrano hang on?
Lancaster is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Serrano has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Serrano that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Serrano holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lancaster tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lancaster goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Serrano is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Lancaster dominated that round.
That's time! Lancaster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Serrano on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Serrano tries to clinch but Lancaster moves out of range.
Serrano tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lancaster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster pounces like a tiger and cracks Serrano with a vicious hook! Serrano is down but not out! Lancaster follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Malcolm Lancaster!
Malcolm Lancaster made sure to mention his sponsor, 5th Round Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Easton Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severn has chosen 50 cent ft mann - buzzin new song 2010 music video as his entrance music. Dan Severn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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186 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Easton Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Severn!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Severn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bauer scores with a body shot.
Bauer misses with a straight left.
Bauer tests Severn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bauer jabs Severn right on the nose. Severn blinks but takes it well.
Easton Bauer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Bauer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bauer gets caught flat footed, as Severn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bauer keeping moving, preventing Severn from controlling successfully.
Bauer controls Severn momentarily but Severn frees himself.
Severn landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Severn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bauer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bauer scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bauer throws a body punch but Severn moves out of range.
Bauer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Bauer.
Bauer throws a hook to the side of Severn's head but Severn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bauer misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Severn shoots in but Bauer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Good exchange - Bauer coming out on top.
Bauer connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bauer. Severn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bauer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bauer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bauer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Severn's head backwards.
Bauer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bauer drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Severn right on the button. Severn goes down! Bauer follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bauer gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Easton Bauer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Elkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elkins comes to the cage accompanied by Care Bear Countdown. Hart comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Vertigo - U2 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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29
198 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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32
198 lbs
15 - 6 - 1 |
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwight Elkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bret Hart!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hart looks to throw the jab but Elkins is out of range.
Elkins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bret Hart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart lands a lovely overhand right.
Elkins scores with a push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Elkins.
An inside leg kick from Elkins misses.
Hart 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.
Elkins throws a leg kick but Hart sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hart throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Elkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hart's waist but Hart gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elkins off to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hart walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Bret Hart has been cut.
A solid body kick from Elkins.
Elkins blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Elkins.
Hart misses with an uppercut. Elkins saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Elkins throws out a leg kick but Hart moves out of range and Elkins only half commits.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hart crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Elkins - the referee stops the clock and Hart gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Elkins. Hart manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hart looks gassed!
Hart takes a swing at Elkins's ribcage but misses.
Elkins feints and then cracks Hart's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hart down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Elkins!
Elkins drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into 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!
Elkins distracts Hart with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Elkins content to stall in guard here.
Hart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Elkins is controlling him.
Elkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hart keeping moving, preventing Elkins from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Elkins's guard.
Hart must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hart throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Elkins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hart!
Elkins 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.
Elkins lands a big elbow.
Elkins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hart looks a forlorn figure.
Elkins lands a nice shot to the head.
Elkins tries to control but Hart wriggling away.
Elkins controlling the pace for now.
Elkins looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elkins lands a big shot there that rocks Hart but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hart wants to control but Elkins is having none of it.
Hart is bucking up trying to escape but Elkins cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hart is desperately trying to improve his position but Elkins has a good base and remains in mount.
Elkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Elkins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Elkins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart gets back to half guard.
Hart trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hart manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elkins wants to pass the guard but Hart is keeping the position.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elkins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Elkins has managed to get both his arms back between Hart's legs - danger averted.
Hart looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Elkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart can't keep his opponent in guard - Elkins advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dwight Elkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bret Hart's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Elkins throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Elkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Elkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hart takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hart blocks the body kick.
Hart changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elkins tries to avoid it but Hart manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elkins to the ground. Elkins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Elkins, right into the meat.
Elkins throws a low kick but Hart avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Elkins misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hart is defended easily by Elkins.
Elkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Hart looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick from Elkins lands but Hart takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elkins avoids the body shot from Hart.
Elkins throws the kick towards the body but Hart avoids it.
A slow jab from Hart misses its intended target.
Elkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Elkins misses with a kick to the body.
Elkins pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Elkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elkins staying out of range there.
Elkins walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Elkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Elkins throws a leg kick
and Hart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Elkins tries to work over Hart's front leg with a kick but Hart checks it.
Hart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elkins.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Elkins.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Elkins, right into the meat.
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!
Hart missing with a left hand there. Elkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Elkins misses with a takedown attempt - Hart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Elkins lands a leg kick that knocks Hart off balance momentarily.
Elkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hart can do to turn this around?
Hart connects with a single shot there.
Hart checks a leg kick nicely.
Elkins lands a leg kick that knocks Hart off balance momentarily.
Elkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hart throws a poor cross that misses
and Elkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hart is breathing heavily.
Elkins working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hart moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Elkins is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Elkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hart is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Elkins dives into side control.
Hart is trying to improve his position.
Elkins is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Hart looks calm but he's in trouble here. Elkins gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Hart is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Elkins lets go of the hold and Hart can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dwight Elkins!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dwight Elkins waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 159's - $75's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Le Bou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iii comes to the cage accompanied by IRON MAIDEN : Alexander the Great . Le Bou has chosen H.A.M. - Kanye west as his entrance music. Thom Le Bou is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thom Le Bou!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bou missing with a left hand there. Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Le Bou tried to score with a low kick but Iii checks it.
Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Bou.
Le Bou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Bou throws out the jab.
Le Bou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bou. Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Bou.
Le Bou looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Le Bou scores with a body shot.
Iii blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou misses the shot to the body.
Le Bou dives in and grabs Iii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Iii pushes down on Le Bou's head and hops out.
Iii fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Le Bou on the side of the head.
Le Bou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le Bou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Le Bou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thom Le Bou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iii moves away from the strike by Le Bou.
Le Bou takes one to the side of the head.
Le Bou misses with an attempted mid kick.
Iii connects with a nice looking jab.
Iii swinging wildly here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iii moves in looking to clinch but Le Bou pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou throws a lazy uppercut
and Iii counters by clinching up.
Iii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Le Bou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le Bou trying to stall but Iii improves his position.
Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Le Bou misses
and Iii counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Le Bou misses with a body punch.
A short left from Iii.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Le Bou.
Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Iii scores with a nice head shot.
Iii walks into a stiff left hand from Le Bou.
A jab from Le Bou misses.
Iii misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iii slips a straight right by Le Bou.
Le Bou misses with an uppercut.
Iii slips a jab and a cross from Le Bou.
Le Bou looks for a takedown but Iii sprawls well.
Le Bou circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iii misses with an uppercut. Le Bou saw that one coming.
Iii looks to land a right hand but Le Bou moved out of range.
Le Bou swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Bou moves away from the strike by Iii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Iii swivels and escapes.
Alexander Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Le Bou.
Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le Bou pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iii throws a hook but Le Bou avoids it easily.
Le Bou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iii pinned against the cage. Iii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice defenses there by Le Bou.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iii throws a body punch but Le Bou moves out of range.
Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Iii dominated that round.
That's time! Iii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Le Bou looks to throw the jab but Iii is out of range.
Iii closes the distance and clinches.
Le Bou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Bou misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Le Bou misses its intended target.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Iii.
Le Bou fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Iii misses the shot to the body.
Iii is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice body punch from Le Bou.
Iii avoids the body shot from Le Bou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Iii manages to avoid it.
Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Iii swinging wildly here.
Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Iii throws a hook but Le Bou avoids it easily.
Le Bou lands a head shot.
Le Bou lands with a hook. Iii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Le Bou throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Iii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Iii throws a right and a left that Le Bou avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Bou waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iii.
Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bou misses with an attempted mid kick.
Iii misses with a straight right.
Le Bou lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Le Bou lunges at Iii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Iii's hand.
Le Bou just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bou digs a good body shot into Iii's ribs.
Iii slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bou dives in and grabs Iii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Iii pushes down on Le Bou's head and hops out.
Iii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Iii lands with a nice combination. Le Bou backs away looking to recover.
Le Bou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iii throws a jab when Le Bou was well out of range.
Iii moves away from the strike by Le Bou.
Iii stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Le Bou misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Le Bou moves out of range as Iii strikes.
Le Bou throws out a loose jab but Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le Bou cracks Iii with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Iii.
Le Bou is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Bou misses with a hook. Iii ducked under it nicely.
Le Bou is still on wobbly legs! Can Iii finish him?
Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le Bou seems to have recovered his senses.
Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Le Bou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Iii misses with a hook. Le Bou ducked under it nicely.
Alexander Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Iii misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bou bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Iii's head.
Le Bou lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thom Le Bou will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Le Bou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iii.
Le Bou throws a leg kick that misses.
Iii slips under a jab.
Le Bou looks to land a right hand but Iii moved out of range.
Iii throws a series of punches but Le Bou moves out of range.
Iii staying out of range there.
Le Bou throws a lazy uppercut
and Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iii tries to clinch there but Le Bou circles away.
Le Bou misses with a series of wild punches.
Iii is looking to clinch but Le Bou is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Bou.
Le Bou looks to land a left hand but Iii moved out of range nicely.
Le Bou shoots for a takedown but Iii saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Le Bou fails to land the takedown.
Iii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bou ducks under a wild hook from Iii.
Le Bou just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bou slips a straight right by Iii.
Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alexander Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Bou misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Le Bou's shoulder, as Le Bou tries to avoid the shot.
Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Le Bou.
Iii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Le Bou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iii ducks right into an uppercut from Le Bou.
Iii moves forwards but Le Bou connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Le Bou looks to land a body kick but Iii moved away.
Le Bou slips under a jab.
Iii instigates a clinch.
Le Bou blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le Bou backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Bou.
Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bou.
Iii moves out of range of the body kick from Le Bou.
Le Bou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Iii doesn't seem bothered though.
Iii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Bou.
Iii darts in and clinches Le Bou up against the cage.
A short right from Iii.
Iii misses with the head strike.
Iii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Iii working aggressively here.
Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iii working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Bou breaks the clinch.
Le Bou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le Bou fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Le Bou with that takedown attempt.
Alexander Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Le Bou.
Iii defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Le Bou.
Iii misses with a looping right.
Iii misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bou lands with a straight right. Iii didn't see that one coming.
Iii throws an overhand right that lands on Le Bou's shoulder, as Le Bou tries to avoid the shot.
Iii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iii 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Iii!
After the big win, Alexander Iii made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Degen Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger has chosen A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
220 lbs
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222 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Degen Gambler!
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, Ryan Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambler throws a head kick that misses.
Ballinger misses with a looping left.
Gambler shoots in for a double leg but Ballinger sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ballinger looks to throw a body kick
and Gambler counters with a straight right hand.
Ballinger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gambler throws a lazy head kick
and Ballinger counters with a head kick.
Ballinger throws a body punch but Gambler moves out of range.
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!
Ballinger drives through and clinches with Gambler against the cage.
Gambler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballinger blocks an uppercut.
Ballinger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gambler lands with a short shot to the head.
Gambler misses with the head strike.
Gambler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ballinger is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gambler lands a body punch.
Gambler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ballinger's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gambler avoids it.
Ballinger looking to stall.
Gambler tries to throw a body punch but Ballinger avoids it by throwing Gambler back against the cage.
Gambler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ballinger up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ballinger obliges.
Gambler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gambler is pushing Ballinger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gambler is working Ballinger over against the cage.
Ballinger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gambler's defenses.
Gambler gets through Ballinger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ballinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gambler.
A head punch on the inside from Gambler fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Gambler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ballinger trying to land knees to the body.
Gambler avoids a wild elbow strike from Ballinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ballinger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ballinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gambler is defending well for now.
Ballinger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gambler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gambler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gambler throws a head punch that misses.
Gambler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballinger tries to land a knee to the head but Gambler blocks with his arms.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gambler is keeping busy.
Ballinger missing with knees to the body.
Gambler avoids a wild elbow strike from Ballinger.
Gambler struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballinger controls his hands.
Ballinger looking to stall.
Gambler lands a right hand.
Ballinger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ballinger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gambler tries to work over Ballinger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gambler lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambler lands a nice uppercut.
Ballinger pushes off an throws an elbow but Gambler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short left from Gambler.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ballinger.
Gambler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ballinger lands a shot to the body.
Gambler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gambler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gambler scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Gambler throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gambler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ballinger looks gassed!
Gambler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gambler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gambler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Gambler works on Ballinger's body with a couple of short punches.
Ballinger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Gambler as the two fighters clinch.
Gambler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gambler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ballinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gambler.
Gambler lands with a light punch inside.
Ballinger is rocked!
Gambler lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballinger is still on wobbly legs! Can Gambler finish him?
Gambler pushes Ballinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gambler is leaning against Ballinger and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gambler throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gambler.
Gambler working aggressively here.
Gambler lands a big right hand that drops Ballinger! The killer instinct kicks in and Gambler finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gambler!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Degen Gambler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barney Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On To The Next One. The crowd seem to be enjoying Knapp's choice of entrance music: Chevelle - The Red. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Barney Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp misses with a head kick.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Knapp misses.
Knapp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee cracks Knapp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knapp lands an overhand right.
Lee wants to clinch up but Knapp keeps it at a distance.
Knapp misses with a wild body shot.
Knapp scores with a jab to the body.
Knapp misses with the combination.
Knapp throws a big shot that misses.
Knapp misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Knapp.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knapp at a distance.
Knapp misses with a low kick.
Knapp throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee 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.
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!
Knapp cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knapp - that will leave a mark!
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee checks a low kick from Knapp.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Knapp lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knapp.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Knapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Knapp.
Knapp is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Knapp walks into a left hand.
Lee lunges at Knapp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knapp's hand.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lee takes a swing at Knapp's ribcage but misses.
Knapp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Knapp is out of range.
Lee moves out of range as Knapp strikes.
Lee slips a straight right by Knapp.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peter Knapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knapp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Knapp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knapp's hands.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Knapp misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Knapp misses.
Lee moves away from the strike by Knapp.
Lee swings for the body but Knapp moves out of range.
A big left from Knapp misses.
Knapp cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Knapp thows a body shot but no joy.
Knapp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knapp was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Lee throws the left hand but Knapp avoids the punch easily.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Knapp misses with a body kick.
Lee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knapp blocks a leg kick.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knapp manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Knapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knapp lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Knapp.
Knapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Knapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knapp misses with a straight left.
Lee punishes Knapp's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knapp misses with a body shot.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knapps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Knapp bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knapp throws a head kick that misses.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Knapp connects with a solid leg kick.
Knapp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Knapp.
Knapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knapp swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee is looking to wear down Knapp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Knapp moves away and avoids it.
Knapp tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Knapp misses with a double jab
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knapp avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Knapp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knapp blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee tries to work over Knapp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knapp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knapp breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Knapp - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Knapp. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Knapp takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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 Barney Lee will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Knapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee blocks a head kick by Knapp.
Crunch! Knapp slams his shin into Lee's torso.
Knapp defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Knapp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knapp manages to avoid it.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Knapp misses with a leg kick.
Knapp misses with a wild combination.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Lee tries to clinch but Knapp moves out of range.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knapp.
Knapp throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
Knapp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice cross by Lee.
Knapp throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee blocks a jab.
Barney Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp misses the shot to the body.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Knapp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knapp swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Knapp - just one landing.
Knapp throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Lee blocks a head kick by Knapp.
Knapp throws a shot to the body.
Knapp looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee swings for the body but Knapp moves out of range.
Knapp bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Lee takes one on the button.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Knapp throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knapp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knapp throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knapp keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee swings for the body but Knapp moves out of range.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Knapp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Knapp takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Knapp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee wants to clinch up but Knapp keeps it at a distance.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Knapp.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Knapp throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knapp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Knapp looks for the body kick but Lee saw that one coming.
Knapp clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Knapp thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knapp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Knapp scores with a shot to the body.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knapp.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Knapp ducks down to avoid it.
Knapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Knapp. That snapped Lee's head back.
Knapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Knapp throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Knapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee avoids the body shot from Knapp.
Knapp throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Knapp is just out of range.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Knapp's shoulder, as Knapp tries to avoid the shot.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Knapp at a distance.
Knapp throws a head kick that misses.
Knapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee moves out of range of the leg kick from Knapp.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knapp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee throws a body punch but Knapp moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Knapp.
Lee throws a body punch but Knapp moves out of range.
Knapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knapp lands a high kick!
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee tries to work over Knapp's front leg with a kick but Knapp checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knapp ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee slips a jab from Knapp.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knapp is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Knapp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knapp throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Knapp.
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 Barney Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Knapp slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Knapp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Knapp pushes him off.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knapp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knapp throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Knapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knapp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knapp avoids the body shot from Lee.
Knapp with a hook.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Knapp avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Knapp lands a jab.
Knapp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Knapp throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Knapp walks into a jab.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Knapp swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Knapp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Knapp scores with a shot to the body.
Knapp tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big left from Knapp misses.
Knapp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
A head kick misses from Knapp.
A punch lands to the side of Knapp 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee takes a swing at Knapp's ribcage but misses.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knapp was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee slips a straight right by Knapp.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Knapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Knapp is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
A leg kick checked by Knapp.
Knapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Knapp.
Knapp keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knapp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knapp misses with the head strike.
Knapp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knapp's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Knapp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Knapp does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Knapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Knapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knapp throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Knapp swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Knapp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knapp throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Knapp is out of range.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Knapp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Knapp throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Lee swings for the body but Knapp moves out of range.
Knapp lands a slapping body shot.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Knapp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knapp throws a good cross that connects.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lee throws a body punch but Knapp moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Knapp misses.
Lee 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.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Knapp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knapp tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Knapp pushes him off.
Knapp throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Knapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee lands with a cross.
Knapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Knapp misses the target.
Barney Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knapp throws a head kick that misses.
Knapp punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Knapp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knapp thows a body shot but no joy.
Peter Knapp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee misses with an uppercut.
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 Barney Lee.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barney Lee!
Barney Lee 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Ericssonl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ericssonl comes into the arena with Battle for Asgard blaring out of the sound system. Leif Ericssonl could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brock Lesnar's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leif Ericssonl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ericssonl misses with a two punch combination.
Ericssonl scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar slips under a jab.
Ericssonl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ericssonl moves away.
Lesnar swings for the body but Ericssonl moves out of range.
Lesnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lesnar lands a jab.
It looks like Leif Ericssonl has been cut.
Lesnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ericssonl sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ericssonl manages to avoid it.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar takes a swing at Ericssonl's ribcage but misses.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ericssonl throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lesnar on the side of the head.
Ericssonl connects with a body shot.
Ericssonl misses with a hook. Lesnar ducked under it nicely.
Lesnar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ericssonl rather than just go for the knockout.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lesnar moves away from the strike by Ericssonl.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ericssonl. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ericssonl on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice sprawl there from Ericssonl as Lesnar shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar fails with a takedown attempt.
Ericssonl misses with an uppercut
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ericssonl wants to stand and escape but Lesnar is having none of it.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Ericssonl is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lesnar trying to control but Ericssonl is working from the bottom.
Lesnar is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a big elbow that misses.
Ericssonl wants to get back to his feet but Lesnar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lesnar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lesnar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ericssonl is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Brock Lesnar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ericssonl throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ericssonl pinned against the cage. Ericssonl gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leif Ericssonl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lesnar.
Ericssonl looks to land a left hand but Lesnar moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar staying out of range there.
Lesnar shoots in and drives through. Ericssonl sprawls well.
Ericssonl defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lesnar.
Lesnar throws a body punch but Ericssonl moves out of range.
Ericssonl takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lesnar lands a nice shot that snaps Ericssonl's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesnar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ericssonl avoids the body shot from Lesnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brock Lesnar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leif Ericssonl's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ericssonl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ericssonl looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown. Ericssonl tries to sprawl out of it but Lesnar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ericssonl manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ericssonl misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar blocks a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lesnar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lesnar working the ground and pound but Ericssonl is defending the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar moves into full mount!
Ericssonl tries to hold on but Lesnar pushes him away.
Lesnar controlling from the full mount.
Lesnar lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lesnar cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ericssonl wants to try and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Leif Ericssonl's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leif Ericssonl's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Brock Lesnar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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