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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Im Chopped (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Llewtras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Llewtras struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Im Chopped has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Im Chopped!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Llewtras!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Lou da Vinci and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Llewtras blocks a jab.
Llewtras shoots in and drives through. Chopped sprawls well.
Chopped throws a right hand that Llewtras ducks under and follows up with a left that Llewtras also avoids with ease.
Chopped clinches up against the cage.
Chopped dodges an elbow strike from Llewtras.
Chopped comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Michael Llewtras has been cut.
Chopped is stalling here.
Chopped lands a body shot.
Chopped manages to break the clinch.
Llewtras misses with a combination
and Chopped counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Llewtras is looking to reverse the position.
Chopped working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Chopped tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Chopped trying to control the position but Llewtras is working away.
Chopped content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chopped is trying to get an arm triangle but Llewtras is defending well.
Chopped knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Llewtras on the ground.
Llewtras can't do much from the bottom here.
Chopped misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Chopped is chipping away with strikes.
Chopped lands an elbow.
Llewtras manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Chopped wants to get back to his feet.
Chopped kicks Llewtras off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Chopped misses.
Chopped fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Llewtras on the side of the head.
Chopped displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Llewtras.
Chopped lands with a hook. Llewtras tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Llewtras is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Llewtras closes the distance but Chopped moves to the side
and Chopped counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Llewtras badly! Chopped follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Llewtras out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Chopped finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Im Chopped!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rory Devaney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dalson Barros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rory Devaney could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dalson Barros's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rory Devaney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dalson Barros!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devaney swinging wildly here.
Devaney takes a swing at Barros's ribcage but misses.
Barros feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Devaneys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Devaney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Devaney swings widly with a right hand
and Barros counters with a left and a right that stings Devaney.
Devaney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barros.
Barros fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Devaney does it's job there.
It looks like Dalson Barros has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Devaney misses the target.
Devaney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Devaney misses with a straight right.
Devaney throws an overhand right that lands on Barros's shoulder, as Barros tries to avoid the shot.
Good shot there by Barros.
Rory Devaney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Devaney lands a big uppercut and Barros crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barros looks OK. Devaney waves Barros back to his feet!
Barros is rocked!
Rory Devaney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Devaney misses.
Barros is still on wobbly legs! Can Devaney finish him?
Barros tries to clinch up but Devaney circles away and keeps his distance.
Devaney fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Barros out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Rory Devaney!
After the big win, Rory Devaney made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Garnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harrison comes to the cage accompanied by These Worries. Garnett has chosen Till I Collapse as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Garnett!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harrison throws a poor cross that misses
so Garnett counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harrison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harrison utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Garnett seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Garnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garnett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garnett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Garnett chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garnett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garnett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harrison is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison has Garnett pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garnett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Garnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harrison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Garnett advances position into side control!
Garnett is staying tight to Harrison's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Garnett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garnett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garnett scores with a couple of short elbows.
Harrison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garnett.
Garnett cracks Harrison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Harrison knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garnett on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnett wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy.
Garnett controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garnett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Harrison avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Garnett.
Garnett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Harrison struggling a bit here.
Garnett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.
Harrison is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett taking a breather here.
Harrison on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harrison tries to get out of the position.
Garnett's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Harrison's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harrison on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Garnett lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garnett in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Garnett lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garnett works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Garnett in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Harrison is working to avoid the ground and pound but Garnett connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Garnett seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Garnett is looking to take a break and control but Harrison is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harrison is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garnett in side control, throwing shots but Harrison defends.
Check out the look on Garnett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Garnett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harrison just misses with a punch to the body.
Harrison throws a series of punches but Garnett moves out of range.
Harrison connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Garnett momentarily.
Garnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garnett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garnett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Harrison.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Garnett saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Harrison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garnett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Harrison moves forwards but Garnett connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Garnett misses.
Garnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Garnett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garnett misses with a wild body shot.
Garnett needs to keep his hands up - Harrison had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garnett shoots in for a takedown but Harrison shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnett swinging wildly here.
Harrison throws a jab when Garnett was well out of range.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garnett.
Harrison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garnett.
Harrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harrison throws a low kick but Garnett moves out of range easily.
Garnett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harrison.
Garnett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garnett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Garnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a two punch combination.
Garnett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garnett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Garnett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrison avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garnett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Harrison is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Harrison throws an overhand right that lands on Garnett's shoulder, as Garnett tries to avoid the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Garnett.
Garnett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harrison was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnett.
Harrison walks into a straight right hand from Garnett.
Harrison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garnett closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garnett misses with an uppercut. Harrison saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Harrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harrison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garnett moves out of range of the strikes.
Harrison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harrison loads up on a big right hand but Garnett slips the punch.
Harrison takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garnett. Harrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garnett misses with a combination
and Harrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harrison sizes up Garnett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harrison misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Garnett.
Garnett uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harrison has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garnett throws a big shot that misses.
Garnett darts in trying to clinch
and Garnett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garnett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harrison.
Garnett scores with a jab. Harrison acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Harrison connects with a jab.
Garnett staying out of range there.
Aaron Garnett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harrison scores with a jab to the body.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aaron Garnett 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Garnett.
Harrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garnett throws a shot to the body.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Garnett saw that one coming.
Harrison moves out of range of the strikes.
Garnett just misses with a punch to the body.
Garnett moves away from the strike by Harrison.
Harrison loads up on a big right hand but Garnett slips the punch.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Garnett.
Garnett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harrison.
Harrison misses with a body shot.
Garnett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garnett closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harrison's guard.
Garnett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Aaron Garnett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garnett.
Garnett lands a couple of elbows.
Harrison looking to control but Garnett passes into half guard.
Garnett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Garnett is trying to control the action in half guard but Harrison is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Garnett slows the pace down in half guard.
Matthew Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garnett.
Harrison missing with punches from the bottom.
Garnett thows a huge punch but Harrison dodges it nicely.
Garnett not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harrison gets back to full guard.
Garnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Garnett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garnett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Garnett tries to free his leg and advance position but Harrison is retaining full guard.
Garnett wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Garnett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Garnett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Garnett.
The strikes coming from Garnett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Harrison is trying to control Garnett's posture but Garnett avoids it.
Harrison is looking to reverse the position.
Aaron Garnett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garnett takes a little break here. Harrison wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garnett wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Garnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garnett 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Garnett!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Damascus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, If Ya Smell. 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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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anthony Damascus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po moves out of range of the body kick.
Po closes the distance looking to clinch
and Damascus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Po throws a head kick that misses
and Damascus counters by clinching up.
Damascus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
Damascus misses with a punch to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Damascus blocks an elbow strike from Po.
Po landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damascus misses with a punch to the body.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damascus blocks it with crossed arms.
Po takes a shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Damascus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting on Damascus's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Damascus lands a body punch.
Po is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Damascus is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damascus lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Damascus fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Damascus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Damascus working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Damascus.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Damascus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Po up against the cage.
Po throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Damascus misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Damascus.
Po pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Damascus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Damascus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Po's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Damascus.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damascus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damascus blocks it with crossed arms.
Damascus has Po pressed against the cage.
Damascus pushes Po back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damascus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Damascus blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Damascus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Po avoiding damage as Damascus throws knees to the body.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Damascus stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damascus lands with a light punch inside.
Tong Po's cut is getting worse.
Po pressing his opponent against the cage.
Po gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Damascus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Damascus tries to clinch there but Po circles away.
It looks like Anthony Damascus has been cut.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Damascus.
Damascus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Po moves to clinch but Damascus breaks away
and Damascus makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Damascus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Damascus keeps the fight on the outside.
Po throws a head kick that misses
and Damascus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po closes the distance looking to clinch
and Damascus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Damascus lands with a right to the head.
Damascus works on Po's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damascus being controlled against the cage.
Damascus takes an elbow to the temple.
Damascus lands with a light punch inside.
Damascus pushes Po back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po is rocked!
Tong Po's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Damascus.
A body shot lands from Damascus.
Damascus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Damascus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Po is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Po seems to have got his legs back now.
Damascus has Po pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damascus blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Damascus scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damascus has Po pressed against the cage.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damascus blocks it with crossed arms.
Damascus stalling in the clinch but Po improves position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
Anthony Damascus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Po landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Damascus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Damascus avoiding damage.
Damascus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Damascus.
Damascus manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Damascus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Damascus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Po tries a knee to the head but Damascus blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Damascus avoids the damage to the body.
Damascus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Po dodges an elbow strike from Damascus.
Damascus effectively controlling the action here.
Po throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damascus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Damascus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Damascus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Damascus connects with a body shot.
Damascus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Po walks into a left hand.
Po misses with a head kick.
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damascus blocks a head kick by Po.
Po moves in looking to clinch but Damascus pushes him off.
Po tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Damascus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Po looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Po darts in and clinches Damascus up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Damascus.
Damascus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Damascus blocks it with crossed arms.
Damascus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Damascus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po lands an elbow just above Damascus 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damascus controlling the action here for a moment.
Damascus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jeez, Tong Po's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tong Po's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Damascus!
An out of breath Anthony Damascus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Hollinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hollinger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WILD BOYS. Dylan Hollinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dylan Hollinger!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hollinger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jacobs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hollinger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hollinger moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hollinger has his takedown stuffed
and Jacobs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dylan Hollinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollinger looks to score with a jab to the body but Jacobs is just out of range.
Jacobs thumps Hollinger with a low kick.
Jacobs thumps Hollinger with a low kick.
Hollinger cracks Jacobs with an open hand slap.
Hollinger misses with a straight left.
Jacobs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jacobs dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hollinger. That did some damage!
Jacobs thows a body shot but no joy.
Hollinger throws a big shot that misses.
A solid body kick from Jacobs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hollinger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A slow jab from Hollinger misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacobs doesn't seem bothered though.
Hollinger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jacobs. Jacobs obviously looking to wear him down.
Hollinger is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jacobs.
Hollinger lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Jacobs.
Jacobs moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jacobs's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jacobs duly obliges.
Jacobs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jacobs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hollinger connects with a body shot that sends Jacobs's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs misses with a two punch combination.
Jacobs slips under a jab.
Jacobs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollinger throws out the jab.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jacobs. Jacobs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hollinger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacobs doesn't seem bothered though.
Hollinger with a jab.
Hollinger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hollinger misses with a hook.
Jacobs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hollinger throws out the jab.
Hollinger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jacobs.
Jacobs misses with a straight right.
Jacobs dodges the punch combination from Hollinger.
Christian Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobs misses with a few strikes there.
Jacobs throws a lazy right hand but Hollinger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger looks to land a right hand but Jacobs moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hollinger.
Jacobs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hollinger loads up on a big right hand but Jacobs slips the punch.
Hollinger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hollinger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jacobs.
Hollinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Jacobs.
Hollinger moves out of range of the leg kick from Jacobs.
Hollinger cracks Jacobs with a good jab.
Hollinger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Hollinger.
Jacobs ducks right into an uppercut from Hollinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jacobs in his tracks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jacobs. Hollinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollinger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobs moves away.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Hollinger.
Nice takedown defense from Jacobs. No joy for Hollinger on that attempt.
Jacobs misses with a double jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollinger checks a leg kick.
Hollinger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jacobs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hollinger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hollinger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollinger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jacobs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hollinger momentarily.
Hollinger misses with a looping left.
Jacobs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Hollinger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jacobs.
Hollinger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hollinger scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hollinger scores with a nice strike.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Hollinger.
Hollinger scores with a jab. Jacobs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jacobs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dylan Hollinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hollinger lands a lovely overhand right.
Hollinger slips a jab and a cross from Jacobs.
Jacobs throws out a leg kick but Hollinger moves out of range and Jacobs only half commits.
Hollinger throws the left hand but Jacobs avoids the punch easily.
Jacobs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hollinger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jacobs gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollinger 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.
Jacobs is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.
Oh Jacobs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hollinger loads up on a big right hand but Jacobs slips the punch.
Jacobs is looking to land body kicks.
Jacobs seems to have got his legs back now.
Hollinger scores with a jab. Jacobs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jacobs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hollinger.
Jacobs connects with an inside leg kick.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollinger avoids a kick to the body.
Hollinger dodges the punch combination from Jacobs.
Hollinger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacobs.
Hollinger misses with a straight left.
Hollinger throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollinger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jacobs doesn't seem bothered though.
Jacobs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hollinger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Hollinger.
Hollinger is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's 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!
Hollinger's corner calls for a 1-2. Hollinger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hollinger with a hook.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Jacobs as Hollinger shoots in.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jacobs.
Hollinger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jacobs has time to react.
Hollinger closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Jacobs! Hollinger dives in looking to finish! Jacobs is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan Hollinger!
A victorious Dylan Hollinger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deano Clavet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Deicide - Sacrificial Suicide. Deano Clavet has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
182 lbs
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Deano Clavet!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clavet tries to clinch but Benton moves out of range.
A punch combination from Benton misses.
Clavet tries to clinch up but Benton circles away and keeps his distance.
Clavet shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benton as he avoids it easily.
A big left from Benton misses.
Clavet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benton tries to keep at a distance but Clavet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clavet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benton is defending well for now.
Clavet manages to break the clinch.
Benton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benton connects with a body shot.
Clavet misses with a takedown
and Benton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clavet is looking to clinch but Benton is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Clavet shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benton pinned against the cage. Benton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Glenn Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deano Clavet.
Benton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clavet.
Clavet shoots in looking for a takedown. Benton tries to sprawl out of it but Clavet keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clavet.
Clavet shoots in for a double leg but Benton sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Clavet misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws out a powerful jab.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Benton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clavet drives through and clinches with Benton against the cage.
Clavet throws an elbow that misses.
Clavet stalling in the clinch but Benton improves position.
Clavet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benton has him pressed against the cage.
Benton stalling.
Clavet tries to pull guard but Benton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clavet tries to work over Benton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
Clavet pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benton has Clavet up against the cage in a clinch.
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clavet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benton tries a body shot but Clavet blocks it.
Benton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clavet fails with a takedown attempt.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Clavet is looking to clinch.
Clavet shoots for a double leg takedown but Benton sprawls well. He's pushed Clavet's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Benton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clavet walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clavet misses with a takedown attempt - Benton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Benton scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a few strikes there.
Clavet fails to land the takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clavet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benton lands with a cross.
Benton scores with a jab to the body.
Benton rushes Clavet and presses him up against the cage.
Clavet struggles to land a body shot inside as Benton controls his hands.
Benton lands with a right to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Clavet or not.
Clavet lands a body punch.
Benton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benton misses with a body punch.
Benton wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Benton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clavet shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benton clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Clavet is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benton tries to work over Clavet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clavet jumps guard and drags Benton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Benton's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Benton postures up in Clavet's guard and throws a big left but Clavet blocks it.
Clavet can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Benton controls the pace.
Clavet throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Clavet managing to control the position.
Benton throwing strikes from guard but Clavet blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clavet doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Benton controlling from the top position.
Clavet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Clavet has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Benton doesn't defend quickly enough and Clavet has managed to lock this one up! Can Benton escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Clavet on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Deano Clavet!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Roosmalen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toma Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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28
190 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Roosmalen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toma Takahara!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosmalen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takahara as he jumps to the side.
Takahara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takahara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roosmalen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Takahara.
Takahara lands with a nice combination. Roosmalen backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Stefan Roosmalen has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Takahara.
A jab from Takahara finds it's way through Roosmalen's defenses.
Takahara lands a right hook to the body.
Takahara drives through and clinches with Roosmalen against the cage.
Roosmalen blocks an elbow strike from Takahara.
Takahara scores with a shot to the side of Roosmalen's head.
Takahara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roosmalen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takahara scores with a hook to the body.
Roosmalen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Roosmalen effectively controlling the action here.
Takahara is working Roosmalen over against the cage.
Takahara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roosmalen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takahara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Takahara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roosmalen's brow.
Takahara lands a right hand.
Takahara misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Takahara jerks Roosmalen's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Roosmalen drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Takahara goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Takahara because Roosmalen was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Toma Takahara!
After winning the bout, Toma Takahara thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Luger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Right Here, Right Now - Fatboy Slim. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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273 lbs
18 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Luger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luger connects with a body shot.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Raybould misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Luger.
Raybould throws a body punch but Luger moves out of range.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Raybould fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Luger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Luger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raybould 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.
It looks like Shane Luger has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circle momentarily. Raybould darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luger tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raybould throws out a loose jab but Luger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raybould misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Luger.
Raybould takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luger connects with a nice looking jab.
Raybould jabs Luger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Raybould dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raybould throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raybould uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Luger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raybould ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Luger scoring well with a low kick there.
Luger connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Raybould has taken the fight to the clinch.
Luger throws a head punch that misses.
Luger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luger's elbow.
Luger prevents a body shot from Raybould.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould stalling in the clinch.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Luger controls his hands.
Luger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Raybould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raybould prevents a body shot from Luger.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Luger lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Luger fails to land.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raybould avoiding damage.
Raybould swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Raybould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luger slows down the pace here.
Raybould misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould looking to stall.
Raybould misses with a punch to the body.
Luger trying to stall but Raybould improves his position.
Luger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Raybould has a couple of punches blocked by Luger.
Raybould throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lugers head.
Raybould throws a punch but it's blocked by Luger.
Luger can't find room to land a body shot as Raybould controls the action.
Luger prevents a body shot from Raybould.
Luger digs a right hand underneath Raybould's ribcage. Raybould let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luger digs a right hand underneath Raybould's ribcage. Raybould let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raybould lands a left hand that snaps the head of Luger backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luger is trying to break free.
Raybould trying to stall but Luger improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Luger fails to land.
Luger lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raybould backwards.
Raybould being controlled against the cage.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Raybould will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
That's time! Luger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A low kick from Luger misses
and Raybould counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raybould fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luger.
Raybould is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Luger rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Raybould misses the target.
Luger slips a straight right by Raybould.
Raybould throws a lazy uppercut
and Luger counters with a leg kick.
Luger moves out of range as Raybould strikes.
Raybould takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice uppercut lands for Raybould. That snapped Luger's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Luger connects with the punch.
Raybould tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raybould throws a shot from downtown. Luger moves away and avoids it.
Luger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raybould is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Luger.
Raybould lands a really nice looking cross but Luger seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Raybould misses
and Luger counters with an inside leg kick.
Raybould wants to slow Luger down by chopping away at his legs.
Raybould misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raybould throws a hook to the side of Luger's head but Luger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luger misses with a low kick.
Raybould tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab lands there for Luger.
Luger scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raybould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luger.
Luger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raybould moves away.
Luger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raybould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luger.
Raybould missing with a left hand there. Luger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luger throws a hook to the side of Raybould's head but Raybould sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raybould's hands.
Luger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raybould.
Luger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Luger misses with a wild body shot.
A low kick from Luger misses
and Luger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raybould. That did some damage!
Raybould steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luger.
Luger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Luger throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luger avoids the body shot from Raybould.
Raybould takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab by Luger.
Luger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luger connects with a looping right hand.
Raybould uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luger.
Luger cracks Raybould with a right hand to the side of the head.
Luger looks to score with a jab to the body but Raybould is just out of range.
Luger throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Raybould misses.
Luger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luger bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raybould looks to land a right hand but Luger moved out of range.
Raybould blocks a jab.
Luger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raybould was well out of range. Poor timing from Luger.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Luger - that will leave a mark!
Raybould digs a good hook to Luger's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Luger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raybould moves away from the strike by Luger.
Raybould swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luger. Raybould does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Luger is just out of range.
Luger lands a nice hook to Raybould's body. Raybould takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Luger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Raybould has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raybould is breathing heavily.
A bone on bone clash there as Raybould blocks the leg kick.
Shane Luger is winning the standup battle so far.
Luger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Raybould checks it well.
Luger just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raybould moves out of range as Luger throws a body kick.
Raybould swings away with a body shot that misses
and Luger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raybould lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Luger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Luger's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Raybould fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Luger moves out of range as Raybould strikes.
Luger staying out of range there.
Raybould missing with a left hand there. Luger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luger. That's going to slow Raybould down.
Luger connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raybould's hands.
Luger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luger moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luger misses with a hook.
Raybould's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Luger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raybould scrambles back to his feet.
Luger lands the left hand.
Raybould rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luger misses with a leg kick
and Raybould counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Luger.
Raybould throws the left hand but Luger avoids the punch easily.
Luger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raybould. That did some damage!
Luger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raybould.
Raybould takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raybould connects with a high kick.
Raybould takes a swing at Luger's ribcage but misses.
Luger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Luger connects with a jab.
Luger works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luger throws a hook but Raybould blocks it.
Luger lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luger connects with an inside leg kick.
Luger feints and then cracks Raybould's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raybould down.
Raybould throws a looping overhand right but Luger ducks down to avoid it.
Luger tries to score with a low kick but Raybould moves his leg out of the way.
Luger feints and then cracks Raybould's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raybould down.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luger manages to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Luger here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Luger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Luger lands with an uppercut that bounces Raybould off the cage and back into range.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
Luger lands with a straight right. Raybould didn't see that one coming.
Raybould takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raybould connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luger scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luger lands with a nice body punch.
Luger scores with a jab to the body.
Raybould takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luger lands a leg kick that knocks Raybould off balance momentarily.
Luger lands a slapping body shot.
Luger throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luger cracks Raybould with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good leg kick by Luger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Raybould has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Luger lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Luger.
Raybould takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luger connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Luger lands with a nice body punch.
Luger throws a front kick that sends Raybould stumbling back into the cage.
Raybould steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Luger. That one must have hurt.
Raybould moves forwards but Luger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Raybould walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Luger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Luger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luger lands with an overhand left.
Luger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raybould. That did some damage!
Luger thuds a left hand into Raybould's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Luger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Luger!
Shane Luger very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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