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Fight Night XI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Waclaw Bindon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bindon comes to the cage accompanied by A Land Down Under by Men at Work. Roofer has chosen Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waclaw Bindon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roofer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roofer stuffs the takedown.
Bindon tries to clinch up but Roofer circles away and keeps his distance.
Roofer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bindon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roofer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bindon tries to clinch but Roofer moves out of range.
Roofer throws a nice head kick!
Roofer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bindon.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bindon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses.
Roofer feints and then cracks Bindon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bindon down.
Roofer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bindon doesn't manage to clinch there - Roofer circles away.
Waclaw Bindon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bindon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roofer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roofer scores with a head kick. Bindon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roofer tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roofer. That's going to slow Bindon down.
Roofer lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bindon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roofer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bindon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roofer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bindon is able to avoid easily.
Bindon tries to clinch up.
Bindon doesn't manage to clinch there - Roofer circles away.
Roofer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bindon doesn't manage to clinch there - Roofer circles away.
Roofer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roofer lands a leg kick that knocks Bindon off balance momentarily.
Bindon is breathing heavily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roofer, right into the meat.
Roofer cracks the inside of Bindon's front leg.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roofer.
Roofer fakes the leg kick and cracks Bindon in the body.
Bindon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roofer can pounce on him.
Bindon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roofer lands with a slapping head kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roofer, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roofer - that will leave a mark!
Roofer moves into the clinch.
Roofer avoiding damage.
Roofer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bindon is defending well for now.
Roofer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bindon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Roofer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bindon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roofer throws an elbow but misses.
Bindon tries to land knees in the clinch but Roofer avoids the damage to the body.
Roofer tries to land knees in the clinch but Bindon avoids the damage to the body.
Roofer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bindon's elbow.
Roofer is trying to force a seperation but Bindon has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roofer is trying to force a seperation but Bindon has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer trying to control the position but instead, Bindon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roofer into the cage.
Bindon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roofer blocks an elbow strike from Bindon.
Roofer throws an elbow but it misses.
Roofer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roofer missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bindon.
Bindon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roofer is defending well for now.
Bindon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roofer missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bindon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roofer's brow.
Roofer missing with knees to the body.
Roofer has Bindon pushed against the cage.
Bindon misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bindon tries to land knees in the clinch but Roofer avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bindon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roofer's brow.
Roofer avoids the elbow strike from Bindon, against the cage.
Bindon misses with an elbow over the top.
Roofer avoids the elbow strike from Bindon, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roofer tries a knee to the head but Bindon blocks it.
Roofer tries to break free but Bindon pushes him back against the cage.
Bindon throws an elbow but it misses.
Roofer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roofer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bindon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ben Roofer has been cut.
Roofer manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roofer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bindon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roofer keeps the fight on the outside.
Bindon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roofer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Roofer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Roofer'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.
Roofer lands a head kick!
Bindon doesn't manage to clinch there - Roofer circles away.
Bindon moves out of range of the leg kick from Roofer.
Bindon fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bindon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roofer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bindon. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Roofer. That's going to slow Bindon down.
Bindon tries to clinch but Roofer moves out of range.
Bindon tries to clinch but Roofer moves out of range.
Bindon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Roofer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bindon's knee momentarily.
Roofer scores with a head kick.
Ben Roofer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Roofer lands a leg kick that knocks Bindon off balance momentarily.
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!
Roofer throws a front kick that sends Bindon stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roofer delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer lands a leg kick that knocks Bindon off balance momentarily.
Roofer swats away the attempt to clinch by Bindon.
Bindon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bindon's calf.
Bindon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roofer.
Roofer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Roofer rushes Bindon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Roofer throws an elbow that misses.
Roofer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Roofer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roofer throws an elbow but misses.
Roofer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roofer misses with an elbow over the top.
Roofer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roofer tries to land knees in the clinch but Bindon avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bindon throws an elbow but misses.
Bindon throws an elbow but it misses.
Roofer lands a right hand.
Roofer is looking to control Bindon's arms but Bindon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roofer has his back to the cage.
Roofer tries to circle away but Bindon has him pinned against the cage.
Bindon avoids a wild elbow strike from Roofer.
Roofer looking to stall.
Roofer tries a body shot but Bindon blocks it.
Roofer struggles to land a body shot inside as Bindon controls his hands.
Roofer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Roofer dodges an elbow strike from Bindon.
Roofer tries to stall but Bindon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roofer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bindon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bindon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bindon avoids a wild elbow strike from Roofer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bindon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roofer is defending well for now.
Roofer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bindon.
Bindon prevents a body shot from Roofer.
Roofer trying to control the position but instead, Bindon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Roofer into the cage.
Bindon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bindon avoiding damage as Roofer throws knees to the body.
Roofer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bindon is keeping busy.
Bindon misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Roofer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bindon throws an elbow but misses.
Bindon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roofer tries to land knees in the clinch but Bindon avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer misses with an elbow strike.
Roofer trying to land knees to the body.
Bindon pushes off an throws an elbow but Roofer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bindon throws an elbow but it misses.
Roofer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bindon avoids it.
Bindon missing with knees to the body.
Bindon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roofer taking a breather.
Roofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roofer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bindon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roofer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bindon tries to close the distance and clinch but Roofer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bindon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roofer but Roofer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ben Roofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roofer connects with a leg kick. Bindon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roofer, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Roofer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Roofer'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. This is the final round!
Roofer lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roofer, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roofer.
Roofer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Roofer lands but Bindon takes it in his stride.
Roofer scores with a head kick.
Bindon is looking to clinch but Roofer is avoiding it.
Bindon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roofer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roofer throws a nice head kick!
A solid body kick from Roofer.
Roofer scoring well with a low kick there.
Roofer cracks the inside of Bindon's front leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roofer is looking to slow Bindon down with leg kicks.
Roofer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bindon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roofer. Roofer obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer cracks the inside of Bindon's front leg.
Roofer lands a high kick!
Roofer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bindon.
Roofer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bindon tries to clinch up but Roofer circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roofer.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roofer.
Roofer pushes Bindon away with a front kick.
Roofer thumps Bindon with a low kick.
Roofer lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roofer has Bindon up against the cage in a clinch.
Bindon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roofer is defending well for now.
Ben Roofer seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Roofer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Roofer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roofer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bindon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bindon blocks an elbow strike.
Roofer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roofer missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roofer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roofer wants to stall.
Bindon blocks an elbow strike.
Roofer trying to land knees to the body.
Bindon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roofer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bindon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roofer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bindon blocks an elbow strike.
Bindon dodges an elbow strike from Roofer.
Bindon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roofer's defenses.
Roofer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bindon landing knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roofer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bindon's brow.
Roofer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Roofer is trying to stall.
Roofer takes an elbow to the temple.
Bindon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bindon lands a damaging elbow.
Roofer is trying to push Bindon away but Bindon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ben Roofer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bindon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roofer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Roofer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bindon has Roofer pressed against the cage, preventing Roofer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Roofer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bindon.
Roofer missing with knees to the body.
Bindon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roofer misses with a knee to the head.
Bindon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bindon throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roofer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bindon blocks a body shot from Roofer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Roofer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roofer 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Roofer!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Stradlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Antonio Rizzo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Rizzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Izzy Stradlin!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Russell Pearce and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizzo closes the distance and pushes Stradlin back into the cage.
Stradlin tries to score a body lock takedown but Rizzo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stradlin blocking some punches.
Rizzo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rizzo tries to stall but Stradlin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rizzo throws a head punch that misses.
Stradlin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rizzo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rizzo tries a knee to the head but Stradlin blocks it.
Rizzo throws a head punch that misses.
Stradlin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stradlin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stradlin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stradlin prevents Rizzo from getting back to his feet.
Rizzo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rizzo tries to get out of the position.
Stradlin stands up over Rizzo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stradlin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stradlin slips nicely into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stradlin connects with a nice short shot to Rizzo's temple.
Stradlin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stradlin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rizzo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Izzy Stradlin!
Our winner, Izzy Stradlin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Safdar Al Razi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Sekyere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekyere has chosen Headstrong as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Safdar Al Razi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Safdar Al Razi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Safdar Al Razi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Sekyere!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sekyere 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.
Sekyere tries to clinch there but Al Razi circles away.
Al Razi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sekyere misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Razi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sekyere fails with an attempt to clinch.
Al Razi gets a clinch.
Al Razi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sekyere misses with a head kick.
Safdar Al Razi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekyere shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Al Razi is trying to defend but Sekyere finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Al Razi looking for submissions off his back.
Al Razi manages to get to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Razi has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Sekyere doesn't defend quickly enough and Al Razi has managed to lock this one up! Can Sekyere escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Al Razi on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Safdar Al Razi!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minowa Fujiati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevor Munson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munson has chosen Mankind Theme as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Minowa Fujiati!
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, Trevor Munson!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fujiati tries to sprawl but Munson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fujiati has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Munson. Oh but Fujiati has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Munson goes limp - he's gone! Fujiati jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Minowa Fujiati!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derick Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes into the arena with I am The Law blaring out of the sound system. Jordan Silver is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derick Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jordan Silver!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver misses with a takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a crisp one two that drops Silver! Smith thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Silver to his feet! Silver is in big trouble!
Silver is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith finds Silver's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Silver flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Smith lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Silver will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derick Smith!
Derick Smith very nearly forgot to thank Untouchable Fight Gear 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shavo Odin (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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260 lbs
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280 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Arnold!
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, Shavo Odin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odin moves into range and clinches up with Arnold.
Arnold is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Odin to keep the fight standing.
Arnold can't get the takedown.
Arnold letting Odin take a breather here.
A short right from Odin.
Odin has Arnold pressed against the cage.
Arnold tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Arnold. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arnold is working for takedown but Odin is calmly controlling the position for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Odin.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Odin.
Arnold wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Odin lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Odin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Odin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold tries to score a body lock takedown but Odin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Odin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arnold is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Odin.
Still in the clinch, Odin scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arnold up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Odin.
Odin stalling in the clinch.
Odin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arnold is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Odin to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arnold is rocked!
Odin stalls.
Oh Arnold is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Odin scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Odin.
Odin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Odin lands a big right hand that drops Arnold! The killer instinct kicks in and Odin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Odin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shavo Odin!
Shavo Odin took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BioPharm Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sweaty Mullins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Sparrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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189 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sweaty Mullins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Sparrow!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mullins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sparrow pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mullins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sparrow as he avoids it easily.
Sparrow tries to close the distance and clinch but Mullins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mullins fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sweaty Mullins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mullins clinches.
Sparrow'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.
Sparrow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sparrow is pressed up against the cage. Mullins has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sparrow down to the mat. Sparrow avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sparrow fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mullins gets caught flat footed, as Sparrow shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mullins controls Sparrow momentarily but Sparrow frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparrow slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mullins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mullins controls Sparrow momentarily but Sparrow frees himself.
Mullins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sparrow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow tries to hold on but Mullins postures up.
Mullins goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sparrow turns into him and now he's in Mullins's guard.
Mullins pulls Sparrow in close to his closed guard and prevents Sparrow from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins wants to sweep here but Sparrow controlling him for the moment.
Mullins working for a triangle but Sparrow defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sparrow won't allow Mullins to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mullins is trying to control the position but Sparrow postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sparrow sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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 Sweaty Mullins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sparrow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mullins swivels and escapes.
Sparrow tries for a takedown but Mullins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sparrow stuffs the takedown.
Sparrow gets caught napping as Mullins dives in and scores a takedown. Sparrow manages to retain guard.
Mullins with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mullins trying to control but Sparrow is working from the bottom.
Mullins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sparrow is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sparrow controlling Mullins's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweaty Mullins has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sparrow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sparrow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mullins tries to buck Sparrow off but he can't manage it.
Mullins regains half guard.
Mullins wants to get back to full guard.
Mullins is trying to stand up here but Sparrow is controlling him well.
Mullins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullins is working hard here to advance position.
Well, if Sparrow 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Sparrow.
Mullins misses with a double jab.
Sparrow misses with a takedown attempt - Mullins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sweaty Mullins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Sparrow.
Sparrow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mullins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sparrow somewhat.
Sparrow changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mullins tries to avoid it but Sparrow manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mullins to the ground. Mullins escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mullins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mullins pulls guard effortlessly.
Mullins controls Sparrow momentarily but Sparrow frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparrow won't allow Mullins to sweep him here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sparrow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sweaty Mullins has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mullins rushes Sparrow and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mullins lands an elbow that stopped Sparrow in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jack Sparrow has been cut.
Sparrow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mullins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sparrow prevents a body shot from Mullins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sweaty Mullins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Sparrow'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. This is the final round!
Mullins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mullins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparrow.
Sparrow has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mullins uses from the top position.
Sparrow is trying to keep Mullins in close.
Mullins trying to control but Sparrow is working from the bottom.
Mullins advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins is looking to take a break and control but Sparrow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mullins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mullins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mullins swings around for an armbar but Sparrow sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mullins's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullins wants to sweep but no luck.
Sparrow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sparrow won't allow Mullins to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sparrow tries to get to full guard but Mullins has control of the leg.
Mullins is looking to stall here but Sparrow recovers full guard.
Mullins looking to sit in guard and control but Sparrow gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullins controls Sparrow momentarily but Sparrow frees himself.
Sparrow sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sweaty Mullins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sparrow postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sweaty Mullins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mullins 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sweaty Mullins!
An out of breath Sweaty Mullins 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mavlet Batirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batirov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Louna-Armageddon. Nick Shields will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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26
150 lbs
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157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mavlet Batirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Shields!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batirov scores a takedown into full mount!
Shields is trying to escape the mount.
Batirov stands up from mount. Strange move.
Shields gets caught flat footed, as Batirov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shields wants to sweep here but Batirov controlling him for the moment.
Shields working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Batirov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Batirov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Batirov wants to stand but Shields has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shields looking for subs off his back but Batirov has passed one foot through into half guard.
Shields is looking for a sweep. Batirov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batirov tries to stand and escape but Shields is controlling the position.
Shields manages to get to full guard.
Batirov wants to stand but Shields has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shields is working an open guard so Batirov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shields checks the leg kick.
Batirov checks a leg kick.
Shields throws a front kick aimed at Batirov's knee but Batirov avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shields misses the target.
Shields lands a body shot.
Shields shoots in and drives through. Batirov sprawls well.
Batirov closes the distance and clinches.
Batirov slows down the pace here.
Shields jumps guard.
Batirov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shields throws a jab when Batirov was well out of range.
Batirov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Shields is out of range.
Shields throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Batirov feints a jab promting Shields to slip. Batirov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shields slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Shields takes a swing at Batirov's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batirov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shields swivels and escapes.
Shields throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shields throws a leg kick but Batirov moved away.
Batirov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shields fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Batirov pushes Shields up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Batirov as the two fighters clinch.
Batirov has picked Shields up - he's going for a ride! Batirov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Shields is looking for a sweep. Batirov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shields moves into full guard.
Batirov wants to stand and escape but instead Shields has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Batirov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shields advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shields goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Batirov has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shields but great work by Batirov.
Shields gets back to half guard.
Shields regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shields lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shields is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shields pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Batirov is keeping the position for now.
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 Mavlet Batirov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shields misses with a hook.
Shields ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batirov moves away.
Batirov fails with the takedown
and Shields counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Batirov avoids the body shot from Shields.
Shields ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Batirov moves away.
Shields throws the left hand but Batirov avoids the punch easily.
Batirov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shields.
Batirov scores with a takedown into Shields's guard.
Batirov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shields is proving hard to escape from.
Shields looking for a guillotine here but Batirov defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batirov gets to his feet. Shields looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A telegraphed right hand from Shields misses the target.
Shields's jab looks to have found its range, popping Batirov under the eye.
Shields swings for the body but Batirov moves out of range.
Batirov has Shields up against the cage in a clinch.
Shields is trying to pull guard but Batirov has him pressed against the cage.
Batirov gets a trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like Batirov is going to stand back up.
Shields moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shields is looking to sweep but instead, Batirov has passed into half guard.
Shields slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Batirov's guard.
Shields looking to pass the guard.
Batirov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shields looking to pass the guard.
Batirov keeping moving, preventing Shields from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batirov keeping full guard, as Shields tries to pass.
Shields postures up in Batirov's guard and throws a big left but Batirov blocks it.
Shields throws a strike but Batirov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shields is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shields is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shields pushes a forearm under Batirov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Batirov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Shields!
Our winner, Nick Shields, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
207 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Gaffney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Rua!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Gaffney thuds his shin into the meat of Rua's side.
Gaffney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Oooooh!!! Rua has knocked Gaffney down with a huge combo! Rua steps away and waves a wobbly Gaffney back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Dan Gaffney has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaffney lands with a cross.
Rua fails to land the takedown.
Rua on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rua with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rua takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaffney shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gaffney landing punches.
Rua is in a horrible position here. Gaffney smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua can't escape the position.
Rua is bucking up trying to escape but Gaffney cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rua in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gaffney lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rua wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gaffney.
Gaffney tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaffney looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gaffney sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rua holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gaffney tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gaffney controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua wants to hold on but Gaffney pushes him away.
Rua tries to reverse the position but Gaffney maintains control.
Rua is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rua wants to hold on but Gaffney pushes him away.
Rua regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rua manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rua working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gaffney has passed into half guard!
Gaffney is taking a breather. Rua says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gaffney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Dan Gaffney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Gaffney's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gaffney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rua's sensitive parts.
Gaffney thows a body kick. Rua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gaffney misses with a few strikes there.
Rua misses with a takedown
and Gaffney makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gaffney looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rua changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gaffney tries to avoid it but Rua manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gaffney to the ground. Gaffney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gaffney takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gaffney throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gaffney tries to clinch there but Rua circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gaffney.
Gaffney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Gaffney misses with a series of wild punches.
Gaffney getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rua looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaffney is just out of range.
Rua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gaffney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gaffney counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
Dan Gaffney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rua.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gaffney won't allow Rua to sweep him here.
Gaffney wanted to stand there but Rua had control of the position.
Rua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gaffney gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaffney in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Rua trying to keep a closed guard but Gaffney is proving a slippery customer.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Gaffney from controlling successfully.
Gaffney postures up and lands a big shot to Rua's brow.
Gaffney controlling from the top position.
Gaffney wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
Gaffney knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rua on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dan Gaffney wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gaffney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rua swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gaffney misses with a right hand
and Rua counters with a single leg into guard. Gaffney didn't expect that.
Rua wants to pass the guard but Gaffney is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rua passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gaffney trying to control but Rua flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
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 Dan Gaffney will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Gaffney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Gaffney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gaffney scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gaffney is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rua's half guard.
Gaffney throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rua wants to control but Gaffney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ground and pound from Gaffney.
Rua kicks off Gaffney and gets to his feet.
Rua shoots and misses
and Gaffney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rua has his takedown stuffed
and Gaffney counters with a series of strikes. Rua will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rua tries to keep at a distance but Gaffney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gaffney is pressed up against the cage. Rua has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gaffney down to the mat. Gaffney avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dan Gaffney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Rua.
Rua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rua misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaffney counters with a nice body kick.
Gaffney slaps away a takedown attempt from Rua, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gaffney closes the distance and clinches.
Gaffney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dan Gaffney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua misses with a double jab
and Gaffney counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rua's knee momentarily.
Gaffney throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dan Gaffney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gaffney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Rua shoots in but Gaffney avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gaffney thumps Rua with a low kick.
Gaffney fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rua.
Gaffney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gaffney lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gaffney throws out a powerful jab.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Gaffney slips the punch.
Rua misses with a takedown attempt
letting Gaffney counter with a right hand.
Rua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gaffney defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rua.
Gaffney drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaffney stays in close to Rua's body and controls the position.
Gaffney stands and steps away. Rua gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gaffney moves into range and clinches up with Rua.
Gaffney stalling the fight.
Gaffney breaks the clinch.
Gaffney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd cheers as Gaffney lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rua doesn't seem phased though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Gaffney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gaffney 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dan Gaffney!
Dan Gaffney thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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