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MMM 161 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Denbow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Denbow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer blocks a head kick by Denbow.
Palmer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer throws a right hand that Denbow ducks under and follows up with a left that Denbow also avoids with ease.
Palmer should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Denbow lands with a nice body kick.
Denbow misses with a head kick.
Denbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denbow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A leg kick checked by Palmer.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denbow.
Palmer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Denbow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palmer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denbow throws a solid leg kick but Palmer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Denbow.
Denbow misses with a kick to the body.
Denbow throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denbow lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Tim Palmer has been cut.
Denbow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good leg kick by Denbow there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Denbow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Denbow connects with a solid leg kick.
Denbow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer is looking to chop away at Denbow's legs.
Palmer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Denbow.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Denbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer moves out of range as Denbow throws a body kick.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses.
Denbow feints and then cracks Palmer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Palmer down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Denbow.
Palmer misses with a wild combination.
Palmer looks gassed!
Palmer misses with a head kick.
Palmer avoids a kick to the body.
Palmer takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Denbow misses with a head kick.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Denbow misses with a head kick.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Denbow moves out of range.
Denbow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Palmer.
Denbow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Denbow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Denbow throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denbow misses with a body kick.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denbow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Denbow.
Palmer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Denbow misses with a head kick.
Denbow throws a leg kick but Palmer checks it.
Denbow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Denbow.
Palmer moves out of range as Denbow throws a body kick.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Denbow wants to slow Palmer down by chopping away at his legs.
Palmer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denbow thuds his shin into the meat of Palmer's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palmer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Denbow - the referee stops the clock and Palmer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Denbow. Palmer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Denbow lands a head kick!
Denbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denbow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Denbow lands with a kick to the temple. Palmer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Palmer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Denbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Denbow avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Denbow throws a head kick that half lands.
Palmer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Denbow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Palmer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Denbow tries a head kick but it misses.
Denbow checks a leg kick nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Denbow.
Denbow avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Palmer has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Denbow.
Denbow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Denbow throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Denbow slips a jab and a cross from Palmer.
Denbow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Denbow tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Denbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Palmer does no damage.
Denbow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Denbow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer tries a head kick but it misses.
Michael Denbow is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Palmer misses
and Denbow counters with a head kick. That will keep Palmer thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Palmer moves out of range of the body kick.
Denbow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Palmer might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Denbow has got the better of the exchanges.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Palmer checks a leg kick.
Denbow misses with a low kick.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Denbow, right into the meat.
Palmer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Denbow thows a body kick. Palmer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Palmer blocks a low kick nicely.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denbow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Palmer's sensitive parts.
Denbow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denbow looks for the body kick but Palmer saw that one coming.
Palmer is looking to chop away at Denbow's legs.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Palmer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Denbow.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denbow is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Palmer can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Denbow.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Denbow.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denbow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Denbow!
A solid leg kick lands there for Denbow.
Denbow throws a leg kick but Palmer sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Denbow blocks a head kick by Palmer.
Palmer blocks a low kick nicely.
Denbow misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Denbow can pounce on him.
Denbow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denbow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palmer's head.
Palmer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Denbow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denbow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Denbow throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denbow tries a head kick but it misses.
Denbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Denbow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Denbow throws a head kick that Palmer semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Palmer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Denbow. Denbow obviously looking to wear him down.
Denbow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Denbow dodges the punch combination from Palmer.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denbow tries to work over Palmer's front leg with a kick but Palmer checks it.
Palmer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Denbow dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Palmer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Palmer throws a right and a left that Denbow avoids nicely.
Denbow misses with a head kick.
Palmer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palmer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Denbow.
Denbow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palmer throws a right hand that Denbow ducks under and follows up with a left that Denbow also avoids with ease.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Denbow.
Palmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denbow.
Denbow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palmer's head.
Denbow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Denbow throws a low kick but Palmer moves out of range easily.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses.
Palmer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palmer swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denbow throws a wild body kick that Palmer sees coming a mile off.
Palmer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denbow throws a nice head kick!
That has opened up Tim Palmer's cut even more.
Denbow throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Denbow lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palmer avoids a kick to the body.
Palmer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Denbow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denbow plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Denbow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denbow is out of range and Palmer settles back down.
Denbow throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denbow throws a nice outside leg kick.
Denbow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Palmer checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Denbow.
Palmer moves out of range as Denbow throws a body kick.
Denbow throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palmer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Palmer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Denbow.
Denbow scores with a head kick.
Palmer fails to land with a series of punches.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Denbow.
Palmer moves out of range of the body kick from Denbow.
Palmer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Denbow throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Palmer.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Denbow - that will leave a mark!
Denbow throws a body kick that misses.
Denbow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A leg kick checked by Denbow.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Palmer crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Denbow - the referee stops the clock and Palmer gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Denbow. Palmer manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Denbow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Palmer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a head kick but Denbow moves out of range.
Denbow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Palmer throws a series of punches but Denbow avoids them all with ease.
Denbow throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Denbow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palmer's head.
Denbow throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tim Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denbow.
Denbow throws a head kick that misses.
Denbow avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denbow thumps Palmer with a low kick.
Tim Palmer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Denbow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Denbow throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Palmer's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Denbow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Denbow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Denbow!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernie Busto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Anderson (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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300 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernie Busto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson with a poor takedown
and Busto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Busto.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Busto wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Busto controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anderson wants to stand up but Busto is controlling him.
Busto wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Busto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bernie Busto.
Busto misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Busto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Busto wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Anderson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Busto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Busto tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Busto is working hard here to advance position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Busto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bernie Busto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Anderson misses with a takedown
and Busto counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Bernie Busto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Anderson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Busto lands a big elbow.
It looks like Jack Anderson has been cut.
Busto throws a strike there. Anderson manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Busto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Busto content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busto is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Busto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.
Busto is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Anderson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Busto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Busto is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Busto works his way into full mount!
Busto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Anderson looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Busto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Anderson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Busto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Busto not doing much here.
Bernie Busto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Busto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Busto is looking to advance position but Anderson won't allow it.
Busto with the ground and pound but Anderson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Busto trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Busto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anderson is keeping the position for now.
Busto engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Busto circles away easily
and Busto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Anderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Busto.
Busto is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busto trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Busto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Anderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bernie Busto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Busto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Busto sprawls well. Busto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anderson gets slowly back to his feet.
Busto shoots in and bounces Anderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Busto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Busto is stalling in the full guard.
Busto wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bernie Busto just wasn't active enough.
Busto tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Busto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bernie Busto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Anderson.
Anderson tries to sprawl but Busto drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Busto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Busto controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie Busto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Anderson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Busto misses with a body shot.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Busto swivels and escapes.
Anderson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Busto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Busto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Busto throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Anderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Busto is pulling down on Anderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Anderson, at least for the moment.
Busto keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Busto pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Busto is on top in guard.
Busto looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Anderson trying to control but Busto is working from the bottom.
Busto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Busto tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Busto keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Anderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Anderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Anderson postures up in Busto's guard and throws a big left but Busto blocks it.
Busto controlling Anderson's posture.
Busto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anderson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Busto works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Busto controlling the pace.
Busto wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Busto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bernie Busto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Anderson.
Bernie Busto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Anderson.
Anderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Busto sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt
and Busto counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
Busto tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.
Busto is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Busto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Busto drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Busto jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Busto's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernie Busto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Busto 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernie Busto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dew Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes to the cage accompanied by Forever. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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205 lbs
12 - 16 - 0 |
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219 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Denny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dew Rain!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chase. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chase looks to land a left hand but Rain moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chase. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chase avoids it really well and circles away.
Rain shoots in looking for a takedown but Chase manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rain's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Denny Chase has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dew Rain.
Chase stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chase wants it to stay on the feet.
Chase swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rain.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rain is defended easily by Chase.
Rain dives in and grabs Chase's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chase pushes down on Rain's head and hops out.
Rain shoots in for a takedown but Chase shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rain looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chase cracks a nice hook into Rain's ribs.
Rain looks gassed!
Chase avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chase connects with a right hand. Rain shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chase throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase scores with a punch to the head.
Chase stuffs the takedown attempt from Rain. Rain gets slowly back to his feet.
Chase fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rain fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chase avoids it really well and circles away.
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chase displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rain.
Chase scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chase smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Denny Chase is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chase dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chase ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Rain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rain fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chase lands a nice hook to Rain's body. Rain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase 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.
Chase scores with a jab to the body.
Rain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chase finds it's way round the side to connect with Rain's head.
Chase works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chase fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rain moves forwards but Chase connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chase misses the shot to the body.
Rain is trying desperately to land a takedown but Chase is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rain.
Rain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Rain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rain.
Rain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chase tries to avoid it but Rain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chase to the ground. Chase escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chase fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rain looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chase is fending him off so far but Rain persists. Nope, Chase circles away and we're back to standing.
Chase lands with a nice body punch.
Chase scores with a hook to the body. Rain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chase lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chase jabs at Rain's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chase slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chase connects with a body shot that sends Rain's belly button to the back.
Chase scores with a jab.
Rain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chase sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rain somewhat.
Chase jabs Rain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chase throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Rain or perhaps it was just good defense by Chase which made him look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chase takes a swing at Rain's ribcage but misses.
Chase lands with a hook. Rain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chase throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chase thuds a left hand into Rain's body.
Chase connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chase with a jab.
Chase punishes Rain's body with a nice straight punch.
Rain dives in and grabs Chase's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chase pushes down on Rain's head and hops out.
Rain walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chase scores with a jab to the body.
Chase scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Chase.
Chase's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rain under the eye.
Rain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rain walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chase works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rain shoots in and drives through. Chase sprawls well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chase connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rain's hands.
Chase connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chase sizes up Rain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chase is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chase works Rain's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Chase dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chase punishes Rain's body with a nice straight punch.
Rain scores with a takedown into Chase's guard.
Rain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chase trying to keep a closed guard but Rain is proving a slippery customer.
Rain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chase wants to stand and escape but Rain is having none of it.
Rain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rain passes Chase's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chase is trying to stand up here but Rain is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase wants to get back to full guard but Rain has mounted him!
Rain is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chase to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chase shrugs it off.
Chase is trying to stand up.
Rain working Chase over with strikes here.
Chase is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chase is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rain landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rain punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain working the ground and pound effectively.
Rain lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chase is looking to improve his position but Rain isn't that keen on the idea.
Rain working the ground and pound effectively.
Rain scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chase is rocked!
Rain connects with a bit shot that sees Chase covering up! More strikes from Rain and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rain is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dew Rain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kasahiro Yama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yama's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Yatta. Bruce Wayne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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216 lbs
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216 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kasahiro Yama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws a body punch but Yama moves out of range.
Yama shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wayne's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Yama trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yama passes Wayne's right leg, so he's now in 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. Yama connects with a nice short shot to Wayne's temple.
Yama trying to control the pace.
Yama trying to control from half guard but Wayne is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yama passes the guard and advances to mount!
Yama takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Yama thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Yama looking to control but Wayne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wayne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wayne is trying desperately to improve position.
Yama wants to control the pace but Wayne is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne tries to hold on but Yama postures up.
Yama landing punches.
Yama tries to control but Wayne wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yama working the ground and pound effectively.
Wayne is rocked!
Yama connects with a bit shot that sees Wayne covering up! More strikes from Yama and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Yama is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kasahiro Yama!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Dog Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon has chosen Gros jambon as his entrance music. Bruce Leroy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Leroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Dog Vachon!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Leroy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown but Leroy shows good takedown defense.
Leroy moves into the clinch.
Leroy is pressed up against the cage. Vachon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Leroy down to the mat. Leroy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vachon swats away the attempt to clinch by Leroy.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Leroy as he avoids it easily.
Bruce Leroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog Vachon.
Leroy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vachon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leroy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Leroy is leaning against Vachon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Leroy lands a left hand.
Leroy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vachon goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leroy prevents it.
Leroy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leroy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon has Leroy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Vachon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Leroy tumbling to the mat - Vachon dives into Leroy's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Leroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leroy wants to sweep but no luck.
Vachon is looking to work some ground and pound but Leroy has wrist control.
Vachon won't allow Leroy to get back to his feet.
Vachon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leroy is keeping the position for now.
Vachon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vachon won't allow Leroy to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon trying to control but Leroy is working from the bottom.
Leroy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Leroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vachon won't allow Leroy to sweep him here.
Leroy is controlling Vachon's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vachon fails to land the takedown.
Vachon looking to score a takedown here. Leroy is defending well but Vachon drives through and ends up in Leroy's guard.
Vachon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leroy pushes Vachon off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Leroy rushes Vachon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vachon can't get the takedown.
Vachon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leroy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vachon is trying to pull guard but Leroy has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leroy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leroy breaks the clinch.
Leroy closes the distance and clinches.
Vachon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leroy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
Leroy is struggling to control the position.
Leroy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
Vachon tries for a takedown but Leroy manages to get underhooks.
A short right from Leroy.
Vachon can't get the takedown.
Leroy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vachon backwards.
Leroy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vachon looking for a takedown.
Vachon wants a takedown but no success here.
Vachon goes for a takedown attempt but Leroy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy closes the distance and pushes Vachon back into the cage.
Leroy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leroy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vachon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leroy pinned against the cage. Leroy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vachon tries to close the distance and clinch but Leroy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leroy rushes Vachon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leroy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vachon looks for a takedown but Leroy sprawls well.
Leroy closes the distance but Vachon moves to the side
and Vachon counters by clinching up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vachon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Vachon is trying to drag Leroy to the mat but Leroy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vachon looks gassed!
Leroy lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Leroy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leroy tries to clinch but Vachon moves out of range.
Vachon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Leroy quickly recovers to half guard.
Leroy tries to kick Vachon off but Vachon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leroy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Leroy moves in looking to clinch but Vachon pushes him off.
Vachon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Leroy on his heels. He'll look to pass Leroy's guard now, I'm sure.
Leroy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leroy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vachon is controlling him.
Leroy trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Vachon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vachon working away.
Vachon is looking to take a break and control but Leroy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Leroy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Vachon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Leroy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vachon is working for a submission of some sort.
Leroy tries to roll over but Vachon keeps him under control.
Vachon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vachon is trying to work for a kimura but Leroy is defending well.
Leroy is looking to escape.
Vachon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leroy is trying to stand back up but Vachon is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vachon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vachon slips a nice elbow through Leroy's hands, connecting with Leroy's forehead.
Leroy trying to control but Vachon postures up.
Leroy is looking for a sweep. Vachon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vachon prevents Leroy from standing back up.
Vachon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Leroy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vachon.
Leroy tries to get to full guard but Vachon has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leroy is refusing to be controlled, as Vachon sits in half guard.
Vachon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vachon frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vachon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Leroy's face.
Leroy is bucking up trying to escape but Vachon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Leroy hang on?
Vachon goes for an armbar but Leroy turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Leroy.
Leroy stands up from Vachon's guard - Leroy perhaps looking for a knockout.
Leroy gets a clinch.
Leroy'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.
Vachon is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Leroy is defending well.
Leroy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leroy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leroy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vachon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leroy but Leroy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bruce Leroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog Vachon.
Leroy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vachon shoots in and drives through. Leroy sprawls well.
Vachon is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vachon shoots for a takedown but Leroy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leroy leaves Vachon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Vachon tries to clinch up.
Leroy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vachon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce Leroy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch but Vachon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vachon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bruce Leroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leroy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leroy is leaning against Vachon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vachon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leroy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vachon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Leroy blocks it with crossed arms.
Leroy lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Leroy scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mad Dog Vachon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Leroy darts in and clinches Vachon up against the cage.
Vachon tries to pull guard but Leroy holds him up against the cage and eventually Vachon drops back down to his feet.
Leroy effectively controlling the action here.
Leroy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vachon.
Leroy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vachon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bruce Leroy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog Vachon.
Vachon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Leroy breaks from the clinch.
Leroy stuffs the takedown attempt from Vachon. Vachon gets slowly back to his feet.
Vachon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leroy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vachon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leroy closes the distance and clinches.
Leroy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leroy tries to clinch up but Vachon circles away and keeps his distance.
Leroy tries to clinch but Vachon is having none of it.
Vachon shoots for a takedown but Leroy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leroy tries to clinch up but Vachon circles away and keeps his distance.
Vachon closes the distance and clinches up with Leroy, looking for a takedown. Vachon pushes Leroy against the cage but Leroy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leroy stuffs the takedown.
Leroy tries to clinch but Vachon is having none of it.
Leroy takes the fight into the clinch.
Vachon misses with the head strike.
Vachon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leroy breaks the clinch.
Vachon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leroy drives through and clinches with Vachon against the cage.
Leroy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leroy is working Vachon over against the cage.
Bruce Leroy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Leroy manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy clinches with his opponent.
Leroy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vachon is trying to pull guard but Leroy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vachon is trying to pull guard but Leroy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Leroy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leroy works on Vachon's body with a couple of short punches.
Leroy breaks from the clinch.
Leroy doesn't manage to clinch there - Vachon circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Leroy as Vachon shoots in.
Leroy clinches.
Leroy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vachon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leroy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Leroy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Leroy.
Vachon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leroy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leroy is looking to clinch but Vachon is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leroy takes the fight into the clinch.
Leroy controlling the action here for a moment.
Leroy digs a right hand underneath Vachon's ribcage. Vachon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vachon is looking for a takedown.
Leroy stalls.
A nice left hand lands by Leroy.
Leroy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vachon is trying to pull guard but Leroy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Vachon jumps guard but Leroy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Leroy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leroy avoiding damage as Vachon throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Leroy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leroy tries to clinch up but Vachon circles away and keeps his distance.
Leroy moves into range and clinches up with Vachon.
Leroy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leroy breaks the clinch.
Vachon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leroy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vachon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leroy drives through and clinches with Vachon against the cage.
Leroy lands with a short shot to the head.
Vachon is trying to pull guard but Leroy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leroy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vachon tries to keep at a distance but Leroy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vachon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Leroy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Leroy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leroy 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Leroy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Landry Saracen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Zamorano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Saracen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bon Jovi - Dead or Alive. Zamorano has chosen The Cat Empire - Lost Song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
148 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landry Saracen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Zamorano!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Lou da Vinci and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saracen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saracen fails with a takedown attempt.
Zamorano leaves Saracen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Saracen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zamorano's waist but Zamorano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Saracen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landry Saracen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Zamorano. No joy for Saracen on that attempt.
Zamorano has closed the distance and engaged Saracen in a clinch.
Zamorano manages to break the clinch.
Saracen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zamorano tries to avoid it but Saracen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zamorano to the ground. Zamorano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zamorano throws a low kick but Saracen avoids it.
Saracen has a takedown stuffed.
Zamorano slaps away a takedown attempt from Saracen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zamorano throws a leg kick which misses Saracen's front leg but catches the back leg as Saracen tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saracen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zamorano moves into the clinch.
Zamorano has had enough of the clinch but Saracen keeps him there for the moment.
Zamorano pushes off an throws an elbow but Saracen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Saracen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Zamorano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Saracen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zamorano pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Zamorano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zamorano.
Saracen with a poor takedown
and Zamorano counters with a straight right hand.
Saracen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zamorano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saracen is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saracen lands a body shot.
Zamorano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zamorano closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zamorano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zamorano is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short uppercut from Zamorano.
Zamorano tries to circle away but Saracen has him pinned against the cage.
Zamorano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zamorano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saracen rushes Zamorano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zamorano tries to land a knee to the head but Saracen blocks with his arms.
Zamorano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saracen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Zamorano can't fight it off and eventually Saracen manages to take the fight to the floor. Zamorano looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zamorano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saracen is one step ahead there.
Saracen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamorano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Saracen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Saracen stands up from Zamorano's guard - Saracen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Saracen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zamorano on the side of the head.
Saracen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saracen feints a jab promting Zamorano to slip. Saracen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zamorano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Saracen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zamorano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saracen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zamorano.
Zamorano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saracen.
Mike Zamorano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saracen tries for a takedown but Zamorano circles away easily
and Zamorano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zamorano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saracen finds it's way round the side to connect with Zamorano's head.
Saracen tries to clinch up.
Landry Saracen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Zamorano as Saracen shoots in.
A jab from Saracen misses.
Zamorano throws a chopping leg kick but Saracen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zamorano tries to score with a low kick but Saracen moves his leg out of the way.
Saracen swats away the attempt to clinch by Zamorano.
Zamorano has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zamorano throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saracen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Zamorano dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zamorano lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Saracen has a takedown stuffed.
Zamorano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zamorano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saracen fails with a takedown attempt.
Saracen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landry Saracen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Saracen misses.
Zamorano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Landry Saracen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zamorano will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Saracen fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Zamorano finds it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Zamorano. No joy for Saracen on that attempt.
Zamorano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saracen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zamorano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Saracen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zamorano sprawls well. Zamorano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saracen gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saracen ducks under a wild hook from Zamorano.
Zamorano moves to clinch but Saracen breaks away
and Saracen counters with a nice body shot.
Saracen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zamorano can pounce on him.
Saracen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamorano lands a really nice looking cross but Saracen seems unphased.
Zamorano doesn't manage to clinch there - Saracen circles away.
Zamorano stuffs the takedown.
Zamorano thumps Saracen with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saracen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Saracen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zamorano counters with a head kick.
Oh Saracen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zamorano moves into the clinch.
Zamorano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zamorano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zamorano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saracen seems to have got his legs back now.
Saracen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zamorano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zamorano fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saracen, pushing him back against the cage.
Zamorano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Saracen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zamorano gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zamorano manages to break the clinch.
Zamorano moves into range and clinches up with Saracen.
Zamorano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zamorano breaks from the clinch.
Zamorano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saracen.
Saracen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zamorano as he avoids it easily.
Saracen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zamorano scores with a jab to the head.
Saracen tries to bum rush Zamorano with a series of wild strikes but Zamorano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zamorano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zamorano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zamorano takes the fight into the clinch.
Zamorano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saracen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zamorano's hands.
Zamorano feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Saracen sprawling to the canvas! Saracen rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Zamorano finish him?!
Saracen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saracen throws a series of punches but Zamorano avoids them all with ease.
Saracen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saracen checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Zamorano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zamorano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saracen.
Zamorano is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Saracen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zamorano to the ground. Saracen is now in Zamorano's guard.
Saracen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zamorano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Saracen has managed to get both his arms back between Zamorano's legs - danger averted.
Zamorano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zamorano trying to keep a closed guard but Saracen is proving a slippery customer.
Zamorano lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Saracen gets to his feet. Zamorano looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Zamorano closes the distance and pushes Saracen back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Zamorano.
Zamorano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saracen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saracen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good leg kick by Zamorano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mike Zamorano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saracen wants to clinch
and Zamorano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saracen fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saracen shoots for a double leg takedown but Zamorano sprawls well. He's pushed Saracen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zamorano throws an overhand right that lands on Saracen's shoulder, as Saracen tries to avoid the shot.
Saracen shoots for a takedown but Zamorano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Landry Saracen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saracen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Saracen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Zamorano walks into a stiff left hand from Saracen.
Zamorano misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saracen shoots and misses
and Zamorano counters with an outside leg kick.
Zamorano cracks Saracen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Saracen tries to close the distance and clinch but Zamorano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Zamorano as Saracen shoots in.
Zamorano misses with a low kick.
Zamorano lunges at Saracen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saracen's hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zamorano looks for the body kick but Saracen saw that one coming.
Zamorano lands a big uppercut and Saracen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Saracen looks OK. Zamorano waves Saracen back to his feet!
Saracen staying out of range there.
Zamorano throws a shot from downtown. Saracen moves away and avoids it.
Zamorano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zamorano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saracen.
Saracen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zamorano sprawls well. Zamorano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saracen gets slowly back to his feet.
Saracen with a poor takedown
and Zamorano scores with a counter punch that sends Saracen to the canvas! Zamorano smells blood - he's punishing Saracen with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Saracen has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Zamorano!
A victorious Mike Zamorano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis McMurray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Clasie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clasie has chosen Sensation White Anthem as his entrance music. Marcel Clasie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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247 lbs
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240 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis McMurray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcel Clasie!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clasie tries to clinch up but McMurray circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by McMurray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McMurray.
It looks like Marcel Clasie has been cut.
McMurray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McMurray throws out a loose jab but Clasie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clasie wants to clinch.
Clasie wants to clinch.
McMurray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clasie tries to clinch there but McMurray circles away.
McMurray misses with a straight right.
Clasie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McMurray.
Clasie doesn't manage to clinch there - McMurray circles away.
Clasie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie tries to clinch but McMurray is having none of it.
Clasie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clasie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McMurray.
Clasie doesn't manage to clinch there - McMurray circles away.
McMurray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by McMurray as he connects with a hook.
Clasie moves out of range as McMurray strikes.
Clasie keeps the fight on the outside.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMurray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Clasie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McMurray throws out the jab.
Clasie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice defenses there by Clasie.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMurray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McMurray bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marcel Clasie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
A jab from McMurray misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clasie throws a front kick aimed at McMurray's knee but McMurray avoids it well.
Clasie wants to slow McMurray down by chopping away at his legs.
McMurray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clasie tries to avoid it but McMurray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clasie to the ground. Clasie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
McMurray is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McMurray tries to keep at a distance but Clasie has taken the fight into the clinch.
McMurray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Clasies head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clasie takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
McMurray has Clasie pushed against the cage.
A short right from Clasie on the inside.
McMurray taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McMurray blocks a body shot from Clasie.
McMurray pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clasie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clasie tries to throw a body punch but McMurray avoids it by throwing Clasie back against the cage.
McMurray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McMurray throws a head kick that misses.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMurray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clasie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McMurray manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Clasie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clasie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McMurray throws a shot from downtown. Clasie moves away and avoids it.
McMurray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clasie is looking to slow McMurray down with leg kicks.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McMurray paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marcel Clasie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clasie needs to keep his hands up - McMurray had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McMurray looks to land a left hand but Clasie moved out of range nicely.
Clasie clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clasie.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clasie swings wildly with an uppercut but McMurray uses good head movement to avoid it.
McMurray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clasie backwards.
Clasie blocks a body shot from McMurray.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clasie.
McMurray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clasie misses with a body punch.
Clasie is trying to maintain a safe position but McMurray gets an underhook and turns Clasie into the cage.
Clasie misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Clasie.
Clasie throws a punch but it's blocked by McMurray.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clasie has McMurray pressed against the cage.
McMurray lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcel Clasie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcel Clasie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McMurray avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clasie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clasie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clasie scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Lewis McMurray has been cut.
Clasie is looking to clinch but McMurray is avoiding it.
McMurray misses with a wild body shot.
McMurray lands with a right hand.
McMurray pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clasie wants to clinch up but McMurray keeps it at a distance.
Clasie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clasie tries to clinch but McMurray moves out of range.
McMurray throws a jab but it's blocked by Clasie.
Clasie tries to close the distance and clinch up but McMurray swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McMurray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clasie circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clasie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clasie wants to clinch.
McMurray throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clasie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McMurray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McMurray circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clasie has McMurray up against the cage in a clinch.
McMurray stalling in the clinch but Clasie improves position.
McMurray misses with a body punch.
Clasie throws a punch but it's blocked by McMurray.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McMurray.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McMurray.
McMurray swings wildly with an uppercut but Clasie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clasie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clasie lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clasie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clasie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McMurray's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McMurray tries to work over Clasie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clasie working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clasie.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clasie.
Clasie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McMurray backwards.
Marcel Clasie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clasie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McMurray is rocked!
Clasie throws a big uppercut that drops McMurray! More strikes from Clasie and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McMurray lies dazed against the cage as Clasie celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Clasie!
A relieved looking Marcel Clasie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Duarte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pelayo Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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24
194 lbs
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27
196 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Duarte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pelayo Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duarte gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Palhares trying to control but Duarte is working from the bottom.
Palhares won't allow Duarte to sweep him here.
Duarte is trying to control the position but Palhares postures up.
Duarte has an active guard here but Palhares has managed to pass into half guard.
Palhares seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Duarte trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares trying to control from half guard but Duarte is working away.
Duarte tries to get to full guard but Palhares has control of the leg.
Duarte is working hard here to advance position.
Palhares is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duarte wants to control but Palhares is having none of it.
Palhares punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte working to try and regain half guard.
Duarte sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Duarte tries to get to full guard but Palhares has control of the leg.
Palhares is pressing down on Duarte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Duarte is holding on for now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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!
Palhares seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Duarte does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Palhares not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duarte wants to get back to full guard but Palhares has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duarte tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Palhares wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duarte wants to control but Palhares postures up.
Duarte tries to improve position but can't.
Palhares wants to take a breather but Duarte manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Palhares.
Duarte trying to keep a closed guard but Palhares is proving a slippery customer.
Palhares forces his way into half guard.
Palhares wants to pass to mount but Duarte is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is looking to control Palhares's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Duarte avoid being mounted?
Palhares wants to pass to mount but Duarte is defending the position.
Duarte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palhares is stalling in the full guard.
Palhares landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pelayo Palhares dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Palhares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duarte was well out of range. Poor timing from Palhares.
Duarte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palhares throws out the jab.
Duarte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Palhares misses with a straight left.
Palhares shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Palhares showed some decent athleticism there.
Duarte has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Palhares is working away from the top position though.
Palhares thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Duarte's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palhares stalling away here and it's allowed Duarte to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Palhares is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Duarte is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Palhares is aware though and is defending well.
Duarte keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
Duarte wants to sweep here but Palhares controlling him for the moment.
Duarte has momentary wrist control but Palhares slips an elbow through the middle.
Palhares throws a big elbow that misses.
Duarte keeping moving, preventing Palhares from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duarte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Palhares is one step ahead there.
Duarte is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Palhares is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Duarte is keen to just control but Palhares is a slippery customer.
Duarte is looking to advance position but Palhares won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares blocking the ground and pound attempt from Duarte.
Pelayo Palhares has got the better of the ground game so far.
Palhares is looking for a sweep. Duarte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Duarte is keen to just control but Palhares is a slippery customer.
Palhares trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Palhares tries to improve his position but instead Duarte has taken his back!
Duarte working for a choke but Palhares is defending well.
Palhares tries to roll but Duarte sticks to his back.
Palhares fending off the submission attempt from Duarte.
Duarte controlling well, preventing Palhares from escaping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is not going to allow Palhares to sit and survive in this position.
Palhares is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Duarte is trying to stick to Palhares's back but Palhares is turning into Duarte. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Duarte's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Palhares.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palhares got a little sloppy there for a moment and Duarte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Palhares has managed to get both his arms back between Duarte's legs - danger averted.
Palhares preventing the sweep.
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 Marcos Duarte will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Duarte darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Duarte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palhares defending well though.
Duarte is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Palhares is doing well to control the position and prevent Duarte from advancing to side control.
Duarte is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Palhares is just riding it out for now. Duarte eventually gives up the hold.
Palhares looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duarte is trying to control the action in half guard but Palhares is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Duarte lands strikes from half guard.
Duarte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palhares defending well though.
Palhares has hold of Duarte's hands but Duarte slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Palhares trying to control here.
Duarte wants to control but Palhares is keeping him busy.
Palhares is looking for a sweep. Duarte is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Palhares wants to control but Duarte is keeping busy.
Duarte prevents Palhares from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duarte is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Palhares trying to control here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Palhares manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Duarte missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duarte works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duarte wants to take a breather but Palhares is having none of it.
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. Duarte connects with a nice short shot to Palhares's temple.
Duarte is keen to just control but Palhares is a slippery customer.
Duarte throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palhares trying to control from the bottom.
Duarte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Duarte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Duarte trying to advance position but Palhares counters by regaining guard.
Duarte has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duarte throwing strikes but missing.
Duarte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Palhares is keeping the position for now.
Duarte trying to control the position from guard on top but Palhares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palhares manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Palhares has control of Duarte's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Duarte regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Palhares wants to control the action but instead Duarte gets a body lock and reverses into Palhares's guard! Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duarte wants to pass the guard but Palhares is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Duarte showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Duarte 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Duarte!
A very excited looking Marcos Duarte made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nickolai Zhukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhukov comes to the cage accompanied by Hands of a Killer. Doe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. How could I just kill a man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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31
210 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
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25
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nickolai Zhukov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Zhukov.
Zhukov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zhukov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Zhukov counters with a solid body kick.
Zhukov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doe checks it well.
Doe slips a straight right by Zhukov.
Doe walks into a stiff left hand from Zhukov.
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!
Doe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doe throws a head kick but Zhukov moves out of range.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doe.
Zhukov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Zhukov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zhukov throws a body punch but Doe moves out of range.
Zhukov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doe. Zhukov shrugs it off though.
Zhukov needs to keep his hands up - Doe had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Nickolai Zhukov has been cut.
Doe throws a head kick but Zhukov moves out of range.
Doe throws a hook but Zhukov avoids it easily.
Zhukov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zhukov swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
Zhukov misses with a low kick as Doe jumps back.
Doe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doe throws a body kick that misses.
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!
Zhukov swings for the body but Doe moves out of range.
Zhukov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhukov lands a front kick.
Doe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe walks into a stiff left hand from Zhukov.
Doe connects with a solid leg kick.
Zhukov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doe throws out the jab.
Zhukov cracks a nice hook into Doe's ribs.
Zhukov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickolai Zhukov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhukov.
Zhukov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zhukov missing with a left hand there. Doe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doe throws a leg kick but Zhukov sees it coming and moves out of range.
No joy there for Doe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zhukov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doe takes a swing at Zhukov's ribcage but misses.
Zhukov is looking to wear down Doe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhukov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Zhukov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhukov.
Doe looks gassed!
Zhukov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doe manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Doe.
Doe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhukov.
Doe tries to bum rush Zhukov with a series of wild strikes but Zhukov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zhukov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zhukov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Doe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zhukov.
Some bone on bone action there as Doe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Zhukov scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhukov misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Zhukov works Doe's body with a nice hook.
Zhukov drops Doe with a beautiful combination! Doe stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zhukov is looking for the KO!
It looks like John Doe has been cut.
Zhukov cracks Doe with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Doe looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Zhukov finish him?
Doe is rocked!
Zhukov digs a good body shot into Doe's ribs.
Doe is still on wobbly legs! Can Zhukov finish him?
Zhukov lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Doe - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Zhukov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nickolai Zhukov!
Nickolai Zhukov gave a mention to D.O.A. PRESENTS: PRIME DESIGNS in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fox Mulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Spaceboy. Fox Mulder acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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27
155 lbs
18 - 6 - 0 |
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22
156 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryfus Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fox Mulder!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mulder shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kelly's guard.
Mulder stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Kelly throws up his legs and catches Mulder in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Mulder tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Kelly! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ryfus Kelly!
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