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TFC 25: Robbin vs Williams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Power Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Power Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francis Stark!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stark wants to improve his position but Rampage is controlling well.
Stark makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stark throws a right and a left that Rampage avoids nicely.
Rampage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rampage showed some decent athleticism there.
Stark missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stark wants to sweep here but Rampage controlling him for the moment.
Stark trying to keep a closed guard but Rampage is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rampage is controlling him.
Rampage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stark controls Rampage momentarily but Rampage frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Power Rampage wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Francis Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark connects with a body shot that sends Rampage's belly button to the back.
Stark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rampage's head.
Stark pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rampage back to the cage. Stark follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Power Rampage has been cut.
Stark throws a body kick that misses.
Rampage throws a right and a left that Stark avoids nicely.
Rampage shoots in but no luck this time.
Rampage is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stark lands with a nice body punch.
Rampage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stark has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rampage gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark tries to clinch but Rampage moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! Stark has knocked Rampage down with a huge combo! Stark steps away and waves a wobbly Rampage back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rampage is rocked!
Rampage shoots in but Stark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oh Rampage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Stark finds it's way through Rampage's defenses.
Stark drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rampage right on the button. Rampage goes down! Stark follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Stark gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francis Stark!
A very excited looking Francis Stark rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Genral Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Garciea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Genral Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Garciea!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garciea blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Garciea. Garciea gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garciea was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garciea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garciea has a takedown stuffed.
Garciea dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Garciea's head and hops out.
Genral Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Garciea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Garciea saw it coming and moves away.
Garciea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Garciea 's knee.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Garciea checks it well.
Garciea shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Garciea checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee motions for Garciea to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garciea shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garciea fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee throws a low kick but Garciea avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Garciea is defended easily by Lee.
Lee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garciea.
Garciea misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garciea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garciea.
Lee throws a leg kick but Garciea checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Garciea checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genral Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by Garciea as he checks the leg kick.
Garciea has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Garciea fails to land the takedown.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Garciea's knee but Garciea avoids it well.
Lee throws a leg kick but Garciea sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garciea with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a slapping leg kick.
Genral Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Garciea.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Garciea misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garciea at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garciea.
Garciea checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garciea avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Garciea with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee throws a front kick aimed at Garciea's knee but Garciea avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garciea.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A leg kick checked by Garciea.
Lee gets caught napping as Garciea dives in and scores a takedown. Lee manages to retain guard.
Garciea postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garciea's guard.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garciea's head.
Garciea looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garciea escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Garciea is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garciea can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee winds up and cracks Garciea with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garciea is looking to improve his position.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee lands strikes from half guard.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garciea with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garciea is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garciea actively working from the bottom here.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lee is nestled in close to Garciea, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garciea with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Garciea looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genral Lee dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Garciea saw it coming and moves away.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garciea manages to avoid it.
Garciea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee is looking to wear down Garciea with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garciea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lee counters with an inside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Garciea blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garciea.
Genral Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Garciea.
Garciea misses with a takedown
and Lee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Garciea misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Garciea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garciea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lee counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garciea has his takedown stuffed
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Garciea blocks the leg kick.
Garciea shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a nice low kick that buckles Garciea's knee momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Garciea.
Garciea checks a low kick from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garciea with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee throws a leg kick but Garciea sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Good work by Garciea as he checks the leg kick.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Garciea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Garciea shoots in.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Garciea moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Jose Garciea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Genral Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garciea blocks a leg kick.
Lee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genral Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genral Lee!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rony Mariano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mariano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to So Far Away. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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150 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rony Mariano !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mariano shoots for a takedown but Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mariano shoots for a double leg takedown but Wallace sprawls well. He's pushed Mariano 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wallace scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wallace tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mariano knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mariano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wallace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mariano has hold of Wallace's hands but Wallace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mariano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wallace looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wallace not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mariano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wallace content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wallace passes into half guard.
Mariano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wallace works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mariano is looking for a sweep. Wallace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mariano has hold of Wallace's hands but Wallace slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mariano is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wallace pulls his head out easily.
Wallace is pressing down on Mariano 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mariano is holding on for now.
Wallace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mariano . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mariano wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy.
Wallace working Mariano over with strikes.
Wallace is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is pressing down on Mariano 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mariano is holding on for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallace is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mariano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mariano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wallace is working away from the top position though.
Mariano won't allow Wallace to pass to mount.
Mariano trying to control here.
Mariano kicks off Wallace and gets to his feet.
Rony Mariano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mariano stuffs the takedown.
Wallace drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wallace avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariano has his foot on Wallace's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wallace works his way back into a safe position though.
Mariano is breathing heavily.
Wallace throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mariano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wallace!
Wallace is working to get back to half guard.
Wallace is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Mariano goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wallace turns into him and now he's in Mariano 's guard.
Wallace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace connects with a couple of short punches.
Wallace drops back looking for a leg! Mariano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mariano manages to kick Wallace off! Wallace jumps back into Mariano 's guard.
Wallace thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mariano looking to control.
Mariano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wallace stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Mariano throws up his legs and catches Wallace in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Wallace tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Mariano ! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Rony Mariano !
A victorious Rony Mariano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Haize (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson comes to the cage accompanied by Overkill. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bo Haize!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haize.
A big left from Haize misses.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up.
Wilkinson throws the kick towards the body but Haize avoids it.
Haize misses with a two punch combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilkinson.
Haize checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wilkinson forces Haize back against the cage and clinches.
Wilkinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haize is defending well for now.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haize avoids it.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkinson is working for takedown but Haize is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wilkinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haize blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilkinson missing with knees to the body.
Wilkinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haize is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Haize.
Haize blocks a body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilkinson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haize pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilkinson moves in looking to clinch but Haize pushes him off.
Wilkinson fails to land the takedown.
Wilkinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haize throws out the jab.
Wilkinson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Haize loads up on a big right hand but Wilkinson slips the punch.
Haize's corner calls for a 1-2. Haize obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haize cracks Wilkinson with a good jab.
Haize rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haize misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Haize.
Wilkinson cracks the inside of Haize's front leg.
Clay Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haize with a jab.
Haize throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkinson moves out of range easily.
Haize scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a lazy head kick
and Haize counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A big right from Haize misses.
Wilkinson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wilkinson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wilkinson is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haize tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wilkinson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wilkinson trying to control the position but Haize is working away.
Wilkinson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Haize regains half guard there - taking advantage of Wilkinson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is just content to waste time from the top position. Haize takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Wilkinson stays in close to Haize's body and controls the position.
Haize controls Wilkinson momentarily but Wilkinson frees himself.
Wilkinson wants to control from the top but Haize keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkinson looking to sit in guard and control but Haize gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clay Wilkinson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice shot by Haize.
Wilkinson wants to clinch.
Haize scores with a nice head shot.
Wilkinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haize has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wilkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Haize circles away.
Wilkinson tries to clinch there but Haize circles away.
Wilkinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Haize to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilkinson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Haize counters with a straight right hand.
Wilkinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Haize misses with a hook
and Wilkinson counters by clinching up.
Wilkinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Haize lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Haize lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haize tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Haize is trying to stall.
Haize stalling against the cage.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkinson jumps guard but Haize turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haize.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haize avoids it.
Wilkinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Haize avoids the damage to the body.
Wilkinson pushes Haize back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haize wants to stall.
Haize on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haize is trying to break free.
Wilkinson letting Haize take a breather here.
Wilkinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haize.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haize avoids it.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but Haize blocks with his arms.
Wilkinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haize has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haize.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Haize avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkinson throws a head punch that misses.
Haize blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Haize managing to block the knees to the body from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkinson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilkinson throws a head punch that misses.
Wilkinson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haize.
Haize leaning against his opponent.
Wilkinson tries to land a knee to the head but Haize blocks with his arms.
Haize displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wilkinson up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.
Haize gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wilkinson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haize is trying to push Wilkinson away but Wilkinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wilkinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Bo Haize has been cut.
Haize on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haize on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Wilkinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bo Haize's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Haize connects with the punch.
Both fighters circling a little - Wilkinson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Wilkinson lands but Haize takes it in his stride.
A lazy left from Haize finds it's target.
Wilkinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Haize lands a nice shot that snaps Wilkinson's head back.
Wilkinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Haize manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilkinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Haize missing with a left hand there. Wilkinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Haize darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Haize misses with a hook.
Bo Haize seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haize is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A lazy left from Haize finds it's target.
Haize throws a hook but Wilkinson blocks it.
Wilkinson shoots in for a double leg but Haize sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice cross by Haize.
Haize feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilkinsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haize ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilkinson moves away.
Haize scores with a three punch combo!
Haize moves out of range as Wilkinson throws a body kick.
Haize dodges the punch combination from Wilkinson.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Haize.
Haize displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wilkinson wants to clinch.
Wilkinson tries to land a front kick but Haize steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Haize.
Wilkinson tries for a takedown but Haize circles away easily
and Wilkinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Wilkinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haize cracks Wilkinson with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson drops his hands momentarily and Haize takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilkinson. That's going to slow Haize down.
Haize looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely.
Haize throws a hook but Wilkinson avoids it easily.
Wilkinson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haize scores with a jab to the head.
Haize rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilkinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilkinson is looking to land body kicks.
Wilkinson throws a series of punches but Haize moves out of range.
Haize might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice uppercut there from Haize.
Haize lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilkinson slips a jab from Haize.
Wilkinson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Haize as he connects with a hook.
Haize misses with a looping right.
Haize throws a right and a left that Wilkinson avoids nicely.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick but Haize checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haize uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wilkinson has time to react.
Wilkinson throws a head kick but Haize moves out of range.
Haize throws a series of strikes that have Wilkinson backpedaling.
Wilkinson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Haize misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bo Haize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilkinson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Haize counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkinson throws a right hand that Haize ducks under and follows up with a left that Haize also avoids with ease.
Haize throws a series of strikes that have Wilkinson backpedaling.
Haize throws a looping overhand right but Wilkinson ducks down to avoid it.
Haize looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Haize scores with a four punch combination!
Haize lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up but Haize circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson looks to land a body kick but Haize moved away.
Clay Wilkinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilkinson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haize lands a two punch combo.
Wilkinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wilkinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Haize pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilkinson back to the cage. Haize follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bo Haize has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilkinson moves out of range as Haize strikes.
Haize misses with the combination.
Haize waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilkinson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haize misses the shot to the body.
Wilkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Haize circles away.
Clay Wilkinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilkinson shoots in for a takedown but Haize shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Haize comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilkinson 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Wilkinson!
A less than humble Clay Wilkinson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Primo Carnera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Cromptom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carnera comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - one more road to cross. The key to victory for Primo Carnera has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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27
284 lbs
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27
270 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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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
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Primo Carnera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Cromptom!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cromptom with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carnera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Josh Cromptom has been cut.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Carnera moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Cromptom! Carnera continues to tee off on Cromptom, landing with a left and a right! Carnera connects with a right hand that leaves Cromptom sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Carnera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Primo Carnera!
Primo Carnera seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Project Orca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Project Orca had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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26
171 lbs
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181 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Project Orca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orca misses with a hook
and Wilkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Orca fails to land with a series of punches.
Good work by Orca as he checks the leg kick.
Wilkins throws a hook to the side of Orca's head but Orca sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wilkins throws a low kick but Orca moves out of range easily.
Orca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Wilkins lands but Orca takes it in his stride.
It looks like Project Orca has been cut.
Wilkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Good work by Orca as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Wilkins.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wilkins dodges the punch combination from Orca.
Orca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Orca.
Wilkins tries to land a front kick but Orca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orca blocks the body kick.
Wilkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orca.
Project Orca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orca checks a leg kick nicely.
Orca on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Orca thows a left - swing and a miss!
CJ Wilkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Wilkins misses.
Wilkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orca throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orca takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orca was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkins.
Wilkins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wilkins misses the shot to the body.
Orca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkins.
Wilkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilkins.
Wilkins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orca is breathing heavily.
A jab from Wilkins misses.
Orca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins throws a low kick, looking for Orca's leg but Orca calmly moves out of range.
Orca blocks a jab.
Orca swings for the body but Wilkins moves out of range.
Wilkins throws a leg kick but Orca moved away.
Orca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orca avoids the body shot from Wilkins.
Wilkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Orca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilkins swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wilkins lands a nice leg kick that just misses Orca's sensitive parts.
Wilkins lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilkins misses with a low kick as Orca jumps back.
A good leg kick by Wilkins.
Wilkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wilkins pushes Orca up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wilkins.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilkins has Orca pressed against the cage, preventing Orca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilkins blocks a body shot from Orca.
Wilkins works on Orca's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilkins works on Orca's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkins lands a damaging elbow.
Wilkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Orca gets an underhook and turns Wilkins into the cage.
Wilkins tries to work over Orca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilkins tries to work over Orca's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilkins tries a body shot but Orca blocks it.
Orca prevents a body shot from Wilkins.
Orca tries a body shot but Wilkins blocks it.
Orca tries a body shot but Wilkins blocks it.
Wilkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins lands a right hand.
Wilkins tries a body shot but Orca blocks it.
Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkins throws a leg kick but Orca checks it.
Wilkins drives through and clinches with Orca against the cage.
Orca avoiding damage as Wilkins throws knees to the body.
Wilkins digs a right hand underneath Orca's ribcage. Orca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilkins is leaning against Orca and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wilkins prevents a body shot from Orca.
Wilkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilkins is working Orca over against the cage.
Wilkins lands a body punch.
Wilkins tries to throw a body punch but Orca avoids it by throwing Wilkins back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wilkins stalling against the cage.
Wilkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wilkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Wilkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Project Orca's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilkins swings for the body but Orca moves out of range.
Orca avoids a kick to the body.
Orca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkins lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Orca will feel that in the morning.
Wilkins works Orca's body with a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Wilkins there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilkins connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilkins connects with a high kick.
Wilkins throws a low kick but Orca moves out of range easily.
Wilkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orca rather than just go for the knockout.
Orca checks a leg kick nicely.
Wilkins scores with a leg kick.
Wilkins rushes Orca and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wilkins.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wilkins lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wilkins.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wilkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wilkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilkins misses with a body punch.
Wilkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Wilkins tries to throw a body punch but Orca avoids it by throwing Wilkins back against the cage.
Wilkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Orca drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wilkins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wilkins works on Orca's body with a couple of short punches.
Wilkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Project Orca's cut is getting worse.
Good body shot from Wilkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orca avoids it.
Orca is trying to break the clinch but Wilkins has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wilkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wilkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orca managing to block the knees to the body from Wilkins.
Wilkins digs a right hand underneath Orca's ribcage. Orca let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Orca avoids the damage to the body.
Wilkins tries a body shot but Orca blocks it.
Wilkins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orca.
Wilkins stalling against the cage.
Wilkins working Orca over with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wilkins tries to throw a body punch but Orca avoids it by throwing Wilkins back against the cage.
Wilkins prevents a body shot from Orca.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orca on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Orca avoids the damage to the body.
Orca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilkins lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orca.
Wilkins missing with knees to the body.
Wilkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilkins working Orca over with knees to the body.
Wilkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wilkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orca tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilkins avoids the damage to the body.
Wilkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wilkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Wilkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orca backwards.
Orca trying to stall but Wilkins improves his position.
Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkins lands a leg kick that knocks Orca off balance momentarily.
Wilkins lands with a right hand.
Orca is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilkins, right into the meat.
Oh Orca is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wilkins is working Orca over against the cage.
Good body shot from Wilkins.
Wilkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orca is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Wilkins doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Orca crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Orca's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). CJ Wilkins!
An out of breath CJ Wilkins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Hollywood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
172 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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32
176 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hollywood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Martin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hollywood misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Martin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hollywood fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
Martin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Martin.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Hollywood misses with a hook
and Martin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hollywood misses with a low kick.
Hollywood lands a nice looking body shot.
Martin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hollywood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hollywood throws a shot from downtown. Martin moves away and avoids it.
Hollywood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hollywood scores with a body shot.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hollywood.
Hollywood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hollywood looks to throw the jab but Martin is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin 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.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hollywood 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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hollywood misses with a straight right.
A big left from Hollywood misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Martin lands a head kick. Hollywood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Martin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hollywood throws a front kick aimed at Martin's knee but Martin avoids it well.
Hollywood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Hollywood throws a hook but Martin avoids it easily.
Martin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Martin 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.
Hollywood tries to work over Martin's front leg with a kick but Martin checks it.
Martin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Martin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Hollywood lands a nice hook to Martin's body. Martin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martin throws a low kick but Hollywood moves out of range easily.
Hollywood lands a nice looking body shot.
Hollywood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Hollywood counters with a straight right hand.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Hollywood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the body from Martin misses
and Hollywood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martin.
Martin wants to land a leg kick but Hollywood is out of range.
Martin throws a leg kick that misses.
Hollywood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hollywood.
Hollywood keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hollywood checks a leg kick nicely.
Martin throws a leg kick that misses.
Hollywood tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Lenny Martin has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a chopping leg kick but Hollywood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hollywood dips to his left and cracks Martin with an uppercut!
Hollywood misses with a body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hollywood, right into the meat.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Martin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Martin looks gassed!
Hollywood throws a hook to the side of Martin's head but Martin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hollywood misses with a hook to the body
and Martin counters with an inside leg kick.
Hollywood throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Martin checks a leg kick.
Donk. Hollywood catches Martin right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hollywood slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Hollywood moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hollywood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martin misses with a low kick as Hollywood jumps back.
Hollywood takes a swing at Martin's ribcage but misses.
Hollywood cracks the inside of Martin's front leg.
Martin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hollywood lands a body shot.
Hollywood lands with a straight right. Martin didn't see that one coming.
Hollywood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hollywood misses with a looping right.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Martin throws a leg kick but Hollywood checks it.
Hollywood scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hollywood just misses with a punch to the body.
Hollywood scores with a body shot.
Hollywood scores with a leg kick.
Hollywood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Hollywood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Martin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hollywood 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 Martin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Martin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hollywood lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hollywood. That's going to slow Martin down.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
Hollywood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Martin slips under a jab from Hollywood.
Martin throws a front kick aimed at Hollywood's knee but Hollywood avoids it well.
Martin throws a leg kick that misses.
Hollywood punishes Martin's body with a nice straight punch.
Lenny Martin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin throws a body kick that misses.
Hollywood lands a jab.
Hollywood throws a lazy right hand but Martin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James Hollywood is winning the standup battle so far.
Hollywood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hollywood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Hollywood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hollywood feints and then cracks Martin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martin down.
Martin is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Martin misses
and Hollywood makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hollywood cracks Martin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Martin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hollywood finish him?
Martin is rocked!
Martin walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Hollywood swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Hollywood!
James Hollywood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeffery Manson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Matice Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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159 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeffery Manson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Matice Jr!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matice Jr swivels and escapes.
Matice Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Manson tries to avoid it but Matice Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Manson to the ground. Manson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Manson shoots in for a takedown but Matice Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manson gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Matice Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Manson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matice Jr keeping moving, preventing Manson from controlling successfully.
Manson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matice Jr on the ground.
Matice Jr is pulling down on Manson's head. It's preventing any offense from Manson, at least for the moment.
Matice Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Matice Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like Matice Jr might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gregory Matice Jr hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matice Jr decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Matice Jr controlling the action here.
Matice Jr passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Manson's face as Matice Jr controls the position.
Matice Jr looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Manson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Manson tries to buck Matice Jr off but Matice Jr is having none of it.
Matice Jr moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matice Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gregory Matice Jr hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matice Jr thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manson if he has to take too many more of those.
Manson is breathing heavily.
Matice Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Manson's guard.
Matice Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Manson 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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gregory Matice Jr hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Matice Jr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Manson to the ground. Matice Jr is now in Manson's guard.
Matice Jr is stalling in the full guard.
Manson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manson tries to get out of the position.
Manson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manson being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory Matice Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Matice Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Manson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matice Jr looking to score a takedown here. Manson is defending well but Matice Jr drives through and ends up in Manson's guard.
Matice Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manson can't keep his opponent in guard - Matice Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Still in half guard, Matice Jr seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Matice Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Manson tries for a takedown but Matice Jr circles away easily
and Matice Jr moves into the clinch.
Matice Jr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Manson prevents it.
Manson working hard to break the clinch.
Manson is trying to drag Matice Jr to the mat but Matice Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Matice Jr is pushing Manson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matice Jr stops a takedown attempt from Manson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Manson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Matice Jr to keep the fight standing.
Manson is trying to break the clinch but Matice Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Manson is struggling to control the position.
Manson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matice Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Manson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matice Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Matice Jr can't get the takedown.
Manson is trying to push Matice Jr away but Matice Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matice Jr as Manson tries to tie him up.
Matice Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Matice Jr is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Matice Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matice Jr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Manson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Matice Jr is in Manson's guard.
Matice Jr is pushing down on Manson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Manson is fighting to maintain full guard but Matice Jr has managed to sneak the leg through.
Manson tries to roll over but Matice Jr keeps him under control.
Gregory Matice Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Matice Jr slows the pace down in half guard.
Matice Jr decides to return to a standing position.
Matice Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matice Jr lands a nice forearm strike.
Matice Jr is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Manson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Matice Jr prevents Manson from escaping the position.
Matice Jr advances nicely into full mount.
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.
Matice Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Manson is in a horrible position here. Matice Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Manson is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matice Jr controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Matice Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Matice Jr clinches up with Manson and pushes him back against the cage.
Manson leaning against his opponent.
Matice Jr breaks the clinch.
Matice Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Manson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matice Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Manson is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manson is defended easily by Matice Jr.
Matice Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matice Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Matice Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matice Jr passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Manson!
Matice Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Manson is working to get back to half guard.
Gregory Matice Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matice Jr controlling the position easily from mount.
Manson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Matice Jr sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory Matice Jr has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Manson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffery Manson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Matice Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Matice Jr content to stall in guard here.
Matice Jr sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Manson's guard.
Matice Jr stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gregory Matice Jr was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Matice Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Manson sprawls well initially but Matice Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matice Jr passes the guard and advances to mount!
Manson is working to get back to half guard.
Matice Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jeffery Manson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Matice Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matice Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Matice Jr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krokodil Zelenij (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Bolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zelenij's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Evil Deeds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Krokodil Zelenij!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Bolt!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolt misses with a takedown attempt
and Zelenij counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bolt is defended easily by Zelenij.
Felix Bolt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolt misses with an uppercut
and Zelenij counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bolt thinking.
Bolt with a poor takedown
and Zelenij counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krokodil Zelenij has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Bolt.
Bolt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bolt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zelenij closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bolt is trying to stand back up but Zelenij is controlling him
Zelenij wants to take a breather but Bolt is having none of it.
Bolt is trying to stand up here but Zelenij is controlling him well.
Zelenij thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Zelenij trying to control the action but Bolt is working from the bottom.
Zelenij sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bolt defending well though.
Zelenij is nestled in close to Bolt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zelenij is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bolt regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelenij throwing shots but Bolt is blocking nicely.
Bolt trying to hold on to Zelenij's head to control him but Zelenij postures up.
Zelenij seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bolt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zelenij performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bolt is staying active underneath Zelenij, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zelenij's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zelenij's back!
Bolt lands punches and elbows.
Zelenij covering up well and avoiding damage.
Bolt lands strikes to the head.
Bolt is striking well from the back but Zelenij escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bolt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bolt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zelenij trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt trying to control from half guard but Zelenij is working away.
Bolt scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolt is looking for a kimura here.
Bolt wants to pass to mount but Zelenij is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bolt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Zelenij has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Felix Bolt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bolt is looking to chop away at Zelenij's legs.
Bolt throws a low kick but Zelenij moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelenij throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bolt misses with a takedown
and Zelenij connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt shoots in for a takedown but Zelenij shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zelenij tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zelenij throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bolt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zelenij defends it nicely.
Krokodil Zelenij has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Bolt.
Bolt with a poor takedown
and Zelenij counters with an inside leg kick.
Zelenij lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelenij moves out of range of the leg kick from Bolt.
A big right from Zelenij misses.
Bolt throws a leg kick that misses.
Bolt shoots in for a double leg but Zelenij sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bolt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zelenij.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelenij misses with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zelenij.
Bolt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bolt scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bolt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt tries to work over Zelenij's front leg with a kick but Zelenij checks it.
Zelenij gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolt blocking some punches.
A short right from Zelenij.
Zelenij misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zelenij creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bolt is trying to maintain a safe position but Zelenij gets an underhook and turns Bolt into the cage.
Zelenij swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolt uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krokodil Zelenij dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zelenij 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.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bolt looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zelenij manages to get to full guard.
Zelenij preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zelenij working a defensive guard here.
Bolt must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenij working for a triangle but Bolt defends it easily.
Bolt trying to control but Zelenij is working from the bottom.
Bolt throwing strikes from guard but Zelenij blocks nicely.
Zelenij has momentary wrist control but Bolt slips an elbow through the middle.
Zelenij is looking for a triangle but Bolt pushes his legs off easily.
Bolt is looking to work some ground and pound but Zelenij has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelenij keeping moving, preventing Bolt from controlling successfully.
Bolt controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bolt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bolt forces his way into half guard.
Bolt seems to be looking for submissions.
Felix Bolt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bolt is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt passes to side control.
Zelenij manages to get back to half guard.
Zelenij moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bolt throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolt wants to pass the guard but Zelenij is keeping the position.
Zelenij keeping moving, preventing Bolt from controlling successfully.
Bolt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolt is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Bolt really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bolt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zelenij misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zelenij counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolt misses with a low kick.
Bolt shoots and misses
and Zelenij counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krokodil Zelenij has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Bolt.
Zelenij misses with a head kick.
Bolt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krokodil Zelenij is winning the standup battle so far.
Bolt shoots in looking for a takedown. Zelenij tries to sprawl out of it but Bolt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zelenij manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zelenij tries for a takedown but Bolt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt throws a front kick aimed at Zelenij's knee but Zelenij avoids it well.
Bolt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Zelenij counters with a nice uppercut.
Zelenij shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bolt pinned against the cage. Bolt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zelenij.
Bolt shoots and misses
and Zelenij counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zelenij lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zelenij.
Bolt fails to land the takedown.
Zelenij tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bolt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zelenij somewhat.
Zelenij scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krokodil Zelenij had his way with Felix Bolt in that round.
That's time! Zelenij's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Bolt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zelenij steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolt.
Zelenij looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bolt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zelenij sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bolt somewhat.
Bolt misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelenij smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zelenij takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bolt shoots in and gets a takedown into Zelenij's guard.
Zelenij keeping full guard, as Bolt tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolt slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Bolt.
Sloppy strikes there by Bolt.
Bolt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bolt throws a strike aimed at the side of Zelenij's head but Zelenij avoids it well.
Bolt working the strikes but Zelenij uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Bolt working over Zelenij with some ground and pound. Zelenij looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolt is working for a kimura but Zelenij is defending it quite comfortably.
Zelenij has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bolt is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelenij looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Zelenij looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bolt is looking for a kimura here.
Ground and pound from Bolt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolt is trying to work for a kimura but Zelenij is defending well.
Bolt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bolt slows the pace down in half guard.
Bolt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Bolt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bolt has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 47:48
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Bolt!
Felix Bolt is the new light heavyweight champion!
Felix Bolt tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Robbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cray Willams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Robbin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cray Willams!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Eddie Farnsworth and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willams gets caught flat footed, as Robbin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Willams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robbin passes into half guard.
Robbin lands strikes from half guard.
Robbin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Robbin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Robbin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Robbin works his way into side control.
Willams is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Robbin tries to score with some ground and pound. Willams controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Willams is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Robbin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Robbin crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robbin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Robbin in side control, throwing shots but Willams defends.
Robbin trying to control the position but Willams is working away.
Robbin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Willams knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Robbin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Robbin.
Robbin throwing strikes but Willams manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Robbin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Willams stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Robbin closes the distance but Willams moves to the side
and Willams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Robbin's knee momentarily.
Willams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Robbin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robbin trying to control the position from guard on top but Willams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robbin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Robbin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Willams's guard.
Willams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Robbin.
Robbin is working for a submission of some sort.
Nice strikes from Robbin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Robbin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Robbin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Willams is on top in guard.
Willams wanted to stand there but Robbin had control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Robbin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Willams dives in and scores a takedown into Robbin's guard.
Robbin is working an open guard so Willams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Robbin.
Robbin is working Willams over with some ground and pound from side control.
Willams prevents Robbin from moving into mount.
Sloppy strikes there by Robbin.
Robbin misses with the ground and pound.
Robbin lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robbin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Robbin is trying to get an arm triangle but Willams is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbin tries for a kimura but Willams is defending well.
Robbin misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Robbin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Robbin working the head and body with strikes.
Robbin tries for a kimura but Willams is defending well.
Robbin is trying to ground and pound but Willams uses the momentary lack of control by Robbin to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbin wants to advance to full mount but Willams doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Willams wants to stand but Robbin is controlling the position.
Robbin trying to control the position from guard on top but Willams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robbin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Willams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robbin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Willams's guard.
Robbin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Robbin wants to control from the top but Willams keeps moving.
Willams keeping full guard, as Robbin tries to pass.
Robbin looking to sit in guard and control but Willams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbin has a closed guard, preventing Willams from standing up.
Willams wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Robbin's closed guard. He's half up but Robbin has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Robbin pivots and extends the arm, Willams falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Robbin! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Billy Robbin!
Billy Robbin retains his welterweight title!
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