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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's entrance music is "Battle On" by War of Ages. A fine choice. Rob Steel has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyler Black's chin.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Steel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black rushes Steel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steel decides to pull guard.
Steel working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Steel is adopting a defensive guard.
Steel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Steel thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel 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.
Black looking to control.
Steel wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Black pushes Steel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tyler Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steel trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel gets back to full guard.
Steel looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Black puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Steel trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.
Black seems to be looking for submissions.
Steel actively working from the bottom here.
Black prevents Steel from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel manages to get to full guard.
Black won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
Steel trying to strike off his back.
Steel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Black!
Black is breathing heavily.
Steel is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Black can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Steel dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black throws a right hand that Steel ducks under and follows up with a left that Steel also avoids with ease.
Steel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
Steel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Black but Black pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black tries to clinch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Steel tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Steel as Black shoots in.
Steel is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Black tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Steel is in Black's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black looking to control.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel stands up and waves to Black to follow him.
Black tries to clinch up but Steel circles away and keeps his distance.
Steel moves into the clinch.
Steel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Black is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tyler Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rob Steel.
Black tightens his grip and picks Steel up, before dumping him to the ground. Steel manages to land in guard.
Steel kicks Black off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Steel with that takedown attempt.
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black stuffs the takedown attempt from Steel. Steel gets slowly back to his feet.
Black throws a one two combo.
Black moves into the clinch.
Steel breaks from the clinch.
Steel tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black is trying to push Steel away but Steel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steel.
Steel misses with the combination.
Black moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steel manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Steel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steel tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Black swivels and escapes.
Steel tries to keep at a distance but Black has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Black walks away with a smile on his face. Steel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Black has Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Black tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Steel no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Black's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Black is wriggling around but Steel manages to pass to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tyler Black will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Steel tries to clinch up.
Steel shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Black napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A lull in the action here as Steel stalls from top position.
Black is trying to get back to half guard.
Steel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Black prevents Steel from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel trying to control the position but Black is working away.
Steel in side control, throwing shots but Black defends.
Black tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel lands a decent elbow from side control.
Steel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel working the ground and pound.
Steel working the ground and pound from side control.
Steel decides to stand back up. Steel steps back and let's Black get back to his feet.
Steel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Steel drops Black with a beautiful combination! Black stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Steel is looking for the KO!
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rob Steel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Black's half guard.
Steel passes to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel controlling the pace for now.
Steel landing strikes from the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Steel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Steel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Black knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steel on the ground.
Steel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Steel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Steel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Hemingway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gob Kale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemingway comes to the cage accompanied by Respect. Gob Kale has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Hemingway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gob Kale!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hemingway shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hemingway slips a nice elbow through Kale's hands, connecting with Kale's forehead.
Hemingway is taking a breather. Kale says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kale on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hemingway is controlling the pace.
Kale wants to get back to his feet.
Kale is trying to control but can't.
Hemingway is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kale doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hemingway.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hemingway working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Gob Kale has been cut.
Hemingway 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hemingway tries to pass to full mount but Kale defends it.
Hemingway winds up and cracks Kale with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hemingway is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kale wants to get back to his feet.
Hemingway takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hemingway lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kale won't allow Hemingway to pass to mount.
Hemingway seems to be working for a kimura but Kale defends the submission attempt.
Hemingway winds up and cracks Kale with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hemingway decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Hemingway gets a takedown into half guard.
Hemingway is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kale!
Hemingway lands a nice shot to the head.
Hemingway looking to finish Kale with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kale!
Hemingway with shots to the head and body - Kale looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hemingway is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Hemingway extends the arm and Kale is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Hemingway!
James Hemingway was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Constantinos Philippou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tengy Yo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tengy Yo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantinos Philippou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tengy Yo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yo throws a right hand that misses
and Philippou decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yo's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Philippou wants to improve his position but Yo is controlling well.
Yo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Philippou actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Philippou is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yo pulls his head out easily.
Yo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Philippou has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Philippou has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Yo is trying for a kimura here. Philippou looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Yo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tengy Yo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Coming home -Dirty money. Alex Hopkins has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Elijah Hoffman's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elijah Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alex Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins scores with a punch to the head.
Hoffman misses with a low kick.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut.
Hoffman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hoffman blocks a jab.
Hopkins lands with an uppercut that bounces Hoffman off the cage and back into range.
Hoffman misses with a series of wild punches.
Hopkins throws a lazy right hand but Hoffman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hoffman misses with an uppercut. Hopkins saw that one coming.
Hoffman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hoffman sprawls well. Hoffman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hopkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Elijah Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins misses with a wild combination.
Hoffman misses with a straight left.
Hopkins slips under a jab from Hoffman.
Hoffman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoffman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hopkins 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 Hoffman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hoffman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice sprawl there from Hopkins as Hoffman shoots in.
Hoffman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoffman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopkins in his tracks.
Hopkins lands the left hand.
Hoffman slips under a jab from Hopkins.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hoffman.
Hopkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hoffman will feel that in the morning.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hoffman swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hoffman takes a swing at Hopkins's ribcage but misses.
Hoffman thows a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hoffman on 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!
Hopkins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hoffman manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hoffman is rocked!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hopkins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hoffman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman wants to sweep but no luck.
Hopkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hoffman looking for a sweep. Not yet Hoffman, not yet.
Hopkins stands and throws Hoffman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hopkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hoffman is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hopkins in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Hoffman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Hopkins!
Alex Hopkins managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hopkins Athletics, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiba Hyuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyuga's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Potty Mouth. This should be a great matchup!
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kiba Hyuga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Megaphny!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaphny misses the jab.
A jab from Hyuga finds it's way through Megaphny's defenses.
Dirk Megaphny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hyuga punishes Megaphny's body with a nice straight punch.
Megaphny avoids the body shot from Hyuga.
Megaphny throws a body punch but Hyuga moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Megaphny. Hyuga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Megaphny shoots in looking for a takedown. Hyuga tries to sprawl out of it but Megaphny keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hyuga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hyuga swings for the body but Megaphny moves out of range.
Hyuga tries to clinch up but Megaphny circles away and keeps his distance.
Megaphny misses with an uppercut. Hyuga saw that one coming.
Megaphny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hyuga.
Megaphny walks into a stiff left hand from Hyuga.
Megaphny thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny slips under a jab.
Megaphny connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hyuga connects with a looping right hand.
Megaphny throws a body punch but Hyuga moves out of range.
Hyuga takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hyuga fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Megaphny avoids it really well and circles away.
Hyuga lands a jab to Megaphny's midsection.
Hyuga takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hyuga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyuga shoots in and drives through. Megaphny sprawls well.
Megaphny throws a hook but Hyuga blocks it.
Megaphny misses with a hook. Hyuga ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga with a jab.
Hyuga takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megaphny swings for the body but Hyuga moves out of range.
Megaphny connects with a jab.
Hyuga gets a clinch.
Hyuga tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Megaphny's elbow.
Hyuga blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megaphny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hyuga digs a right hand underneath Megaphny's ribcage. Megaphny let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hyuga has Megaphny pressed against the cage, preventing Megaphny from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hyuga effectively controlling the action here.
Megaphny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny working aggressively here.
Megaphny takes a shot to the head.
Hyuga gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Megaphny wants to get back to full guard but Hyuga has passed into side control.
Megaphny tries to bench press Hyuga off him but Hyuga keeps the position.
Megaphny is not content to let Hyuga control the position.
Megaphny is looking to regain half guard here but Hyuga keeps moving and retains side control.
Megaphny is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny is trying to get back to half guard.
Megaphny defending against the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyuga is looking to take a break and control but Megaphny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Megaphny is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Megaphny is trying to control but can't.
Megaphny is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiba Hyuga dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hyuga throws a body punch but Megaphny moves out of range.
Hyuga ducks under a wild hook from Megaphny.
Hyuga misses with a hook. Megaphny ducked under it nicely.
Hyuga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hyuga misses with a few strikes there.
Hyuga throws a body punch but Megaphny moves out of range.
Megaphny looks to score with a jab to the body but Hyuga is just out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Megaphny enables Hyuga to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Megaphny manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Megaphny is on top in guard.
Megaphny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hyuga is controlling Megaphny's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny stands up over Hyuga, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Megaphny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Megaphny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hyuga's head.
Hyuga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Megaphny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Megaphny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hyuga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hyuga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Megaphny throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga has momentary wrist control but Megaphny slips an elbow through the middle.
Megaphny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Megaphny throwing strikes from guard but Hyuga blocks nicely.
Megaphny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hyuga's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megaphny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Megaphny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Megaphny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Megaphny postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hyuga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Megaphny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny throws an elbow that misses. Hyuga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Megaphny's guard. Nice move by Hyuga!
Megaphny working for a triangle but Hyuga defends it easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Megaphny can do anything to dispel that myth.
Megaphny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hyuga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Megaphny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hyuga's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Megaphny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Megaphny throwing strikes from guard but Hyuga blocks nicely.
Hyuga looking for a sweep. Not yet Hyuga, not yet.
Megaphny throws an elbow that misses. Hyuga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Megaphny's guard. Nice move by Hyuga!
Megaphny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Megaphny keeping moving, preventing Hyuga from controlling successfully.
Megaphny looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Megaphny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hyuga avoids the body shot from Megaphny.
The fighters circling - Hyuga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hyuga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyuga just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyuga doesn't manage to clinch there - Megaphny circles away.
Hyuga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Megaphny defends it nicely.
Megaphny throws an overhand right that lands on Hyuga's shoulder, as Hyuga tries to avoid the shot.
Hyuga throws a shot from downtown. Megaphny moves away and avoids it.
Megaphny swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hyuga.
Megaphny misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyuga stuffs the takedown.
Megaphny staying out of range there.
Hyuga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Megaphny moves away from the strike by Hyuga.
Hyuga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Megaphny moves away from the strike by Hyuga.
Hyuga looks to score with a jab to the body but Megaphny is just out of range.
Hyuga misses the jab.
Hyuga throws a series of punches but Megaphny avoids them all with ease.
Megaphny throws out a loose jab but Hyuga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megaphny slips a jab and a cross from Hyuga.
Megaphny shoots for a double leg takedown but Hyuga sprawls well. He's pushed Megaphny's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hyuga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megaphny.
Hyuga staying out of range there.
A big left from Megaphny misses.
Megaphny cracks Hyuga with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Megaphny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Hyuga.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyuga works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Megaphny throws the left hand but Hyuga avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Hyuga misses.
Hyuga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hyuga fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hyuga throws out the jab.
Hyuga gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Megaphny throwing strikes from guard but Hyuga blocks nicely.
Megaphny postures up and lands a big shot to Hyuga's brow.
Megaphny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hyuga's head.
Megaphny throws a strike but Hyuga rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Megaphny looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hyuga postures up.
Hyuga connects with a couple of short punches.
Hyuga with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaphny isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hyuga stacks Megaphny on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hyuga!
Megaphny is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hyuga's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hyuga wants to control but Megaphny is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dirk Megaphny.
I think Megaphny has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dirk Megaphny!
A victorious Dirk Megaphny 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Omar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and True Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omar Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, True Vengeance!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vengeance has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vengeance throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
Vengeance falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice body shot.
Vengeance throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vengeance looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Vengeance scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Vengeance throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson 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!
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson tries to bum rush Vengeance with a series of wild strikes but Vengeance uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vengeance takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson digs a good body shot into Vengeance's ribs.
Jackson connects with a looping right hand.
Jackson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vengeance finds it's way round the side to connect with Jackson's head.
Vengeance pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Vengeance follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengeance throws a combination that misses
and Jackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vengeance looks gassed!
Jackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Nice shot by Jackson.
Vengeance throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jackson counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Vengeance!
Vengeance is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jackson lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Vengeance quite badly. Vengeance pulls Jackson in close trying to recover. Jackson postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Vengeance on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Vengeance doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Jackson!
A relieved looking Omar Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bones Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bones Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Slater!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slater.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slater swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Slater misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones wants to slow Slater down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones avoids the body shot from Slater.
Slater moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Slater.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Slater takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slater.
Slater swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones slips a straight right by Slater.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Slater misses with a straight left.
Slater fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slater scores with a jab to the body.
Slater jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Slater.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Slater's shoulder, as Slater tries to avoid the shot.
Slater takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Harry Slater has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Slater.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slater just misses with a punch to the body.
Harry Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
Slater misses with a hook
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Slater closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Slater looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bones Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Slater.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Jones connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Slater wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Slater is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Slater passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Slater content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slater with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Slater cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
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 Bones Jones will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harry Slater's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Slater.
It looks like Bones Jones has been cut.
Slater throws a shot to the body.
Slater misses with a body shot.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slater ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Slater.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Slater to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Slater is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Slater working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Slater might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harry Slater has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slater lands a body shot.
Slater wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slater. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater lands with an overhand left.
Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Slater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Slater slips the punch.
Slater lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Slater lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Slater fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Slater takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Slater scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater scores with a body shot.
Slater takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slater shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Slater from controlling successfully.
Slater has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slater looking to pass the guard.
Slater controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Harry Slater.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Slater lands with a nice body punch.
Slater shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slater missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harry Slater has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slater showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Slater showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones gets a double leg takedown into Slater's guard.
Slater escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Slater wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Slater looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones trying to control but Slater is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater looking for a sweep. Not yet Slater, not yet.
Slater is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Slater is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bones Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slater.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slater's knee momentarily.
Slater swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Slater shoots in and bounces Jones off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Slater trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slater passes Jones's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slater is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jones!
Slater lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Slater is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Slater works his way into full mount!
Slater avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones has hold of Slater's hands but Slater slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Slater passes to side control.
Slater working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Slater cracks Jones with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sloppy strikes there by Slater.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Slater tries to advance to mount but can't.
Slater is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Slater really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Slater.
Slater looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Slater doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones digs a good body shot into Slater's ribs.
Jones is looking to chop away at Slater's legs.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Slater throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones takes a swing at Slater's ribcage but misses.
Slater uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Slater stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Slater lands with a right to the head.
Slater holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Slater struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones prevents a body shot from Slater.
A head punch on the inside from Slater fails to land.
Slater can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from Slater.
Slater turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jones is not content to let Slater control the position.
Jones tries to bench press Slater off him but Slater keeps the position.
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Slater dominates the positioning.
Slater tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Slater has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones wants to control but Slater postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slater on the ground.
Slater trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
Slater working the ground and pound but Jones is defending the strikes.
Jones is trying to escape the position but Slater is controlling the position.
Slater landing strikes.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Slater scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Slater trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Slater goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Jones has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Slater but great work by Jones.
Slater sneaks back into half guard.
Slater wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slater does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Slater dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Slater sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Slater misses.
Slater fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Slater looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Slater moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
A short right from Slater.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Slater lands a right hand.
Slater wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Slater fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Slater manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Slater looking for a sweep. Not yet Slater, not yet.
Slater is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Slater is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Slater lands a couple of elbows.
Slater trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slater trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slater stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Slater advances to half guard.
Slater looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Slater slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slater lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bones Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones is not content to let Slater control the position.
Slater is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
Jones trying to control here.
Harry Slater is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slater lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Slater comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Slater 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 John Roberts scores the fight 46:49
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Slater!
Harry Slater is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasiliy Syrovatkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syrovatkin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chris Clark - Herr Barr. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vasiliy Syrovatkin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alfredo Torres!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres connects with a high kick.
Syrovatkin 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.
Alfredo Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syrovatkin lands the left hand.
Torres tries to clinch up but Syrovatkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from Torres.
Syrovatkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Syrovatkin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Torres circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Syrovatkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Syrovatkin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torres avoids it really well and circles away.
Torres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syrovatkin.
Torres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Syrovatkin's sensitive parts.
Torres scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Syrovatkin throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
Syrovatkin moves out of range as Torres strikes.
Torres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Syrovatkin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Syrovatkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Torres misses.
Torres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Torres buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Torres tries for a takedown but Syrovatkin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Syrovatkin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Syrovatkin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Torres throws a leg kick that misses.
Syrovatkin looks to throw the jab but Torres is out of range.
Torres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Syrovatkin.
Syrovatkin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Torres!
Torres regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Torres is looking for a sweep. Syrovatkin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Torres is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Syrovatkin pulls his head out easily.
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.
Torres works his way to full guard. Good work.
Syrovatkin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Torres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torres is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Syrovatkin has his hands clasped together but Torres extends an breaks Syrovatkin's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Torres.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alfredo Torres!
Alfredo Torres is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Alfredo Torres, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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