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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Franklin Diggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sweaty Mullins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggins comes to the cage accompanied by Bonfire. On his way into the cage it seems that Franklin Diggins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Franklin Diggins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franklin Diggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sweaty Mullins!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggins stuffs the takedown.
Mullins shoots for a takedown but Diggins saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mullins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diggins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Franklin Diggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sweaty Mullins.
Mullins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Diggins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Diggins.
Diggins trying to stall but Mullins improves his position.
Diggins with a knee to the head.
It looks like Sweaty Mullins has been cut.
Mullins avoiding damage as Diggins throws knees to the body.
Mullins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diggins after a bit of a struggle.
Diggins slowing the pace effectively.
Diggins trying to land knees to the body.
Mullins is trying to drag Diggins to the mat but Diggins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mullins is trying to pull guard but Diggins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mullins's efforts to push away.
Mullins tries to work over Diggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mullins.
Diggins tries to land knees in the clinch but Mullins avoids the damage to the body.
Mullins wants a takedown but no success here.
Mullins is trying to pull guard but Diggins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mullins is looking to break free of the clinch but Diggins has double underhooks.
Mullins tries a body shot but Diggins blocks it.
Diggins trying to land knees to the body.
Mullins is trying to drag Diggins to the mat but Diggins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mullins wants to stall.
Diggins trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullins jumps guard but Diggins turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mullins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diggins avoiding damage as Mullins throws knees to the body.
Mullins fails to pull guard.
Mullins avoiding damage as Diggins throws knees to the body.
Mullins looking for a takedown.
Mullins stalling the fight.
Diggins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mullins missing with knees to the body.
Diggins scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggins managing to block the knees to the body from Mullins.
Mullins is trying to pull guard but Diggins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diggins.
Diggins blocks a body shot from Mullins.
Diggins blocks an elbow strike from Mullins.
Diggins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mullins is keeping busy.
Mullins tries to work over Diggins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diggins stalling.
Mullins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diggins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sweaty Mullins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mullins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diggins's waist but Diggins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mullins off to one side.
Mullins looks to clinch
and Diggins counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mullins tries to clinch there but Diggins circles away.
Diggins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mullins shoots in and gets a takedown into Diggins's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Diggins is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggins stalling.
Mullins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diggins is defending well.
Diggins tries to land knees in the clinch but Mullins avoids the damage to the body.
Mullins misses with a punch to the body.
Mullins tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mullins takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mullins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diggins slows down the pace here.
Diggins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Diggins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullins goes for a takedown attempt but Diggins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diggins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Franklin Diggins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sweaty Mullins's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mullins tries to clinch up.
Mullins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diggins pinned against the cage. Diggins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mullins manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diggins on his heels. He'll look to pass Diggins's guard now, I'm sure.
Diggins wants to sweep here but Mullins controlling him for the moment.
Mullins wanted to stand there but Diggins had control of the position.
Diggins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mullins is controlling him.
Mullins tries to stand but Diggins is controlling from the bottom.
Mullins 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.
Mullins stopping the sweep attempt from Diggins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mullins is fighting to break Diggins's control of his arms but Diggins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mullins trying to control the position from guard on top but Diggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diggins will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mullins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diggins counters with a leg kick.
Mullins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mullins misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diggins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mullins.
Mullins wants to clinch up but Diggins keeps it at a distance.
Diggins scores with a nice body kick.
Mullins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mullins has Diggins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diggins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Diggins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Franklin Diggins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mullins manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diggins throws a leg kick but Mullins moved away.
Diggins gets caught flat footed, as Mullins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Diggins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diggins is looking to stand up but Mullins isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diggins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Diggins has his hands on Mullins's head, controlling the position.
Mullins tries to free his leg and advance position but Diggins is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Franklin Diggins just wasn't active enough.
Diggins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mullins dives in and grabs Diggins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diggins pushes down on Mullins's head and hops out.
Franklin Diggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sweaty Mullins.
Mullins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mullins turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mullins manages to end up in side control.
Diggins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggins is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diggins wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mullins is looking to take a break and control but Diggins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mullins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mullins prevents Diggins from escaping the position.
Diggins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Diggins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mullins off and has taken his back!
Diggins biding his time, looking for the opening.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diggins struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sweaty Mullins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sweaty Mullins's cut.
That's time! Diggins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mullins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diggins but Diggins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mullins shoots in looking for a takedown but Diggins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mullins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mullins gets tackled into the cage by Diggins. Diggins maintains the clinch.
Mullins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mullins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diggins counters with a leg kick.
Diggins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mullins tries to clinch up but Diggins circles away and keeps his distance.
Diggins stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diggins wants it to stay on the feet.
Franklin Diggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sweaty Mullins.
Mullins dips to his left and cracks Diggins with an uppercut!
Sweaty Mullins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diggins connects with an inside leg kick.
Mullins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mullins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggins catches Mullins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diggins tries to clinch but Mullins is having none of it.
Mullins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diggins.
Diggins throws a wild body kick that Mullins sees coming a mile off.
A combination from Mullins does no damage.
Mullins is looking to clinch.
Mullins is looking to clinch but Diggins is avoiding it.
Mullins clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Diggins is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mullins stalling.
Mullins is trying to break the clinch but Diggins is controlling him.
Mullins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diggins smiles and moves away.
Mullins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mullins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Diggins was covering up waiting for the punch and Mullins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Diggins seems keen to control Mullins's posture.
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!
Diggins pushes Mullins off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mullins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mullins managing to block the knees to the body from Diggins.
Mullins lands a shoulder strike.
Diggins blocks an uppercut.
Diggins gets underhooks to prevent Mullins's takedown attempt.
Mullins is looking for a takedown.
Mullins is trying to drag Diggins to the mat but Diggins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diggins is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mullins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diggins's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mullins tries to score a body lock takedown but Diggins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Mullins.
Mullins is trying to pull guard but Diggins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mullins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Diggins smiles and moves away.
Diggins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mullins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Diggins moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diggins lands an elbow inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mullins struggles to land a body shot inside as Diggins controls his hands.
Diggins scores with a knee to the head.
Mullins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Diggins to keep the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Franklin Diggins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diggins 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franklin Diggins!
Franklin Diggins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmonray Flauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen Calm Like a Bomb as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dmonray Flauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Machida!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida lands an overhand right.
Flauta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Machida.
Flauta ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Machida thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machida misses with a looping right.
Machida misses with a hook.
Machida throws out a loose jab but Flauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Machida throws a jab but it's blocked by Flauta.
Flauta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Machida looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Machida takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Flauta landing a few strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida is looking to regain half guard here but Flauta keeps moving and retains side control.
Flauta cracks Machida with a big right hand but Machida just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Machida is working to avoid the ground and pound but Flauta connects with a decent elbow.
Flauta grinds an elbow into Machida's temple.
A big shot lands for Flauta! That's hurt Machida! Will he recover? Flauta fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmonray Flauta!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Viceroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lord Viceroy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Warren Worthington's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lord Viceroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Warren Worthington!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthington jabs at Viceroy's body.
Worthington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Worthington scores with a body shot.
Viceroy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worthington.
Worthington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Viceroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Worthington slips a straight right by Viceroy.
Worthington looks for the body kick but Viceroy saw that one coming.
Worthington swinging wildly here.
Worthington scores with a hook.
Worthington swinging wildly here.
Worthington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Worthington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viceroy misses with a hook. Worthington ducked under it nicely.
Viceroy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worthington circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viceroy misses with a wild combination.
Worthington connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viceroy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Viceroy's corner calls for a 1-2. Viceroy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Worthington takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Viceroy's corner calls for a 1-2. Viceroy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Worthington looks to land a left hand but Viceroy moved out of range nicely.
Lord Viceroy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Viceroy throws a poor cross that misses
and Worthington counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Viceroy ducks right into an uppercut from Worthington.
Worthington keeps Viceroy at a distance using the push kick.
Viceroy throws a combination that misses
and Worthington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Viceroy swings for the body but Worthington moves out of range.
Viceroy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Worthington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worthington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Viceroy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Worthington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Worthington gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Viceroy.
Viceroy misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Worthington misses.
A shot to the liver by Worthington. Beautiful body shot.
Viceroy throws an overhand right that lands on Worthington's shoulder, as Worthington tries to avoid the shot.
Worthington lands a jab.
Worthington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worthington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Viceroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Worthington.
Worthington is looking to land body kicks.
Viceroy misses with a right hand
and Worthington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Viceroy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worthington was well out of range. Poor timing from Viceroy.
Viceroy jabs Worthington right on the nose. Worthington blinks but takes it well.
Viceroy misses with a body shot
and Worthington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Viceroy throws a body punch but Worthington moves out of range.
Viceroy throws a series of punches but Worthington avoids them all with ease.
Viceroy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington misses with an uppercut. Viceroy saw that one coming.
Worthington lands a head shot.
Worthington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Viceroy.
Worthington lands a jab to the nose.
Worthington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Viceroy on the side of the head.
Worthington lands a nice looking body shot.
Viceroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Worthington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Worthington is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Viceroy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Worthington scores with a shot to the body.
Worthington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Worthington takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Worthington jabs Viceroy right on the nose. Viceroy blinks but takes it well.
Viceroy throws a series of punches but Worthington moves out of range.
Viceroy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Worthington with a hook.
Viceroy misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthington tests Viceroy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viceroy throws a series of punches but Worthington moves out of range.
Viceroy swings for the body but Worthington moves out of range.
Viceroy misses with a combination
and Worthington counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Viceroy is breathing heavily.
Worthington connects with a looping right hand.
Viceroy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Worthington's head.
Worthington slips under a jab from Viceroy.
Viceroy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Worthington.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viceroy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Viceroy walks into a straight right hand from Worthington.
Worthington scores with a shot to the body.
Worthington dips to his left and cracks Viceroy with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Worthington dominated that 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.
Worthington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Viceroy doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch combination from Viceroy misses.
Worthington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Worthington lands a right hook to the body.
Worthington throws an overhand right that lands on Viceroy's shoulder, as Viceroy tries to avoid the shot.
Worthington stalks Viceroy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Viceroy's face. Viceroy staggers backwards, shaken.
Worthington lands a nice looking body shot.
Worthington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Worthington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Worthington.
Lord Viceroy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worthington lands with a good body shot.
Worthington defending well as Viceroy loads up on a big left hand.
Worthington throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Worthington defending well as Viceroy loads up on a big left hand.
Worthington moves away from the strike by Viceroy.
Worthington misses with the combination.
Worthington slips a straight right by Viceroy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington throws a combination. Viceroy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A decent looking cross lands there for Worthington.
Worthington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viceroy takes a swing at Worthington's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Worthington.
A jab from Worthington does it's job there.
Worthington moves away from the strike by Viceroy.
Viceroy throws a lazy uppercut
and Worthington counters with a three punch combo that has Viceroy backing up. Viceroy nods at Worthington to acknowledge the strikes.
Viceroy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worthington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Viceroy ducks right into an uppercut from Worthington.
Worthington digs a good hook to Viceroy's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Worthington, as that shot connected.
Worthington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Viceroy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Viceroy slips a jab from Worthington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Worthington. Beautiful body shot.
Worthington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Worthington scores with a nice head shot.
Worthington cracks Viceroy with a good jab.
Viceroy misses with a body shot.
Donk. Worthington catches Viceroy right on the button with a cross.
A nice combination there by Worthington.
Worthington lands a jab.
Worthington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Worthington. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Viceroy throws an overhand right that lands on Worthington's shoulder, as Worthington tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Worthington. Beautiful body shot.
Worthington scores with a hook to the body. Viceroy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Viceroy throws a hook but Worthington avoids it easily.
Viceroy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Worthington lands a glancing blow to the side of Viceroy's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Viceroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Worthington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Viceroy.
Worthington stuns Viceroy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Worthington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Warren Worthington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Viceroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
No joy there for Worthington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Worthington!
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!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Viceroy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Worthington scores with a push kick.
Worthington scores with a kick to the body.
Donk. Worthington catches Viceroy right on the button with a cross.
Viceroy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Worthington defending well as Viceroy loads up on a big left hand.
Worthington lands a glancing blow to the side of Viceroy's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Worthington jabs Viceroy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Worthington scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Viceroy dodges the punch combination from Worthington.
Worthington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Worthington connects with a looping right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Viceroy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Viceroy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Worthington throws a combination. Viceroy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Worthington scores with a jab. Viceroy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Worthington cracks Viceroy with a good jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Viceroy walks into a stiff left hand from Worthington.
Worthington moves out of range as Viceroy strikes.
Viceroy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Viceroy missing with a left hand there. Worthington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Worthington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Worthington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Worthington misses with a low kick.
Worthington throws a looping overhand right but Viceroy ducks down to avoid it.
Viceroy misses with a double jab.
Viceroy throws a right hand that misses
and Worthington counters with a two punch combo.
Worthington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Worthington.
Viceroy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Viceroy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Viceroy clobbers Worthington with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Worthington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viceroy.
Viceroy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Viceroy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Worthington finds it's way round the side to connect with Viceroy's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Worthington keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Viceroy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Worthington.
Viceroy throws a jab when Worthington was well out of range.
Worthington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington misses with a few strikes there.
Viceroy misses with a wild combination.
Worthington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Viceroy. Viceroy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Viceroy is rocked!
Viceroy tries to bum rush Worthington with a series of wild strikes but Worthington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Worthington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Worthington moves out of range of the strikes.
Worthington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Viceroy. Viceroy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Worthington scores with a nice head shot.
Worthington scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oh Viceroy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Worthington throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Viceroy's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Worthington dives in looking to finish as Viceroy flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Worthington's strikes! Worthington is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Viceroy's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Viceroy was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warren Worthington!
A relieved looking Warren Worthington 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Montes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Stronger-Kanye West. Humberto Montes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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153 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Humberto Montes!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins dodges the punch combination from Montes.
Montes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawkins really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Montes fails to land with a series of punches.
Montes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Humberto Montes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Montes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck for Hawkins with that takedown attempt.
Montes looks to land a combination. Hawkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Montes is trying to control but can't.
Montes manages to get to full guard.
Hawkins drops back, looking for a kneebar! Montes looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Montes looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Montes!
Hawkins is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Hawkins's face as Montes controls the position.
Hawkins tries to buck Montes off but Montes is having none of it.
Hawkins regains half guard.
Hawkins is pressing down on Montes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Montes passes Hawkins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to improve his position but Montes is controlling well.
Hawkins is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Montes jumps into side control!
Hawkins is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montes tries to advance to mount but Hawkins denies him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawkins is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lull in the action here as Montes stalls from top position.
Hawkins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Montes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Kevin Hawkins 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.
Hawkins drops his hands momentarily and Montes takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Some wild striking there from Montes.
Montes throws a right and a left that Hawkins avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montes misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hawkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Montes.
Montes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Montes throws a leg kick but Hawkins moved away.
Hawkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Montes.
Hawkins avoids the head kick by Montes.
A punch combination from Montes misses.
Montes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hawkins is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hawkins ducks under a wild hook from Montes.
Hawkins misses with a takedown
and Montes counters with a body kick that stops Hawkins in his tracks momentarily.
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.
Montes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hawkins is out of range.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Montes sprawls well. Montes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hawkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawkins shoots and misses
and Montes counters with a low kick, right behind Hawkins 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montes swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Montes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Montes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Montes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Montes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawkins shoots in for a takedown but Montes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montes throws a right hand that Hawkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Hawkins also avoids with ease.
Hawkins misses with a takedown attempt - Montes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Montes. Those never looked like landing.
Hawkins shoots in for a double leg but Montes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Hawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Montes is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Montes misses with a double jab
and Hawkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Montes's guard.
Hawkins postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Montes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hawkins, into his guard.
Montes content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hawkins is looking for a triangle but Montes pushes his legs off easily.
Hawkins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Montes controlling from the top position.
Hawkins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Montes passes into half guard.
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.
Well, if Montes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Hawkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hawkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hawkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hawkins wants to get back to full guard but Montes has passed into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kevin Hawkins.
I think Hawkins 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher has chosen Bloods & Crips - Steady Dippin as his entrance music. Mac Jackson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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154 lbs
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154 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gallagher at a distance.
Jackson clinches up with Gallagher and pushes him back against the cage.
Gallagher swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Gallagher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallagher takes a shot to the head.
Gallagher misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gallagher tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher trying to stall but Jackson improves his position.
Jackson effectively controlling the action here.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson stalling the fight.
Jackson prevents Gallagher from breaking the clinch.
Jackson is struggling to control the position.
Gallagher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gallagher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Gallagher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Gallagher is trying to maintain a safe position but Jackson gets an underhook and turns Gallagher into the cage.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Gallagher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gallagher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallagher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson stalling.
Gallagher looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher being controlled against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Jackson lands a shot to the body.
Jackson lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher misses with a body punch.
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gallagher lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson dominated that 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.
Gallagher takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson defending well as Gallagher loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Gallagher pushes him off.
Gallagher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gallagher tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Gallagher staying out of range there.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Jackson ducks down to avoid it.
Gallagher throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Gallagher stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallagher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gallagher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mac Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallagher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson misses with an uppercut. Gallagher saw that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gallagher throws a hook but Jackson blocks it.
Gallagher tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gallagher in his tracks.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Gallagher pushes him off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gallagher.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gallagher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gallagher connects with a body shot that sends Jackson's belly button to the back.
Jackson swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gallagher lands a slapping body shot.
Gallagher lands with a shot to the body.
Gallagher moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallagher scores with a nice strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Jackson blocks the leg kick.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallagher.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
Gallagher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gallagher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallagher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Gallagher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jackson swivels and escapes.
Gallagher swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Gallagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mac Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Jackson.
Gallagher wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Nice body punch from Jackson.
Gallagher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Gallagher circles away.
Mac Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gallagher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gallagher circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson rushes Gallagher and presses him up against the cage.
Jackson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gallagher is trying to break free.
Gallagher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallagher throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher takes a shot to the head.
Gallagher is trying to stall.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Gallagher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
Gallagher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallagher has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Gallagher avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Gallagher has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Gallagher has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson presses Gallagher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Frank Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson just leaning against Gallagher, taking a breather.
Gallagher tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Gallagher back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Gallagher's head.
Gallagher wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallagher has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Jackson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gallagher pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallagher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with the head strike.
Gallagher working aggressively here.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Gallagher working hard to break the clinch.
Gallagher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Gallagher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson has Gallagher pressed against the cage, preventing Gallagher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gallagher misses with a punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jackson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gallagher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jackson stalling in the clinch but Gallagher improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Gallagher blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jackson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gallagher.
Jackson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gallagher tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Gallagher back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Gallagher.
Gallagher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallagher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Jackson!
During a confident post fight interview, Mac Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfredo Amarena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsumi Fujinami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsumi Fujinami acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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215 lbs
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210 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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alfredo Amarena!
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, Tatsumi Fujinami!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujinami shoots in and gets a takedown into Amarena's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fujinami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Amarena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujinami scoring with some ground and pound.
Amarena is trying to keep Fujinami in close.
Fujinami must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Amarena working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fujinami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fujinami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fujinami throws a big right hand that misses.
Fujinami working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Amarena looking for a guillotine here but Fujinami defends easily.
Fujinami throws a big elbow that misses.
Amarena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujinami postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami postures up in Amarena's guard and throws a big left but Amarena blocks it.
Fujinami throws an elbow that misses. Amarena uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fujinami's guard. Nice move by Amarena!
Amarena loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amarena throws a big right hand that misses.
Fujinami looking for a sweep. Not yet Fujinami, not yet.
Fujinami controlling Amarena's posture.
Fujinami wants to sweep here but Amarena controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarena throws a big elbow that misses.
Amarena with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fujinami manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Amarena manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Amarena looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Amarena looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fujinami working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Amarena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fujinami with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fujinami throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fujinami throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami landing some decent shots from guard.
Fujinami landing with the ground and pound.
Fujinami trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fujinami postures up and lands a big shot to Amarena's brow.
Amarena is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fujinami with a nice head shot there.
Fujinami throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Amarena works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujinami throws a strike but Amarena rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amarena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fujinami works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami controls Amarena momentarily but Amarena frees himself.
Amarena wants to control from the top but Fujinami keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fujinami is on top in guard.
Amarena trying to control the position.
Amarena looking for a guillotine here but Fujinami defends easily.
Fujinami throws an elbow that misses. Amarena uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fujinami's guard. Nice move by Amarena!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujinami 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsumi Fujinami dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fujinami darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fujinami working the head and body with strikes.
Fujinami throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fujinami landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Amarena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujinami.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fujinami lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fujinami connects with a nice short shot to Amarena's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amarena looking for submissions off his back.
Fujinami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Amarena regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Fujinami.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujinami throws an elbow that misses. Amarena uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fujinami's guard. Nice move by Amarena!
Fujinami seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fujinami tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fujinami is trying to control the position but Amarena postures up.
Fujinami wants to sweep here but Amarena controlling him for the moment.
Fujinami is controlling Amarena's posture.
Fujinami utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Tatsumi Fujinami hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Amarena wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fujinami looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Amarena avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fujinami.
Fujinami thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Amarena's head.
Amarena keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tatsumi Fujinami has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fujinami throws a strike but Amarena avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fujinami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fujinami in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fujinami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Amarena swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Amarena lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fujinami!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami is desperately trying to improve his position but Amarena has a good base and remains in mount.
Amarena tries to control but Fujinami wriggling away.
Fujinami holds on, trying desperately to control.
Amarena raining down shots from the mount!
Fujinami slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Amarena stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amarena trying to control from half guard but Fujinami is working away.
Fujinami wants to improve his position but Amarena is controlling well.
Amarena controlling the pace.
Fujinami wants to get back to full guard but Amarena has mounted him!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amarena thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fujinami is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amarena throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsumi Fujinami showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Amarena throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fujinami.
Fujinami drives through with a takedown into guard.
Amarena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Amarena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujinami.
Fujinami throws an elbow that misses. Amarena uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fujinami's guard. Nice move by Amarena!
Fujinami wants to hit a switch here but Amarena passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Fujinami there!
Fujinami tries to hold on but Amarena postures up.
Amarena is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fujinami has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Amarena throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fujinami because Amarena loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amarena throws some wild stikes that Fujinami manages to avoid easily.
Amarena looking to finish Fujinami with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fujinami!
Amarena thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fujinami sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fujinami moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fujinami is on top in guard.
Fujinami lands a couple of digs.
Alfredo Amarena has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amarena preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fujinami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amarena is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fujinami trying to control but Amarena postures up.
Fujinami wants to get back to full guard.
Amarena wants to control but Fujinami is keeping him busy.
Fujinami trying to hold on to Amarena's head to control him but Amarena postures up.
Amarena missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fujinami keeping hold of Amarena's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fujinami is looking to improve his position.
Fujinami makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fujinami.
Fujinami bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amarena's guard.
Fujinami scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fujinami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fujinami working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujinami throws a big elbow that misses.
Amarena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fujinami scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fujinami postures up and lands a big shot to Amarena's brow.
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!
Fujinami landing some decent shots from guard.
Fujinami keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Amarena's head.
Fujinami working some strikes from top position.
Fujinami working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujinami postures up and lands a big shot to Amarena's brow.
Amarena working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujinami.
Amarena avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Amarena is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fujinami defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsumi Fujinami comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fujinami 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsumi Fujinami!
An intense looking Tatsumi Fujinami took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'yaruzoo'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Turd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson has chosen Freak on a Leash as his entrance music. Mel Turd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shamar Jackson's chin.
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27
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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213 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mel Turd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shamar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turd.
Jackson misses with the combination.
Turd slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
Turd avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Mel Turd has been cut.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Turd avoids nicely.
Turd scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turd dominating with strikes here.
Jackson is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Turd connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jackson can't escape the position.
Turd has hold of Jackson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jackson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Turd with good strikes from the mount here!
Jackson is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Turd's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mel Turd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borislav Chazinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chazinski comes to the cage accompanied by Back in the USSR. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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296 lbs
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276 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Borislav Chazinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Dobson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chazinski slips a jab and a cross from Dobson.
Chazinski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dobson's waist but Dobson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chazinski off to one side.
Chazinski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dobson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Borislav Chazinski has been cut.
Chazinski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dobson counters with a nice body shot.
Dobson throws a jab but it's blocked by Chazinski.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dobson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chazinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chazinski misses with a double jab
and Dobson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dobson cracks Chazinski with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Chazinski tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Dobson pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Chazinski is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Dobson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyril Kalenth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castrello comes into the arena with Styles P & Currensy - Jekell N Hyde blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of London, Cyril Kalenth!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrello misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kalenth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Castrello manages to avoid it.
Castrello connects with a solid leg kick.
Kalenth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Castrello lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kalenth's sensitive parts.
Kalenth forces Castrello back against the cage and clinches.
Kalenth lands a nice uppercut.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Kalenth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
Castrello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kalenth scores with a shoulder strike.
Castrello wants to stall.
Kalenth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Kalenth.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Kalenth is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kalenth drops down looking for an ankle pick but Castrello pulls his leg out and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Castrello.
Kalenth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalenth punishes Castrello's body with a nice straight punch.
Cyril Kalenth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalenth drives through and clinches with Castrello against the cage.
Castrello with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kalenth pushes Castrello back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Castrello prevents a body shot from Kalenth.
A right handed body shot lands from Kalenth.
Castrello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kalenth lands a nice shot to the body.
Kalenth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kalenth can't find room to land a body shot as Castrello controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castrello is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Castrello manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Castrello keeping moving, preventing Kalenth from controlling successfully.
Kalenth distracts Castrello with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kalenth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kalenth wants to control from the top but Castrello keeps moving.
Kalenth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kalenth won't allow Castrello to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kalenth working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Castrello's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kalenth accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kalenth postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kalenth's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kalenth looking to pass the guard.
Kalenth is in close to Castrello's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kalenth preventing the sweep.
Kalenth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalenth working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kalenth throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalenth scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Castrello controlling Kalenth's posture.
Kalenth trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
Kalenth postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Castrello is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kalenth, into his guard.
Kalenth has his hands on Castrello's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Kalenth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Castrello missing with a left hand there. Kalenth was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalenth cracks a nice hook into Castrello's ribs.
Kalenth lands a body shot.
Kalenth tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castrello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castrello keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalenth just misses with a punch to the body.
Kalenth tries to keep at a distance but Castrello has taken the fight into the clinch.
Castrello using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kalenth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kalenth lands an uppercut.
Kalenth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but Kalenth blocks with his arms.
Kalenth presses Castrello against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalenth lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kalenth.
Castrello misses with a knee strike.
Kalenth is leaning against Castrello and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kalenth gets through Castrello's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kalenth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kalenth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Castrello throws an elbow but it misses.
Kalenth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Castrello trying to stall but Kalenth improves his position.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Kalenth.
Castrello with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kalenth effectively controlling the action here.
Castrello tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalenth gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kalenth trying to control but Castrello is working from the bottom.
Kalenth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kalenth slips nicely into half guard.
Castrello wants to get back to full guard.
Kalenth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kalenth lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth slips a nice elbow through Castrello's hands, connecting with Castrello's forehead.
Kalenth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Castrello gets full guard.
Kalenth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castrello's guard.
Castrello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cyril Kalenth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kalenth wants to free his trapped foot but Castrello is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kalenth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castrello with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Castrello tries to get to full guard but Kalenth has control of the leg.
Kalenth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castrello's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth wants to pass the guard but Castrello is defending well.
Kalenth is thwarting Castrello's attempts to control the position.
Castrello won't allow Kalenth to pass to mount.
Kalenth uses his free foot to push down on Castrello's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Castrello.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalenth has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Castrello's face.
Kalenth looking to finish Castrello with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castrello!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalenth looking to finish Castrello with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castrello!
Castrello regains half guard.
Kalenth is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Kalenth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kalenth tries to close the distance and clinch but Castrello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Castrello.
Kalenth throws a right hand that Castrello ducks under and follows up with a left that Castrello also avoids with ease.
Kalenth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castrello.
Castrello uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalenth.
Kalenth throws a big shot that misses.
Castrello 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.
Castrello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Castrello.
Castrello throws a solid leg kick but Kalenth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Castrello.
Kalenth pushes Castrello up against the cage in a clinch.
Castrello blocks a body shot from Kalenth.
Castrello stalling in the clinch but Kalenth improves position.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Castrello.
A body shot lands from Kalenth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kalenth - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kalenth lands a nice shot to the body.
Castrello misses with a knee to the head.
Kalenth digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Castrello has had enough of the clinch but Kalenth keeps him there for the moment.
Kalenth lands a body shot.
Kalenth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Castrello.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalenth leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kalenth digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Kalenth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castrello or not.
Cullen Castrello has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth has Castrello pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Kalenth.
Kalenth lands a nice uppercut.
Kalenth digs a right hand into Castrello's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castrello's gas tank.
Come on Kalenth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Castrello pushes off an throws an elbow but Kalenth leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kalenth lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Kalenth to work.
Kalenth takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kalenth on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Castrello tries for a takedown but Kalenth manages to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalenth misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalenth.
Castrello throws a head punch that misses.
Kalenth lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Kalenth.
Kalenth letting Castrello take a breather here.
Castrello's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kalenth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kalenth crunches a lovely knee into Castrello's ribcage.
Kalenth tries a body shot but Castrello blocks it.
Nice body punch from Kalenth.
Kalenth is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Castrello is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Kalenth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kalenth is defending well for now.
Kalenth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalenth avoiding damage as Castrello throws knees to the body.
Kalenth lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castrello backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kalenth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castrello is rocked!
Castrello will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kalenth up against the cage.
Kalenth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Castrello is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kalenth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Castrello seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castrello stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Kalenth.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Kalenth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kalenth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyril Kalenth!
After the fight, Cyril Kalenth was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santa Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Illusions. Santa Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 50 cent P.I.M.P kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rafael Santa Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Santa Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Cruz misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bennett checks a leg kick.
Erik Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett looks to land a body kick but Santa Cruz moved away.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Santa Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Santa Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
Bennett connects with a jab.
Santa Cruz defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett wants to slow Santa Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennett scores with a sloppy right hand. Santa Cruz should have avoided that one.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses.
Bennett blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Santa Cruz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Santa Cruz staying out of range there.
Bennett throws a hook but Santa Cruz blocks it.
Santa Cruz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santa Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Bennett misses with a head kick.
Santa Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bennett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Santa Cruz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santa Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Bennett's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennett tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santa Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Bennett manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santa Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Santa Cruz throws a combination that misses
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Bennett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice cross by Bennett.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Santa Cruz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennett is able to avoid easily.
Bennett scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santa Cruz blocks a leg kick.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz scores with a kick to the body.
Santa Cruz misses with a body shot.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Santa Cruz feints and then cracks Bennett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennett down.
Santa Cruz misses with a low kick.
Santa Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Santa Cruz.
Bennett takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Santa Cruz scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Santa Cruz.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Santa Cruz moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santa Cruz.
Bennett lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santa Cruz misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Bennett tests Santa Cruz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Santa Cruz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santa Cruz just content to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett wants to get back to his feet but Santa Cruz drags him back down.
Bennett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bennett dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Bennett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santa Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick misses from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bennett duly obliges.
Santa Cruz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santa Cruz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett misses with a jab to the body
and Santa Cruz counters with a good low kick that Bennett was not able to check.
Santa Cruz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bennett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bennett throws a body punch but Santa Cruz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Santa Cruz.
A good leg kick by Santa Cruz.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennett.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Santa Cruz is just out of range.
A combination from Santa Cruz does no damage.
Bennett just misses with a punch to the body.
Santa Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Nice defenses there by Santa Cruz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bennett pinned against the cage. Bennett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A left lands for Bennett.
Santa Cruz thows a body kick. Bennett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Santa Cruz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bennett counters with a three punch combo that has Santa Cruz backing up. Santa Cruz nods at Bennett to acknowledge the strikes.
Rafael Santa Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santa Cruz is out of range and Bennett settles back down.
Bennett lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santa Cruz connects with a high kick.
Erik Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Bennett throws out a loose jab but Santa Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Bennett tenderised Santa Cruz's leg. Santa Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
A right-left combo lands from Bennett.
Bennett throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Santa Cruz defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Santa Cruz thows a body shot but no joy.
Santa Cruz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett looks to land a right hand but Santa Cruz moved out of range.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Santa Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Santa Cruz does no damage.
Santa Cruz misses with a low kick.
Santa Cruz misses with a low kick.
Bennett throws a hook but Santa Cruz avoids it easily.
Santa Cruz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Santa Cruz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett misses the jab.
Santa Cruz defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bennett dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice jab there from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bennett throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santa Cruz on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Bennett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Santa Cruz doesn't seem phased though.
Santa Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santa Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Cruz tried to score with a low kick but Bennett checks it.
Bennett tries to clinch up.
Bennett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santa Cruz.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Santa Cruz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bennett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santa Cruz moves away.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santa Cruz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Santa Cruz moves in looking to clinch but Bennett pushes him off.
Bennett misses with a hook.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Santa Cruz tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santa Cruz moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santa Cruz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santa Cruz tries to score with a low kick but Bennett moves his leg out of the way.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bennett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santa Cruz. That did some damage!
Bennett takes a swing at Santa Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Santa Cruz connects with an inside leg kick.
Santa Cruz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennett misses with a looping right.
Bennett throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett takes a swing at Santa Cruz's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santa Cruz lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Santa Cruz misses with a double jab.
Santa Cruz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santa Cruz cracks the inside of Bennett's front leg.
Bennett blocks the body kick.
Bennett misses with a few strikes there.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santa Cruz.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Santa Cruz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennett rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santa Cruz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennett leaves Santa Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Santa Cruz's head but Santa Cruz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santa Cruz closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bennett's guard.
Bennett wants to sweep here but Santa Cruz controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santa Cruz stops Bennett from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santa Cruz wants to pass the guard but Bennett is keeping the position.
Santa Cruz is looking to advance position but Bennett has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Erik Bennett did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santa Cruz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santa Cruz shoots for a takedown but Bennett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bennett scores with a leg kick.
Bennett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Santa Cruz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Santa Cruz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santa Cruz checks a leg kick.
Bennett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santa Cruz.
Bennett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett thows a body shot but no joy.
Santa Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Santa Cruz tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Santa Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett lunges at Santa Cruz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santa Cruz's hand.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santa Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santa Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz checks a leg kick.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Santa Cruz doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Santa Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett throws a solid leg kick but Santa Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennett.
Nice uppercut lands for Bennett. That snapped Santa Cruz's head back.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santa Cruz was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Santa Cruz lands a head kick. Bennett smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Santa Cruz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bennett napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lull in the action here as Santa Cruz stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is pushing Santa Cruz's head away, looking to escape. Santa Cruz manages to hold on to the position though.
Santa Cruz tries for a kimura but Bennett is defending well.
Santa Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santa Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santa Cruz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Santa Cruz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bennett rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Santa Cruz's guard! Nice work there by Bennett!
Santa Cruz working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Santa Cruz keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
Santa Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bennett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bennett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bennett is pushing down on Santa Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santa Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Bennett has managed to sneak the leg through.
Santa Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in half guard, Bennett seems content to control.
Bennett with the ground and pound but Santa Cruz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Santa Cruz is trying to control the position but Bennett postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Rafael Santa Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Santa Cruz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bennett throws a series of punches but Santa Cruz moves out of range.
Santa Cruz defending well as Bennett loads up on a big left hand.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santa Cruz checks a leg kick.
Santa Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Bennett scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Santa Cruz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santa Cruz thumps Bennett with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a front kick aimed at Santa Cruz's knee but Santa Cruz avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Santa Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bennett looks to land a body kick but Santa Cruz moved away.
Santa Cruz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Santa Cruz. No joy for Bennett on that attempt.
Santa Cruz misses with a body shot.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Santa Cruz.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Santa Cruz.
Bennett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santa Cruz connects with a leg kick. Bennett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands the left hand.
Bennett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bennett lands a jab to the nose.
Santa Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett wants to slow Santa Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennett moves out of range as Santa Cruz throws a body kick.
Santa Cruz checks a leg kick nicely.
Santa Cruz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bennett throws a shot from downtown. Santa Cruz moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Bennett tenderised Santa Cruz's leg. Santa Cruz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rafael Santa Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santa Cruz staying out of range there.
Bennett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz obviously looking to wear him down.
Bennett defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz lands a high kick!
Santa Cruz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bennett sprawls well. Bennett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Santa Cruz gets slowly back to his feet.
Santa Cruz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Bennett thows a leg kick but Santa Cruz checks it
and Santa Cruz counters with a thumping low kick.
Bennett looks to land a body kick but Santa Cruz moved away.
Bennett tries to work over Santa Cruz's front leg with a kick but Santa Cruz checks it.
A swing and a miss from Santa Cruz.
A slow jab from Bennett misses its intended target.
Santa Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a push kick but Santa Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Erik Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santa Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennett throws a shot to the body.
Santa Cruz throws a leg kick but Bennett checks it.
Santa Cruz walks into a jab.
Santa Cruz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett misses with a looping left.
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!
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennett tries to bum rush Santa Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Santa Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bennett 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 50:46
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 49:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bennett!
Erik Bennett retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Erik Bennett 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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