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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ubin Yakinoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yakinoff comes to the cage accompanied by Jump Jump. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ubin Yakinoff !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay King!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yakinoff 's half guard.
King stops Yakinoff from getting back to his feet.
King is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yakinoff has managed to free his arm - good work.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yakinoff makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Yakinoff shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yakinoff raining down hammerfists from mount.
King is looking to get to half guard.
Yakinoff punishing his opponent with strikes.
Yakinoff lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yakinoff with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakinoff with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
Yakinoff lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
King is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakinoff unloads with some vicious shots from mount and King wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Yakinoff celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ubin Yakinoff !
Ubin Yakinoff seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Brascoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Brown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Brascoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Brown!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brascoe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brown sprawls well. Brown wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brascoe gets slowly back to his feet.
Brascoe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab from Brascoe.
Brascoe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brascoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Brascoe persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Brascoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brascoe dives in and grabs Brown's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes down on Brascoe's head and hops out.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw.
Brascoe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brascoe misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brascoe misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown catches Brascoe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Brascoe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab by Brown.
Brown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brascoe.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Brascoe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brascoe wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brascoe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brascoe is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown is stalking Brascoe. Brascoe circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Brown, and it's lights out! Brascoe really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andre Brown!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romeo Bellanca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellanca comes to the cage accompanied by Nightmare - Avenged Sevenfold. Dexter Morgan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Romeo Bellanca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dexter Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bellanca misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a right hand to the body.
Bellanca swinging wildly here.
Bellanca wants to clinch.
Bellanca feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morgan working for a triangle but Bellanca defends it easily.
Bellanca stands and throws Morgan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellanca advances nicely into full mount.
Bellanca looking to control and managing it successfully.
Morgan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bellanca raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellanca looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The referee warns Morgan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bellanca has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Morgan's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bellanca unloading with bombs!
Morgan is rocked!
Bellanca controlling the position easily from mount.
Morgan is still in real trouble! Can Bellanca finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Bellanca! Morgan is hurt baaadly! Bellanca is firing away with more strikes - Morgan is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Romeo Bellanca!
Romeo Bellanca thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Konovalov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konovalov comes into the arena with CJClip - No reason to live but we do it blaring out of the sound system. Teddy Jackson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrey Konovalov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teddy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Konovalov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jackson. That's going to slow Konovalov down.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konovalov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Konovalov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Konovalov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jackson throws out the jab.
Konovalov misses with a takedown attempt
and Jackson counters with an inside leg kick.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Konovalov saw it coming and moves away.
Jackson moves out of range of the strikes.
Konovalov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Konovalov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Konovalov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson leaves Konovalov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konovalov ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Konovalov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Konovalov. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson takes a swing at Konovalov's ribcage but misses.
Konovalov slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Konovalov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Konovalov or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Konovalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Konovalov's shoulder, as Konovalov tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Konovalov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Konovalov dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson gets caught napping as Konovalov dives in and scores a takedown. Jackson manages to retain guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Konovalov looking to pass the guard.
Konovalov won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson being controlled here, momentarily.
Konovalov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Konovalov from controlling successfully.
Jackson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Konovalov drops back looking for a leg! Jackson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jackson manages to kick Konovalov off! Konovalov jumps back into Jackson's guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Konovalov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Konovalov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson managing to control the position.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Konovalov tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
Konovalov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controls Konovalov momentarily but Konovalov frees himself.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Konovalov tries to pass.
Konovalov is stalling in the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Andrey Konovalov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Konovalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Konovalov.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Konovalov.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Konovalov moves away.
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 Andrey Konovalov will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Konovalov.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Konovalov checks it.
Konovalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Konovalov slips under a jab.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Konovalov misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Konovalov has time to react.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Konovalov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Konovalov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jackson but Jackson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konovalov slips under a jab from Jackson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Konovalov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Konovalov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Konovalov misses with a body shot.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Konovalov.
Konovalov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jackson counters with a thumping low kick.
Jackson thumps Konovalov with a low kick.
Konovalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Konovalov.
Jackson throws a low kick, looking for Konovalov's leg but Konovalov calmly moves out of range.
Konovalov is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Konovalov.
Konovalov misses with a body shot.
Konovalov thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Konovalov misses.
Teddy Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konovalov misses the shot to the body.
Konovalov misses with a straight right.
Konovalov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson 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.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Konovalov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konovalov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Konovalov scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
Konovalov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Konovalov looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Jackson throws a solid leg kick but Konovalov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jackson.
Konovalov misses with a wild body shot.
Konovalov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Konovalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Konovalov cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Konovalov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Konovalov misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Konovalov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson takes a swing at Konovalov's ribcage but misses.
Konovalov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jackson counters with a low kick, right behind Konovalov 's knee.
Jackson misses with a jab to the body
and Konovalov counters with a right hand to the body.
Jackson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Konovalov. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Konovalov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Konovalov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teddy Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Konovalov.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Konovalov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a leg kick but Konovalov moved away.
Konovalov looking to score a takedown here. Jackson is defending well but Konovalov drives through and ends up in Jackson's guard.
Konovalov trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Konovalov slips nicely into half guard.
Konovalov prevents Jackson from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konovalov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Konovalov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jackson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Konovalov.
Konovalov is looking to stall here but Jackson recovers full guard.
Jackson keeping full guard, as Konovalov tries to pass.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Konovalov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Andrey Konovalov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Konovalov wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Konovalov throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Konovalov postures up.
Konovalov pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Konovalov seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson wants to get back to full guard.
Konovalov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Jackson wants to sweep but Konovalov has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Konovalov wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Konovalov advances to mount.
Konovalov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Konovalov avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Konovalov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Konovalov thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konovalov with good strikes from the mount here!
Konovalov tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Konovalov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Konovalov trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Konovalov lands a big elbow.
Konovalov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Konovalov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Konovalov advances nicely into full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Konovalov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Konovalov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Konovalov!
Andrey Konovalov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Madaras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eye Phone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madaras comes to the cage accompanied by "Not Falling" - Mudvayne. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Madaras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eye Phone!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phone lands a lovely overhand right.
Phone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madaras counters with a nice low kick that buckles Phone's knee momentarily.
Phone throws a combination that misses
and Madaras counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madaras defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phone.
A punch combination from Phone misses.
Phone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Phone wants to pass the guard but Madaras is keeping the position.
Madaras avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Phone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Phone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Madaras knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phone on the ground.
Madaras is trying to control the position but Phone postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madaras keeping full guard, as Phone tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madaras working a defensive guard here.
Phone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Madaras is trying to keep Phone in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. David Madaras wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Phone misses.
No joy there for Phone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phone lands with a nice combination. Madaras backs away looking to recover.
Phone takes a swing at Madaras's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madaras misses with a wild body shot.
Madaras fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab by Madaras.
Phone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Madaras counters with a series of strikes. Phone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Phone misses with a few strikes there.
Phone shoots in but Madaras avoids the takedown attempt easily.
David Madaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eye Phone.
Phone looks gassed!
Madaras takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Phone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madaras counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Phone thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madaras defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Phone.
Phone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Phone.
Phone rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madaras counters with a straight right hand.
Phone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Madaras counter with a right hand.
Phone ducks under a wild hook from Madaras.
Madaras fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Madaras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Phone throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madaras ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Phone moves away.
No joy there for Madaras, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Phone drives through with a takedown into guard.
Phone working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Phone trying to control the position from guard on top but Madaras is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Phone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Phone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Madaras's guard.
Phone working Madaras over with strikes.
Phone trying to mount his opponent but Madaras defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eye Phone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Phone misses with the combination.
Phone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Madaras tries to close the distance and clinch but Phone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Phone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Phone has a takedown stuffed.
David Madaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eye Phone.
Madaras lands with an uppercut that bounces Phone off the cage and back into range.
Phone is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phone shoots and misses
and Madaras counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Madaras fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phone dives in and grabs Madaras's left leg, looking for a takedown. Madaras pushes down on Phone's head and hops out.
Phone swings widly with a right hand
and Madaras moves into the clinch.
Madaras is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Phone has Madaras pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Madaras manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Madaras lands a knee to the head.
Madaras is trying to break the clinch but Phone has him pressed against the cage.
Phone is working for takedown but Madaras is calmly controlling the position for now.
Madaras lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Phone backwards.
Phone struggles to land a body shot inside as Madaras controls his hands.
Phone misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phone wants a takedown.
Come on Madaras - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Madaras for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Phone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Madaras is defending well.
Madaras landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Madaras pulls his leg out and moves away.
Madaras lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madaras throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phone misses with a series of wild punches.
David Madaras is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madaras tries to clinch up but Phone circles away and keeps his distance.
Phone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Madaras as he jumps to the side.
Madaras lands with a hook. Phone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Phone shoots in and drives through. Madaras sprawls well.
Madaras throws a body punch but Phone moves out of range.
Madaras keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Phone throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madaras connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Madaras lands an impressive looking overhand right. Phone doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madaras gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Madaras takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Madaras is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Madaras content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Phone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Madaras is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Phone throws a head punch that misses.
Madaras is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Madaras takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Phone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Phone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Madaras dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Phone shoots in for a takedown but Madaras shows good takedown defense.
Phone throws a jab when Madaras was well out of range.
Madaras misses with a series of wild punches.
Phone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Madaras.
Phone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Phone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Madaras swivels and escapes.
Phone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Phone moves out of range as Madaras strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phone misses with a double jab
enabling Madaras to counter with a crisp jab.
Phone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
David Madaras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eye Phone.
Phone tries for a takedown but Madaras circles away easily
and Madaras counters with a nice body shot.
Phone takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phone swings widly with a right hand
and Madaras counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Madaras looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Phone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Phone has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phone gets tackled into the cage by Madaras. Madaras maintains the clinch.
Phone tries to pull guard but Madaras forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Madaras blocks an uppercut.
Madaras landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Phone drops down looking for an ankle pick but Madaras pulls his leg out and moves away.
Madaras throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madaras displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Phone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madaras.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Madaras avoids it really well and circles away.
Madaras connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Madaras lands with a thumping leg kick.
Phone misses with a wild combination.
Madaras stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Madaras wants it to stay on the feet.
Madaras lands a jab to Phone's midsection.
Nice takedown defense from Madaras. No joy for Phone on that attempt.
Eye Phone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madaras connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Phone throws a right hand that Madaras ducks under and follows up with a left that Madaras also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Madaras.
Madaras jabs at Phone's body.
Madaras throws a good cross that connects.
Madaras cracks a nice hook into Phone's ribs.
Eye Phone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phone throws a body punch but Madaras moves out of range.
Madaras leaves Phone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Madaras. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Madaras.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phone throws out a loose jab but Madaras uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Madaras showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Madaras 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Madaras!
A victorious David Madaras thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ron Dicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Dicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dicks tries to clinch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez lands a jab.
Gomez misses with a hook.
Gomez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab lands there for Gomez.
Gomez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gomez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No joy there for Gomez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gomez throws a jab when Dicks was well out of range.
A jab from Dicks misses.
Dicks tries to land a leg kick but Gomez saw it coming and moves away.
Gomez throws the left hand but Dicks avoids the punch easily.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mario Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dicks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Dicks. That snapped Gomez's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Dicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dicks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dicks slips a jab from Gomez.
Dicks doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Dicks moved out of range.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Gomez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gomez misses with the combination.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
A left and a right from Gomez both land. Nice combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Gomez blocks the leg kick.
Dicks ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dicks under the eye.
Dicks staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gomez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dicks moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Dicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Dicks lands a really nice looking cross but Gomez seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Dicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomez, as that shot connected.
A big right from Gomez misses.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Dicks saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Dicks rushes Gomez and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dicks throws an elbow but misses.
Dicks lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dicks has him pressed against the cage.
Dicks misses with an elbow over the top.
Gomez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickss head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Dicks.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Dicks.
Dicks is pushing Gomez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dicks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dicks prevents Gomez from breaking the clinch.
Gomez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gomez working aggressively here.
Dicks throws an elbow but it misses.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Dicks.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dicks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dicks has him pressed against the cage.
Dicks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dicks lands an elbow just above Gomez 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicks lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Dicks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dicks.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dicks.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Dicks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez lands a shoulder strike.
Gomez is trying to force a seperation but Dicks has the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dicks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gomez blocks the elbow strike.
Gomez dodges an elbow strike from Dicks.
Dicks lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dicks looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Dicks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dicks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomez's brow.
Dicks lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Gomez 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.
A jab from Dicks does it's job there.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Dicks bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Dicks slips under a jab from Gomez.
Dicks tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dicks tries to work over Gomez's front leg with a kick but Gomez checks it.
Dicks tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomez thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Dicks throws a low kick but Gomez moves out of range easily.
Dicks rushes Gomez and presses him up against the cage.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Dicks.
Dicks blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dicks throws an elbow but misses.
Dicks blocking some punches.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dicks.
Dicks blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gomez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gomez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dicks.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Gomez misses with a looping right.
Dicks defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Dicks throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dicks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dicks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomez.
Dicks gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dicks attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dicks looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dicks can pounce on him.
Gomez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dicks momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Dicks does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Dicks ducks down to avoid it.
Dicks slips a straight right by Gomez.
Dicks looks to throw a body kick
and Gomez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dicks misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dicks scores with a kick to the body.
Dicks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomez moves out of range as Dicks throws a body kick.
Gomez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dicks.
Dicks will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dicks tries to work over Gomez's front leg with a kick but Gomez checks it.
Dicks finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
Dicks tries a low kick but Gomez avoids it.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomez cracks Dicks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez slips a jab from Dicks.
Gomez misses with a looping left.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dicks can pounce on him.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Dicks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dicks misses with an uppercut.
Gomez throws a body punch but Dicks moves out of range.
Gomez misses with a hook. Dicks ducked under it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gomez checks a leg kick.
Dicks ducks under a wild hook from Gomez.
Gomez lands with a cross.
Gomez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dicks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gomez.
Dicks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dicks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gomez is out of range and Dicks settles back down.
Dicks throws a chopping leg kick but Gomez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dicks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gomez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dicks throws a leg kick that misses.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dicks.
Gomez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dicks lands a leg kick that knocks Gomez off balance momentarily.
Dicks throws a body punch but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez scores with the left hand. Dicks knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dicks throws out the jab.
Gomez lands with a straight right. Dicks didn't see that one coming.
Dicks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mario Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gomez misses with a straight right.
Gomez misses with an uppercut. Dicks saw that one coming.
Gomez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dicks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dicks moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Gomez lands a jab to the nose.
Dicks scores with a leg kick.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Dicks is looking to slow Gomez down with leg kicks.
Gomez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dicks throws a front kick aimed at Gomez's knee but Gomez avoids it well.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Dicks is looking to clinch.
Gomez avoids the body shot from Dicks.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gomez in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gomez checks a leg kick.
Gomez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dicks can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Gomez misses.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Dicks fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dicks. Dicks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dicks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dicks moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Dicks is out of range.
Dicks lands a glancing blow to the side of Gomez's head.
Gomez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dicks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomez. That did some damage!
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Gomez misses.
Gomez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Dicks misses.
Dicks throws a low kick, looking for Gomez's leg but Gomez calmly moves out of range.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dicks was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Dicks thows a body shot but no joy.
Dicks throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez tries to keep at a distance but Dicks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ron Dicks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dicks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Gomez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
Ron Dicks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dicks lands a damaging elbow.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Dicks has double underhooks.
Dicks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dicks lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Gomez trying to control the position but instead, Dicks has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gomez into the cage.
Dicks misses with an elbow strike.
Dicks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dicks lands an elbow inside.
Gomez lands a nice uppercut.
Dicks misses with an elbow over the top.
Dicks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dicks throws an elbow that misses.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Dicks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dicks backwards.
Dicks pushes off an throws an elbow but Gomez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gomez misses with a knee strike.
Gomez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dicks lands an elbow that stopped Gomez in his tracks for a moment.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Dicks.
Dicks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mario Gomez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomez has had enough of the clinch but Dicks keeps him there for the moment.
Dicks misses with an elbow over the top.
Dicks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dicks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Gomez blocks an elbow strike from Dicks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dicks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gomez's brow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dicks taking a breather.
Dicks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gomez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gomez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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 Ron Dicks.
I think Gomez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Gomez!
Mario Gomez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josef Jaeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahavir Ramanujam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramanujam's choice of entrance music: Shiva in Exile - Ha'nadi. Mahavir Ramanujam 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josef Jaeger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahavir Ramanujam!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ramanujam.
Ramanujam scores with a body shot.
Jaeger misses the shot to the body.
Jaeger shoots in for a double leg but Ramanujam sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ramanujam connects with a crisp jab.
Ramanujam tries to work over Jaeger's front leg with a kick but Jaeger checks it.
A big left from Jaeger misses.
Ramanujam connects with a right hand. Jaeger shakes it off.
Jaeger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ramanujam throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaeger moves out of range of the body kick from Ramanujam.
Jaeger slips a jab from Ramanujam.
Jaeger loads up on a big right hand but Ramanujam slips the punch.
Jaeger looks to land a right hand but Ramanujam moved out of range.
Ramanujam throws a hook but Jaeger avoids it easily.
Ramanujam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jaeger moves out of range as Ramanujam strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramanujam looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Jaeger.
Ramanujam moves out of range as Jaeger strikes.
Jaeger throws a jab but it's blocked by Ramanujam.
Ramanujam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ramanujam shoots in and gets a takedown into Jaeger's guard.
Jaeger on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jaeger tries to get out of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ramanujam trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaeger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramanujam engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jaeger keeping full guard, as Ramanujam tries to pass.
Ramanujam stopping the sweep attempt from Jaeger.
Jaeger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jaeger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ramanujam!
Ramanujam wants to control but Jaeger is having none of it.
Jaeger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ramanujam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramanujam reaches up and holds on to Jaeger to control the position.
Ramanujam tries to hold on but Jaeger pushes him away.
Jaeger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ramanujam?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jaeger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ramanujam is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaeger scoring with strikes but Ramanujam is staying in there.
Ramanujam is still in real trouble! Can Jaeger finish him?
Jaeger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaeger lands a big elbow - Ramanujam is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Ramanujam is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Josef Jaeger!
Josef Jaeger is the new lightweight champion!
Josef Jaeger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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