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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Quintana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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
4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mick Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julio Quintana!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quintana shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Quintana throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones tests Quintana's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Quintana avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body punch from Quintana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mick Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quintana connects with a jab.
It looks like Mick Jones has been cut.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Quintana slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
A slow jab from Quintana misses its intended target.
A big right from Quintana misses.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quintana throws out the jab.
Quintana misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Quintana moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones cracks Quintana with a good jab.
Quintana connects with a body shot.
Julio Quintana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Quintana misses its intended target.
Quintana lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones tries a low kick but Quintana avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Quintana with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quintana.
Quintana is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Jones avoids the body shot from Quintana.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quintana.
Quintana tries to clinch up.
Jones blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A shot to the liver by Quintana. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Quintana avoids the head kick by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Quintana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mick Jones'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.
Quintana shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Quintana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Quintana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Quintana misses with a left hand
and Quintana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Quintana scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Quintana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Quintana throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Quintana looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
A jab from Quintana finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quintana throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Quintana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Julio Quintana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quintana misses with a body shot.
Donk. Quintana catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Quintana misses.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quintana misses with a body shot.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Quintana.
Quintana moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
A jab from Quintana misses.
Quintana missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quintana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Quintana saw that one coming.
Quintana sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones slips a jab from Quintana.
Quintana throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Quintana misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Quintana misses with a takedown
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Quintana showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mick Jones's cut.
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!
Quintana looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Quintana jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body punch from Quintana.
Quintana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quintana misses the jab.
Quintana misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones slips a straight right by Quintana.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Quintana circles away.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Quintana is out of range.
Quintana throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Quintana scores with a hook.
Jones moves to clinch but Quintana breaks away
and Quintana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quintana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quintana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Quintana.
Quintana scores with a jab to the head.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quintana.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jones!
A combination from Quintana does no damage.
A big right from Quintana misses.
Quintana throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Quintana tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quintana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones misses with a head kick.
Quintana misses with a body shot
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Quintana fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jones to the ground. Quintana is now in Jones's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quintana doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quintana manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quintana trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mick Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Julio Quintana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quintana 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julio Quintana!
Julio Quintana managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Courdoroy Shilenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
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, Courdoroy Shilenko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arboleda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arboleda scores with a push kick.
Arboleda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shilenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Shilenko moves out of range as Arboleda throws a body kick.
Shilenko connects with a single shot there.
Arboleda is looking to clinch but Shilenko is avoiding it.
Arboleda missing with a left hand there. Shilenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Shilenko misses the target.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Shilenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Shilenko throws a hook but Arboleda blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Arboleda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shilenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda staying out of range there.
Shilenko cracks Arboleda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arboleda throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shilenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arboleda.
Arboleda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arboleda explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shilenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arboleda wants to clinch up but Shilenko keeps it at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shilenko, as that shot connected.
Shilenko takes a swing at Arboleda's ribcage but misses.
Arboleda throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Arboleda - that will leave a mark!
Shilenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arboleda gets a clinch.
Shilenko throws a head punch that misses.
Arboleda missing with knees to the body.
Shilenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shilenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko working aggressively here.
Shilenko lands a right hand.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shilenko is defending well for now.
Shilenko avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Shilenko avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Shilenko blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Shilenko avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Arboleda managing to block the knees to the body from Shilenko.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda blocks an uppercut.
Shilenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arboleda is defending well for now.
Shilenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Shilenko working aggressively here.
Arboleda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shilenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shilenko stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shilenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shilenko stalling against the cage.
Arboleda is looking to control Shilenko's arms but Shilenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Arboleda has his back to the cage.
Shilenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shilenko tries to land a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks with his arms.
Shilenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arboleda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shilenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda misses with an elbow over the top.
Arboleda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shilenko is defending well for now.
Shilenko wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda lands a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda lands a knee to the body.
Shilenko looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Shilenko shrugs off.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Arboleda stalling the fight.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Shilenko avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shilenko's face.
Shilenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shilenko avoids it.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Shilenko tries a knee to the head but Arboleda blocks it.
Shilenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that round.
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.
Arboleda thows a body kick. Shilenko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arboleda misses with a head kick.
Shilenko blocks a head kick by Arboleda.
Arboleda closes the distance but Shilenko moves to the side
letting Shilenko counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shilenko. Arboleda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shilenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shilenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A swing and a miss from Shilenko.
Shilenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Arboleda.
A bone on bone clash there as Shilenko blocks the leg kick.
Arboleda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Shilenko lunges at Arboleda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arboleda's hand.
Shilenko lands a jab to the nose.
Shilenko moves out of range of the body kick from Arboleda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Shilenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arboleda ducks under a wild hook from Shilenko.
Arboleda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shilenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Arboleda.
Arboleda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shilenko.
Arboleda takes the fight into the clinch.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shilenko.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shilenko avoids it.
Arboleda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shilenko connects with a knee to the head.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shilenko.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Shilenko avoids the damage to the body.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Shilenko managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shilenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arboleda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shilenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Shilenko avoids the damage to the body.
Shilenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Arboleda gets an underhook and turns Shilenko into the cage.
Shilenko breaks from the clinch.
Arboleda throws a head kick but Shilenko moves out of range.
Arboleda has managed to clinch.
Shilenko looking to throw knees to the head but Arboleda is blocking nicely.
Shilenko missing with knees to the body.
Arboleda with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shilenko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above Shilenko 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Shilenko.
A shot in the inside from Shilenko.
Shilenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Shilenko on the inside.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Nice elbow from Arboleda.
Arboleda blocks an uppercut.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Shilenko won't want to take too many of those.
Arboleda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arboleda tries to land knees in the clinch but Shilenko avoids the damage to the body.
Shilenko has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arboleda.
Arboleda throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shilenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Arboleda displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shilenko up against the cage.
Shilenko misses with a knee to the head.
Shilenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Arboleda scores with a knee to the head.
Shilenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arboleda.
Arboleda misses with an elbow over the top.
Shilenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arboleda is keeping busy.
Shilenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shilenko avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
Shilenko has a couple of punches blocked by Arboleda.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arboleda lands an elbow just above Shilenko 's eye.
Shilenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arboleda lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arboleda working Shilenko over with knees to the body.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Shilenko is blocking nicely.
Arboleda throws an elbow that misses.
Shilenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arboleda is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda dominated that second round.
That's time! Arboleda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Arboleda clinches.
Arboleda lands an elbow that stopped Shilenko in his tracks for a moment.
Shilenko trying to control the position but instead, Arboleda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shilenko into the cage.
Arboleda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shilenko avoids it.
Arboleda avoiding damage as Shilenko throws knees to the body.
Shilenko managing to block the knees to the body from Arboleda.
Shilenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arboleda up against the cage.
Shilenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shilenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arboleda doesn't manage to clinch there - Shilenko circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shilenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Arboleda tries a knee to the head but Shilenko blocks it.
Shilenko pushes Arboleda back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arboleda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shilenko.
Shilenko avoiding damage as Arboleda throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shilenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shilenko wants to stall.
Shilenko breaks the clinch.
Arboleda tries to clinch up but Shilenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Shilenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shilenko throws a lazy right hand but Arboleda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shilenko lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko misses with a looping left.
Shilenko blocks a head kick by Arboleda.
Shilenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shilenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arboleda's head backwards.
Arboleda tries to clinch but Shilenko is having none of it.
Shilenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arboleda throws a head kick but Shilenko moves out of range.
Shilenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arboleda.
Humberto Manuel Arboleda is winning the standup battle so far.
Shilenko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arboleda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shilenko throws out the jab.
Shilenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arboleda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Shilenko swings for the body but Arboleda moves out of range.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses.
Arboleda misses with a head kick.
Arboleda throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko throws a hook but Arboleda blocks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shilenko.
Arboleda defending well as Shilenko loads up on a big left hand.
Shilenko throws the left hand but Arboleda avoids the punch easily.
Shilenko loads up on a big right hand but Arboleda slips the punch.
Arboleda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shilenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arboleda wants to clinch.
Arboleda has closed the distance and engaged Shilenko in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Shilenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arboleda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shilenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shilenko looking to throw knees to the head but Arboleda is blocking nicely.
Arboleda trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shilenko misses with some punches.
Arboleda landing knees to the body.
Shilenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shilenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shilenko lands with a right to the head.
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!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
Shilenko can't find room to land a body shot as Arboleda controls the action.
Arboleda stalling in the clinch.
Arboleda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shilenko tries to stall but Arboleda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arboleda just leaning against Shilenko, taking a breather.
Arboleda looking to throw knees to the head but Shilenko is blocking nicely.
Arboleda with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shilenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shilenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arboleda throws a knee to the head but misses.
Courdoroy Shilenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shilenko misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humberto Manuel Arboleda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arboleda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
Post fight, Humberto Manuel Arboleda stared into the camera and said 'i want to fight the other humberto in the division. there is only room for one guy named humberto!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Makritsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morty Gaggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Makritsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Morty Gaggle!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Makritsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makritsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gaggle is looking to clinch but Makritsky is avoiding it.
Makritsky instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gaggle throws an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Makritsky.
Makritsky trying to stall but Gaggle improves his position.
Come on Makritsky - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gaggle ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gaggle no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gaggle keeping moving, preventing Makritsky from controlling successfully.
Makritsky is really struggling to control Gaggle but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makritsky controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Makritsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gaggle is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaggle wants to sweep here but Makritsky controlling him for the moment.
Makritsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Gaggle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vadim Makritsky.
Makritsky lands a body shot.
No luck for Gaggle with that takedown attempt.
Makritsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gaggle moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makritsky gets underhooks to prevent Gaggle's takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makritsky creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gaggle digs a right hand into Makritsky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makritsky's gas tank.
Makritsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makritsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makritsky jabs at Gaggle's body.
Makritsky clinches up with Gaggle and pushes him back against the cage.
Makritsky has hold of one of Gaggle's legs. Gaggle is fighting the takedown attempt but Makritsky gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Makritsky is stalling in the full guard.
Gaggle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makritsky is stalling in the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Makritsky won't allow Gaggle to sweep him here.
Makritsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gaggle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gaggle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Makritsky cracks Gaggle with a solid left hand.
Gaggle trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Makritsky scores with a body shot.
Makritsky circles away from the clinch attempt
and Makritsky counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaggle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Makritsky feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gaggle sprawling to the canvas! Gaggle rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Makritsky finish him?!
Gaggle is rocked!
Makritsky batters Gaggle with a massive right followed by a huge left! Gaggle is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Makritsky lands a final crushing right hand to drop Gaggle to the mat with a gruesome thud! Makritsky is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vadim Makritsky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gronk Kowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowski's entrance music is Skillet - Monster. A fine choice. Miles has chosen Fat Lip- Sum 41 as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gronk Kowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Miles!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Roberts and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowski with a poor takedown
enabling Miles to counter with a crisp jab.
Kowski tries for a takedown but Miles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Miles leaves Kowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gronk Kowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kowski.
Kowski dives in and grabs Miles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miles pushes down on Kowski's head and hops out.
Nice cross by Miles.
Kowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Miles counters with a series of strikes. Kowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miles fails to land with a series of punches.
Miles lands a left and a right that send Kowski crashing to the mat, dazed. Miles thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Gronk Kowski has been cut.
Kowski is breathing heavily.
Miles steps in with a hook that catches Kowski right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Miles follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kowski looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Miles!
A victorious Bruno Miles 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's entrance music is If I cant do it.. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Simmons!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jackson is defended easily by Simmons.
Jackson swings for the body but Simmons moves out of range.
Jackson lands a head kick!
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Simmons bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Jackson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jackson lands with a hook. Simmons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Simmons will feel that in the morning.
Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Simmons on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Simmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Simmons.
Jackson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Simmons is just out of range.
Jackson moves out of range as Simmons strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Simmons.
Simmons doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Simmons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simmons drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Simmons is looking for the KO!
It looks like Curtis Jackson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simmons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Simmons lands a big right hand that sends Jackson crashing to the mat! Simmons stays standing though and waves Jackson back to his feet!
Simmons drops Jackson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Jackson! Simmons dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Simmons!
Maxim Simmons thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Biamonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer has chosen Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme as his entrance music. Diego Biamonte is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Diego Biamonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biamonte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roofer is looking to land body kicks.
Roofer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Biamonte misses the shot to the body.
Roofer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Biamonte counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Biamonte avoids the body shot from Roofer.
Biamonte tries to clinch but Roofer is having none of it.
Biamonte looks to land a left hand but Roofer moved out of range nicely.
Roofer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biamonte gets a clinch.
Roofer managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Biamonte is trying to maintain a safe position but Roofer gets an underhook and turns Biamonte into the cage.
Roofer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roofer managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Roofer misses with the head strike.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roofer is defending well for now.
Roofer is trying to stall.
Roofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roofer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Biamonte doesn't seem bothered though.
Biamonte feints and then cracks Roofer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roofer down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roofer.
Roofer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Roofer scoring well with a low kick there.
Biamonte closes the distance and clinches.
Roofer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Biamonte pushes off an throws an elbow but Roofer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roofer managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roofer is defending well for now.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
Roofer looking to slow down the pace here.
Biamonte lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Roofer.
Roofer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roofer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roofer is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roofer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Roofer avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer trying to stall but Biamonte improves his position.
Biamonte blocks an elbow strike from Roofer.
Roofer swings wildly with an uppercut but Biamonte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roofer working aggressively here.
Roofer scores with a shot to the side of Biamonte's head.
It looks like Diego Biamonte has been cut.
Biamonte has Roofer pressed against the cage, preventing Roofer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Biamonte missing with knees to the body.
Roofer has a couple of punches blocked by Biamonte.
Roofer misses with a punch on the inside.
Biamonte misses with a knee strike.
Roofer lands an elbow inside that Biamonte shrugs off.
Biamonte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Biamonte misses with an elbow over the top.
Biamonte lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ben Roofer has been cut.
Roofer lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biamonte.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roofer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Biamonte is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roofer is keeping busy.
Roofer struggles to land a body shot inside as Biamonte controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Roofer is trying to stall.
Biamonte comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Biamonte taking a breather.
Biamonte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roofer blocks it with crossed arms.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roofer.
Roofer throws a punch but it's blocked by Biamonte.
Roofer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biamonte.
Biamonte lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Roofer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roofer.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside that Roofer shrugs off.
That has opened up Ben Roofer's cut even more.
Biamonte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roofer.
Roofer throws a head punch that misses.
Biamonte missing with knees to the body.
Roofer misses with the head strike.
Roofer takes an elbow to the temple.
Roofer blocks an elbow strike from Biamonte.
With the fighters up against the cage, Biamonte throws an elbow but misses.
Roofer trying to stall but Biamonte improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roofer pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roofer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biamonte is looking to chop away at Roofer's legs.
Roofer throws a sloppy head kick and Biamonte moves out of range easily.
Roofer misses with a low kick.
Biamonte moves to clinch but Roofer breaks away
and Roofer counters with a stiff right hand.
Biamonte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roofer moves out of range as Biamonte strikes.
Roofer gets tackled into the cage by Biamonte. Biamonte maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roofer blocks an elbow strike.
Roofer misses with a knee strike.
Roofer misses with a body punch.
Roofer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Diego Biamonte will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A head kick misses from Biamonte.
A combination from Biamonte does no damage.
Biamonte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Biamonte throws a head kick but Roofer moves out of range.
Biamonte misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roofer scores with a head kick. Biamonte tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Roofer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Biamonte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roofer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biamonte blocks a head kick by Roofer.
Roofer misses the jab.
Roofer misses with a low kick as Biamonte jumps back.
Biamonte is looking to clinch but Roofer is avoiding it.
That kick from Biamonte tenderised Roofer's leg. Roofer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roofer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Biamonte drives through and clinches with Roofer against the cage.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte missing with knees to the body.
Roofer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roofer looks for the body kick but Biamonte saw that one coming.
Biamonte moves out of range of the leg kick from Roofer.
Roofer keeps the fight on the outside.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Biamonte sees it coming and moves out of range.
Biamonte wants to clinch.
Biamonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roofer misses with a low kick as Biamonte jumps back.
Biamonte throws a series of punches but Roofer moves out of range.
Biamonte is looking to clinch but Roofer is avoiding it.
Roofer lands with a kick to the temple. Biamonte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Biamonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roofer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer looks for the body kick but Biamonte saw that one coming.
Roofer misses with a straight right.
Roofer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Biamonte tries a head kick but it misses.
Biamonte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roofer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Biamonte. Biamonte obviously looking to wear him down.
Biamonte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roofer misses with a wild body shot.
Biamonte takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Roofer.
Roofer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Biamonte takes a step back to recover.
Biamonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Biamonte tries to close the distance and clinch but Roofer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roofer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Biamonte takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte darts in trying to clinch
and Biamonte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Biamonte closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roofer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Biamonte's knee momentarily.
Biamonte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Roofer can pounce on him.
Roofer lands a high kick!
Roofer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Biamonte's sensitive parts.
Biamonte checks a low kick from Roofer.
Biamonte throws a lazy head kick
and Roofer counters with a leg kick.
Biamonte moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roofer lands a high kick!
Diego Biamonte's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roofer digs a good hook to Biamonte's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Biamonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Roofer is just out of range.
Biamonte darts in and clinches Roofer up against the cage.
Biamonte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Roofer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Biamonte tries a knee to the head but Roofer blocks it.
Roofer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Biamonte is defending well for now.
Roofer lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roofer avoiding damage as Biamonte throws knees to the body.
Biamonte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biamonte.
Roofer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biamonte lands an elbow inside that Roofer shrugs off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roofer managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Roofer swings wildly with an uppercut but Biamonte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roofer tries a body shot but Biamonte blocks it.
Roofer misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Roofer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Biamonte tries to clinch up but Roofer circles away and keeps his distance.
Biamonte slips under a jab.
Biamonte avoids the head kick by Roofer.
Roofer tries to score with a low kick but Biamonte moves his leg out of the way.
Biamonte just misses with a punch to the body.
Roofer connects with a solid leg kick.
Biamonte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roofer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Biamonte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Biamonte tries to close the distance and clinch but Roofer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Biamonte stuns Roofer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Biamonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Biamonte lands with a right hand.
Biamonte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Biamonte tries to clinch up.
Roofer connects with a right hand. Biamonte shakes it off.
Biamonte throws a sloppy head kick and Roofer moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biamonte has taken the fight to the clinch.
Biamonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Roofer avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Roofer can't find room to land a body shot as Biamonte controls the action.
Biamonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Biamonte misses with an elbow strike.
Biamonte pushes off an throws an elbow but Roofer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roofer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roofer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Roofer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Biamonte lands an elbow that stopped Roofer in his tracks for a moment.
Biamonte tries to land a knee to the head but Roofer blocks with his arms.
Roofer tries a body shot but Biamonte blocks it.
Roofer managing to block the knees to the body from Biamonte.
Biamonte misses with a knee to the head.
Roofer tries to circle away but Biamonte has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biamonte.
Biamonte misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Biamonte.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer avoids a wild elbow strike from Biamonte.
Diego Biamonte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roofer is defending well for now.
A short uppercut from Roofer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biamonte throws an elbow but it misses.
Roofer wants to break free but Biamonte has control.
Roofer trying to stall but Biamonte improves his position.
Roofer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biamonte missing with knees to the body.
Roofer is working Biamonte over against the cage.
Roofer avoiding damage as Biamonte throws knees to the body.
Roofer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roofer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Biamonte.
Roofer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Biamonte.
Biamonte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roofer.
Roofer looks to throw the jab but Biamonte is out of range.
Roofer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roofer throws a low kick, looking for Biamonte's leg but Biamonte calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte connects with a single shot there.
A big right from Roofer misses.
Biamonte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roofer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Roofer.
Biamonte rushes Roofer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Roofer is trying to stall.
Biamonte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Biamonte blocks an elbow strike from Roofer.
Roofer misses with a knee to the head.
Biamonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roofer is defending well for now.
Biamonte gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Biamonte with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Biamonte blocks a body shot from Roofer.
Roofer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roofer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roofer misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biamonte lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Biamonte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Roofer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Biamonte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roofer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Roofer cracks the inside of Biamonte's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roofer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biamonte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roofer connects with a leg kick. Biamonte looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Biamonte tries to clinch up but Roofer circles away and keeps his distance.
Biamonte catches Roofer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roofer wants to land a leg kick but Biamonte is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses.
Roofer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roofer throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Roofer misses
and Biamonte counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ben Roofer.
I think Roofer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Roofer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Sparks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shavo Odin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ron Sparks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shavo Odin!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparks fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparks looks for a takedown but Odin sprawls well.
No joy there for Sparks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sparks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Odin misses with a wild combination.
Sparks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Odin walks into a jab.
Odin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Odin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Odin slips a jab and a cross from Sparks.
Sparks goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparks throws a right hand that Odin ducks under and follows up with a left that Odin also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Sparks. Those never looked like landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Sparks!
Sparks avoids the head kick by Odin.
Odin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sparks feints and as Odin raises his hands in defense, Sparks changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sparks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparks trying to control the position from guard on top but Odin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Odin is pulling down on Sparks's head. It's preventing any offense from Sparks, at least for the moment.
Odin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sparks manages to get himself to full guard.
Sparks bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Odin's guard.
Sparks throws a strike but Odin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Odin from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odin looking to sit in guard and control but Sparks gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparks scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sparks trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Odin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sparks's guard.
Odin trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
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!
Sparks looking to control.
Sparks has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Odin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Odin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sparks looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin is working Sparks over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Odin preventing the sweep.
Odin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sparks working a defensive guard here.
Odin controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Sparks is predictable there
and Odin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Odin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sparks throws a nice looking combination but Odin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sparks throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sparks ducks under a wild hook from Odin.
Sparks misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Odin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Odin blocks the leg kick.
Odin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks throws a nice looking combination but Odin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sparks misses with a two punch combination.
Odin clinches.
Odin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Odin is trying to drag Sparks to the mat but Sparks just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Odin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Odin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Odin postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Odin controlling from the top position.
Sparks looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shavo Odin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sparks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Odin moves away.
Odin slips under a jab.
Sparks misses with a takedown attempt
and Odin counters with a thumping low kick.
Odin darts in and clinches Sparks up against the cage.
Sparks jumps guard but Odin stands there with Sparks around his waist. Sparks gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Odin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Odin lands with a short shot to the head.
Odin lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparks.
Odin is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Odin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Odin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Odin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Odin stands up over Sparks, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sparks looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparks, not yet.
Odin postures up.
Odin tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparks is retaining full guard.
Sparks 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.
Odin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Odin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Odin throws a big elbow that misses.
Sparks is trying to control the position but Odin postures up.
Sparks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sparks looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparks, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odin trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Odin misses with a double jab.
Good leg kick by Sparks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sparks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Odin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sparks scrambles back to his feet.
Odin tries to land a front kick but Sparks steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Odin moves into the clinch.
Odin throws a punch but it's blocked by Sparks.
Odin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Odin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Odin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odin lands a takedown into guard.
Odin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sparks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Odin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Odin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sparks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Odin postures up.
Odin trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
Odin landing some decent shots from guard.
Sparks is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Odin dives into side control.
Odin lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparks taking a bit of punishment here - Odin scoring with strikes.
Sparks sneaks back into half guard.
Sparks on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sparks is refusing to be controlled, as Odin sits in half guard.
Odin prevents Sparks from improving his position.
Sparks is trying to control but can't.
Odin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Odin wants to control but Sparks is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odin controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Odin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shavo Odin 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!
Sparks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Odin trying to keep a closed guard but Sparks is proving a slippery customer.
Odin pulls Sparks in close to his closed guard and prevents Sparks from doing any damage or advancing position.
Odin keeping full guard, as Sparks tries to pass.
Odin 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.
Sparks throws an elbow that misses. Odin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sparks's guard. Nice move by Odin!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Odin looking to pass the guard.
Odin content to stall in guard here.
Odin trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Odin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shavo Odin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Odin throws a big shot that misses.
Sparks manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Odin on his heels. He'll look to pass Odin's guard now, I'm sure.
Ron Sparks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Odin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Sparks is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Odin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Odin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Odin won't allow Sparks to sweep him here.
Odin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Odin postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Odin from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Shavo Odin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sparks shoots in looking for a takedown. Odin tries to sprawl out of it but Sparks keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Odin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Sparks. Those never looked like landing.
Nice sprawl there from Odin as Sparks shoots in.
Odin just misses with a punch to the body.
Odin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Odin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Odin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Odin blocks the low kick.
Shavo Odin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sparks moves forwards but Odin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sparks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Odin dodges the punch combination from Sparks.
Odin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sparks on the side of the head.
Sparks misses with a double jab
and Odin counters with a body kick that stops Sparks in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odin thumps Sparks with a low kick.
Ron Sparks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Odin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sparks's sensitive parts.
Odin lands a head kick that stumbles Sparks and the fighters go to the mat.
Sparks is rocked!
Odin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sparks's head.
Oh Sparks is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Odin arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Sparks's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shavo Odin!
A very excited looking Shavo Odin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DJango Ibakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Van Kirkland (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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Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Decent 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DJango Ibakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikhail Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ibakka avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Kirkland misses with a wild combination.
Ibakka tries to keep at a distance but Van Kirkland has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Kirkland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ibakka lands a nice uppercut.
Ibakka has a couple of punches blocked by Van Kirkland.
Ibakka breaks from the clinch.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Ibakka moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibakka throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Kirkland counters with a low kick, right behind Ibakka 's knee.
Van Kirkland looks for a takedown but Ibakka sprawls well.
Van Kirkland slips a straight right by Ibakka.
Van Kirkland misses with a takedown attempt - Ibakka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
DJango Ibakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Van Kirkland.
A big left from Van Kirkland misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland has a takedown stuffed.
Ibakka throws a looping overhand right but Van Kirkland ducks down to avoid it.
Ibakka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Mikhail Van Kirkland has been cut.
Van Kirkland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ibakka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Van Kirkland landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibakka is trying to escape the mount.
Van Kirkland looking to control but Ibakka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Van Kirkland scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ibakka?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Van Kirkland.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Ibakka because Van Kirkland loaded up on that one.
Ibakka tries to lock up and control but Van Kirkland gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland punching from mount but Ibakka doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Van Kirkland jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ibakka is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ibakka and Van Kirkland has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ibakka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ibakka tries to get out of the position.
Ibakka tries to improve position but can't.
Ibakka struggling a bit here.
Van Kirkland throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland in side control, throwing shots but Ibakka defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Van Kirkland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mikhail Van Kirkland's cut.
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.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Kirkland is defended easily by Ibakka.
Mikhail Van Kirkland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ibakka counters with a nice uppercut.
Van Kirkland slips a jab from Ibakka.
A head kick misses from Ibakka.
Van Kirkland tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ibakka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van Kirkland somewhat.
Ibakka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Kirkland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland is looking to clinch.
Ibakka fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Kirkland dives in and grabs Ibakka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ibakka pushes down on Van Kirkland's head and hops out.
DJango Ibakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Van Kirkland.
Nice shot by Ibakka.
Ibakka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Van Kirkland.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibakka stuffs the takedown attempt from Van Kirkland. Van Kirkland gets slowly back to his feet.
Ibakka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
Van Kirkland lands a slapping body shot.
Ibakka throws a right hand that misses
and Van Kirkland counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Van Kirkland's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Van Kirkland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Kirkland is looking to take a break and control but Ibakka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mikhail Van Kirkland has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland tries to advance to mount but can't.
Van Kirkland throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ibakka being controlled for a moment.
Van Kirkland working the ground and pound but Ibakka is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Van Kirkland creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ibakka is not content to let Van Kirkland control the position.
Van Kirkland in side control, throwing shots but Ibakka defends.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Van Kirkland has hold of Ibakka's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ibakka tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Van Kirkland cranks the arm and Ibakka screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ibakka, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mikhail Van Kirkland!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lupe Pintor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swag Fo Dayz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lupe Pintor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Swag Fo Dayz!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Dayz lands.
Dayz misses with a low kick.
Pintor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pintor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dayz throws a low kick but Pintor avoids it.
Dayz throws a nice looking combination but Pintor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pintor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dayz.
Dayz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dayz swings for the body but Pintor moves out of range.
Dayz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dayz scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayz throws a series of punches but Pintor moves out of range.
Dayz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dayz avoids the head kick by Pintor.
Dayz with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick from Dayz misses.
Dayz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dayz tries to land a front kick but Pintor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dayz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pintor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pintor fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pintor checks a leg kick.
Pintor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pintor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dayz scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dayz leaves Pintor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dayz lands a lovely overhand right.
Pintor tries to close the distance and clinch but Dayz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dayz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dayz throws a leg kick which misses Pintor's front leg but catches the back leg as Pintor tries to avoid it.
Pintor throws a sloppy head kick and Dayz moves out of range easily.
Dayz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pintor rather than just go for the knockout.
Dayz tried to score with a low kick but Pintor checks it.
Dayz connects with a nice looking jab.
Dayz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dayz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pintor's sensitive parts.
Nice jab there from Dayz.
Pintor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dayz.
Dayz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintor fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lupe Pintor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dayz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Dayz there.
An inside leg kick lands from Dayz.
Pintor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dayz throws a looping overhand right but Pintor ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pintor slips a straight right by Dayz.
Dayz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pintor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dayz throws a jab but it's blocked by Pintor.
Dayz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Swag Fo Dayz 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.
Dayz throws a series of punches but Pintor avoids them all with ease.
Dayz throws a jab when Pintor was well out of range.
Dayz misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Dayz misses its intended target.
Dayz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pintor manages to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dayz 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 Pintor has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pintor and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pintor tests Dayz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dayz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pintor is able to avoid easily.
Dayz thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dayz missing with a left hand there. Pintor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swag Fo Dayz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dayz tried to score with a low kick but Pintor checks it.
Dayz wants to land a leg kick but Pintor is out of range.
Dayz scores with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dayz.
Dayz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pintor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dayz won't be happy with that.
Pintor tries for a kimura but Dayz is defending well.
What's Dayz going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pintor tries for a kimura but Dayz is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pintor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pintor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pintor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dayz is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pintor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dayz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dayz can't do much from the bottom here.
Dayz manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintor is thwarting Dayz's attempts to control the position.
Pintor is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pintor wants to work for an arm triangle but Dayz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pintor is looking for a kimura but Dayz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pintor to get the leverage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pintor looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pintor wants to work for an arm triangle but Dayz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Lupe Pintor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dayz. Pintor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pintor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dayz.
An inside leg kick lands from Dayz.
Dayz misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pintor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pintor is working for a kimura but Dayz is defending it quite comfortably.
Pintor is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dayz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pintor is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintor is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Dayz still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Dayz has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Pintor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dayz stalling.
Pintor looking for submissions off his back.
Dayz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pintor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dayz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dayz's back!
Pintor gets his hands free as Dayz looks to control.
Dayz showing good submission defense here.
Lupe Pintor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dayz breaks Pintor's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dayz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pintor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pintor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dayz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Dayz works over Pintor with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pintor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dayz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pintor keeping moving, preventing Dayz from controlling successfully.
Dayz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pintor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dayz defends well.
Dayz wants to control from the top but Pintor keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pintor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dayz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pintor working for a triangle but Dayz defends it easily.
Dayz wants to control from the top but Pintor keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dayz sitting in guard here, content to 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 Lupe Pintor.
I think Pintor 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lupe Pintor!
Lupe Pintor 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 Milton Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvis Ronan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronan has chosen Promised Land as his entrance music. Elvis Ronan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elvis Ronan!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ronan misses with a wild body shot.
Knight fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight lands an overhand right.
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ronan swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
Knight missing with a left hand there. Ronan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ronan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Ronan looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronan manages to avoid it.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronan tries to land a body kick
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ronan slips under a jab from Knight.
A slow jab from Ronan misses its intended target.
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Ronan misses.
Knight connects with a right hand. Ronan shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronan misses with a hook.
Ronan scoring well with a low kick there.
Ronan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Knight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Knight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ronan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab, jab by Knight - just one landing.
Knight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Knight throws a leg kick but Ronan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knight changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Knight lands with a nice body kick.
Knight 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.
Ronan avoids a kick to the body.
Ronan avoids the body shot from Knight.
Knight thuds his right hand into Ronan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Knight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronan.
Ronan dodges the punch combination from Knight.
Knight tries to clinch but Ronan is having none of it.
A jab from Ronan does it's job there.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronan.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Ronan misses with a hook
and Knight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knight uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ronan has time to react.
Knight with a hook.
Ronan misses with a body shot.
Ronan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Knight looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronan is just out of range.
Ronan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight swinging wildly here.
Ronan lands with a straight right. Knight didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knight throws a wild body kick that Ronan sees coming a mile off.
Knight scores with a three punch combo!
Knight moves into range and connects with a jab.
Knight wants to clinch.
Knight is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ronan.
A punch lands to the side of Ronan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ronan misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
Knight moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Knight ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronan throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronan misses with the combination.
Ronan takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Ronan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Knight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ronan misses with a left hand
and Knight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ronan looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Ronan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knight.
A slow jab from Knight misses its intended target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knight breaks from the clinch.
Ronan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Knight does it's job there.
Ronan misses with a body shot.
Ronan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Knight.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Ronan uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Knight dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knight misses the shot to the body.
Ronan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronan throws a hook to the side of Knight's head but Knight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ronan swats away the attempt to clinch by Knight.
Ronan throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Ronan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Ronan just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Ronan does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ronan. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight scores with a shot to the body.
Knight takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knight has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ronan.
Knight throws out a loose jab but Ronan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight with a hook.
Ronan misses with an uppercut.
Ronan just misses with a punch to the body.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronan.
Ronan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ronan.
Knight throws a leg kick but Ronan checks it.
Ronan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ronan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Knight fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ronan manages to avoid it.
Milton Knight is winning the standup battle so far.
Ronan misses with a straight right.
Knight tries to clinch up.
Ronan drops his hands momentarily and Knight takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ronan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ronan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knight is looking to slow Ronan down with leg kicks.
Knight tries to clinch but Ronan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ronan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knight lunges at Ronan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ronan's hand.
Knight moves out of range as Ronan throws a body kick.
Ronan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronan.
Ronan throws a body punch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight throws a body punch but Ronan moves out of range.
Ronan lands a slapping body shot.
Knight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronan moves away.
Ronan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ronan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A leg kick checked by Ronan.
A punch lands to the side of Ronan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ronan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a series of punches but Ronan avoids them all with ease.
Knight moves into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Knight lands an uppercut.
Ronan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knight cracks Ronan with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Ronan as the two fighters clinch.
Knight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ronan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ronan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ronan keeps the fight on the outside.
Knight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knight looks to land a right hand but Ronan moved out of range.
Ronan thows a body shot but no joy.
Ronan lands a nice hook to Knight's body. Knight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight darts in and clinches Ronan up against the cage.
Knight tries to throw a body punch but Ronan avoids it by throwing Knight back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ronan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knight pushes Ronan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knight misses with a punch to the body.
Knight cracks Ronan with a nice body shot.
Ronan breaks from the clinch.
Ronan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Knight rather than just go for the knockout.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ronan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Knight clinches up against the cage.
Knight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ronan's efforts to push away.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ronan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knight is looking to clinch.
Ronan throws a nice looking combination but Knight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Knight dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the liver by Ronan. Beautiful body shot.
Ronan checks a low kick from Knight.
Knight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ronan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ronan throws a shot to the body.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronan scores with a hook to the body. Knight takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ronan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Knight.
Ronan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Ronan slips a straight right by Knight.
Knight misses with a wild body shot.
Ronan punishes Knight's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Ronan misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ronan misses with a double jab
enabling Knight to counter with a crisp jab.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
Knight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ronan was well out of range. Poor timing from Knight.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Ronan's head but Ronan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knight scores with a three punch combo!
Knight thows a body shot but no joy.
Knight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ronan misses with a kick to the body.
A combination from Knight does no damage.
Ronan throws the kick towards the body but Knight avoids it.
Knight closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ronan tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronan lands with an uppercut that bounces Knight off the cage and back into range.
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!
Knight misses with a left hand
letting Ronan counter with a right hand.
Knight lands a leg kick that knocks Ronan off balance momentarily.
Knight wants to clinch up but Ronan keeps it at a distance.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight throws a body punch but Ronan moves out of range.
Knight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knight throws a nice inside leg kick.
Knight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronan.
Knight checks a leg kick nicely.
Knight lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ronan's sensitive parts.
Knight tries to clinch up but Ronan circles away and keeps his distance.
Ronan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Knight. That did some damage!
Elvis Ronan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Jab, jab by Knight - just one landing.
Knight slips a jab from Ronan.
Ronan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knight moves away.
Ronan throws a looping overhand right but Knight ducks down to avoid it.
Ronan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ronan throws a jab but it's blocked by Knight.
Knight wants to clinch.
Knight uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ronan.
Ronan ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Knight wants to clinch up but Ronan keeps it at a distance.
Ronan swings for the body but Knight moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Knight connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Milton Knight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Ronan misses with a double jab.
Ronan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A low kick from Ronan misses
and Knight counters with a right hand to the body.
Knight digs a good hook to Ronan's body.
Knight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ronan thows a body shot but no joy.
Knight fails with an attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knight tests Ronan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ronan swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight moves into the clinch successfully.
Knight doesn't land with the attempted body 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 Milton Knight.
Well Knight 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milton Knight!
Our winner, Milton Knight, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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