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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Little (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Storm Hull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hull has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Storm Hull enters the cage!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dalton Little!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Storm Hull!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Little.
A head kick misses from Little.
Hull misses with a kick to the body
and Little counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hull doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Horrible takedown by Hull or perhaps it was just good defense by Little which made him look bad.
Both fighters circling a little - Little finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Little throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Little sprawls well. Little wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hull gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Hull or perhaps it was just good defense by Little which made him look bad.
Dalton Little has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Storm Hull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hull darts in trying to clinch
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Little as he connects with a hook.
Hull fails with a takedown attempt.
Hull fails to land the takedown.
Dalton Little is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Little displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hull.
A right-left combo lands from Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little's corner calls for a 1-2. Little obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Little. That's going to slow Hull down.
Storm Hull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hull looks winded!
Little fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hull fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt
and Little counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Little.
Hull takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Little fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Little throws a series of strikes that have Hull backpedaling.
Hull is trying desperately to land a takedown but Little is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hull throws a combination that misses
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Hull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hull is rocked!
Hull walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hull is still on wobbly legs! Can Little finish him?
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
Hull seems to have recovered his senses.
Hull throws a sloppy head kick and Little moves out of range easily.
Little lands with a right hand.
Little scores with a jab to the jaw.
Little uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Little throws a series of punches but Hull moves out of range.
Little lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little scores with a sloppy right hand. Hull should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Hull blocks the leg kick.
Hull tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hull throws a sloppy head kick
and Little counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Little is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hull seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Little shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Hull is backing up but Little catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Hull covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Little Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalton Little!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clay Morrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Green (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Morrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacob Green!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrow slips under a jab from Green.
Morrow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green throws a right and a left that Morrow avoids nicely.
Morrow checks the leg kick nicely there.
A punch combination from Green misses.
Green's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morrow under the eye.
Green misses with a double jab
letting Morrow counter with a right hand.
Green throws the left hand but Morrow avoids the punch easily.
Green throws a series of punches but Morrow avoids them all with ease.
Green misses with a double jab.
Morrow rushes Green and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morrow gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Morrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Green pushes off an throws an elbow but Morrow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Green throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Morrow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow blocks an elbow strike.
Morrow working hard to break the clinch.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morrow.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrow.
Green throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Morrow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Green up against the cage.
Green pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Green lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Green comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Green has Morrow pressed against the cage, preventing Morrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrow blocks the elbow strike.
Morrow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Morrow lands a body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Green just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morrow's brow.
Morrow tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
Green tries to stall but Morrow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morrow avoiding damage as Green throws knees to the body.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Green takes a shot to the head.
Morrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morrow avoiding damage as Green throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Morrow.
Green is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morrow lands with a right to the head.
Green tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morrow avoids it.
A short body shot lands from Morrow as the two fighters clinch.
Morrow taking a breather.
Green is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Green trying to control the position but instead, Morrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Green into the cage.
Morrow dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Morrow on the inside.
Green wants to stall.
Morrow displaying some good clinch control by pressing Green up against the cage.
Morrow gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Morrow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Green with a knee to the head.
Morrow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls for Green to work.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Morrow.
Green crunches a lovely knee into Morrow's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow avoiding damage as Green throws knees to the body.
Morrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Green.
Knees in the clinch landing for Green.
Morrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morrow is working Green over against the cage.
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!
Morrow lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Morrow.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrow.
Green looking to throw knees to the head but Morrow is blocking nicely.
Green lands an elbow that stopped Morrow in his tracks for a moment.
Morrow is trying to push Green away but Green has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrow.
Green tries to land knees in the clinch but Morrow avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Morrow.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Green creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Clay Morrow will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Green tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Morrow closes the distance and pushes Green back into the cage.
Morrow tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Morrow tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Morrow back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Morrow.
Green landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Green prevents Morrow from breaking the clinch.
Morrow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Morrow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Green throws an elbow but misses.
Morrow tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Green pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Green with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Green lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Green keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrow's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Green lands an elbow inside.
Clay Morrow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Green.
Morrow blocks the elbow strike.
Green lands an elbow just above Morrow 's eye.
Morrow takes an elbow to the temple.
Green connects with a nasty looking knee right to Morrow's face.
Morrow struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Green prevents a body shot from Morrow.
A right hook to the body lands for Morrow.
Green missing with knees to the body.
Morrow lands an uppercut.
Green throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morrow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Green blocks a body shot from Morrow.
Morrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Green throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Green.
Morrow avoiding damage as Green throws knees to the body.
Morrow's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Morrow avoids the elbow strike from Green, against the cage.
Green taking a breather.
Morrow gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Green is trying to maintain a safe position but Morrow gets an underhook and turns Green into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Green lands an elbow that stopped Morrow in his tracks for a moment.
Morrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Morrow.
Morrow blocks an elbow strike.
Green throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Green.
A hook to the body from Morrow.
Green trying to land knees to the body.
Green is breathing heavily.
Morrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morrow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Green throws an elbow but misses.
Green wants to stall.
Green displaying some good clinch control by pressing Morrow up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrow misses with a punch to the body.
Morrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Morrow.
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!
Green is looking to control Morrow's arms but Morrow gets an underhook and turns him. Now Green has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Morrow.
A left hand lands to the body for Morrow.
A short body shot lands from Morrow as the two fighters clinch.
Morrow has Green pressed against the cage.
Morrow lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Morrow lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Green up against the cage.
Morrow pushes Green back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Morrow dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Morrow misses with a double jab.
Morrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Green throws the left hand but Morrow avoids the punch easily.
Morrow swats away the attempt to clinch by Green.
Morrow instigates a clinch.
Green misses with a knee to the head.
Morrow avoiding damage as Green throws knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morrow.
Morrow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Green creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Morrow avoids a wild elbow strike from Green.
Morrow is trying to stall.
Morrow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Green up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green trying to stall but Morrow improves his position.
Green tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Green looking to stall.
Green's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morrow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Green with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morrow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morrow throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Morrow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Morrow lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Morrow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Morrow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green prevents a body shot from Morrow.
Green has Morrow pressed against the cage, preventing Morrow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morrow scores with a shoulder strike.
Green is rocked!
Morrow blocks an elbow strike from Green.
Green is still on wobbly legs! Can Morrow finish him?
Morrow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morrow lands a body punch.
Green trying to control the position but instead, Morrow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Green into the cage.
Green seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrow can't break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Morrow.
Morrow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Morrow.
Morrow lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Morrow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrow lands a nice uppercut.
Morrow throws a big uppercut that drops Green! More strikes from Morrow and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Green lies dazed against the cage as Morrow celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clay Morrow!
Clay Morrow 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Minden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanders comes to the cage accompanied by Willpower. This should be fireworks!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Minden!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minden throws a jab when Sanders was well out of range.
Minden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Minden misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanders makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ray Minden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanders connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Minden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanders.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minden was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
Minden fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sanders to the ground. Minden is now in Sanders's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Minden decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A leg kick checked by Minden.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minden shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Minden showed some decent athleticism there.
Minden decides to return to a standing position.
Minden throws a leg kick which misses Sanders's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanders tries to avoid it.
Minden takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanders cracks a nice hook into Minden's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Minden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanders goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Minden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanders.
Minden tries to clinch up.
Minden ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
Minden shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Minden is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sanders's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanders is breathing heavily.
Minden stands up and beckons Sanders to join him on the feet.
Minden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minden lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sanders takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Minden throws a head kick but Sanders moves out of range.
Minden slips a jab and a cross from Sanders.
Sanders throws a body punch but Minden moves out of range.
Minden connects with a right hand. Sanders shakes it off.
Minden lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Minden wants to clinch up but Sanders keeps it at a distance.
OH! Sanders has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Minden smells blood and charges in for the finish! Minden unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Sanders sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ray Minden!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chickin Lickin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chickin Lickin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mauricio Rua!
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, Chickin Lickin!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Lickin circles away.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Lickin counters with a nice uppercut.
Lickin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lickin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua moves into the clinch successfully.
Rua wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lickin's efforts to push away.
Rua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lickin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rua has him pressed against the cage.
Lickin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rua working a defensive guard here.
Rua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lickin throwing strikes but missing.
Lickin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lickin wants to pass the guard but Rua is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lickin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rua can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rua is looking to regain half guard here but Lickin keeps moving and retains side control.
Rua on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lickin stands up.
Rua wants to clinch
and Lickin counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Rua off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Lickin follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Rua was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chickin Lickin!
Chickin Lickin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilles Le Gars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Brown will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gilles Le Gars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Brown!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown tries to bum rush Le Gars with a series of wild strikes but Le Gars uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown lands a jab.
It looks like Gilles Le Gars has been cut.
A head kick misses from Le Gars.
Brown sends Le Gars crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Brown is motioning to the referee to let Le Gars up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lands a left and a right that send Le Gars crashing to the mat, dazed. Brown thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Le Gars is rocked!
Le Gars scores with a head kick. Brown tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Oh Le Gars is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown throws a hook but Le Gars blocks it.
Le Gars seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Le Gars is out of range.
Le Gars misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown cracks Le Gars with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Brown has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Le Gars to stand back up!
Sloppy strikes from Brown. Those never looked like landing.
Le Gars walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Brown swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andre Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludji Mamica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ubin Yakinoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamica's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, KRANKSVESTER-Majko, zovi dilera. Yakinoff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jump Jump kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Ludji Mamica has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludji Mamica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ubin Yakinoff !
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakinoff shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mamica but Mamica pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yakinoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mamica.
Yakinoff dodges the punch combination from Mamica.
Mamica gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mamica content to control rather than advance.
Mamica is trying to control the action in half guard but Yakinoff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Ludji Mamica wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mamica fails to land the takedown.
Yakinoff shoots in for a double leg but Mamica sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yakinoff tries for a takedown but Mamica circles away easily
and Mamica counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ludji Mamica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ubin Yakinoff .
Mamica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yakinoff is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mamica.
Yakinoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mamica counters with a one-two to the body.
Mamica jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mamica lands a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Mamica. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamica feints and as Yakinoff raises his hands in defense, Mamica changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mamica tries to free his leg and advance position but Yakinoff is retaining full guard.
Yakinoff wants to stand but Mamica is controlling the position.
Mamica trying to control but Yakinoff is working from the bottom.
Yakinoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mamica controls the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Ludji Mamica wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Yakinoff shoots for a double leg takedown but Mamica sprawls well. He's pushed Yakinoff 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamica throws a right and a left that Yakinoff avoids nicely.
Mamica throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yakinoff .
Nice uppercut lands for Mamica. That snapped Yakinoff 's head back.
Mamica moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yakinoff shoots in for a takedown but Mamica shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Mamica. No joy for Yakinoff on that attempt.
Mamica drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mamica stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yakinoff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yakinoff keeping moving, preventing Mamica from controlling successfully.
Yakinoff being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamica looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ludji Mamica.
Yakinoff shoots and misses
and Mamica counters with a series of strikes. Yakinoff will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakinoff is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mamica sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yakinoff shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamica throws a right and a left that Yakinoff avoids nicely.
Mamica decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mamica wants to control but Yakinoff is keeping him busy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludji Mamica dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yakinoff fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mamica avoids it really well and circles away.
Mamica lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mamica fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice straight punches there by Mamica. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mamica.
Mamica gets a double leg takedown into Yakinoff 's guard.
Yakinoff keeping moving, preventing Mamica from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ludji Mamica just wasn't active enough.
Mamica misses with a few strikes there.
Yakinoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mamica swivels and escapes.
Mamica throws a right and a left that Yakinoff avoids nicely.
Mamica fails with a takedown attempt.
Mamica misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mamica takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Yakinoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mamica is fending him off so far but Yakinoff persists. Nope, Mamica circles away and we're back to standing.
Ludji Mamica has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ubin Yakinoff .
Mamica stuffs the takedown attempt from Yakinoff . Yakinoff gets slowly back to his feet.
Mamica misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yakinoff .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamica keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yakinoff shoots for a takedown but Mamica saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yakinoff is breathing heavily.
Yakinoff drives through with a takedown into guard.
Yakinoff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mamica's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakinoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mamica is keeping the position for now.
Mamica is looking to stand up but Yakinoff isn't so interested in that idea.
Yakinoff trying to control but Mamica is working from the bottom.
Mamica working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakinoff avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yakinoff postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mamica avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mamica avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yakinoff lands a couple of digs.
Yakinoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yakinoff lands a couple of elbows.
Yakinoff is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yakinoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mamica is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakinoff preventing the sweep.
Yakinoff wants to control from the top but Mamica keeps moving.
Mamica preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yakinoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yakinoff accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mamica wants to stand up but Yakinoff is controlling him.
Mamica is trying to control the position but Yakinoff postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamica is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ubin Yakinoff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yakinoff fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yakinoff has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Yakinoff manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mamica on his heels. He'll look to pass Mamica's guard now, I'm sure.
Mamica avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yakinoff keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mamica's head.
Ludji Mamica overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yakinoff is pushing down on Mamica's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mamica is fighting to maintain full guard but Yakinoff has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yakinoff working Mamica over with strikes.
Mamica makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mamica.
Yakinoff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yakinoff 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.
Yakinoff is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yakinoff postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yakinoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yakinoff throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yakinoff trying to control but Mamica is working from the bottom.
Mamica is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Yakinoff frees his head nicely. Oh but Mamica has switched to an armbar! Yakinoff is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ludji Mamica!
A relieved looking Ludji Mamica thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maligni Tudor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Sphinx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tudor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to KRANKSVESTER - Rakija. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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192 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maligni Tudor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mack Sphinx!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sphinx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tudor fails with a takedown attempt.
Mack Sphinx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sphinx dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sphinx misses with a few strikes there.
Tudor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sphinx tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tudor is in Sphinx's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tudor is stalling in the full guard.
Tudor passes Sphinx's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tudor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sphinx's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudor is looking for a kimura but Sphinx is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tudor to get the leverage.
Tudor prevents Sphinx from standing back up.
Tudor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sphinx has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sphinx wants to get back to full guard.
Sphinx pushes Tudor off looking to stand but Tudor dives back in and keeps control.
Tudor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tudor is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sphinx!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudor looking to isolate an arm here. Sphinx doesn't see it coming and as Tudor extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Tudor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maligni Tudor!
Our winner, Maligni Tudor, 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Fachellie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyros Sisyphus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sisyphus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Waters of Nazareth - Justice. Kyros Sisyphus has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesco Fachellie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kyros Sisyphus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fachellie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Francesco Fachellie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fachellie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sisyphus manages to avoid it.
Sisyphus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fachellie is fending him off so far but Sisyphus persists. Nope, Fachellie circles away and we're back to standing.
Fachellie leaves Sisyphus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Fachellie. Beautiful body shot.
Fachellie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fachellie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fachellie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sisyphus manages to avoid it.
Fachellie fails to land with a series of punches.
Sisyphus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fachellie finds it's way round the side to connect with Sisyphus's head.
Fachellie lands with a kick to the temple. Sisyphus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fachellie stuffs the takedown.
Francesco Fachellie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyros Sisyphus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisyphus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sisyphus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fachellie takes a swing at Sisyphus's ribcage but misses.
Fachellie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sisyphus looks for a takedown but Fachellie sprawls well.
Fachellie throws a body punch but Sisyphus moves out of range.
Fachellie throws a looping overhand right but Sisyphus ducks down to avoid it.
Fachellie swinging wildly here.
Fachellie clobbers Sisyphus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie lands a lovely overhand right.
Sisyphus throws an overhand right that lands on Fachellie's shoulder, as Fachellie tries to avoid the shot.
Fachellie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sisyphus moves away.
Fachellie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sisyphus.
Sisyphus keeps the fight on the outside.
Fachellie tries to clinch but Sisyphus is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sisyphus avoids the head kick by Fachellie.
Fachellie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fachellie throws a body punch but Sisyphus moves out of range.
Fachellie is looking to wear down Sisyphus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fachellie, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie clinches up with Sisyphus and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Fachellie on the inside.
Sisyphus is trying to drag Fachellie to the mat but Fachellie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sisyphus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fachellie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fachellie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sisyphus backwards.
Fachellie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sisyphus's defenses.
Fachellie breaks from the clinch.
Fachellie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fachellie tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie lands with a nice body punch.
Sisyphus throws a chopping leg kick but Fachellie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sisyphus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fachellie is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sisyphus.
Sisyphus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fachellie.
A punch combination from Fachellie misses.
A swing and a miss from Sisyphus.
Fachellie throws a shot to the body.
Sisyphus slips under a jab from Fachellie.
Fachellie lunges at Sisyphus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sisyphus's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fachellie thumps Sisyphus with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sisyphus throws the left hand but Fachellie avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Sisyphus.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Fachellie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fachellie moves into the clinch.
Fachellie lands a damaging elbow.
Fachellie lands a damaging elbow.
Sisyphus blocks a body shot from Fachellie.
A body shot lands from Fachellie.
Fachellie lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fachellie.
Sisyphus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fachellie is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fachellie lands a damaging elbow.
Fachellie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fachellie works on Sisyphus's body with a couple of short punches.
Fachellie stalling the fight.
Fachellie is working Sisyphus over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fachellie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fachellie has Sisyphus pressed against the cage.
Fachellie lands with a light punch inside.
Fachellie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sisyphus blocks a body shot from Fachellie.
Sisyphus prevents a body shot from Fachellie.
Sisyphus wants a takedown.
Fachellie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fachellie lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fachellie.
Fachellie lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie struggles to land a body shot inside as Sisyphus controls his hands.
Fachellie missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Fachellie.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fachellie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fachellie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fachellie lands a nice elbow.
Fachellie lands a hook that snaps the head of Sisyphus backwards.
Nice elbow from Fachellie.
A short right from Fachellie on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fachellie.
Sisyphus takes a shot to the head.
Fachellie lands an elbow inside that Sisyphus shrugs off.
Fachellie can't find room to land a body shot as Sisyphus controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sisyphus avoids it.
Fachellie throws a head punch that misses.
Fachellie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Fachellie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fachellie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fachellie tries to clinch up.
Fachellie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sisyphus can do to turn this around?
Fachellie throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sisyphus.
Sisyphus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fachellie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sisyphuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sisyphus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sisyphus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fachellie's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisyphus is trying to work for a kimura but Fachellie is defending well.
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!
Fachellie tries to kick Sisyphus off but Sisyphus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sisyphus is trying to work for a kimura but Fachellie is defending well.
Sisyphus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fachellie gets back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fachellie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesco Fachellie dominated that second round.
That's time! Fachellie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sisyphus throws a hook to the side of Fachellie's head but Fachellie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fachellie digs a good body shot into Sisyphus's ribs.
Fachellie moves into range and clinches up with Sisyphus.
Sisyphus managing to block the knees to the body from Fachellie.
Fachellie lands an elbow that stopped Sisyphus in his tracks for a moment.
Sisyphus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fachellie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sisyphus drops back looking for a leg! Fachellie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fachellie manages to kick Sisyphus off! Sisyphus jumps back into Fachellie's guard.
Fachellie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sisyphus looking to pass the guard.
Sisyphus drops back looking for a leg! Fachellie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fachellie manages to kick Sisyphus off! Sisyphus jumps back into Fachellie's guard.
Fachellie is pulling down on Sisyphus's head to control his posture.
Fachellie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Francesco Fachellie.
Fachellie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sisyphus misses with a low kick.
Fachellie feints and then cracks Sisyphus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sisyphus down.
Fachellie throws a right and a left that Sisyphus avoids nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fachellie 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 Sisyphus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sisyphus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice uppercut lands for Fachellie. That snapped Sisyphus's head back.
A big left from Fachellie misses.
Sisyphus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fachellie lands an overhand right.
Fachellie with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fachellie closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fachellie will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sisyphus up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fachellie.
Fachellie throws a punch but it's blocked by Sisyphus.
Fachellie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sisyphus is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fachellie gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fachellie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sisyphus blocking some punches.
Sisyphus gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Fachellie regains guard.
Fachellie looking for a sweep. Not yet Fachellie, not yet.
Kyros Sisyphus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sisyphus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fachellie is keeping the position for now.
Sisyphus stops Fachellie from standing up.
Sisyphus advances to half guard.
Fachellie is trying to stand.
Sisyphus prevents Fachellie from improving his position.
Sisyphus is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fachellie sees it coming and defends easily.
Sisyphus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fachellie is just riding it out for now. Sisyphus eventually gives up the hold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fachellie is trying is best to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francesco Fachellie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fachellie, 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesco Fachellie!
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