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SCC: No Surrender PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brando Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Richards's choice of entrance music: I give you bass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brando Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jared Richards!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards tries to clinch up.
Richards tries to clinch there but Weiss circles away.
Richards is looking to clinch but Weiss is avoiding it.
Richards tries to clinch but Weiss is having none of it.
Jared Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Weiss.
Richards pushes Weiss up against the cage in a clinch.
Weiss blocking some punches.
Weiss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Weiss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weiss lands a nice shot to the body.
Weiss looking for a takedown.
Richards is trying to maintain a safe position but Weiss gets an underhook and turns Richards into the cage.
Richards fails to pull guard.
Richards lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Weiss.
Weiss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Weiss changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Richards fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice combo by Weiss! Oh, that's hurt him - Richards falls to the canvas and Weiss follows him into side control.
Richards is rocked!
It looks like Jared Richards 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!
Richards struggling a bit here.
Weiss tries to score with some ground and pound. Richards controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richards can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss is trying to ground and pound but Richards uses the momentary lack of control by Weiss to regain half guard.
Weiss lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Weiss prevents Richards from improving his position.
Richards controlling the position well.
Weiss thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richards's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Weiss trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
Richards avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Weiss.
Weiss trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Richards looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Weiss is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Weiss 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.
Richards wants to get back to his feet.
Weiss tries to pass to full mount but Richards defends it.
Richards is trying to stand.
Weiss seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richards does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Richards has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Weiss is working away from the top position though.
Weiss trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
Weiss thows a huge punch but Richards dodges it nicely.
Weiss is looking to advance position but Richards won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richards fails with an attempt to clinch.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Weiss.
Some wild striking there from Weiss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Weiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Richards's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weiss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weiss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richards looks for a takedown but Weiss sprawls well.
Weiss circles away from the clinch attempt
and Weiss counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Weiss.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weiss keeps control of Richards as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Weiss - that landed with a thud.
Richards tries to pull guard but Weiss holds him up against the cage and eventually Richards drops back down to his feet.
Weiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards is working Weiss over against the cage.
Weiss trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Weiss.
Richards gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Weiss.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Weiss drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Richards gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richards working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Weiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards jumps guard but Weiss stands there with Richards around his waist. Richards gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brando Weiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Richards.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Weiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Weiss blocks it.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Weiss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Richards.
Richards slows down the pace here.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
Richards working aggressively here.
Weiss lands a left hand.
Weiss looking for a takedown.
Weiss lands with a right to the head.
Weiss blocks an uppercut.
Richards working aggressively here.
Richards's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Weiss throws out a loose jab but Richards uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richards wants to clinch but Weiss slips to the side
and Weiss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richards tries to clinch but Weiss moves away
letting Weiss counter with a right hand.
Brando Weiss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards tries to clinch up
letting Weiss counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards throws the left hand but Weiss avoids the punch easily.
Richards closes the distance but Weiss moves to the side
and Weiss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richards wants to clinch
and Weiss counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Weiss working aggressively here.
Weiss lands a nice uppercut.
Richards takes a shot to the head.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but Weiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weiss lands a shoulder strike.
Weiss is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Richards misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weiss is stalling here.
Weiss lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Weiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Weiss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Weiss.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weiss tries to stall but Richards uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Richards blocks an elbow strike.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards stalling in the clinch but Weiss improves position.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Weiss.
Weiss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Richards avoids the elbow strike from Weiss, against the cage.
Weiss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richards working aggressively here.
Weiss working aggressively here.
Weiss blocking some punches.
Weiss tries for a takedown. No joy.
Weiss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Richards pulls his leg out and moves away.
Richards wants to clinch but Weiss slips to the side
and Weiss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Richards clinches up with Weiss and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richards.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but Weiss avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
Richards gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Weiss.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Richards is trying to force a seperation but Weiss has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as Weiss tries to tie him up.
Weiss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Richards's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weiss misses with an elbow strike.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Richards fails to land.
Weiss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weiss gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weiss.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards blocking some punches.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards pulls guard effortlessly.
Weiss trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Richards controls Weiss momentarily but Weiss frees himself.
Weiss will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weiss preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Weiss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jared Richards's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Weiss lands a head kick!
Richards tries to clinch
and Weiss counters with a straight right hand.
Weiss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Richards looks to clinch
and Weiss counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Weiss with a jab.
Richards tries to clinch
and Weiss counters with a straight right hand.
Richards tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Weiss to counter with a crisp jab.
Richards tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Weiss moves into the clinch.
Richards can't break the clinch.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weiss taking a breather.
Weiss pushes Richards back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Weiss fails to land.
Weiss misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Weiss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Richards escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weiss scores with a jab to the body.
Richards closes the distance looking to clinch
and Weiss counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards tries to clinch but Weiss moves away
and Weiss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Weiss has him pressed against the cage.
Weiss lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weiss as Richards tries to tie him up.
Weiss blocks an uppercut.
Weiss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weiss misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Richards gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Weiss.
Weiss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richardss head.
Richards lands a left hand.
Weiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weiss throws an elbow but it misses.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brando Weiss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Richards is trying to stall.
Weiss misses with the head strike.
Weiss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Richards looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Richards.
Weiss works on Richards's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Richards tries to stall but Weiss uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Weiss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Richards blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Richards dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Weiss pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richards tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Weiss just stands there and leans against the cage.
Weiss goes for a takedown in the clinch but Richards prevents it.
Richards tries for a takedown. No joy.
Richards blocking some punches.
Weiss misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Richards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richards lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Weiss fails to land.
Weiss blocking some punches.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richards.
Weiss misses with an elbow over the top.
Richards is trying to break the clinch but Weiss is controlling him.
Richards misses with the head strike.
Weiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weiss drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Richards gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brando Weiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards throws a head punch that misses.
Weiss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richards pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richards softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jared Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Richards.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
Weiss wants a takedown.
Richards lands a left hand.
Richards is trying to maintain a safe position but Weiss gets an underhook and turns Richards into the cage.
Richards tries to work over Weiss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richards wants to get back to striking at distance but Weiss won't allow it.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by Weiss.
Richards throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weisss head.
Weiss misses with an elbow strike.
Weiss lands a shot to the body.
Richards lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Richards scores with a shoulder strike.
Richards wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weiss has him pressed against the cage.
Richards fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Weiss has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Richards is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weiss.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of Weiss backwards.
Weiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richards manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Weiss trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards has control of Weiss's left arm, preventing Weiss from doing any damage.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Weiss from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weiss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brando Weiss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weiss, 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brando Weiss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barclay Dredge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Diaz!
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, Barclay Dredge!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dredge sprawls well initially but Diaz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Diaz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dredge with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Diaz connects with a nice short shot to Dredge's temple.
Diaz throwing shots but Dredge is blocking nicely.
Dredge tries to kick Diaz off but Diaz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dredge kicks Diaz off and gets back to his feet.
Diaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dredge throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Dredge has one foot on Diaz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Dredge.
Dredge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Dredge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diaz working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Dredge's thigh. Dredge counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Diaz is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz won't allow Dredge to get back to his feet.
Diaz advances position into side control!
Dredge wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Diaz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Diaz is trying to ground and pound but Dredge uses the momentary lack of control by Diaz to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredge avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Diaz.
Diaz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dredge defending well though.
Diaz with the ground and pound but Dredge uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dredge is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Diaz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dredge pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dredge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dredge lands a head shot.
Dredge stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dredge sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diaz somewhat.
Dredge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dredge darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dredge misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dredge's corner calls for a 1-2. Dredge obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Tyler Diaz has been cut.
Diaz tries to move into range but Dredge moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Diaz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barclay Dredge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Diaz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diaz fails with the takedown.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dredge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diaz tries to keep at a distance but Dredge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dredge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dredge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dredge scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dredge tries to clinch but Diaz is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dredge connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dredge lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into rage.
Dredge lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Diaz backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredge lands with a shot to the body.
Dredge connects with a body shot.
Barclay Dredge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheers as Dredge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Dredge displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab, jab by Dredge - just one landing.
Dredge lands a two punch combo.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dredge throws a one two combo.
Diaz is rocked!
Dredge connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyler Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Diaz walks straight into a right hand from Dredge - that's dropped him! Dredge jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Diaz from any more punishment! Diaz complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Barclay Dredge!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny T 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominick Evans!
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, Johnny T!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with T, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes T against the cage but T circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evans shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. T defends it nicely.
T rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evans moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
T misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. T tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. T manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominick Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for T, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but T swivels and escapes.
Evans looks for a takedown but T sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
T scores with a jab to the body.
T stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
T looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Evans avoids the head kick by T.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Evans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Evans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Evans looking for a guillotine from mount but T is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! T has his hands clasped together but Evans breaks the hold and T is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Evans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dominick Evans!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayde Andazola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayde Andazola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Andazola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hughes. Andazola shrugs it off though.
Andazola takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andazola displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andazola throws a good cross that connects.
Hughes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hughes throws a nice head kick!
Andazola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andazola scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hughes in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andazola moves out of range of the body kick.
Wayde Andazola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andazola throws a hook but Hughes blocks it.
Andazola fails to land with a series of punches.
Andazola blocks a head kick by Hughes.
Andazola takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hughes should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A left and a right from Andazola both land. Nice combination.
Hughes tries to land a front kick but Andazola steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hughes throws a head kick but Andazola moves out of range.
Hughes throws a head kick but Andazola moves out of range.
Hughes takes one to the side of the head.
Andazola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hughes lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hughes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crunch! Hughes slams his shin into Andazola's torso.
Hughes looks to land a body kick but Andazola moved away.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andazola throws a series of punches but Hughes avoids them all with ease.
Andazola looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Andazola uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hughes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Andazola does no damage.
Andazola's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Andazola duly obliges.
Andazola moves out of range as Hughes throws a body kick.
Andazola throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hughes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Andazola throws a series of punches but Hughes moves out of range.
Andazola scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andazola ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hughes looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Left hook, right uppercut from Andazola.
Hughes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andazola's corner calls for a 1-2. Andazola obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andazola lands a hook that stumbles Hughes back into the cage. Andazola follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hughes to the canvas! Andazola pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hughes has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wayde Andazola!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Espada comes to the cage accompanied by "Juice" by Rakim. The key to victory for Leandro Espada has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leandro Espada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Espada looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Espada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Espada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Espada.
Ray Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Johnson throws an elbow but Espada slips to the side and avoids it well.
Johnson grinds an elbow into Espada's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Espada is breathing heavily.
Johnson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Espada is avoiding damage well.
Check out the look on Johnson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson decides to stand back up.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Espada thows a leg kick but Johnson checks it
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Espada knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Espada is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Espada takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Johnson stands up and beckons Espada to his feet.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Espada to the mat! Espada manages to get full guard.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Johnson.
Johnson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Espada on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Espada takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Espada tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Johnson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Espada throws and low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Espada doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Espada's ribs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Espada down.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espada makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Espada.
Espada wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheers as Johnson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Espada doesn't seem phased though.
Horrible takedown by Espada or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson tries to bum rush Espada with a series of wild strikes but Espada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson works the jab nicely.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Espada trying to control but Johnson postures up.
Espada tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Espada is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Espada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Espada throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Espada.
Espada chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Johnson wants to stand but Espada has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Espada wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Johnson 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.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Espada works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Espada throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Johnson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Espada moves out of range.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Espada napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Espada dodges the ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Johnson blocks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Espada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Espada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Espada looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Johnson gets the takedown into side control.
Espada is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johnson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ray Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Espada slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Espada is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espada fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson is looking to score with low kicks.
Johnson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Espada tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson cracks Espada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Espada misses with the combination.
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Espada is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Espada is trying to stand back up but Johnson is controlling him
Johnson decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson decides to stand and escape the position.
Espada shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Espada defending well though.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The fight stays on the outside here - Espada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Espada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson is in close to Espada's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson cracks Espada with a solid left hand.
Espada trying to control the position.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson stops Espada from standing up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson jabs at Espada's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Espada should have avoided that one.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Espada lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Espada at a distance.
Johnson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Espada's half guard.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Johnson catches Espada with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Espada avoids the body shot from Johnson.
Espada is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Espada is looking for a sweep.
Johnson decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Espada throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Leandro Espada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Espada.
Danga de danga de dang - Johnson scores with a four punch combination!
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Espada.
Espada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Espada doesn't seem bothered though.
Espada wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A combination from Espada does no damage.
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Espada!
Espada can't escape the position.
Espada taking shots to the head.
Espada is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Espada slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Espada is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson decides to stand up.
Johnson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Espada is out of range.
Johnson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Espada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Espada.
Espada throws a leg kick that is checked
and Johnson counters with a takedown into side control.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Espada wants to get back to his feet but Johnson drags him back down.
Espada sneaks back into half guard.
Johnson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Espada to get to his feet.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is working for a kimura but Espada is defending it quite comfortably.
Leandro Espada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Espada's hands, connecting with Espada's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Cabbanas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Chieck Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Congo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by U Look Like Mir, I hate Mir. Diego Cabbanas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lil Chieck Congo's chin.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diego Cabbanas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lil Chieck Congo!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Congo.
Cabbanas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Congo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Congo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabbanas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabbanas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cabbanas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Cabbanas.
Congo throws a head kick that misses.
Congo avoids the body shot from Cabbanas.
Cabbanas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabbanas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Congo throws a head kick that misses.
Cabbanas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Congo dodges the punch combination from Cabbanas.
Congo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cabbanas's head.
Cabbanas scores with a hook.
Congo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabbanas misses with a wild body shot.
Cabbanas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cabbanas fails with a takedown attempt.
Cabbanas shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cabbanas was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo trying desperately to get to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Congo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cabbanas looking to ground and pound but Congo is blocking nicely.
Cabbanas trying to control but Congo is having none of it.
Congo really wants to buck Cabbanas off and get back to his feet.
Congo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cabbanas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cabbanas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cabbanas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Congo really wants to buck Cabbanas off and get back to his feet.
Congo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cabbanas has hold of Congo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Congo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Congo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Congo looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Poor strikes thrown by Cabbanas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cabbanas 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.
Cabbanas sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Congo is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Congo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cabbanas is working for a guillotine from mount but Congo frees his head quite easily.
Congo defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cabbanas.
Cabbanas looking for a guillotine from mount but Congo is having none of it.
Cabbanas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Congo because Cabbanas loaded up on that one.
Congo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas looking to finish with strikes here!
Cabbanas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Congo because Cabbanas loaded up on that one.
Congo is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cabbanas landing punches.
Cabbanas throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Congo because Cabbanas loaded up on that one.
Cabbanas looking to control but Congo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cabbanas has hold of Congo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Congo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Congo is trying to stand.
Congo wants to hold on but Cabbanas pushes him away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cabbanas scoring with strikes but Congo is staying in there.
Congo wants to get back to his feet.
Cabbanas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cabbanas is working for a guillotine from mount but Congo frees his head quite easily.
Congo is trying to stand.
Poor strikes thrown by Cabbanas there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Cabbanas thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cabbanas landing shots from mount.
Cabbanas with a couple of short strikes.
Congo is looking to improve his position but Cabbanas isn't that keen on the idea.
Cabbanas looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Cabbanas dominated that round.
That's time! Cabbanas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cabbanas's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cabbanas duly obliges.
Congo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Congo throws a wild body kick that Cabbanas sees coming a mile off.
Cabbanas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Congo manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - Cabbanas coming out on top.
Congo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cabbanas.
Congo throws a head kick but Cabbanas moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cabbanas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabbanas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Congo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cabbanas was well out of range. Poor timing from Congo.
Congo misses with a straight right.
Congo tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Congo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cabbanas fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cabbanas. Congo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Congo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabbanas. That did some damage!
Cabbanas throws a nice looking combination but Congo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Congo.
Congo is breathing heavily.
Cabbanas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cabbanas is looking to wear down Congo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cabbanas shoots in for a takedown but Congo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabbanas throws a right and a left that Congo avoids nicely.
Congo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cabbanas. That did some damage!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Congo. Cabbanas shrugs it off though.
Congo tries a head kick but it misses.
Congo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cabbanas misses with a straight right.
Cabbanas takes a kick to the side of the head.
Congo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Congo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Congo has managed to clinch.
Cabbanas drops down looking for an ankle pick but Congo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Cabbanas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cabbanas takes a swing at Congo's ribcage but misses.
Congo delivers a nice body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Congo.
Congo clinches up against the cage.
Cabbanas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Congo is working Cabbanas over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Congo.
Cabbanas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Congo smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas misses with a wild combination.
Congo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabbanas takes a swing at Congo's ribcage but misses.
Congo throws a head kick that misses.
Diego Cabbanas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Congo throws a head kick that misses.
No joy there for Cabbanas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cabbanas throws a series of punches but Congo avoids them all with ease.
Congo throws a body kick that misses.
Cabbanas misses with a body shot.
Congo throws a big shot that misses.
Congo clinches up against the cage.
Cabbanas tries to pull guard but Congo won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabbanas jumps guard but Congo stands there with Cabbanas around his waist. Cabbanas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cabbanas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Congo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Congo on the inside.
Cabbanas pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo stays in close to Cabbanas's body and controls the position.
Congo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Congo wants to stand and escape but instead Cabbanas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabbanas stops Congo from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cabbanas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cabbanas stands and throws Congo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Congo wants to get back to his feet.
Cabbanas is trying to get an arm triangle but Congo is defending well.
Congo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Cabbanas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Congo, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cabbanas asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cabbanas 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.
Congo wants to get back to his feet but Cabbanas drags him back down.
Cabbanas cracks Congo with a big right hand but Congo just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Congo is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabbanas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cabbanas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Congo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cabbanas is trying to get an arm triangle but Congo is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Chieck Congo 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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Congo. That's going to slow Cabbanas down.
Nice body kick from Congo.
Cabbanas blocks a head kick by Congo.
Congo slips a jab from Cabbanas.
Congo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Congo thumps Cabbanas with a low kick.
Congo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cabbanas misses with a body shot.
Cabbanas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Congo tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Cabbanas.
Congo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Congo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cabbanas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cabbanas throws a right and a left that Congo avoids nicely.
Cabbanas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cabbanas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Congo tries a head kick but it misses.
Congo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo throws a push kick but Cabbanas slaps the foot to one side.
Congo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cabbanas misses with a two punch combination.
Congo throws a head kick but Cabbanas moves out of range.
Cabbanas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Congo counters with a nice uppercut.
Congo misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Cabbanas.
Congo avoids the body shot from Cabbanas.
Cabbanas throws a lazy right hand but Congo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Congo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Congo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabbanas.
Cabbanas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cabbanas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Congo counters with a low kick, right behind Cabbanas 's knee.
Lil Chieck Congo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Congo blocks a jab.
Congo tries to land a front kick but Cabbanas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cabbanas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Congo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cabbanas looks to land a combination but Congo avoids it well.
Cabbanas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Congo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cabbanas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas thuds a left hand into Congo's body.
Cabbanas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Congo tries to land a front kick but Cabbanas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cabbanas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cabbanas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Congo manages to avoid it.
Congo throws a right hand that Cabbanas ducks under and follows up with a left that Cabbanas also avoids with ease.
Cabbanas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Congo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabbanas.
Good standup being displayed there by Congo as he connects with a hook.
Cabbanas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Congo moves away.
Congo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Congo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cabbanas is defended easily by Congo.
Cabbanas shoots in for a takedown but Congo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Cabbanas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Congo scores with a jab to the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Congo.
Cabbanas is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Congo.
Cabbanas dips to his left and cracks Congo with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo throws a head kick but Cabbanas moves out of range.
Cabbanas looks to land a combination but Congo avoids it well.
Congo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cabbanas.
Cabbanas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Congo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Cabbanas scores with a four punch combination!
Congo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Congo keeps Cabbanas at a distance using the push kick.
Congo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabbanas throws out the jab.
Congo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cabbanas circles away.
Congo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabbanas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Congo manages to avoid it.
Congo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cabbanas thows a body shot but no joy.
Congo swings for the body but Cabbanas moves out of range.
Cabbanas misses with a looping right.
Congo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Congo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabbanas misses with a hook.
Cabbanas takes a swing at Congo's ribcage but misses.
Cabbanas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Congo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabbanas throws a jab but it's blocked by Congo.
Cabbanas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Congo throws a head kick that misses.
Congo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lil Chieck Congo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cabbanas thows a body shot but no joy.
Congo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabbanas.
Congo tries a head kick but it misses.
Congo lands a slapping body shot.
Cabbanas throws a hook but Congo blocks it.
Cabbanas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Congo at a distance.
Congo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Congo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cabbanas wants to pass the guard but Congo is keeping the position.
Cabbanas prevents Congo from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lil Chieck Congo.
I think Congo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waqas Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik comes to the cage accompanied by The Final Countdown. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waqas Malik!
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, Brett Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik fails to land the takedown.
Carwin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Malik sprawls well initially but Carwin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Malik looks like he's trying to stand up.
Malik keeping control of the position.
Malik manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Malik tries to close the distance and clinch but Carwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malik lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carwin looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malik gets the takedown into side control.
Malik is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Carwin looks calm but he's in trouble here. Malik gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Carwin is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Malik lets go of the hold and Carwin can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Waqas Malik!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nannie Doss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remco van Noordstrum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remco van Noordstrum is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nannie Doss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Remco van Noordstrum!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Noordstrum misses with a head kick.
van Noordstrum throws a head kick that misses.
van Noordstrum throws a head kick but Doss moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of van Noordstrum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
van Noordstrum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
van Noordstrum throws a sloppy head kick and Doss moves out of range easily.
van Noordstrum throws a sloppy head kick and Doss moves out of range easily.
van Noordstrum tries a head kick but it misses.
van Noordstrum throws a head kick that misses.
van Noordstrum throws a head kick that misses.
Doss lands a nice shot that snaps van Noordstrum's head back.
van Noordstrum tries a head kick but it misses.
van Noordstrum looks gassed!
Doss lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Remco van Noordstrum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doss cracks van Noordstrum with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doss cracks van Noordstrum with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Doss has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning van Noordstrum to stand back up!
van Noordstrum is rocked!
Doss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
van Noordstrum is still on wobbly legs! Can Doss finish him?
Donk. Doss catches van Noordstrum right on the button with a cross.
Doss digs a good body shot into van Noordstrum's ribs.
van Noordstrum seems to have recovered his senses.
van Noordstrum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doss lands a big right hand that sends van Noordstrum crashing to the mat! Doss stays standing though and waves van Noordstrum back to his feet!
Doss jabs at van Noordstrum's body.
Doss ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doss dances in with a quick combination. van Noordstrum is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Doss snaps van Noordstrum's head back. van Noordstrum stumbles backwards against the cage. Doss steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with van Noordstrum's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. van Noordstrum just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nannie Doss!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Darude - Sandstorm. 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 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Ang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ang closes the distance and pushes Troy back into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Ang.
Ang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ang breaks the clinch.
Troy looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Troy 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.
Troy stops Ang from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Troy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Troy seems to be working for a kimura but Ang defends the submission attempt.
Ang wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy wants to work for an arm triangle but Ang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ang wants to get back to his feet.
Ang wants to improve his position but Troy is controlling well.
Troy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ang misses with a few strikes there.
Ang moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ang.
Ang breaks the clinch.
Troy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Troy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Hektor Troy has been cut.
Ang connects with a looping right hand.
Troy drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Troy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ang knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Troy looks gassed!
Troy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ang is trying to control Troy's posture but Troy avoids it.
Ang is trying to improve his position.
Ang is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Troy is controlling him well.
Troy tries for a kimura but Ang is defending well.
Ang is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Troy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Troy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ang defends it well.
Troy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang is trying to maintain the position but Troy is very close to passing his half guard.
Troy is looking for a kimura here.
Ang is positioning himself well to prevent Troy advancing to mount.
Ang is pressing down on Troy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Troy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ang pulls Troy in close to his closed guard and prevents Troy from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ang looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Troy puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ang wants to get back to his feet.
Troy wants to work for an arm triangle but Ang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ang.
Troy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Troy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ang seems keen to control Troy's posture.
Troy stops Ang from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Ang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy'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.
Ang misses with a head kick.
Ang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Troy managing to block the knees to the body from Ang.
A head punch on the inside from Troy fails to land.
Troy takes an elbow to the temple.
Ang breaks the clinch.
Ang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troy looks to land a right hand but Ang moved out of range.
Ang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ang moves in looking to clinch but Troy pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Troy takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Troy swings for the body but Ang moves out of range.
Troy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ang.
Ang closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Troy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Troy.
Ang trying to control from the bottom.
Ang looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ang is defending against the submission attempts here by Troy.
Troy wants to work for an arm triangle but Ang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Troy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ang defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ang holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang pushes Troy off looking to stand but Troy dives back in and keeps control.
Troy seems to be working for a kimura but Ang defends the submission attempt.
Troy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Troy.
Ang kicks off Troy and gets to his feet.
Ang shoots in and bounces Troy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ang is working Troy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Troy working for a triangle but Ang defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang trying to control but Troy is working from the bottom.
Ang chips away with some ground and pound.
Troy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Troy has hold of Ang's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ang manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Troy working for a submission but Ang is keeping him at bay.
Troy prevents Ang from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Troy looking to secure an arm triangle but Ang defends it well.
Troy has hold of Ang's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ang manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Troy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ang to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ang shrugs it off.
Troy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ang is surviving well by controlling Troy's body position as best he can.
Ang is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ang can't escape the position.
Troy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ang manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Ang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice combination there by Ang.
Ang takes the fight into the clinch.
Ang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ang is looking to clinch but Troy is avoiding it.
Troy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Troy is looking to improve his position.
Troy wants to control but Ang is keeping busy.
Ang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Troy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Troy's head.
Troy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ang's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Troy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ang has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Ang is trying to get back to his feet but Troy has full control of the position and if anything, Ang has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Ang rolls, trying to escape but Troy keeps control of the position.
Troy working for the choke.
Troy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ang knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ang for a finish.
Ang trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Hektor Troy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ang turns into Troy and is now in his guard.
Troy wants to sweep here but Ang controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ang works over Troy with some ground and pound from guard.
Ang working some strikes from top position.
Ang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ang thows a big elbow that misses.
Troy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Troy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ang has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Troy wants to finish this one by submission but Ang is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Troy.
Ang is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy has hold of Ang's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ang manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Troy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ang tries to hold on but Troy postures up.
Troy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ang has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Troy wants to finish this one by submission but Ang is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Troy.
Ang tries to lock up and control but Troy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ang is trying to stand.
Troy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ang has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ang is desperately trying to improve his position but Troy has a good base and remains in mount.
Ang is working hard here to advance position.
Ang defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Troy.
Troy won't let Ang get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Hektor Troy just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy's cut.
That's time! Ang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big right from Troy misses.
Ang looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Troy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Troy.
Troy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ang defends well.
Ang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Troy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ang is in close to Troy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A left and a right from Ang both land. Nice combination.
Ang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ang scores with a one two! Troy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Troy tries to keep at a distance but Ang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Troy takes an elbow to the temple.
Troy is trying to break free.
Troy is looking to break free of the clinch but Ang has double underhooks.
Ang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Troy misses with a straight right.
Troy closes the distance and clinches up with Ang, looking for a takedown. Troy pushes Ang against the cage but Ang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ang stalks Troy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Troy's face. Troy staggers backwards, shaken.
Ang moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ang breaks from the clinch.
Troy fails with the takedown.
Troy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ang circles away.
George Ang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hektor Troy.
Ang lands with a nice combination. Troy backs away looking to recover.
Troy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
George Ang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ang has managed to clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ang obliges.
Troy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ang shoots in and bounces Troy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Troy is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ang pushes Troy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Ang lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Troy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Troy 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.
Troy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ang is just riding it out for now. Troy eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ang is just riding it out for now. Troy eventually gives up the hold.
Ang is trying to stand up here but Troy is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Troy is looking for a kimura here.
Troy stops Ang from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Ang had his way with Hektor Troy in that round.
The cut man is working on Hektor Troy'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Troy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ang shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Troy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Troy regains half guard.
Troy tries to roll over but Ang keeps him under control.
Troy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Troy is pressing down on Ang's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Troy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Troy wants to sweep but no luck.
Troy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Troy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Troy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ang has managed to get both his arms back between Troy's legs - danger averted.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Troy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ang defends it easily.
Ang distracts Troy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Troy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ang connects with a couple of short punches.
Troy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ang is working Troy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Troy wants to sweep but no luck.
Troy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Troy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Troy fails with a takedown attempt.
Ang lands with a nice combination. Troy backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ang to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Troy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ang can't escape the position.
Troy looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Troy avoids the attempt from Ang to control.
Ang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Troy looking for a guillotine from mount but Ang is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang wants to hold on but Troy pushes him away.
Troy fails to move to back control.
Troy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ang to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ang shrugs it off.
Ang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Troy working for a submission but Ang is keeping him at bay.
Ang wants to try and get back to his feet.
Troy working for a guillotine from mount but Ang is in no mood to give up.
Troy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Troy looking for a guillotine from mount but Ang is having none of it.
Ang tries to lock up and control but Troy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Troy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ang manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ang rushes Troy and presses him up against the cage.
George Ang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Troy tries to break the clinch but Ang is controlling the position.
Hektor Troy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ang scores with a knee to the head.
Ang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Ang showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ang has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Ang!
George Ang is the new welterweight champion!
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