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INY 72 Lyons vs Daniels PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Riddle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Comanche Todd! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Riddle. Riddle ducks under a wild hook from Todd. Riddle defending well as Todd loads up on a big left hand. Riddle misses with a hook. Riddle digs a good body shot into Todd's ribs. Riddle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Todd throws out the jab. Todd looks to throw the jab but Riddle is out of range. Todd swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut lands for Todd. That snapped Riddle's head back.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Riddle avoids the body shot from Todd.
Todd misses with an uppercut. Riddle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd. Nice uppercut lands for Todd. That snapped Riddle's head back.
Todd throws a hook but Riddle avoids it easily. Riddle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Todd.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle lands a left and a right that send Todd crashing to the mat, dazed. Riddle thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Todd is rocked!
 It looks like Comanche Todd has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Todd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Riddle counters with a left to the body. Todd is still on wobbly legs! Can Riddle finish him? Todd looks winded! Riddle connects with a body shot that sends Todd's belly button to the back. Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Riddle engages and cracks Todd with a massive lead left hook - Todd tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Riddle is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Justin Riddle! A less than humble Justin Riddle misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gronk Kowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Mazzio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowski comes to the cage accompanied by Skillet - Monster. Mazzio has chosen Thunderstruck AC / DC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Nicky Mazzio 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 heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gronk Kowski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicky Mazzio! The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kowski shoots in and drives through. Mazzio sprawls well. Mazzio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Mazzio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kowski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mazzio to the ground. Kowski is now in Mazzio's guard. Kowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Mazzio trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Kowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Kowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Kowski chips away with some ground and pound. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kowski landing with the ground and pound. Mazzio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowski. Kowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mazzio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kowski has managed to get both his arms back between Mazzio's legs - danger averted.
Mazzio working for a triangle but Kowski defends it easily.
Kowski is working Mazzio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Kowski connects with a couple of short punches. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mazzio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kowski has managed to get both his arms back between Mazzio's legs - danger averted.
Mazzio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Kowski throws a big right hand that misses. Kowski chips away with some ground and pound. Kowski works over Mazzio with some ground and pound from guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kowski with a nice head shot there.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazzio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kowski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Kowski working some strikes from top position. Kowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mazzio's head. Kowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Kowski connects with a couple of short punches. Mazzio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Kowski postures up and lands a big shot to Mazzio's brow. Mazzio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Mazzio working a defensive guard here.
Mazzio wants to sweep here but Kowski controlling him for the moment. Kowski lands a couple of elbows. Kowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kowski connects with a couple of short punches. Kowski stands up over Mazzio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Kowski trying to control but Mazzio is working from the bottom. Kowski distracts Mazzio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Kowski postures up in Mazzio's guard and throws a big left but Mazzio blocks it. Mazzio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Kowski connects with a couple of short punches. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Mazzio keeping moving, preventing Kowski from controlling successfully. Kowski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Kowski lands a couple of decent looking shots. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazzio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kowski got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mazzio has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kowski has managed to get both his arms back between Mazzio's legs - danger averted.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Kowski throwing strikes but missing. Mazzio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kowski. Kowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazzio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kowski is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mazzio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Kowski throwing strikes but missing. Kowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Mazzio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mazzio is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kowski defends well. Kowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gronk Kowski dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mazzio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kowski sprawls well. Kowski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mazzio gets slowly back to his feet. Mazzio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Kowski counters with a nice uppercut. Kowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mazzio circles away. A decent looking cross lands there for Mazzio. Kowski lands with an overhand left. Mazzio lands with a shot to the body. No luck for Kowski with that takedown attempt. Horrible takedown by Kowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Mazzio which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gronk Kowski. That's going to take a lot out of him. Kowski misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Mazzio to counter with a crisp jab.
Kowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Mazzio is trying to get back to full guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mazzio looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Kowski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Kowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Kowski scoring with strikes to the body and head. Kowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mazzio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Mazzio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kowski. Kowski drops an elbow to the side of Mazzio's head. 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. Kowski connects with a nice short shot to Mazzio's temple. Kowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mazzio can do to turn this around? This has been an exciting period of action! Kowski working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Kowski working the head and body with strikes. Mazzio manages to get to full guard.
Kowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mazzio's head. Mazzio is breathing heavily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Mazzio wants to sweep but no luck. Kowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Kowski works over Mazzio with some ground and pound from guard. Kowski lands a couple of digs. Mazzio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Kowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Kowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mazzio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kowski is aware though and is defending well. Mazzio keeping moving, preventing Kowski from controlling successfully. Kowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Kowski distracts Mazzio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kowski postures up and lands a big shot to Mazzio's brow. Kowski with a nice head shot there.
 Mazzio is rocked! Kowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Mazzio is still in real trouble! Can Kowski finish him? Kowski landing some decent shots from guard. Mazzio keeping moving, preventing Kowski from controlling successfully. Kowski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Kowski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Mazzio's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gronk Kowski! Our winner, Gronk Kowski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between High Strangeness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Goldenberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goldenberg has chosen Dr. Dre ft. Snoop Dogg Still D.R.E. as his entrance music. Abdullah Goldenberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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252 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, High Strangeness! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdullah Goldenberg! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Strangeness gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Strangeness tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Goldenberg is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Strangeness buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Strangeness!! Strangeness is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Goldenberg throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Goldenberg! Abdullah Goldenberg made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Party time!!!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Rewell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don King! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A good leg kick by Rewell. Rewell throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Rewell scores with a head kick.
Rewell misses with a head kick.
King throws a good cross that connects.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rewell. King throws a hook to the side of Rewell's head but Rewell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Rewell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of King's head.
 It looks like Don King has been cut. King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Rewell scores with a kick to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. King avoids the head kick by Rewell.
King tries to bum rush Rewell with a series of wild strikes but Rewell uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Nice shot lands for King. Rewell scores with a head kick.
Rewell throws a half hearted mid kick. Rewell scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Rewell lands a head kick. King smiles back at him and beckons him forward. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. King scores with a jab to the jaw. Rewell avoids a punch combination nicely.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rewell.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
King drops Rewell with a beautiful combination! Rewell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - King is looking for the KO!
 Rewell is rocked! Rewell misses with a double jab
and King counters with a big right hand! Oh Rewell is in trouble here! King follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don King!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nichi Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lupe Pintor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nichi Hong! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lupe Pintor! The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Pintor throws a lazy head kick and Hong counters with a low kick, right behind Pintor 's knee. Pintor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hong circles away quickly and effectively. Hong scores with a body shot.
Pintor shoots in but Hong avoids the takedown attempt easily. Hong looks to score with a jab to the body but Pintor is just out of range. Hong pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pintor. Hong thumps Pintor with a low kick. Nice cross by Hong. Nichi Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hong thumps Pintor with a low kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pintor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hong lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pintor at a distance.
Hong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pintor under the eye. Hong connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Hong ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Hong scores with a leg kick.
Pintor jabbing away but nothing is landing. Hong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pintor. That did some damage! Hong lands a jab to Pintor's midsection. Pintor looks winded! Hong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Pintor throws a solid leg kick but Hong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pintor. Hong thumps Pintor with a low kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Pintor takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hong sizes up Pintor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Pintor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hong. Hong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pintor under the eye. Nichi Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Hong lands with a cross.
 Pintor is rocked! Hong thows a body kick. Pintor tries to catch it but that hurt him. Pintor is still on wobbly legs! Can Hong finish him?
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Hong throws a leg kick which misses Pintor's front leg but catches the back leg as Pintor tries to avoid it. Pintor seems to have recovered his senses. Hong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hong connects with a leg kick. Pintor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Hong lands with a straight right. Pintor didn't see that one coming. Hong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Pintor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Hong lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Hong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pintor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Hong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Hong lunges at Pintor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pintor's hand. Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Hong. Hong drops Pintor with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Pintor! Hong dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nichi Hong! Our winner, Nichi Hong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Warren Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles has chosen Fat Lip- Sum 41 as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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255 lbs
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255 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Warren Worthington! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Miles! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Anthony Taglia and Franklyn Lucas.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Miles blocks a low kick nicely. Miles uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Worthington. Miles misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Miles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Worthington misses with a two punch combination.
Miles throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Worthington keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Miles avoids a punch combination nicely.
Worthington moves into range and connects with a jab. Worthington fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Miles throws out a powerful jab. Worthington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A telegraphed right hand from Worthington misses the target. Worthington slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Miles shoots in looking for a takedown but Worthington manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Miles takes one on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Worthington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Worthington walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Miles drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Worthington swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Miles's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Warren Worthington! A very excited looking Warren Worthington made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zayed Abdullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdullah kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kalluri Vaanil. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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295 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zayed Abdullah! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leroy Jenkins! The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jenkins lands the left hand. Abdullah tries to clinch there but Jenkins circles away.
Abdullah is looking to clinch but Jenkins is avoiding it.
Jenkins lands a left and a right that send Abdullah crashing to the mat, dazed. Jenkins thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Zayed Abdullah has been cut. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Abdullah looks to clinch and Jenkins counters with a left to the body. Jenkins looks to land a body kick but Abdullah moved away. Abdullah moves in looking to clinch but Jenkins pushes him off. Jenkins drops Abdullah with a straight right hand, right on the button! Jenkins follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Jenkins! Leroy Jenkins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Calirante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Calirante's choice of entrance music: Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Jackson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santiago Calirante! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Calirante takes a kick to the side of the head.
 It looks like Santiago Calirante has been cut. Jackson misses with an uppercut. The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jackson darts in trying to clinch and Calirante counters with a nice leg kick. Calirante walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jackson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Calirante was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson. Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Calirante can pounce on him.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calirante paws at him with a jab and circles away. Jackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Jackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Mac Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nice shot by Calirante. Calirante tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calirante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Calirante throws a hook but Jackson blocks it. Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Calirante takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Jackson tries to clinch up but Calirante circles away and keeps his distance. Calirante lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Calirante motions for Jackson to come forward. Calirante throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Calirante misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely. Calirante looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range. Jackson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Calirante is just out of range. Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Calirante counters with a stiff right hand. Calirante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jackson blocks a low kick nicely. Jackson sizes up Calirante with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch and Calirante counters with a thumping low kick. Jackson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. A cross from Calirante lands. Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Jackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Calirante's head. Jackson checks a leg kick. Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Calirante moves away. Calirante tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Calirante throws a quick inside leg kick. Jackson throws a lazy uppercut
and Calirante counters with a thumping low kick. Jackson tries to clinch but Calirante is having none of it. Calirante motions for Jackson to come forward. Calirante throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Calirante slips a jab from Jackson. Calirante misses with a wild body shot. Jackson wants to clinch. Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calirante manages to avoid it. Jackson lands an overhand right. Calirante lands a head shot. Jackson throws a hook but Calirante avoids it easily.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Jackson tries to clinch but fails miserably and Calirante counters with a lovely straight right hand! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Calirante is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson. Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Calirante pushes him off. Jackson cracks Calirante with a right hand to the side of the head. Calirante tries to score with a low kick but Jackson moves his leg out of the way. A head kick misses from Calirante. Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Calirante moves away and avoids it. Calirante tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Calirante. Calirante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Jackson swings for the body but Calirante moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch. Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Calirante.
Jackson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Calirante has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Calirante there as he acknowledges the shot. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santiago Calirante will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Santiago Calirante's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick. Calirante keeps the fight on the outside. Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson. Calirante keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Calirante pushes him off. Calirante swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson. Calirante digs a good body shot into Jackson's ribs. Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Calirante is just out of range. Calirante circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calirante lands an overhand right. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Calirante lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jackson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jackson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Calirante avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Calirante tries to keep at a distance but Jackson has taken the fight into the clinch. Calirante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calirante's elbow. Calirante pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Calirante tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Calirante works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Calirante's brow. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson. Calirante wants to break free but Jackson has control.
Calirante digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected. A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Calirante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calirante backwards. Jackson prevents a body shot from Calirante. Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calirantes head. Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nice elbow from Jackson. Jackson lands with a light punch inside. Calirante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Calirante pushes Jackson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Calirante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Calirante is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position. Calirante avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson. A battle for position here, against the cage. Calirante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calirante struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Calirante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow. Calirante can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Calirante manages to break the clinch.
Calirante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jackson.
Calirante fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it. A decent looking body kick lands there for Jackson. Calirante is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Calirante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Santiago Calirante seems to be getting the better of the standup. Calirante throws a leg kick that misses. Jackson scores with a decent looking hook. Jackson wants to clinch up but Calirante keeps it at a distance.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Calirante misses with a hook. Jackson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Calirante on the side of the head.
 Calirante is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Calirante. Calirante is still on wobbly legs! Can Jackson finish him? Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson. Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson pushes Calirante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A right hand to the body from Calirante.
Calirante stalls. Calirante cracks Jackson with a nice body shot. Calirante seems to have recovered his senses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Still in the clinch, Calirante scores with a nice short uppercut. Calirante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage. Calirante avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mac Jackson will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Santiago Calirante's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calirante on the wrong end of a nice hook. Jackson misses with a kick to the body and Calirante counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Calirante is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs. Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Calirante to score with a decent uppercut. The fighters circling - Jackson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
Calirante lands a shot to the body. Calirante lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calirante takes an elbow to the forehead. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Calirante digs a right hand underneath Jackson's ribcage. Jackson let out a lung full of air as it connected. A short uppercut from Calirante. Calirante misses with some punches.
Jackson looking to stall.
Santiago Calirante seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Calirante is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Calirante misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson keeps control of Calirante as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Calirante tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Calirante blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Jackson lands a left hand.
Calirante lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not. Calirante is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Jackson tries a body shot but Calirante blocks it.
Calirante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calirante tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Calirante is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position. Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Calirante leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Calirante lands with a left to the head. Calirante blocks an elbow strike from Jackson.
Calirante tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Calirante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Calirante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Calirante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Calirante.
Calirante working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head. Calirante misses with a punch on the inside.
Calirante wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson pushes Calirante back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Calirante lands a nice uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Calirante. Calirante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson taking a breather. Jackson lands with a left to the head. Jackson tries a body shot but Calirante blocks it.
Calirante working hard to break the clinch.
Calirante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Calirante keeps it at a distance. Calirante throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves into the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head punch on the inside from Calirante fails to land. Calirante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson tries a body shot but Calirante blocks it.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Jackson misses with an elbow over the top. Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calirante lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jackson backwards. Calirante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Jackson lands an elbow just above Calirante 's eye. Jackson misses with some punches.
Calirante struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Santiago Calirante just about did enough to take it. The cut man is working on Santiago Calirante's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Calirante throws a quick inside leg kick. A cross from Jackson lands. Calirante with a body punch. A glancing blow. Jackson tests Calirante's chin there with a solid looking shot. Jackson throws a hook but Calirante avoids it easily. Calirante ducks under a wild hook from Jackson. A combination from Calirante does no damage. Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Calirante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Calirante. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Calirante counters with a nice body shot. Calirante moves away from the strike by Jackson.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Calirante throws a push kick but Jackson slaps the foot to one side. Calirante lands a glancing blow to the side of Jackson's head. Calirante looks to throw a body kick and Jackson counters with a right hand to the body. Calirante blocks a jab. Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss! A looping hook to the body misses from Jackson. Calirante does a little dance to reset his feet. Calirante darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Jackson tries to clinch but Calirante is having none of it. Calirante misses with a wild body shot. Calirante slips under a jab from Jackson. Jackson misses the shot to the body. Calirante throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it. A punch lands to the side of Jackson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 Jackson is rocked!
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Calirante throws a monster overhand right that drops Jackson! Calirante follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santiago Calirante! Santiago Calirante is the new featherweight champion! Santiago Calirante was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laph Roaig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roaig comes into the arena with The Doors - Alabama song blaring out of the sound system. Laph Roaig could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hektor Troy's chin.
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198 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Laph Roaig! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hektor Troy! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roaig gets tackled into the cage by Troy. Troy maintains the clinch.
Roaig breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roaig fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A head kick misses from Roaig. Troy avoids the head kick by Roaig.
Roaig tries to land a leg kick but Troy saw it coming and moves away.
Roaig blocks a jab. Troy moves into range and connects with a jab. Roaig misses the body punch and Troy counters with a good, hard body kick but Roaig shrugs it off. Troy throws a chopping leg kick but Roaig manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Roaig looks to throw the jab but Troy is out of range. Troy darts in trying to clinch and Roaig counters with a low kick, right behind Troy 's knee. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Troy misses with the body kick and Roaig counters with a head kick. Roaig lands with a straight right. Troy didn't see that one coming. Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Roaig throws a nice looking combination but Troy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Roaig misses with a looping left. Roaig avoids the body shot from Troy.
Roaig keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roaig. Troy does a little dance to reset his feet. Roaig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Troy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roaig throws a head kick that misses. Troy looks for the body kick but Roaig saw that one coming. A low kick from Roaig misses and Troy counters with a nice body kick. Troy scores with a leg kick.
Roaig is breathing heavily. Troy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roaig manages to avoid it. Roaig uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Roaig, right into the meat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Troy works the jab nicely. Troy avoids the body shot from Roaig.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Troy throws a series of punches but Roaig moves out of range. Troy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
 It looks like Laph Roaig has been cut. Troy swinging wildly here.
Troy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. A telegraphed right hand from Roaig misses the target. Troy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roaig's hands.
 Roaig is rocked! Troy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Troy throws a head kick that misses. Roaig moves out of range of the body kick from Troy.
Roaig avoids the head kick by Troy.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Troy blocks a jab. The fighters circle, before Troy throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Roaig's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Troy lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Hektor Troy! A relieved looking Hektor Troy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels has chosen Kid Rock - Bawitdaba as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory Lyons! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lyons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
Lyons takes the fight into the clinch. Lyons has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside. Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch. Daniels lands a shoulder strike. Daniels lands a right hand. Daniels scores with a nice hook to the head. Lyons tries to pull guard but Daniels forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Lyons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Lyons misses with a punch to the body.
Lyons fails to pull guard.
Lyons cracks Daniels with a nice body shot. Daniels blocks a body shot from Lyons. Lyons misses with a punch to the body.
Lyons stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Lyons fails to land.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lyons blocking some punches.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lyons is pushing Daniels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Daniels prevents a body shot from Lyons.
Lyons has Daniels pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lyons pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Daniels tumbling to the mat - Lyons dives into Daniels's guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lyons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Lyons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Daniels has Lyons pulled in close to control his posture. Lyons 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. Lyons lands a couple of decent looking shots. Lyons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Lyons postures up.
Lyons looking to pass the guard.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lyons manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Daniels looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Lyons wants to sweep but no luck. Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Lyons blocks nicely. Lyons keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Daniels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Lyons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Daniels controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Daniels postures up and lands a big shot to Lyons's brow. Lyons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daniels's guard.
Lyons has gone for a leg lock! Daniels slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lyons's guard.
Lyons working for a triangle but Daniels defends it easily.
Daniels controlling from the top position. Daniels advances position into side control! Lyons is working to avoid the ground and pound but Daniels connects with a decent elbow. Lyons tries to improve position but can't.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Lyons's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lyons is trying to improve his position. Daniels landing strikes. Lyons is looking for a sweep. Daniels trying to control the action but Lyons is working from the bottom. Daniels tries to score with some ground and pound. Lyons controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Daniels gets to mount! Lyons was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lyons working to try and regain half guard.
Daniels misses with a head shot. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bobby Lee Daniels will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lyons lands a nice shot to the body.
Lyons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Daniels throws a lazy uppercut
and Lyons counters with a one-two to the body. Lyons walks into a jab. Daniels cracks the inside of Lyons's front leg. Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyons was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels. Lyons shoots in and drives through. Daniels sprawls well. Lyons shoots in but no luck this time. Lyons throws a leg kick letting Daniels counter with a right hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Daniels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lyons is out of range and Daniels settles back down. A clash of legs there as Lyons blocks the low kick.
Lyons dives in and scores a takedown into Daniels's guard. Daniels pulls Lyons in to control the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lyons manages to get himself to full guard.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels lands a couple of decent looking shots. Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lyons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daniels defends well. Daniels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Lyons keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully. Daniels looking to pass the guard. Daniels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Lyons trying to control the position here.
Lyons is looking for a triangle but Daniels pushes his legs off easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Daniels postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Daniels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lyons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daniels has managed to get both his arms back between Lyons's legs - danger averted. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lyons has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Daniels is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lyons. Daniels misses with the ground and pound. Daniels wants to control but Lyons is keeping him busy. Daniels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Lyons is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Daniels not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daniels seems to be looking for submissions.
Lyons moves into full guard.
Lyons isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Daniels stacks Lyons on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Daniels! Daniels in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Lyons is looking for a sweep. Daniels has control of an arm but Lyons manages to advance to Daniels's back! Lyons avoiding Daniels 's attempts to control his hands. Daniels is trying to break free.
Lyons is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lyons controlling well, preventing Daniels from escaping the position.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Daniels trying to control but not successfully. Can Daniels hold on?! Lyons is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Lyons will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Daniels can't escape the position.
Lyons seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Daniels's chin but Daniels turns very nicely into Lyons's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Daniels.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daniels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daniels is aware though and is defending well. Daniels chips away with some ground and pound. Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Lyons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bobby Lee Daniels will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lyons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lyons scrambles back to his feet. Lyons shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily. Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lyons has time to react. A slapping leg kick lands for Daniels.
Lyons pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daniels is out of range and Lyons settles back down. Daniels throws a jab when Lyons was well out of range.
Lyons clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage. Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 It looks like Rory Lyons has been cut. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lyons lands a right hand. This has been an exciting period of action! Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lyons backwards.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Lyons lands a left hand.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bobby Lee Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Daniels feints and then cracks Lyons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lyons down. Daniels throws a push kick but Lyons slaps the foot to one side. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lyons lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Daniels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daniels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Lyons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lyons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing. Lyons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels. Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Daniels feints and then cracks Lyons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lyons down. Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Daniels cracks Lyons with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Lyons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyons throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Lyons takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Both fighters circling a little - Daniels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. An inside leg kick from Lyons misses. Lyons moves forwards but Daniels connects with a nice, crisp jab. Lyons throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Lyons wants to clinch. Daniels tries to work over Lyons's front leg with a kick but Lyons checks it.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Bobby Lee Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Daniels cracks Lyons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Lyons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Daniels does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. A shot to the body from Lyons misses and Daniels counters with a nice body kick.
Daniels jabs Lyons to the body, keeping him at a distance. Lyons throws a front kick aimed at Daniels's knee but Daniels avoids it well. Daniels digs a good hook to Lyons's body.
Bobby Lee Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup. Lyons motions for Daniels to come forward. Lyons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Lyons drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lyons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daniels.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lyons. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daniels.
Lyons moves away from the strike by Daniels. Daniels scores with a jab to the body. Daniels misses with a hook. Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Daniels stuns Lyons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Daniels scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick. A cross from Daniels lands. Lyons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Lyons misses with a leg kick and Daniels counters with an outside leg kick.
Daniels keeps Lyons at a distance using the push kick. Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyons. Lyons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Lyons takes a shot right to the bread basket. Lyons fails in his attempt to clinch. Daniels throws a poor cross that misses
and Lyons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nice cross by Daniels. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Daniels looks for the body kick but Lyons saw that one coming. Lyons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Daniels scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Lyons changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Lyons manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Lyons swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Lyons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Lyons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Lyons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels. Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Lyons ducks down to avoid it. Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Daniels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lyons. Lyons circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Daniels misses the jab. That kick from Daniels tenderised Lyons's leg. Lyons is trying to keep his angry face on. Lyons staying out of range there. Lyons tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Lyons moved out of range nicely.
Lyons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away. A short right from Daniels on the inside. Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside. Lyons misses with some punches.
Lyons trying to stall but Daniels improves his position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside. Lyons stalling in the clinch but Daniels improves position. Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels lands a left hand.
Lyons can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Lyons avoiding damage.
Lyons is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lyons has his back to the cage. Lyons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rory Lyons has scored more points in the clinch so far. Lyons blocks an uppercut.
Daniels lands a right hand. Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch. Daniels lands a right hand. Daniels misses with a knee to the head. Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A short left from Lyons.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A battle for position here, against the cage. Lyons jumps guard but Daniels turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Lyons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Lyons struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Lyons blocks a body shot from Daniels. Daniels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Lyons works on Daniels's body with a couple of short punches. Lyons tries to pull guard but Daniels forces him back to his feet, against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Lyons. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lyons blocking some punches.
Daniels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Daniels working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Daniels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. A body shot lands from Daniels.
Daniels working aggressively here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Lee Daniels dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lyons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lyons throws a leg kick and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Lyons takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Lyons is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lyons. An inside leg kick lands from Daniels. Daniels lands a jab to Lyons's midsection. Lyons connects with a body shot. Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Lyons's shoulder, as Lyons tries to avoid the shot. Lyons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Daniels misses with a straight right. Lyons is looking to wear down Daniels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyons.
Lyons keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lyons throws a head kick that misses. Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lyons is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Daniels stuns Lyons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lyons shoots in and drives through. Daniels sprawls well. Daniels misses with an uppercut.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lyons throws out a powerful jab. Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss! Daniels swings away with a leg kick that misses. Lyons moves away from the strike by Daniels. Lyons moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels. Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lyons tries to clinch but Daniels moves away and Daniels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Lyons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook but Lyons blocks it. Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyons sees it coming and avoids it easily. Lyons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniels. Lyons staying out of range there. Rory Lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Lyons misses. Daniels scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels misses with an uppercut. Daniels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Daniels thuds a left hand into Lyons's body. Daniels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Daniels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daniels misses with a straight right. Lyons checks the leg kick.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lyons at a distance.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Lyons.
Daniels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lyons shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. 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. Lyons throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it. Lyons throws a front kick aimed at Daniels's knee but Daniels avoids it well. Daniels throws out a loose jab but Lyons uses good head movement to avoid it. Lyons takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lyons has time to react. Daniels is looking to slow Lyons down with leg kicks. Bobby Lee Daniels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Lyons tries to land a front kick but Daniels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that's the end of the fight! Bobby Lee Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Daniels 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:50 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50 Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Lee Daniels! After the fight, Bobby Lee Daniels was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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