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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebel Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen If you want blood, you got it by AC/DC as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rebel Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jin.
Jin scores with a jab.
Jin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Jin throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Jin throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
Jin stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jin lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson wants a takedown but no success here.
Ryu Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rebel Johnson.
Jin stalling.
Jin trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Jin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ryu Jin.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Jin circles away.
Jin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jin to the ground. Johnson is now in Jin's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jin keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jin, not yet.
Johnson stops Jin from standing up.
Jin keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Johnson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jin, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jin.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Jin tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson dives in and grabs Jin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jin pushes down on Johnson's head and hops out.
Good standup being displayed there by Jin as he connects with a hook.
Johnson is rocked!
Jin seems to be stalking Johnson here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Johnson drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryu Jin!
After the fight, Ryu Jin 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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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Humberto Manuel Arboleda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arboleda's entrance music is ASTAROTH - GUERRA DE METAL. A fine choice. Humberto Manuel Arboleda had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Brown!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arboleda tries to move into range but Brown moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Humberto Manuel Arboleda has been cut.
Arboleda gets a clinch.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Arboleda keeps him there for the moment.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
It looks like Steve Brown has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Arboleda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
Brown is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arboleda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arboleda's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arboleda.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has had enough of the clinch but Arboleda keeps him there for the moment.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands a good knee to the midsection. Brown won't want to take too many of those.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Steve Brown's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arboleda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brown's face.
Brown tries to break free but Arboleda pushes him back against the cage.
Arboleda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Brown takes an elbow to the forehead.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arboleda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arboleda lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Arboleda.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
The cut above Steve Brown's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stalling in the clinch from Arboleda.
Arboleda with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to break free but Arboleda pushes him back against the cage.
Arboleda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brown in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown looks winded!
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arboleda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brown can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Arboleda.
Steve Brown's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Arboleda crunches a lovely knee into Brown's ribcage.
Arboleda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Arboleda obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arboleda scores a nice knee to the body.
Arboleda landing knees to the head.
Arboleda lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Brown's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Humberto Manuel Arboleda!
Humberto Manuel Arboleda spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shivakamini Somankandarkram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Purcell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shivakamini Somankandarkram has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shivakamini Somankandarkram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Purcell!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Purcell has managed to clinch.
Somankandarkram keeps control of Purcell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Somankandarkram is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Purcell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Purcell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Purcell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Purcell blocks a head kick by Somankandarkram.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Purcell.
Purcell tries to land a leg kick but Somankandarkram saw it coming and moves away.
Somankandarkram throws a series of punches but Purcell moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Purcell.
Purcell fails to land the takedown.
Shivakamini Somankandarkram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Purcell.
Somankandarkram throws a low kick, looking for Purcell's leg but Purcell calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somankandarkram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Purcell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Purcell scores with a decent looking hook.
Purcell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Dominic Purcell has been cut.
Somankandarkram lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Purcell tried to score with a low kick but Somankandarkram checks it.
Somankandarkram throws a head kick but Purcell moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Purcell, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Purcell - that will leave a mark!
Purcell misses with a head kick.
Somankandarkram looks to score with a jab to the body but Purcell is just out of range.
Purcell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Somankandarkram avoids it really well and circles away.
Purcell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Somankandarkram counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Purcell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Purcell.
Purcell is looking to chop away at Somankandarkram's legs.
Purcell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Purcell is looking to work some ground and pound but Somankandarkram has wrist control.
Somankandarkram avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Somankandarkram wants to hit a switch here but Purcell passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Somankandarkram there!
Purcell with the ground and pound from mount.
Somankandarkram can't escape the position.
Purcell looking to ground and pound but Somankandarkram is blocking nicely.
Purcell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Purcell looking to ground and pound but Somankandarkram is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Purcell throws some wild stikes that Somankandarkram manages to avoid easily.
Somankandarkram takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Purcell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Purcell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Somankandarkram is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Purcell putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Purcell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Purcell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Purcell sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Purcell wants to control the pace but Somankandarkram is squirming around nicely.
Purcell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Purcell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purcell throwing strikes here but Somankandarkram is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Purcell looking to finish with strikes here!
Purcell throws some wild stikes that Somankandarkram manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Purcell with shots to the head and body - Somankandarkram looks very uncomfortable down there.
Purcell scoring with strikes but Somankandarkram is staying in there.
Somankandarkram avoids a series of strikes thrown by Purcell.
Purcell throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Purcell lands a nice shot to the head.
Purcell thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Purcell dominating with strikes here.
Somankandarkram is rocked!
Somankandarkram wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Purcell.
Purcell scoring with strikes but Somankandarkram is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Purcell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Purcell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Somankandarkram connects with a good right hand that stumbles Purcell. Purcell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Somankandarkram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Purcell fails to land the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Purcell. Those never looked like landing.
Somankandarkram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Purcell.
Purcell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Somankandarkram but Somankandarkram pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Purcell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Purcell tried to score with a low kick but Somankandarkram checks it.
Somankandarkram digs a good body shot into Purcell's ribs.
Somankandarkram scores with a crisp jab that stopped Purcell in his tracks.
Somankandarkram lands a glancing blow to the side of Purcell's head.
Somankandarkram is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somankandarkram takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Purcell throws a low kick but Somankandarkram avoids it.
Somankandarkram avoids a punch combination nicely.
Somankandarkram misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purcell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Purcell scores with a takedown into Somankandarkram's guard.
Purcell trying to control the position from guard on top but Somankandarkram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Purcell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Somankandarkram wants to sweep but no luck.
Somankandarkram controls Purcell momentarily but Purcell frees himself.
Dominic Purcell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Somankandarkram lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purcell misses with an uppercut
and Somankandarkram counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Somankandarkram scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horrible takedown by Purcell or perhaps it was just good defense by Somankandarkram which made him look bad.
Shivakamini Somankandarkram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Purcell.
A jab from Somankandarkram misses.
Purcell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Purcell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Somankandarkram as he avoids it easily.
Somankandarkram circles away from the clinch attempt.
Purcell throws a leg kick but Somankandarkram sees it coming and moves out of range.
Purcell 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.
Somankandarkram rushes Purcell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Purcell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Purcell blocking some punches.
Purcell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Somankandarkram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Purcell's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somankandarkram looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Purcell is on top in guard.
Somankandarkram looking for a sweep. Not yet Somankandarkram, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Purcell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Somankandarkram works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Purcell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Purcell is working Somankandarkram over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Purcell stands up over Somankandarkram, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Purcell throws a strike but Somankandarkram rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Purcell pulls Somankandarkram in close to his closed guard and prevents Somankandarkram from doing any damage or advancing position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Purcell can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Somankandarkram wanted to stand there but Purcell had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shivakamini Somankandarkram dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Purcell'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Purcell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Purcell lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Purcell takes one to the chin there.
Purcell gets a double leg takedown into Somankandarkram's guard.
Purcell is looking to stand up but Somankandarkram won't let him.
Somankandarkram avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Purcell is looking to work some ground and pound but Somankandarkram has wrist control.
Purcell scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
Purcell scoring with some ground and pound.
Somankandarkram is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Somankandarkram wants to sweep here but Purcell controlling him for the moment.
Purcell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Purcell is fighting to break Somankandarkram's control of his arms but Somankandarkram is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Somankandarkram looking to hit a scissor sweep but Purcell is one step ahead there.
Purcell wants to control from the top but Somankandarkram keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Purcell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Purcell throws a head kick that Somankandarkram semi-blocks.
Purcell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Purcell pushes Somankandarkram up against the cage in a clinch.
Purcell wants to break free but Somankandarkram has control.
Somankandarkram lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Somankandarkram.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Purcell stalling in the clinch but Somankandarkram improves position.
A short uppercut from Somankandarkram.
Purcell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Somankandarkram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Somankandarkram is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Purcell tries to score a body lock takedown but Somankandarkram shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Purcell throws a punch but it's blocked by Somankandarkram.
Somankandarkram tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Purcell avoiding damage.
Somankandarkram doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Purcell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Purcell tries to break the clinch but Somankandarkram is controlling the position.
Purcell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Somankandarkram up against the cage.
Somankandarkram scores with a shot to the side of Purcell's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Somankandarkram misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Somankandarkram lands with a right to the head.
Purcell working aggressively here.
Purcell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Somankandarkram gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Purcell.
Somankandarkram cracks Purcell with a nice body shot.
Purcell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Somankandarkram is leaning against Purcell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Somankandarkram.
Somankandarkram gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Purcell.
Shivakamini Somankandarkram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Purcell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somankandarkram lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Purcell backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Somankandarkram takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Purcell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Somankandarkram throws a right and a left that Purcell avoids nicely.
Purcell tries a head kick but it misses.
Somankandarkram lands a jab-cross combination.
Purcell looks to land a body kick but Somankandarkram moved away.
Somankandarkram moves in looking to clinch but Purcell pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Purcell is looking to clinch but Somankandarkram is avoiding it.
Purcell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Somankandarkram.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shivakamini Somankandarkram showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Somankandarkram has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shivakamini Somankandarkram!
Shivakamini Somankandarkram bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xantos Aremis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Creeping Death. Aremis has chosen Infected Mushroom - Merlin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Xantos Aremis!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aremis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Xu.
Aremis checks a low kick from Xu.
Aremis cracks a nice hook into Xu's ribs.
Xu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aremis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aremis scores with a jab. Xu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aremis misses the jab.
Aremis lands with a straight right. Xu didn't see that one coming.
Xu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aremis misses with a low kick as Xu jumps back.
Xu thows a leg kick but Aremis checks it
and Aremis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
Aremis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Xu as he avoids it easily.
A low kick from Aremis misses
and Xu counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aremis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aremis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Xu's sensitive parts.
Xu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Xu manages to avoid it.
Xu thows a leg kick but Aremis checks it
and Xu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aremis throws a leg kick but Xu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xu enables Aremis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Aremis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Xu trying to control the position.
Xu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aremis manages to get himself to full guard.
Xu is looking to stand up but Aremis won't let him.
Xu won't allow Aremis to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aremis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aremis looking to control but Xu passes into half guard.
Aremis trying to hold on to Xu's head to control him but Xu postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aremis wants to control but Xu is keeping busy.
Aremis has a hand on Xu's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Xu takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Aremis tries to hold on but Xu pushes him away.
Xu trying to control but Aremis is having none of it.
Xu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aremis is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aremis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Aremis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Xu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Xu's back!
Aremis throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Xu is trying to stand back up.
Xu can't escape the position.
Aremis punishes Xu with strikes from the back mount.
Aremis has the hooks in. Xu is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Aremis avoiding Xu 's attempts to control his hands.
Aremis loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Xu hold on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aremis is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Aremis gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Aremis gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Aremis apologises and we restart here on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xu.
Aremis cracks the inside of Xu's front leg.
Aremis throws a leg kick but Xu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Aremis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Aremis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Xu misses.
Xu takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Xu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Xantos Aremis has been cut.
Aremis tries a body shot but Xu blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aremis's defenses.
Xu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aremis lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xantos Aremis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xantos Aremis's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aremis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xu fails to land with a series of punches.
Xu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aremis's sensitive parts.
Aremis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Xu.
Aremis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aremis.
Xu moves to clinch but Aremis breaks away
and Aremis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Xu!
Xu is looking for a sweep.
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!
Xantos Aremis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Xu is working hard here to advance position.
Aremis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aremis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aremis trying to control the action but Xu is working from the bottom.
Xu is trying to control Aremis's posture but Aremis avoids it.
Xu is trying to get back to half guard.
Xu sneaks back into half guard.
Xu trying to control but Aremis postures up.
Aremis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Xu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Xu tries to get to full guard but Aremis has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aremis drops an elbow to the side of Xu's head.
Aremis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Xu defending well though.
Xu gets full guard.
Aremis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aremis postures up.
Aremis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Aremis lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aremis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Xu controls Aremis momentarily but Aremis frees himself.
Xu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Aremis connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aremis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xu is keeping the position for now.
Xu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aremis is one step ahead there.
Xu controls Aremis momentarily but Aremis frees himself.
Aremis scoring with some ground and pound.
Aremis trying to control but Xu is working from the bottom.
Aremis throwing strikes from guard but Xu blocks nicely.
Xu pulls Aremis in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu working a defensive guard but Aremis manages to pass into side control anyway.
Aremis trying to control the position but Xu is working away.
Xu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Xu is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Xu wants to get back to full guard.
Aremis is keen to just control but Xu is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aremis throwing shots but Xu is blocking nicely.
Xu trying to control but Aremis postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xu wants to improve his position but Aremis is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xantos Aremis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Xantos Aremis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Xu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Xu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Aremis needs to keep his hands up - Xu had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Aremis as he checks the leg kick.
Aremis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Xu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xu scores with a nice head shot.
Aremis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Xu.
Xu just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Aremis. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aremis throws a body kick that misses.
Aremis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aremis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Xu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aremis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu kicks Aremis off and gets back to his feet.
Xu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aremis.
Aremis scores with a hook.
Xu doesn't manage to clinch there - Aremis circles away.
Nice jab there from Aremis.
Xu is rocked!
Aremis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Xu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aremis lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roger Xu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aremis drops Xu with a naaaaasty hook - Xu is in real trouble here! Aremis dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xantos Aremis!
Our winner, Xantos Aremis, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Camacho (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith closes the distance but Camacho moves to the side
and as Smith loses concentration momentarily, Camacho counters with a picture perfect head kick! Smith goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miguel Camacho!
Miguel Camacho thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shamar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a Leash. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shamar Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Miles Harunodo!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Harunodo moves away and avoids it.
Harunodo throws a low kick but Jackson moves out of range easily.
Harunodo misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jackson looks for a takedown but Harunodo sprawls well.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shamar Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harunodo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Jackson dives in and grabs Harunodo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harunodo pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harunodo is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, Harunodo circles away and we're back to standing.
Harunodo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jackson.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Harunodo sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson dives in and grabs Harunodo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harunodo pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Harunodo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamar Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harunodo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Harunodo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jackson is breathing heavily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jackson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jackson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Harunodo is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson working the ground and pound but Harunodo is defending the strikes.
Harunodo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Harunodo is defending well.
Harunodo tries to escape but Jackson is in control.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to score with some ground and pound. Harunodo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson has an Americana. Harunodo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Jackson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Jackson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Shamar Jackson!
Shamar Jackson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erik Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernhard Taylor 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Erik Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bennett.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bennett tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bennett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Taylor is avoiding damage well.
Bennett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bennett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bennett with the ground and pound but Taylor regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bennett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bennett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Taylor keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bennett is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bennett looks to land a strike but Taylor avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bennett passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bennett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Bennett sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Taylor is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bennett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from Bennett are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bennett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bennett tries to score with some ground and pound. Taylor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bennett tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bennett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bennett landing strikes.
Bennett throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Taylor works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bennett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is doing well to control the position and prevent Bennett from advancing to side control.
Bennett tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bennett misses with a head shot. Taylor uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bennett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taylor moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Taylor swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett.
Taylor slips a jab from Bennett.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No luck for Bennett with that takedown attempt.
Bennett will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Erik Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett thuds a left hand into Taylor's body.
Taylor delivers a nice body kick.
Bernhard Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Bennett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett misses with a body punch
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
Bennett fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bennett looks for a takedown but Taylor sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
Bennett fails with a takedown attempt.
Bennett shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Taylor's guard.
Bennett postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bennett throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is pulling down on Bennett's head. It's preventing any offense from Bennett, at least for the moment.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bennett with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bennett sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Taylor's guard.
Bennett throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bennett thows a huge punch but Taylor dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennett frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Bennett.
Bennett throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bennett looking to finish with strikes here!
Erik Bennett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bennett trying to control but Taylor is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor just holding on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erik Bennett dominated that second round.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bennett lands with a straight right. Taylor didn't see that one coming.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor scores with a hook.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennett shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Bennett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Taylor as he avoids it easily.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Bennett on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erik Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bernhard Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett fails with a takedown attempt.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taylor as he jumps to the side.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Taylor counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Erik Bennett has been cut.
Bennett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennett.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
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!
Bennett tries to clinch up but Taylor circles away and keeps his distance.
Bennett throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Bennett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Bennett throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennett rather than just go for the knockout.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Taylor sprawls well. Taylor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bennett gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Erik Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taylor, as that shot connected.
Erik Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Bennett blocks the body kick.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Bennett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Bennett's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor is not content to let Bennett control the position.
Bennett 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.
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bennett wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Erik Bennett.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennett, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Bennett!
A very excited looking Erik Bennett made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Monroe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Country Boy Can Survive. This should be a great matchup!
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174 lbs
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jon Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Talley!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley misses with a straight right.
Monroe works Talley's body with a nice hook.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talley was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe.
Monroe throws a body punch but Talley moves out of range.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talley moves away.
Talley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe misses with a left hand
and Talley counters with a solid body kick.
Talley throws a series of punches but Monroe avoids them all with ease.
Monroe forces Talley back against the cage and clinches.
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talley slips a straight right by Monroe.
Talley works over Monroe's head and body with a nice combination.
Talley missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Jon Monroe has been cut.
Talley avoids the body shot from Monroe.
Monroe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monroe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Talley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Talley misses with a hook. Monroe ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Talley. Beautiful body shot.
Monroe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Talley looks to land a combination but Monroe avoids it well.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Talley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monroe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Monroe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Monroe throws a jab when Talley was well out of range.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talley.
Monroe takes a swing at Talley's ribcage but misses.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe lands the left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Monroe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Talley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Monroe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Talley in his tracks.
Talley lands an overhand right.
Talley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monroe.
Talley lands a front kick.
Talley missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talley throws a lazy right hand but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe loads up on a big right hand but Talley slips the punch.
Talley lands a body shot.
Talley misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Talley - just one landing.
Monroe misses the jab.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Monroe misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley misses with a hook.
Monroe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talley manages to avoid it.
Talley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Talley misses with a straight right.
Talley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Talley.
Monroe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Talley fakes the leg kick and cracks Monroe in the body.
Monroe misses with a body shot.
Monroe gets a clinch.
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monroe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice uppercut there from Monroe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe throws out a powerful jab.
Monroe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Talley. That snapped Monroe's head back.
Monroe blocks a head kick by Talley.
A nice inside leg kick there by Talley. That's going to slow Monroe down.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talley thows a body shot but no joy.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talley with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Talley.
Good exchange - Talley coming out on top.
Talley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talley throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.
Talley scores with a one two! Monroe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
Monroe throws a low kick but Talley moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Talley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Monroe's cut.
That's time! Monroe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talley connects with a solid leg kick.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talley moves away.
Monroe misses with a hook. Talley ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Talley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Monroe avoids the body shot from Talley.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
Talley cracks Monroe with an open hand slap.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Monroe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talley throws out the jab.
Talley scores with a shot to the body.
Monroe misses with a straight left.
Talley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley scores with a jab.
KJ Talley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talley lands with a shot to the body.
Talley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Talley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monroe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Talley scrambles back to his feet.
Monroe throws a jab when Talley was well out of range.
Monroe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Monroe throws a lazy right hand but Talley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Monroe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monroe throws a jab but it's blocked by Talley.
A head kick misses from Talley.
Talley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monroe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Talley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monroe misses with an uppercut. Talley saw that one coming.
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talley.
Monroe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talley.
A jab from Talley finds it's way through Monroe's defenses.
Monroe takes the fight into the clinch.
Talley looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Talley.
Talley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talley lands with a kick to the temple. Monroe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Talley throws a shot to the body.
Talley misses with a looping right.
Talley throws a head kick but Monroe moves out of range.
Talley works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monroe.
Talley lands with a right hand.
Monroe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talley.
Talley scores with a shot to the body.
Talley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Talley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Monroe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talley moves away.
Monroe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Talley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Talley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Talley moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Talley is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Talley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Monroe.
Talley throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talley lands a nice hook to Monroe's body. Monroe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talley tests Monroe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talley lands with a good body shot.
Monroe misses with a wild body shot.
Talley lands with a kick to the ribs.
Talley slips a jab and a cross from Monroe.
Talley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Monroe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Talley scrambles back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monroe.
Talley misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Monroe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Talley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Monroe just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KJ Talley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jon Monroe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Talley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Talley misses the target.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe throws a right hand that misses
and Talley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Monroe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Talley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Talley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monroes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Monroe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Talley.
Monroe takes a swing at Talley's ribcage but misses.
Monroe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Talley doesn't seem bothered though.
Talley moves out of range as Monroe strikes.
Talley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monroe digs a good body shot into Talley's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monroe misses with a looping right.
Talley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monroe scores with a shot to the body.
Monroe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Talley tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talley.
Monroe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Monroe is rocked!
Talley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monroe's sensitive parts.
Oh Monroe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monroe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Talley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talley fails to land with a series of punches.
Monroe misses the shot to the body.
Monroe seems to have got his legs back now.
Talley scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Talley dodges the punch combination from Monroe.
Monroe thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talley throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monroe at a distance.
Talley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Monroe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Talley throws a head kick that misses.
Talley tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Talley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talley throws a looping overhand right but Monroe ducks down to avoid it.
Monroe is looking to wear down Talley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Monroe tries to clinch but Talley moves out of range.
Monroe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Talley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Monroe. Monroe obviously looking to wear him down.
Talley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Monroe under the eye.
Monroe throws a combination that misses
enabling Talley to counter with a crisp jab.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monroe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monroe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monroe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Monroe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Talley scoring well with a low kick there.
Donk. Monroe catches Talley right on the button with a cross.
Talley's corner calls for a 1-2. Talley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Monroe tries to move into range but Talley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Talley slips a straight right by Monroe.
Talley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talley throws a right hand that misses
and Monroe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monroe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Talley.
Talley connects with a nice looking jab.
Talley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monroe missing with a left hand there. Talley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley connects with a high kick.
Monroe throws a looping overhand right but Talley ducks down to avoid it.
Talley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Monroe.
Talley scores with a sloppy right hand. Monroe should have avoided that one.
Monroe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talley.
Monroe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Talley.
Monroe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talley.
Monroe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talley tries a head kick but it misses.
Talley misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monroe misses with a low kick as Talley jumps back.
Talley throws a head kick but Monroe moves out of range.
Jon Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monroe tests Talley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
KJ Talley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Talley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KJ Talley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Newmark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brandao's choice of entrance music: Work Hard, Play Hard. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 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
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Newmark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jose Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Brandao misses.
Newmark thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Newmark. That snapped Brandao's head back.
Crunch! Newmark slams his shin into Brandao's torso.
Newmark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brandao.
Brandao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Newmark misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Newmark.
Newmark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brandao misses the jab.
Newmark throws the left hand but Brandao avoids the punch easily.
Newmark moves out of range of the strikes.
Newmark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao connects with a solid leg kick.
Newmark is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandao.
Brandao checks a leg kick nicely.
Newmark moves out of range as Brandao throws a body kick.
Newmark lands a right hook to the body.
Newmark looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newmark fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brandao checks it well.
Brandao throws a leg kick but Newmark moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brandao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newmark.
Newmark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandao can pounce on him.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newmark moves away.
Brandao lands with a straight right. Newmark didn't see that one coming.
Brandao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brandao drops his hands momentarily and Newmark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Newmark misses.
Newmark throws a leg kick that misses.
Brandao connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Newmark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brandao avoids the head kick by Newmark.
Brandao moves out of range of the strikes.
Newmark throws a looping overhand right but Brandao ducks down to avoid it.
Newmark moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
Newmark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Newmark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Brandao misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newmark misses the shot to the body.
Brandao throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Newmark counter with a right hand.
Brandao cracks the inside of Newmark's front leg.
Brandao throws an overhand right that lands on Newmark's shoulder, as Newmark tries to avoid the shot.
Newmark misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Brandao there.
Brandao takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Newmark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Newmark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brandao.
A jab from Brandao misses.
Brandao misses with a straight left.
Newmark moves away from the strike by Brandao.
Brandao tests Newmark's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brandao finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brandao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandao moves out of range as Newmark throws a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brandao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newmark throws out the jab.
Newmark takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brandao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newmark at a distance.
Newmark lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Newmark.
Brandao scores with a spinning back kick!
Brandao throws a low kick, looking for Newmark's leg but Newmark calmly moves out of range.
Brandao staying out of range there.
Brandao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Newmark checks a low kick from Brandao.
Brandao throws a hook but Newmark avoids it easily.
Brandao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Newmark on the side of the head.
Newmark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
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!
Newmark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Newmark lands with a hook. Brandao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brandao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newmark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brandao throws the left hand but Newmark avoids the punch easily.
Newmark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandao.
Brandao feints and then cracks Newmark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Newmark down.
Newmark moves out of range as Brandao strikes.
Brandao takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Newmark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Newmark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Newmark staying out of range there.
Newmark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Newmark throws a front kick that sends Brandao stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newmark. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newmark. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandao moves out of range as Newmark strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Newmark misses.
Newmark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Newmark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newmark looks to land a body kick but Brandao moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Brandao dominated that round.
That's time! Newmark's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brandao throws a jab when Newmark was well out of range.
Brandao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Newmark.
Newmark tries to move into range but Brandao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Newmark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Newmark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Newmark staying out of range there.
Newmark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Newmark throws the left hand but Brandao avoids the punch easily.
Newmark throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Newmark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jose Brandao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandao clinches with his opponent.
Newmark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Newmark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandao.
Brandao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brandao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newmark backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brandao slows down the pace here.
Brandao misses with the head strike.
Brandao misses with a knee strike.
Newmark misses with a punch to the body.
Newmark takes a shot to the head.
Brandao looking to throw knees to the head but Newmark is blocking nicely.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandao tries to work over Newmark's front leg with a kick but Newmark checks it.
Newmark scores with a leg kick.
Newmark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brandao.
Newmark avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Newmark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newmark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brandao stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws the left hand but Newmark avoids the punch easily.
Newmark throws a leg kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Brandao counters with a stiff right hand.
Brandao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Newmark misses.
Newmark lands with a cross.
Newmark throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newmark throws a shot from downtown. Brandao moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Newmark, as that shot connected.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brandao in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice shot by Brandao.
Brandao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brandao swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brandao throws a low kick, looking for Newmark's leg but Newmark calmly moves out of range.
Newmark throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandao counters with a nice uppercut.
Newmark misses with a kick to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Brandao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brandao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Newmark scores with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newmark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Newmark lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Newmark misses.
Newmark walks into a jab.
Newmark lands a slapping body shot.
Brandao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newmark.
Newmark throws a solid leg kick but Brandao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Newmark.
Newmark looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Brandao throws a jab when Newmark was well out of range.
Brandao throws a low kick but Newmark moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Brandao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newmark looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandao is just out of range.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newmark throws a body punch but Brandao moves out of range.
Brandao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newmark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandao moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao throws a hook but Newmark avoids it easily.
Newmark tries to land a front kick but Brandao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brandao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Newmark misses with a hook
and Brandao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao is looking to chop away at Newmark's legs.
Brandao throws a big shot that misses.
Brandao lands with a hook. Newmark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good leg kick by Brandao there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Newmark misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Brandao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Brandao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newmark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Newmark throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao throws a shot from downtown. Newmark moves away and avoids it.
Newmark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandao.
Brandao wants to clinch up but Newmark keeps it at a distance.
Brandao blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Brandao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Brandao throws a hook but Newmark avoids it easily.
Brandao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Newmark.
Brandao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Newmark misses.
Newmark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brandao throws out a loose jab but Newmark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brandao throws a good cross that connects.
Newmark misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Brandao cracks Newmark with an open hand slap.
Newmark throws a hook but Brandao blocks it.
Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Newmark.
Newmark scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab lands there for Brandao.
Newmark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newmark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brandao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newmark throws out the jab.
Brandao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Newmark throws an overhand right that lands on Brandao's shoulder, as Brandao tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newmark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brandao.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Newmark throws a lazy right hand but Brandao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newmark tries to land a front kick but Brandao steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fighters circling - Newmark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Newmark rushes Brandao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brandao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Newmark looks for the body kick but Brandao saw that one coming.
Brandao scores with a jab.
Brandao pushes Newmark up against the cage in a clinch.
Brandao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brandao scores with a shot to the side of Newmark's head.
Newmark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Newmark.
Newmark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Brandao to work.
Brandao tries a knee to the head but Newmark blocks it.
Bobby Newmark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Newmark has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Newmark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandao's elbow.
Newmark trying to land knees to the body.
Brandao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brandao stalling against the cage.
Brandao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Newmark can't find room to land a body shot as Brandao controls the action.
Newmark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Newmark as Brandao tries to tie him up.
Newmark looking to stall.
Brandao tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brandao misses with a knee to the head.
Brandao is looking to control Newmark's arms but Newmark gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brandao has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brandao.
Newmark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newmark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandao avoiding damage as Newmark throws knees to the body.
Brandao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Newmark fails to land.
Brandao just leaning against Newmark, taking a breather.
Newmark missing with knees to the body.
Brandao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brandao lands a right hand.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brandao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newmark throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Newmark fails to land.
Brandao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Newmark working aggressively here.
Newmark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandao avoids it.
Newmark looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Newmark landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao dodges an elbow strike from Newmark.
Newmark throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Newmark lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Newmark tries a knee to the head but Brandao blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandao looking to slow down the pace here.
Brandao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Newmark throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandao blocks it with crossed arms.
Newmark misses with the head strike.
Brandao is looking to control Newmark's arms but Newmark gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brandao has his back to the cage.
Newmark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newmark letting Brandao take a breather here.
Brandao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newmark backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandao trying to stall but Newmark improves his position.
Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Newmark throws a leg kick but Brandao checks it.
Newmark keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jose Brandao.
Well Brandao 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Brandao!
Jose Brandao decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wedge Xiii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rufus Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xiii kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tenacious D - Master Exploder. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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158 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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23
159 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wedge Xiii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rufus Speed!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiii shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Speed throws a low kick but Xiii moves out of range easily.
Xiii shoots in but no luck this time.
Xiii has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Xiii is just out of range.
Xiii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Speed's waist but Speed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Xiii off to one side.
Speed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiii was well out of range. Poor timing from Speed.
Wedge Xiii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed leaves Xiii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Xiii tries for a takedown but Speed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw.
Speed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Xiii checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Speed throws a front kick aimed at Xiii's knee but Xiii avoids it well.
Xiii throws a leg kick but Speed checks it.
Speed stuffs the takedown attempt from Xiii. Xiii gets slowly back to his feet.
Xiii shoots in looking for a takedown. Speed tries to sprawl out of it but Xiii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Speed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Speed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Xiii takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiii defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Xiii takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Xiii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Speed is looking to slow Xiii down with leg kicks.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiii.
Xiii misses the shot to the body.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Speed sprawls well. Speed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xiii gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Xiii is predictable there
and Speed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Xiii throws a body kick that misses.
Xiii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab by Speed.
Speed has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xiii misses with a takedown attempt
and Speed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xiii defending well as Speed loads up on a big left hand.
Xiii checks a leg kick.
Speed throws a hook to the side of Xiii's head but Xiii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xiii has his takedown stuffed
and Speed counters with a nice uppercut.
Xiii misses with a wild body shot.
Speed looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Speed scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Speed throws a front kick aimed at Xiii's knee but Xiii avoids it well.
Xiii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Speed.
Xiii looks for a takedown but Speed sprawls well.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Xiii thows a huge punch but Speed dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Xiii's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Xiii's back!
Xiii covering up well and avoiding damage.
Xiii is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Xiii prevents Speed from getting a body triangle.
Good control from Speed.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Speed has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Xiii covering up well and avoiding damage.
Xiii tries to roll but Speed sticks to his back.
Speed is not going to allow Xiii to sit and survive in this position.
Xiii is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Speed dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Speed, as that shot connected.
Speed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Speed throws a leg kick but Xiii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Xiii.
Speed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xiii.
Xiii drives through with a takedown into Speed's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speed looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Xiii throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speed works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Speed trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Xiii postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xiii is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rufus Speed wasn't active enough on the ground.
Xiii misses with a shot to the body
and Speed counters with a straight right hand.
Speed leaves Xiii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Speed lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Speed ducks under a wild hook from Xiii.
Xiii shoots in for a double leg but Speed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Speed moves out of range as Xiii throws a body kick.
Xiii will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Xiii shoots in looking for a takedown. Speed tries to sprawl out of it but Xiii keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Speed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Speed scores with a sloppy right hand. Xiii should have avoided that one.
Speed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiii shoots in looking for a takedown but Speed manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Xiii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Xiii shoots in and drives through. Speed sprawls well.
Speed throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Speed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Speed as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Xiii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xiii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
Xiii fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Speed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xiii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Speed.
Xiii is looking to wear down Speed with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiii.
Xiii tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Speed throws a front kick aimed at Xiii's knee but Xiii avoids it well.
Speed throws a body punch but Xiii moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Speed.
Xiii blocks a low kick nicely.
Xiii is trying hard to land a takedown here. Speed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Speed.
Xiii tries for a takedown but Speed circles away easily
letting Speed counter with a right hand.
Speed misses with a low kick.
Xiii checks a low kick from Speed.
Speed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Xiii.
Nice cross by Speed.
Xiii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Speed.
The fighters circling - Speed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rufus Speed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speed throws a leg kick which misses Xiii's front leg but catches the back leg as Xiii tries to avoid it.
Xiii uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speed.
Speed misses with an attempted mid kick.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Xiii changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Speed tries to avoid it but Xiii manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Speed to the ground. Speed escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Xiii.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Speed looks to land a left hand but Xiii moved out of range nicely.
Speed throws a sloppy head kick and Xiii moves out of range easily.
Xiii shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Xiii.
Speed lands a leg kick that knocks Xiii off balance momentarily.
Speed defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Xiii.
Speed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Xiii has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Speed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xiii moves into the clinch.
Speed pushes Xiii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xiii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Speed is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus Speed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Speed lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown but Speed shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Xiii tries to land a front kick but Speed steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice uppercut lands for Speed. That snapped Xiii's head back.
Nice uppercut there from Speed.
Xiii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Speed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Xiii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Speed cracks Xiii with a good jab.
Xiii is rocked!
Xiii shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Xiii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Xiii fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wedge Xiii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiii checks a low kick from Speed.
Speed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Speed throws a wild body kick that Xiii sees coming a mile off.
Xiii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Speed lands a head shot.
Speed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Speed sprawls well. Speed wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Xiii gets slowly back to his feet.
Speed tries to land a leg kick but Xiii saw it coming and moves away.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Speed scores with a spinning back kick!
Speed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Speed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Speed as he avoids it easily.
Xiii shoots in for a takedown but Speed shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Speed lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Xiii at a distance.
Speed connects with a looping right hand.
Xiii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Nice takedown defense from Speed. No joy for Xiii on that attempt.
Xiii misses with a body shot.
Xiii moves forwards but Speed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Xiii tries for a takedown but Speed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wedge Xiii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiii swings away with a body shot that misses
and Speed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speed lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Xiii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xiii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Xiii seems to have got his legs back now.
Xiii shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Speed counters with a low kick, right behind Xiii 's knee.
Speed looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Speed throws out a powerful jab.
Speed throws a body punch but Xiii moves out of range.
Xiii takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Xiii closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Speed to the mat! Speed manages to get full guard.
Speed 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.
Speed is trying to keep Xiii in close.
Speed is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed looking to control.
Speed pulls Xiii in close to prevent any damage.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rufus Speed hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Speed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xiii.
Speed digs a good hook to Xiii's body.
Xiii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speed.
Speed slips under a jab.
Xiii tries for a takedown but Speed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Speed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Speed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Xiii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Speed misses with a body shot.
Xiii closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiii is trying to control the action in half guard but Speed is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Speed manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Speed keeping moving, preventing Xiii from controlling successfully.
Speed pulls Xiii in close to his closed guard and prevents Xiii from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xiii wants to control from the top but Speed keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Speed is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Speed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Speed winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Speed!
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pop
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