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EMP 43 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Titus Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Garner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Main Event. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lester's choice of entrance music: Twisted. Titus Garner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Titus Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner misses with a low kick.
A solid body kick from Garner.
Lester misses with an uppercut.
Garner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garner swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Lester cracks the inside of Garner's front leg.
Lester connects with a looping right hand.
Lester slips under a jab from Garner.
Garner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lester tries a low kick but Garner avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Garner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lester slips under a jab.
Garner throws a jab when Lester was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lester counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lester feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Garner's calf.
Garner shoots for a double leg takedown but Lester sprawls well. He's pushed Garner's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lester throws a hook but Garner avoids it easily.
Garner clinches with his opponent.
Garner avoiding damage as Lester throws knees to the body.
A short right from Lester.
Lester'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.
A short uppercut from Garner.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garner tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Garner back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Garner.
Lester tries to land a knee to the head but Garner blocks with his arms.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester'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.
Garner throws a head punch that misses.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Garner.
Garner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garner misses with some punches.
Garner tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Garner blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garner.
Garner has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner blocks a body shot from Lester.
Garner wants a takedown.
Garner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garner backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Garner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garner lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garner.
Lester scores with a shot to the side of Garner's head.
Garner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester tries to work over Garner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lester tries a body shot but Garner blocks it.
Lester blocking some punches.
Lester misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garner lands a shot to the body.
Garner tightens his grip and picks Lester up, before dumping him to the ground. Lester manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garner is looking to work some ground and pound but Lester has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Garner throwing strikes but missing.
Lester looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lester keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
Garner postures up in Lester's guard and throws a big left but Lester blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Garner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Moe Lester will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garner.
Lester fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garner shoots in for a takedown but Lester shows good takedown defense.
Garner throws a front kick aimed at Lester's knee but Lester avoids it well.
Lester keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garner.
Lester stuns Garner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Garner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lester makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Garner really felt that one!
Garner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lester with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Garner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester tries to work over Garner's front leg with a kick but Garner checks it.
Garner dips to his left and cracks Lester with an uppercut!
Moe Lester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garner lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Lester.
Lester chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester with a nice cross.
Lester tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lester.
Garner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lester counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Lester. That snapped Garner's head back.
Lester swings for the body but Garner moves out of range.
Lester misses the jab.
Lester has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Garner misses with a body shot.
A jab from Garner finds it's way through Lester's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lester with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Garner misses with a body shot.
Garner moves out of range of the strikes.
Garner tries to land a body kick
and Lester counters with a nice leg kick.
Garner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lester at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner swings for the body but Lester moves out of range.
Lester misses with a head kick.
Garner lands with a nice body punch.
Lester swings for the body but Garner moves out of range.
Lester lands a nice shot to the body.
Lester pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garner is out of range and Lester settles back down.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garner.
Garner just misses with a punch to the body.
Garner throws a low kick but Lester avoids it.
Garner thuds a left hand into Lester's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garner shoots and misses
and Lester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester lands with a kick to the ribs.
Garner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lester's head backwards.
Lester lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Lester as Garner shoots in.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lester, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lester lands a jab to the nose.
Garner 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.
Lester throws a low kick but it's checked well by Garner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Garner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Garner misses with a wild combination.
Lester lands a lovely overhand right.
Lester slips a straight right by Garner.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garner.
Lester dodges the punch combination from Garner.
Lester's corner calls for a 1-2. Lester obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lester has closed the distance and engaged Garner in a clinch.
Lester throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garner blocks it with crossed arms.
Garner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Garner back against the cage.
Garner tries to score a body lock takedown but Lester shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Garner blocks a body shot from Lester.
Garner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lester lands with a light punch inside.
Garner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Garner working aggressively here.
Garner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Garner.
Garner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garner throws a head punch that misses.
Garner is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lester pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Titus Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garner takes an elbow to the temple.
Lester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garners head.
Garner tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Garner back against the cage.
Lester slowing the pace effectively.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Titus Garner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Moe Lester seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garner.
Garner has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garner lands with a short shot to the head.
Lester misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garner.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Garner struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Lester lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lester trying to stall but Garner improves his position.
Garner lands with a right to the head.
Garner lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lester lands an elbow that stopped Garner in his tracks for a moment.
Lester lands a shoulder strike.
Garner misses with a body punch.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Garner.
Garner avoids the elbow strike from Lester, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lester creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Lester looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lester.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lester lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Garner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Garner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garner misses with a punch to the body.
Garner scores with a hook to the body.
Garner lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Garner.
Garner swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Lester.
Lester is fighting off a takedown attempt but Garner is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lester to the mat. Lester regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garner scoring with some ground and pound.
Lester tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lester has Garner pulled in close to control his posture.
Lester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moe Lester is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lester controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Moe Lester.
I've got Lester 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Moe Lester!
A very excited looking Moe Lester 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 Juan Corrida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corrida might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shadowhunter. Lucas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Serial Killer kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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179 lbs
34 - 13 - 2 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Corrida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Henry Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas dodges the punch combination from Corrida.
Lucas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corrida throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucas counters with an inside leg kick.
Corrida cracks Lucas with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corrida. Lucas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corrida checks the leg kick.
Lucas avoids the head kick by Corrida.
Corrida moves into the clinch.
A short right from Corrida on the inside.
Corrida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corrida drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lucas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Corrida throws a leg kick
and Lucas counters with a leg kick.
Lucas throws the left hand but Corrida avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas slips a jab and a cross from Corrida.
Lucas scores with a decent looking hook.
Lucas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corrida.
A clash of legs there as Lucas blocks the low kick.
Corrida looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Corrida throws a leg kick that misses.
Lucas throws a chopping leg kick but Corrida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Corrida looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lucas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Corrida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corrida throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lucas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas wants to clinch up but Corrida keeps it at a distance.
Corrida moves out of range of the body kick from Lucas.
Lucas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas moves forwards but Corrida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lucas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corrida.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corrida throws a nice outside leg kick.
Corrida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Corrida moves out of range of the body kick.
Corrida takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Corrida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lucas throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Corrida scores with a hook to the body. Lucas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lucas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corrida sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lucas swings for the body but Corrida moves out of range.
Lucas misses with a hook.
Corrida tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lucas is able to avoid easily.
Lucas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Corrida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Henry Lucas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lucas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Corrida to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Corrida 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas wants to sweep here but Corrida controlling him for the moment.
Lucas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corrida keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lucas's head.
Corrida trying to control but Lucas is working from the bottom.
Lucas 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.
Corrida 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.
Corrida is looking to work some ground and pound but Lucas has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucas keeping full guard, as Corrida tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corrida advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Corrida lands a nice short elbow.
Corrida is keen to just control but Lucas is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Corrida dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Corrida misses with a body kick.
Corrida misses the shot to the body.
Lucas scores with a jab.
Corrida avoids the head kick by Lucas.
Lucas lands a head kick. Corrida smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Juan Corrida has been cut.
Corrida takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Corrida fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corrida looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Corrida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lucas sees it coming and defends easily.
Lucas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Corrida's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Corrida's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Corrida's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Corrida manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lucas's guard. Nice work there by Corrida.
Lucas controlling the position.
Corrida trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucas pulls Corrida in close to prevent any damage.
Lucas is trying to keep Corrida in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lucas holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Henry Lucas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lucas misses with a right hand
and Corrida counters with an outside leg kick.
Lucas throws a leg kick but Corrida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Corrida fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lucas, pushing him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrida scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lucas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Corrida blocks it with crossed arms.
Lucas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Corrida is defending well for now.
Lucas blocks an uppercut.
Lucas throws a head punch that misses.
Lucas misses with a body punch.
Lucas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Corridas head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corrida tries to throw a body punch but Lucas avoids it by throwing Corrida back against the cage.
Corrida lands with a right to the head.
Lucas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Corrida backwards.
Corrida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucas backwards.
Corrida misses with the head strike.
Corrida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lucas's elbow.
Corrida is trying to pull guard but Lucas has him pressed against the cage.
Corrida slowing the pace effectively.
Corrida misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Lucas.
Corrida tries to pull guard but Lucas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Corrida tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Corrida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lucas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Corrida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Corrida.
Lucas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corrida blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Corrida gets control of Lucas's arms and successfully pulls guard. Corrida will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Corrida 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.
Corrida escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lucas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Corrida is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lucas rolls with it to try and escape but Corrida cranks on the arm and Lucas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Corrida!
In his post fight interview, Juan Corrida gave a big smile as he said 'Now go get your fuckin' shinebox.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Penagos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oswaldo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penagos comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody Gonna Get Their Ass Whooped!. Sanchez has chosen In The Ghetto - By Elvis Presley as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
24 - 10 - 1 |
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31
184 lbs
24 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Penagos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Oswaldo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penagos takes one to the chin there.
Penagos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Penagos won't be happy with that.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Penagos is working from the bottom.
Sanchez misses with the ground and pound.
Sanchez creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Penagos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sanchez wants to control but Penagos is keeping him busy.
Sanchez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penagos is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Penagos keeps working.
Sanchez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Penagos prevents Sanchez from improving position.
Penagos can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penagos is looking to reverse the position.
Penagos regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sanchez's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Penagos tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sanchez in particular looking to stall.
Penagos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penagos is looking to escape.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penagos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sanchez stops Penagos from getting back to his feet.
Sanchez trying to control the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Oswaldo Sanchez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penagos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penagos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Penagos is fending him off so far but Sanchez persists. Nope, Penagos circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez scores with a hook.
Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Penagos.
Penagos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penagos's corner calls for a 1-2. Penagos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Penagos as he checks the leg kick.
Penagos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Penagos.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Penagos.
Penagos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Penagos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Penagos avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Penagos misses
and Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Penagos needs to keep his hands up - Sanchez had a free shot at his head there.
Sanchez jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penagos wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Penagos misses with a hook
and Sanchez counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Penagos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Penagos misses
and Sanchez counters with a single leg into guard. Penagos didn't expect that.
Sanchez trying to control but Penagos is working from the bottom.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Penagos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sanchez has his hands on Penagos's head, controlling the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Oswaldo Sanchez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Penagos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sanchez misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penagos.
Sanchez connects with a solid leg kick.
Oswaldo Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez throws the kick towards the body but Penagos avoids it.
Penagos throws a nice inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Penagos.
Penagos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penagos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanchez can pounce on him.
Sanchez lands with a right hand.
Carlos Penagos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penagos checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Sanchez tenderised Penagos's leg. Penagos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Penagos ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez delivers a nice body kick.
Penagos doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Carlos Penagos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanchez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Penagos taking some punishment here, with Sanchez in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Penagos's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oswaldo Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Penagos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Penagos wants to clinch but Sanchez slips to the side
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Penagos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Penagos tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Penagos misses with a lunging right hand
and Penagos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Penagos tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Penagos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penagos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Sanchez with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Penagos avoids the punch easily.
Penagos just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penagos moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Penagos.
Penagos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sanchez eats them both and turns towards Penagos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sanchez stuns Penagos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Penagos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Penagos looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Penagos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Penagos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penagos 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.
A swing and a miss from Penagos.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Penagos counters with a good low kick that Sanchez was not able to check.
Penagos slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Penagos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penagos looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Penagos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crunch! Sanchez slams his shin into Penagos's torso.
Sanchez gets a takedown into half guard.
Penagos is trying to stand back up but Sanchez is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penagos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penagos defending well though.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Penagos to regain full guard.
Penagos keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carlos Penagos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Penagos keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oswaldo Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sanchez trying to control but Penagos is working from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Oswaldo Sanchez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Penagos misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penagos tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez throws a shot to the body.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanchez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oswaldo Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sanchez 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldo Sanchez!
An out of breath Oswaldo Sanchez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craig Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Callaghan (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Hanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaghan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hanks in his tracks.
Hanks takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Callaghan misses with a looping left.
Callaghan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Callaghan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Hanks.
Hanks throws a push kick but Callaghan slaps the foot to one side.
Hanks feints a jab promting Callaghan to slip. Hanks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Callaghan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Callaghan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanks throws a leg kick
and Callaghan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hanks misses with a shot to the body
and Callaghan counters with a nice leg kick.
Callaghan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Callaghan ducks under a wild hook from Hanks.
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!
Callaghan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Callaghan.
Hanks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hanks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Callaghan.
Callaghan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan throws an overhand right that lands on Hanks's shoulder, as Hanks tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Callaghan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Callaghan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
Callaghan lands a glancing blow to the side of Hanks's head.
Hanks 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.
Callaghan throws a lazy right hand but Hanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Callaghan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hanks ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
Hanks needs to keep his hands up - Callaghan had a free shot at his head there.
Callaghan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Callaghan lands a lovely overhand right.
Callaghan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hanks thumps Callaghan with a low kick.
Hanks throws the left hand but Callaghan avoids the punch easily.
Callaghan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Callaghan throws a hook to the side of Hanks's head but Hanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Callaghan throws a jab but it's blocked by Hanks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanks tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Callaghan is able to avoid easily.
A combination from Callaghan does no damage.
Hanks misses with a kick to the body.
Callaghan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hanks slips a straight right by Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with an uppercut. Hanks saw that one coming.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanks misses the shot to the body.
Callaghan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hanks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hanks misses with a body kick.
Hanks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanks is looking to score with low kicks.
Callaghan throws a sloppy head kick and Hanks moves out of range easily.
Hanks throws a low kick but Callaghan moves out of range easily.
Hanks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hanks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks is looking to wear down Callaghan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hanks throws a body punch but Callaghan moves out of range.
Hanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Callaghan misses.
Hanks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Callaghan throws a hook but Hanks blocks it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hanks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Callaghan - the referee stops the clock and Hanks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Callaghan. Hanks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Callaghan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hanks had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hanks throws a chopping leg kick but Callaghan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Callaghan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hanks to score with a decent uppercut.
Callaghan doesn't manage to clinch there - Hanks circles away.
Callaghan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanks.
Callaghan scores with a sloppy right hand. Hanks should have avoided that one.
Callaghan connects with a nice looking jab.
Hanks scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanks lands with a kick to the ribs.
Callaghan checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Callaghan's calf.
Callaghan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hanks takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanks throws a wild body kick that Callaghan sees coming a mile off.
Callaghan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hanks throws a nice looking combination but Callaghan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanks tries to score with a low kick but Callaghan moves his leg out of the way.
Callaghan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hanks. Those never looked like landing.
Hanks looks to land a body kick but Callaghan moved away.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
Callaghan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callaghan blocks a jab.
Callaghan scores with a hook to the body. Hanks takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hanks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Callaghan slips a jab from Hanks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Craig Hanks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Callaghan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hanks throws a sloppy head kick and Callaghan moves out of range easily.
Callaghan staying out of range there.
Hanks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hanks throws a leg kick but Callaghan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Callaghan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Callaghan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hanks.
Callaghan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Craig Hanks is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanks throws a hook but Callaghan blocks it.
Hanks moves away from the strike by Callaghan.
Hanks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hanks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Callaghan does it's job there.
Hanks just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Callaghan misses its intended target.
A bone on bone clash there as Callaghan blocks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Callaghan is out of range and Hanks settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Callaghan.
Hanks misses with a wild body shot.
Hanks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Callaghan throws a jab when Hanks was well out of range.
Hanks throws a body punch but Callaghan moves out of range.
Callaghan tries to land a leg kick but Hanks saw it coming and moves away.
Hanks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Callaghan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanks slips under a jab.
Hanks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Callaghan throws a hook to the side of Hanks's head but Hanks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanks avoids the body shot from Callaghan.
Hanks connects with a body shot that sends Callaghan's belly button to the back.
Good standup being displayed there by Hanks as he connects with a hook.
Hanks tries to land a front kick but Callaghan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanks lands a front kick.
Callaghan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Hanks.
Hanks checks a leg kick.
Callaghan avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Callaghan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Callaghan throws a looping overhand right but Hanks ducks down to avoid it.
Callaghan misses with an uppercut. Hanks saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Callaghan.
Hanks scores with a leg kick.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanks digs a good body shot into Callaghan's ribs.
Callaghan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Callaghan misses with a hook. Hanks ducked under it nicely.
Callaghan blocks a low kick nicely.
Hanks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A bone on bone clash there as Hanks blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanks. That's going to slow Callaghan down.
Callaghan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Callaghan lands with a hook. Hanks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Callaghan moves out of range as Hanks throws a body kick.
Hanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Callaghan moves out of range of the strikes.
Callaghan cracks Hanks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.
Callaghan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hanks counters with a slapping leg kick.
Callaghan misses the jab.
Callaghan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanks lands a nice hook to Callaghan's body. Callaghan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanks cracks Callaghan with an open hand slap.
Hanks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Callaghan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hanks - that will leave a mark!
Hanks slips a straight right by Callaghan.
Callaghan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hanks.
Hanks throws a low kick but Callaghan avoids it.
Hanks misses with a wild body shot.
Hanks looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hanks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Callaghan throws out the jab.
Callaghan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanks.
Hanks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Callaghan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanks.
Hanks swings for the body but Callaghan moves out of range.
Hanks throws out a loose jab but Callaghan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping body kick lands there for Hanks.
Callaghan scores with a nice strike.
Callaghan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callaghan moves away.
Hanks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Hanks dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Callaghan throws a shot from downtown. Hanks moves away and avoids it.
Callaghan moves out of range of the body kick from Hanks.
Hanks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Callaghan.
Callaghan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanks was well out of range. Poor timing from Callaghan.
Hanks avoids the body shot from Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with a straight left.
Callaghan scores with a jab.
Callaghan throws a leg kick but Hanks sees it coming and moves out of range.
Callaghan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hanks's head.
Callaghan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Callaghan.
Hanks feints and then cracks Callaghan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Callaghan down.
A head kick misses from Callaghan.
Hanks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Callaghan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Callaghan tried to score with a low kick but Hanks checks it.
Callaghan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Callaghan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Callaghan if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hanks finds it's way round the side to connect with Callaghan's head.
Hanks throws a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Callaghan misses.
Callaghan throws a looping overhand right but Hanks ducks down to avoid it.
Callaghan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hanks tries to score with a low kick but Callaghan moves his leg out of the way.
Callaghan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanks. Callaghan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanks looks to throw the jab but Callaghan is out of range.
Hanks misses with a hook. Callaghan ducked under it nicely.
Callaghan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Callaghan looks to land a body kick but Hanks moved away.
Hanks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Callaghan.
Callaghan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hanks throws a hook to the side of Callaghan's head but Callaghan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hanks slips under a jab from Callaghan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan throws a shot from downtown. Hanks moves away and avoids it.
Callaghan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hanks.
Jab by Callaghan.
Callaghan tries to clinch up.
Hanks misses with a low kick as Callaghan jumps back.
Callaghan checks the leg kick nicely there.
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!
Hanks throws a looping overhand right but Callaghan ducks down to avoid it.
Callaghan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Callaghan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Callaghan tries a head kick but it misses.
Callaghan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan moves out of range as Hanks throws a body kick.
Callaghan throws a lazy right hand but Hanks sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanks misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Callaghan.
Callaghan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Callaghan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanks takes a swing at Callaghan's ribcage but misses.
Callaghan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Callaghan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Callaghan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Callaghan.
Callaghan lands with a cross.
Callaghan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Callaghan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hanks walks into a left hand.
Hanks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan lands an overhand right.
Callaghan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Callaghan there.
Hanks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Callaghan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanks misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callaghan tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanks blocks a low kick nicely.
Callaghan avoids the body shot from Hanks.
Callaghan jabs Hanks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A head kick misses from Hanks.
Richard Callaghan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanks.
Callaghan scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Craig Hanks has been cut.
Hanks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with a right hand
and Hanks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Richard Callaghan.
Well Hanks has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Hanks!
Our winner, Craig Hanks, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabrera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hector. von Altenburg has chosen Richard Wagner's Die Walküre as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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156 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
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hector Cabrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabrera throws a hook but von Altenburg avoids it easily.
von Altenburg scores with a leg kick.
Cabrera throws a lazy right hand but von Altenburg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
von Altenburg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cabrera has time to react.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
von Altenburg drops his shoulder and cracks Cabrera with a huge uppercut! Cabrera goes down! Can von Altenburg finish him?
Cabrera is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
von Altenburg advances to half guard.
Oh Cabrera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
von Altenburg is pressing down on Cabrera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cabrera is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera seems to have got his legs back now.
Cabrera wants to get back to full guard.
von Altenburg is looking to advance position but Cabrera won't allow it.
von Altenburg is working for a submission of some sort.
von Altenburg is looking to advance position but Cabrera won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Altenburg is trying to control. Cabrera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cabrera is looking to improve his position.
von Altenburg throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
von Altenburg trying to mount his opponent but Cabrera defends it.
von Altenburg is trying to control the action in half guard but Cabrera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
von Altenburg is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
von Altenburg trying to mount his opponent but Cabrera defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
von Altenburg trying to mount his opponent but Cabrera defends it.
von Altenburg passes the guard and advances to mount!
von Altenburg with a couple of short strikes.
Cabrera manages to regain half guard. Good work.
von Altenburg is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cabrera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time von Altenburg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera trying to control but von Altenburg postures up.
Cabrera moves into full guard.
von Altenburg preventing the sweep.
von Altenburg being controlled here momentarily.
von Altenburg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera working a defensive guard but von Altenburg passes into half guard.
Cabrera is trying to get back to full guard.
von Altenburg seems to be working for a kimura but Cabrera defends the submission attempt.
von Altenburg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cabrera sees it coming and defends easily.
von Altenburg works his way into full mount!
Cabrera prevents von Altenburg from taking his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cabrera is desperately trying to improve his position but von Altenburg has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
von Altenburg tries to land a body kick
and Cabrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabrera punishes von Altenburg's body with a nice straight punch.
von Altenburg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cabrera defending well as von Altenburg loads up on a big left hand.
Cabrera is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in von Altenburg's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
von Altenburg is looking for a sweep. Cabrera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. von Altenburg manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cabrera landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
von Altenburg controls Cabrera momentarily but Cabrera frees himself.
von Altenburg has his foot on Cabrera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cabrera works his way back into a safe position though.
Cabrera won't allow von Altenburg to sweep him here.
Cabrera wants to control from the top but von Altenburg keeps moving.
Cabrera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Altenburg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cabrera is aware though and is defending well.
Cabrera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cabrera postures up in von Altenburg's guard and throws a big left but von Altenburg blocks it.
Cabrera postures up and lands a big shot to von Altenburg's brow.
von Altenburg trying to keep a closed guard but Cabrera is proving a slippery customer.
Cabrera stands up over von Altenburg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cabrera scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cabrera landing with the ground and pound.
Cabrera throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Altenburg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cabrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cabrera is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of von Altenburg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take von Altenburg's back!
Cabrera is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. von Altenburg is defending well though. Cabrera let's go of the attempt for now.
von Altenburg staying busy and making it hard for Cabrera to control.
von Altenburg rolls, trying to escape but Cabrera keeps control of the position.
Cabrera connects with a big shot to the side of von Altenburg's head.
It looks like Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg has been cut.
von Altenburg is taking damage to the body and head.
Cabrera looking for the choke but no joy.
Cabrera lands an elbow to the side of the head.
von Altenburg is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cabrera's guard. Nice work there by von Altenburg.
Cabrera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cabrera can't keep his opponent in guard - von Altenburg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
von Altenburg misses with a head shot. Cabrera uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as von Altenburg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
von Altenburg forces his way into half guard.
Cabrera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for von Altenburg!
A nice elbow there by Cabrera.
Cabrera with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
von Altenburg regains half guard.
von Altenburg is trying to maintain the position but Cabrera is very close to passing his half guard.
Hector Cabrera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabrera frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
von Altenburg tries to reverse the position but Cabrera maintains control.
von Altenburg wants to control but Cabrera is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Cabrera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Cabrera keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from von Altenburg.
von Altenburg misses with a low kick as Cabrera jumps back.
von Altenburg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
von Altenburg scores with a nice head shot.
Cabrera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cabrera ducks under a wild hook from von Altenburg.
Cabrera takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Cabrera catches von Altenburg right on the button with a cross.
Cabrera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cabrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but von Altenburg was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrera.
von Altenburg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cabrera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
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!
Cabrera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but von Altenburg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cabrera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
von Altenburg is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cabrera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time von Altenburg.
Cabrera wants to improve his position but von Altenburg is controlling well.
Cabrera is trying to control but von Altenburg manages to pass to mount!
Cabrera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
von Altenburg is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cabrera is surviving well by controlling von Altenburg's body position as best he can.
von Altenburg working for a submission but Cabrera is keeping him at bay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
von Altenburg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cabrera slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
von Altenburg is trying to work for a kimura but Cabrera is defending well.
von Altenburg is pressing down on Cabrera's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cabrera is holding on for now.
Cabrera looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera actively working from the bottom here.
von Altenburg prevents Cabrera from improving his position.
von Altenburg wants to work for an arm triangle but Cabrera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
von Altenburg passes to full mount!
von Altenburg tries to push Cabrera's head away but Cabrera is holding on tight.
Cabrera can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is trying to reverse the position but instead von Altenburg has taken his back - oops!
von Altenburg is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Cabrera is defending well though. von Altenburg let's go of the attempt for now.
Cabrera is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
von Altenburg is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cabrera defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think von Altenburg has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg!
A victorious Freiherr Albrecht Alexander von Altenburg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garson DeBramalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
275 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
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259 lbs
30 - 15 - 1 |
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Garson DeBramalo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and DeBramalo moves out of range easily.
Powers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Powers. Those never looked like landing.
DeBramalo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Powers moves out of range of the body kick.
Powers looks to land a left hand but DeBramalo moved out of range nicely.
Powers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeBramalo blocks a leg kick.
Powers punishes DeBramalo's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers moves out of range of the body kick from DeBramalo.
Powers thows a left - swing and a miss!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeBramalo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powers manages to avoid it.
Powers misses with a straight left.
Powers thows a body shot but no joy.
Powers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Powers lands a nice leg kick that just misses DeBramalo's sensitive parts.
A big left from DeBramalo misses.
Powers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powers connects with a single shot there.
DeBramalo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeBramalo misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeBramalo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
DeBramalo scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Powers throws a poor cross that misses
and DeBramalo counters with a nice leg kick.
DeBramalo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
DeBramalo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Powers takes an elbow to the forehead.
DeBramalo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Powers is breathing heavily.
Powers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DeBramalo lands a body punch in the clinch.
DeBramalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
DeBramalo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
DeBramalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DeBramalo drops Powers with a big knee straight up the middle! Powers is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Powers is rocked!
It looks like Austin Powers has been cut.
DeBramalo shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Powers takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - DeBramalo sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Powers bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Garson DeBramalo!
Post fight, Garson DeBramalo stared into the camera and said 'Your pretty face
It looked so wasted
Another pretty face
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Samba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samba comes to the cage accompanied by Bezerker by Love Among Freaks. Machida has chosen No more Shadows for the Past- NARNIA as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Christopher Samba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Machida!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida looks to land a left hand but Samba moved out of range nicely.
Samba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Machida under the eye.
Renzo Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Samba moves out of range easily.
Samba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machida was well out of range. Poor timing from Samba.
Samba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Machida.
Machida drops his hands momentarily and Samba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Samba avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samba tries to move into range but Machida moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Samba closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Samba lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samba passes Machida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Machida blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Samba is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Machida manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Machida is pulling down on Samba's head. It's preventing any offense from Samba, at least for the moment.
Samba trying to control but Machida is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba throwing strikes from guard but Machida blocks nicely.
Machida is looking to sweep but instead, Samba has passed into half guard.
Machida trying to get back to full guard but Samba takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Machida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Samba lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Machida tries to reverse the position but Samba maintains control.
Machida is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Samba 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.
Machida suckers Samba into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Machida is now in Samba's guard!
Machida postures up in Samba's guard and throws a big left but Samba blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Samba looking to control.
Samba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Machida is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machida stands up from Samba's guard - Machida perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Samba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Machida.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Samba checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Machida.
Both fighters circling a little - Machida finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Samba takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Samba takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samba checks the leg kick nicely there.
Renzo Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Machida moves out of range as Samba strikes.
Samba slips a straight right by Machida.
Samba throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Samba dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Machida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Samba.
Samba tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Machida paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Machida tries to work over Samba's front leg with a kick but Samba checks it.
Samba misses with a wild body shot.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Machida thumps Samba with a low kick.
Samba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Machida. That did some damage!
Machida throws a solid leg kick but Samba takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Machida.
Samba takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Samba. That did some damage!
Samba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Renzo Machida seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Machida moves away from the strike by Samba.
Samba ducks under a wild hook from Machida.
Machida misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samba connects with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Samba. That snapped Machida's head back.
Samba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Machida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Machida misses with a head kick.
Machida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Samba is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Samba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Machida misses with a body kick.
Machida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Samba is out of range.
Machida scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida throws a sloppy head kick and Samba moves out of range easily.
Machida tries a head kick but it misses.
Samba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samba looking to slow down the pace here.
Machida scores with a hook to the body.
Samba misses with a punch on the inside.
Samba misses with a punch on the inside.
Samba scores with a hook to the body.
Machida scores with a hook to the body.
Samba tries to throw a body punch but Machida avoids it by throwing Samba back against the cage.
Machida blocking some punches.
Samba looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Machida.
A nice right hand lands inside from Machida.
Samba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Samba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Samba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Machida pulls his leg out and moves away.
Samba misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samba misses with a two punch combination.
Machida lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Machida throws a chopping leg kick but Samba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Machida chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Machida throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machida feints and then cracks Samba's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Samba down.
Machida misses with a low kick.
Machida punishes Samba's body with a nice straight punch.
Machida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Machida fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Machida dips to his left and cracks Samba with an uppercut!
Machida darts in and clinches Samba up against the cage.
Machida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Samba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida breaks from the clinch.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Machida lands a right hook to the body.
Machida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Machida scores with a leg kick.
Machida keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Samba.
A good leg kick by Machida.
Machida throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Machida works the jab nicely.
Samba walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Machida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Samba.
Samba drops his hands momentarily and Machida needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Samba just on the top of the head. Samba drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Samba - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Renzo Machida!
During a confident post fight interview, Renzo Machida thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between LeRoy LeBlanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LeBlanc comes to the cage accompanied by Tčrez Montcalm - Sweet Dreams. Narushima is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deepforces - Heartbeat. Ryo Narushima has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
32 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, LeRoy LeBlanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LeBlanc ducks under a wild hook from Narushima.
Jab, jab by LeBlanc - just one landing.
Narushima lands a nice shot that snaps LeBlanc's head back.
LeBlanc misses with the combination.
Narushima walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Narushima misses with a wild body shot.
Narushima avoids the head kick by LeBlanc.
LeBlanc misses with a hook. Narushima ducked under it nicely.
Narushima throws a front kick aimed at LeBlanc's knee but LeBlanc avoids it well.
Narushima thuds his shin into the meat of LeBlanc's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeBlanc 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.
LeBlanc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from LeBlanc.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LeBlanc was well out of range. Poor timing from Narushima.
LeBlanc scores with a decent looking hook.
LeBlanc swings away with a leg kick that misses.
LeBlanc scores with a head kick. Narushima tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Narushima moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like LeRoy LeBlanc has been cut.
LeBlanc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
LeRoy LeBlanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as LeBlanc blocks the leg kick.
Narushima takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
LeBlanc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LeBlanc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
LeBlanc lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Narushima backs up against the cage.
Narushima moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LeBlanc takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
LeBlanc is breathing heavily.
Narushima connects with a good right hand that stumbles LeBlanc. LeBlanc circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
LeBlanc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
LeBlanc misses with a looping left.
LeBlanc takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Narushima throws out a powerful jab.
Good exchange - Narushima coming out on top.
Narushima lands a body shot.
Narushima scores with a jab to the body.
Narushima digs a good hook to LeBlanc's body.
LeBlanc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Narushima darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Narushima.
LeBlanc moves out of range of the strikes.
Narushima throws a leg kick that misses.
Narushima thumps LeBlanc with a low kick.
LeBlanc takes one to the side of the head.
Narushima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
LeBlanc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narushima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Narushima lands an uppercut out of nowhere! LeBlanc falls backwards - clearly groggy! Narushima dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Narushima!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryo Narushima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes into the arena with Johnny Cash - Hurt blaring out of the sound system. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Sly Randolph!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randolph tries to land a leg kick but Miller saw it coming and moves away.
Miller moves away from the strike by Randolph.
A jab from Randolph finds it's way through Miller's defenses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Miller.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Randolph. Randolph obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Miller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Randolph did well to prevent Miller getting side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Miller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Randolph with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miller lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randolph wants to get back to full guard.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Randolph is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Randolph is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miller pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Randolph wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Randolph keeps working.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Miller trying to pass the guard but Randolph defending well.
Randolph keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Randolph defending well though.
Randolph keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is thwarting Randolph's attempts to control the position.
Randolph avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randolph's head.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Randolph does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miller is looking to advance position but Randolph won't allow it.
Randolph is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Randolph keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randolph trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to advance to full mount but Randolph doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Miller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Randolph working for a triangle but Miller defends it easily.
Randolph looking for a guillotine here but Miller defends easily.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph 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.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Randolph works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller trying to control but Randolph is working from the bottom.
Miller throws a strike but Randolph rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Randolph pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Randolph is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Miller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Randolph is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Miller is looking to work some ground and pound but Randolph has wrist control.
Miller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Randolph has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Miller has managed to get both his arms back between Randolph's legs - danger averted.
Miller is fighting to break Randolph's control of his arms but Randolph is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Miller 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.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller trying to control but Randolph is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Randolph.
Miller wants to control from the top but Randolph keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Matt Miller wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Randolph sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Randolph feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Miller tries to score a power double leg takedown but Randolph sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Miller somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Randolph throws a quick inside leg kick.
Randolph slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Randolph throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Randolph throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller checks a leg kick nicely.
Randolph avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Randolph feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Miller's calf.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Randolph. Randolph obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot to the liver by Miller. Beautiful body shot.
Miller moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Miller listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Randolph shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Randolph tries to avoid it but Miller manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Randolph to the ground. Randolph escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Miller shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Randolph manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randolph had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Miller defends it easily.
Matt Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Randolph looking to hit a scissor sweep but Miller is one step ahead there.
Miller wants to control from the top but Randolph keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randolph wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller tries to free his leg and advance position but Randolph is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Miller will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Randolph thows a left - swing and a miss!
Randolph displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Miller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Randolph finds it's way round the side to connect with Miller's head.
Miller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Randolph is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
Miller looking to sit in guard and control but Randolph gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Randolph working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Randolph stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Randolph trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randolph postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Randolph with a flurry of punches that miss.
Randolph trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Randolph passes into half guard.
Miller is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Randolph's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Randolph's back!
Miller throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
I really don't envy Randolph right now.
Sly Randolph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Miller.
Randolph is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Miller cracks Randolph with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Randolph from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Randolph trying to control the position but Miller manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller punches the canvas rather than the man.
I really don't envy Randolph right now.
Randolph covering up well and avoiding damage.
Miller throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Miller connects with a big shot to the side of Randolph's head.
Miller is hanging on to Randolph's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Miller scores with punches from the back.
Miller struggling to keep hold of the position.
Miller is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Randolph up.
Miller missing with strikes from the back.
Miller struggling to keep hold of the position.
Miller gets his hands free as Randolph looks to control.
Miller landing with strikes.
Miller throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Miller is hanging on to Randolph's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randolph is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Randolph wants to control his opponent's hands but Miller gets his hands free.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Matt Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller struggling to keep hold of the position.
Miller has the hooks in. Randolph is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Miller biding his time, looking for the opening.
Miller wants to control but Randolph is keeping busy.
Miller landing with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Miller lands strikes to the head.
Miller biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Miller showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Miller, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Miller!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Miller thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jobe Nkemakolam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Girlfriend kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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29
254 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jobe Nkemakolam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 16 - 5, fighting out of London, Jake Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nkemakolam ducks under a wild hook from Ryan.
Nkemakolam scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Jake Ryan has been cut.
Ryan throws a chopping leg kick but Nkemakolam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ryan lands a head shot.
Ryan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkemakolam lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Nkemakolam does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam connects with a leg kick. Ryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nkemakolam does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A head kick misses from Ryan.
Ryan avoids a kick to the body.
Nkemakolam lands a lovely overhand right.
Ryan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nkemakolam finds it's way round the side to connect with Ryan's head.
An inside leg kick from Ryan misses.
Nkemakolam throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Nkemakolam fails to land the takedown.
Jake Ryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Ryan misses.
Ryan misses with a low kick as Nkemakolam jumps back.
Nkemakolam just misses with a punch to the body.
Nkemakolam blocks a low kick nicely.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nkemakolam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ryan moves away.
Nkemakolam blocks a low kick nicely.
Ryan throws a leg kick which misses Nkemakolam's front leg but catches the back leg as Nkemakolam tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Nkemakolam.
Ryan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam lands a head shot.
Ryan throws a head kick that misses.
Nkemakolam cracks a nice hook into Ryan's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nkemakolam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nkemakolam.
Ryan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nkemakolam checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nkemakolam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ryan can pounce on him.
Ryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nkemakolam was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryan.
Nkemakolam cracks Ryan with a good jab.
Ryan slips a jab from Nkemakolam.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan throws a poor cross that misses
and Nkemakolam counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ryan!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ryan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam working the ground and pound.
Ryan dodges the ground and pound from Nkemakolam.
Ryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nkemakolam off and has taken his back!
Nkemakolam trying to control the action but Ryan just sinks the hooks in.
Ryan doesn't have the hooks in and Nkemakolam manages to turn into his guard.
Nkemakolam working some strikes from top position.
Nkemakolam trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Ryan is trying to keep Nkemakolam in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ryan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nkemakolam 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.
Nkemakolam with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nkemakolam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ryan is keeping the position for now.
Nkemakolam trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan seems keen to control Nkemakolam's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nkemakolam looking to sit in guard and control but Ryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jobe Nkemakolam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Ryan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nkemakolam scores with a nice right hand.
Jobe Nkemakolam is winning the standup battle so far.
Nkemakolam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nkemakolam there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nkemakolam checks the leg kick.
Nkemakolam misses with a hook.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Nkemakolam takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Nkemakolam counters with a single leg into guard. Ryan didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryan controls Nkemakolam momentarily but Nkemakolam frees himself.
Nkemakolam wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Ryan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nkemakolam!
Jobe Nkemakolam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan wants to get back to his feet but Nkemakolam is holding on tight.
Nkemakolam regains half guard.
Ryan tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nkemakolam controls his leg.
Ryan is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Nkemakolam manages to get to full guard.
Nkemakolam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nkemakolam seems keen to control Ryan's posture.
Nkemakolam wants to sweep but no luck.
Ryan is looking to stand up but Nkemakolam won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nkemakolam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jobe Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
Ryan throws a solid leg kick but Nkemakolam takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ryan.
Ryan misses with a leg kick
and Nkemakolam counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nkemakolam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nkemakolam winds up and cracks Ryan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan trying to control but Nkemakolam postures up.
Nkemakolam lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nkemakolam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam with the ground and pound but Ryan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nkemakolam throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nkemakolam throws a big elbow that misses.
Ryan keeping full guard, as Nkemakolam tries to pass.
Ryan controlling Nkemakolam's posture.
Nkemakolam throws a strike but Ryan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jobe Nkemakolam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Ryan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nkemakolam fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ryan on the side of the head.
Ryan throws a big shot that misses.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nkemakolam.
Ryan connects with a jab.
Ryan misses with an uppercut
and Nkemakolam counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryan controlling the position.
Ryan wants to sweep here but Nkemakolam controlling him for the moment.
Ryan has Nkemakolam pulled in close to control his posture.
Nkemakolam throws an elbow that misses. Ryan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nkemakolam's guard. Nice move by Ryan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nkemakolam manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryan manages to get himself to full guard.
Nkemakolam won't allow Ryan to get back to his feet.
Nkemakolam wants to control from the top but Ryan keeps moving.
Ryan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nkemakolam's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ryan keeping full guard, as Nkemakolam tries to pass.
Jake Ryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam looking to sit in guard and control but Ryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ryan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nkemakolam is proving hard to escape from.
Ryan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ryan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ryan.
Nkemakolam uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Jobe Nkemakolam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nkemakolam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nkemakolam.
Nkemakolam throws a big shot that misses.
Nkemakolam is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ryan misses with a body shot.
Ryan 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.
Ryan throws a chopping leg kick but Nkemakolam manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nkemakolam connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ryan momentarily.
Nkemakolam is looking to slow Ryan down with leg kicks.
Nkemakolam walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ryan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nkemakolam thows a body shot but no joy.
Nkemakolam slips under a jab from Ryan.
Nkemakolam lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ryan throws a body kick that misses
and Nkemakolam counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ryan won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nkemakolam taking a breather here.
Nkemakolam wants to control for a moment but Ryan uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Ryan wants to control but Nkemakolam is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ryan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nkemakolam.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nkemakolam controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jobe Nkemakolam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nkemakolam has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jobe Nkemakolam!
A victorious Jobe Nkemakolam thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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