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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leslie Harp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madison comes to the cage accompanied by I'm in love with a stripper. Harp has chosen Eternal Erection - Absolutely Free as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leslie Harp!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Eddie Farnsworth and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harp rushes Madison and presses him up against the cage.
Madison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harp goes for a takedown attempt but Madison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Madison throws a head kick that misses.
Harp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Madison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harp.
Harp instigates a clinch.
Harp dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harp changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Madison fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harp moves away from the strike by Madison.
Madison fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harp looks for a takedown but Madison sprawls well.
Jack Madison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leslie Harp.
Harp misses with a leg kick.
Madison avoids the head kick by Harp.
Harp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Madison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp stuffs the takedown attempt from Madison. Madison gets slowly back to his feet.
Madison tries to clinch up but Harp circles away and keeps his distance.
Harp shoots in and bounces Madison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Madison wants to stand but Harp is controlling the position.
Harp is looking to work some ground and pound but Madison has wrist control.
Harp postures up in Madison's guard and throws a big left but Madison blocks it.
Harp is looking to work some ground and pound but Madison has wrist control.
Harp is looking to work some ground and pound but Madison has wrist control.
Harp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harp tries to free his leg and advance position but Madison is retaining full guard.
Harp throwing strikes from guard but Madison blocks nicely.
Madison keeping full guard, as Harp tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harp won't allow Madison to get back to his feet.
Harp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Madison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Madison is looking to stand up but Harp isn't so interested in that idea.
Harp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Madison's head.
Harp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Madison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harp scoring with some ground and pound.
Harp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harp looking to pass the guard.
Harp with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harp distracts Madison with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Madison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harp postures up in Madison's guard and throws a big left but Madison blocks it.
Harp cracks Madison with a solid left hand.
Madison is trying to control the position but Harp postures up.
Harp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Harp has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Madison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Harp.
Madison is looking to stand up but Harp isn't so interested in that idea.
Harp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Harp scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Madison is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Madison trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Harp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Harp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Madison works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Madison wants to stand and escape but Harp is having none of it.
Madison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Madison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Madison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harp stops Madison from standing up.
Harp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Madison trying to keep a closed guard but Harp is proving a slippery customer.
Harp passes Madison's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leslie Harp dominated that round.
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.
Harp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Madison.
Harp closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Harp lands in his opponent's guard.
Madison wants to get back to his feet but Harp is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harp throws an elbow that misses. Madison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harp's guard. Nice move by Madison!
Harp wants to sweep but no luck.
Madison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Harp manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Madison manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harp throwing strikes from guard but Madison blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harp lands a couple of elbows.
Harp trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harp landing with the ground and pound.
Madison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Madison looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harp is one step ahead there.
Madison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Harp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Harp wants to pass the guard but Madison is keeping the position.
Harp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harp content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harp throws an elbow that misses. Madison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harp's guard. Nice move by Madison!
Madison won't allow Harp to sweep him here.
Madison wants to control from the top but Harp keeps moving.
Madison wants to get up but he can't break Harp's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Madison trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Madison!
Harp pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harp landing strikes from the mount and Madison is in trouble!
Harp landing punches.
Madison is rocked!
Harp postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Madison looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Madison is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harp postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Madison bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Harp and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leslie Harp!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Leslie Harp made sure he mentioned Namunamu Clothing , along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erkki Elastinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raimo Pukki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elastinen comes to the cage accompanied by Cascada - Dangerous. Pukki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Trololo. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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148 lbs
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146 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erkki Elastinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raimo Pukki!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pukki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Pukki circles away easily
and Pukki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pukki throws a hook but Elastinen blocks it.
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt
and Elastinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Erkki Elastinen has been cut.
Pukki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Elastinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Erkki Elastinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pukki as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erkki Elastinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pukki leaves Elastinen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pukki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elastinen moves away.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pukki but Pukki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pukki misses with a straight right.
A jab from Pukki misses.
Pukki scores with the left hand. Elastinen knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Elastinen.
Pukki throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elastinen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pukki wants to stand and escape but Elastinen is having none of it.
Pukki keeping moving, preventing Elastinen from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elastinen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pukki wants to get back to his feet but Elastinen passes into half guard.
Pukki won't allow Elastinen to pass to mount.
Pukki is looking to improve his position.
Pukki is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen trying to control from half guard but Pukki is working away.
Pukki is trying to stand up here but Elastinen is controlling him well.
Elastinen trying to control from half guard but Pukki is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Elastinen tries to pass to full mount but Pukki defends it.
Elastinen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pukki does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pukki manages to escape and get back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pukki stuffs the takedown.
Pukki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elastinen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pukki. Elastinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pukki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen shoots for a double leg takedown but Pukki sprawls well. He's pushed Elastinen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pukki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elastinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Elastinen shoots in and drives through. Pukki sprawls well.
Pukki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Elastinen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pukki keeping moving, preventing Elastinen from controlling successfully.
Pukki wants to stand up but Elastinen is controlling him.
Elastinen trying to control but Pukki is working from the bottom.
Elastinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Pukki is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Elastinen stands and throws Pukki's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen trying to control the position but Pukki is working away.
Pukki tries to escape but Elastinen is in control.
Elastinen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pukki is trying to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elastinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pukki keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raimo Pukki will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erkki Elastinen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Elastinen misses with a takedown
and Pukki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Elastinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pukki's waist but Pukki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Elastinen off to one side.
Pukki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Elastinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erkki Elastinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Elastinen closes the distance and clinches up with Pukki, looking for a takedown. Elastinen pushes Pukki against the cage but Pukki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Elastinen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pukki defends it nicely.
Pukki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Elastinen shoots and misses
and Pukki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pukki lands the left hand.
Elastinen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pukki sprawls well. Pukki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Elastinen gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Pukki circles away easily
and Pukki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pukki takes a swing at Elastinen's ribcage but misses.
Pukki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pukki takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Erkki Elastinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Elastinen gets back to full guard.
Pukki wants to control from the top but Elastinen keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Raimo Pukki.
Elastinen has his takedown stuffed
and Pukki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pukki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elastinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jab from Pukki.
Elastinen ducks under a wild hook from Pukki.
Elastinen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Elastinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Pukki which made him look bad.
Nice shot lands for Pukki.
Elastinen shoots in but Pukki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pukki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki stuns Elastinen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pukki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Elastinen rather than just go for the knockout.
Pukki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raimo Pukki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elastinen has his takedown stuffed
and Pukki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pukki misses the shot to the body.
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt.
Elastinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pukki counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Pukki.
Elastinen fails with the takedown
and Pukki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pukki swats away the attempt to clinch by Elastinen.
Pukki lands with an uppercut that bounces Elastinen off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elastinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Pukki - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elastinen has his takedown stuffed
and Pukki counters with a nice leg kick.
Elastinen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pukki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pukki.
Come on Pukki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Elastinen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pukki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pukki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pukki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pukki lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raimo Pukki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Erkki Elastinen's cut.
That's time! Elastinen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
No luck for Elastinen with that takedown attempt.
Elastinen shoots and misses
and Pukki counters with a stiff right hand.
Elastinen has his takedown stuffed
and Pukki counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erkki Elastinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pukki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elastinen moves away.
Pukki wants to slow Elastinen down by chopping away at his legs.
A shot to the liver by Pukki. Beautiful body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pukki.
Elastinen is rocked!
Elastinen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh Elastinen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pukki scores with a jab. Elastinen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elastinen with a poor takedown
and Pukki counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pukki misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Elastinen is defended easily by Pukki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pukki swings for the body but Elastinen moves out of range.
Elastinen shoots for a takedown but Pukki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Elastinen seems to have got his legs back now.
Elastinen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pukki counters by moving into the clinch.
Elastinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pukki is defending well.
Elastinen wants a takedown but no success here.
Pukki manages to break the clinch.
Elastinen misses with a takedown
and Pukki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pukki.
Pukki effectively controlling the action here.
Pukki tries to break free but Elastinen pushes him back against the cage.
Raimo Pukki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pukki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Elastinen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pukki is defending well.
Elastinen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pukki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Elastinen backwards.
Pukki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Elastinen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pukki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pukki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pukki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pukki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Elastinen has Pukki pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pukki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pukki stalls.
Elastinen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Elastinen is looking for a takedown.
Elastinen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pukki after a bit of a struggle.
Pukki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pukki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pukki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Elastinen misses with a takedown
and Pukki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pukki lands with a good body shot.
Elastinen shoots and misses
and Pukki counters with a leg kick.
Elastinen misses with a takedown
and Pukki counters with a stiff right hand.
Pukki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elastinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Elastinen tries for a takedown but Pukki circles away easily
and Pukki counters with a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Elastinen with a poor takedown
and Pukki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Erkki Elastinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elastinen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pukki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Pukki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pukki 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Pukki!
In his post fight interview, Raimo Pukki started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Broyeur deRobinet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dominguez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Renegades of Funk. deRobinet comes into a darkened arena with his song building. God's Gonna Cut You Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Broyeur deRobinet!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez blocks a jab.
Dominguez cracks deRobinet with an open hand slap.
Nice shot lands for Dominguez.
An inside leg kick from Dominguez misses.
Dominguez has deRobinet up against the cage in a clinch.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike.
deRobinet blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez blocks an elbow strike.
Dominguez connects with a knee to the head.
deRobinet blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez dodges an elbow strike from deRobinet.
A knee to the head by deRobinet.
deRobinet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dominguez is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dominguez looking to throw knees to the head but deRobinet is blocking nicely.
deRobinet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
deRobinet takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
deRobinet lands a leg kick that knocks Dominguez off balance momentarily.
Broyeur deRobinet 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!
Dominguez misses the shot to the body.
Dominguez clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deRobinet lands an elbow inside that Dominguez shrugs off.
Dominguez managing to block the knees to the body from deRobinet.
deRobinet trying to land knees to the body.
deRobinet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dominguez tries a knee to the head but deRobinet blocks it.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but deRobinet blocks with his arms.
Dominguez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dominguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards deRobinet's brow.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside that deRobinet shrugs off.
Dominguez pushes off an throws an elbow but deRobinet leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
deRobinet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dominguez blocks it with crossed arms.
deRobinet misses with a knee strike.
deRobinet lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
deRobinet tries a knee to the head but Dominguez blocks it.
deRobinet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
deRobinet tries to land knees in the clinch but Dominguez avoids the damage to the body.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
deRobinet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominguez connects with a knee to the 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!
deRobinet wants to stall.
Dominguez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
deRobinet is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
deRobinet is still on wobbly legs! Can Dominguez finish him?
Dominguez scores with a knee to the head.
deRobinet throws an elbow but it misses.
deRobinet tries to land knees in the clinch but Dominguez avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dominguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards deRobinet's brow.
A short right from Dominguez on the inside.
deRobinet avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
Dominguez tries to land knees in the clinch but deRobinet avoids the damage to the body.
Dominguez blocks an elbow strike from deRobinet.
Dominguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and deRobinet avoids it.
deRobinet with a knee to the head.
Dominguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
deRobinet seems to have recovered his senses.
Dominguez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
deRobinet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dominguez with a knee to the head.
deRobinet misses with an elbow strike.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but deRobinet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. deRobinet is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, deRobinet throws an elbow but misses.
deRobinet stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez avoids a wild elbow strike from deRobinet.
deRobinet pushes off an throws an elbow but Dominguez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
deRobinet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
deRobinet throws a head kick that half lands.
Dominguez is rocked!
Dominguez has closed the distance and engaged deRobinet in a clinch.
Oh Dominguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Dominguez.
Dominguez lands a knee to the head.
Dominguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Dominguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dominguez lands a damaging elbow.
Dominguez lands a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
deRobinet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
deRobinet throws an elbow that misses.
deRobinet throws an elbow but it's blocked.
deRobinet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dominguez is defending well for now.
Dominguez dodges an elbow strike from deRobinet.
Dominguez misses with a knee to the head.
Dominguez misses with a body punch.
deRobinet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
deRobinet lands an elbow just above Dominguez 's eye.
deRobinet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Dominguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but deRobinet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dominguez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of deRobinet backwards.
deRobinet stalls.
deRobinet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dominguez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to deRobinet's calf.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Dominguez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
deRobinet pushes off an throws an elbow but Dominguez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
deRobinet lands an elbow just above Dominguez 's eye.
deRobinet blocks an elbow strike.
Dominguez scores a nice knee to the body.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dominguez tries to throw a body punch but deRobinet avoids it by throwing Dominguez back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, deRobinet throws an elbow but misses.
Dominguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dominguez.
Dominguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
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 Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
deRobinet attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by deRobinet.
Dominguez drives through and clinches with deRobinet against the cage.
Dominguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominguez lands an elbow just above deRobinet 's eye.
Dominguez connects with a knee to the head.
deRobinet lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
Dominguez throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dominguez.
deRobinet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
deRobinet blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
deRobinet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dominguez managing to block the knees to the body from deRobinet.
deRobinet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice elbow from deRobinet.
deRobinet throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominguez lands an elbow that stopped deRobinet in his tracks for a moment.
deRobinet avoids a wild elbow strike from Dominguez.
Dominguez connects with a nasty looking knee right to deRobinet's face.
Dominguez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
deRobinet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dominguez is defending well for now.
Dominguez working deRobinet over with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dominguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards deRobinet's brow.
Dominguez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
deRobinet lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
deRobinet is trying to break the clinch but Dominguez is controlling him.
deRobinet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
deRobinet is looking to control Dominguez's arms but Dominguez gets an underhook and turns him. Now deRobinet has his back to the cage.
Dominguez lands an elbow that stopped deRobinet in his tracks for a moment.
Dominguez dodges an elbow strike from deRobinet.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, deRobinet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dominguez's brow.
Rico Dominguez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dominguez throws a punch but it's blocked by deRobinet.
deRobinet lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
deRobinet pushes off an throws an elbow but Dominguez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from deRobinet in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
deRobinet with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dominguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards deRobinet's brow.
Dominguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
deRobinet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
deRobinet lands an elbow that stopped Dominguez in his tracks for a moment.
deRobinet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dominguez moves into range and clinches up with deRobinet.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
Dominguez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has deRobinet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, deRobinet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dominguez's brow.
deRobinet blocks the elbow strike.
Dominguez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dominguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
deRobinet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
deRobinet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
deRobinet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow.
Dominguez blocks an elbow strike from deRobinet.
deRobinet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
deRobinet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dominguez avoids it.
Dominguez trying to land knees to the body.
Dominguez is working deRobinet over against the cage.
deRobinet misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez avoids the elbow strike from deRobinet, against the cage.
Dominguez avoiding damage as deRobinet throws knees to the body.
deRobinet breaks from the clinch.
deRobinet throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from deRobinet.
Dominguez clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
deRobinet misses with an elbow over the top.
deRobinet looking to throw knees to the head but Dominguez is blocking nicely.
Dominguez avoids the elbow strike from deRobinet, against the cage.
Dominguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dominguez avoids a wild elbow strike from deRobinet.
Dominguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dominguez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from deRobinet.
deRobinet blocking some punches.
deRobinet takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, deRobinet throws an elbow but misses.
deRobinet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dominguez lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
deRobinet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dominguez keeps control of deRobinet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
deRobinet managing to block the knees to the body from Dominguez.
deRobinet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
deRobinet pushes off an throws an elbow but Dominguez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
deRobinet avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
Dominguez crunches a lovely knee into deRobinet's ribcage.
Dominguez avoids a wild elbow strike from deRobinet.
deRobinet will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dominguez up against the cage.
deRobinet misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deRobinet misses with a knee strike.
deRobinet avoids the elbow strike from Dominguez, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, deRobinet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dominguez's brow.
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 Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
deRobinet throws a head kick but Dominguez moves out of range.
deRobinet throws a sloppy head kick
and deRobinet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dominguez, as that shot connected.
deRobinet walks into a stiff left hand from Dominguez.
Dominguez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
deRobinet tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominguez avoids the head kick by deRobinet.
deRobinet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
deRobinet throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dominguez.
Dominguez has managed to clinch.
Dominguez takes a knee right on the jaw!
deRobinet stalling in the clinch but Dominguez improves position.
Dominguez connects with a knee to the head.
Dominguez misses with an elbow strike.
Dominguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dominguez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
deRobinet blocks an elbow strike from Dominguez.
A nice glancing elbow lands by deRobinet.
deRobinet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
deRobinet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
deRobinet is trying to maintain a safe position but Dominguez gets an underhook and turns deRobinet into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to control the position but instead, deRobinet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dominguez into the cage.
Dominguez lands an elbow that stopped deRobinet in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, deRobinet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dominguez's brow.
deRobinet takes an elbow to the temple.
deRobinet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dominguez connects with a right hand. deRobinet shakes it off.
Dominguez lands a jab to deRobinet's midsection.
Dominguez jabs at deRobinet's body.
Dominguez throws a lazy right hand but deRobinet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
deRobinet takes a shot to the body in his stride.
deRobinet throws a head kick that misses.
deRobinet tries a head kick but it misses.
deRobinet tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
deRobinet throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
deRobinet throws a sloppy head kick and Dominguez moves out of range easily.
Dominguez cracks deRobinet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez rushes deRobinet and presses him up against the cage.
Dominguez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dominguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
deRobinet trying to land knees to the body.
Dominguez creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops deRobinet! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Dominguez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rico Dominguez!
After the big win, Rico Dominguez made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Tornado CPW (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tornado CPW kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Warning!. Summers has chosen Last Chance as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyrone Tornado CPW!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrell Summers!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers looks to land a right hand but Tornado CPW moved out of range.
Tornado CPW looks to throw the jab but Summers is out of range.
Tornado CPW misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Summers.
Tornado CPW lands a nice shot that snaps Summers's head back.
Tornado CPW defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Summers.
Tornado CPW misses with a straight left.
Tornado CPW lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Tyrell Summers has been cut.
Tornado CPW throws a jab but it's blocked by Summers.
Tornado CPW cracks Summers with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tornado CPW misses with an uppercut. Summers saw that one coming.
Tornado CPW throws a series of punches but Summers avoids them all with ease.
Tornado CPW jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyrone Tornado CPW seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tornado CPW fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tornado CPW instigates a clinch.
Summers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tornado CPW gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tornado CPW misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tornado CPW is keeping busy.
Tornado CPW has Summers pushed against the cage.
Summers wants to stall.
Tornado CPW lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tornado CPW misses with the head strike.
Tornado CPW lands a left hand.
Summers trying to stall but Tornado CPW improves his position.
Still in the clinch, Tornado CPW scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tornado CPW holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tornado CPW.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tornado CPW throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Summerss head.
Tornado CPW lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Summers.
A bit of stalling here from Summers.
Tornado CPW pushes Summers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Summers leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tornado CPW is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tyrone Tornado CPW has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Summers.
Tornado CPW is pushing Summers up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tornado CPW lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers pulls guard successfully.
Summers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tornado CPW stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tornado CPW moves out of range as Summers strikes.
Tornado CPW misses with an uppercut. Summers saw that one coming.
Tornado CPW waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Summers.
Tornado CPW is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Summers ducks under a wild hook from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW throws a body punch but Summers moves out of range.
Tornado CPW ducks under a wild hook from Summers.
Summers walks into a stiff left hand from Tornado CPW.
A big left from Summers misses.
Tornado CPW throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Summers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summers wants to pass the guard but Tornado CPW is keeping the position.
Tornado CPW is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Summers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Summers wants to control from the top but Tornado CPW keeps moving.
Tornado CPW will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tornado CPW is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Summers advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Tornado CPW dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Summers'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.
Tornado CPW catches Summers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tornado CPW lands a jab to Summers's midsection.
Tornado CPW checks a low kick from Summers.
Summers lands with a shot to the body.
Tornado CPW rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Summers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tornado CPW.
Tornado CPW moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tornado CPW scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Tornado CPW.
Jab by Tornado CPW.
Summers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tornado CPW is pushing Summers's head away, looking to escape. Summers manages to hold on to the position though.
Summers controls the position.
Summers tries for a kimura but Tornado CPW is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado CPW is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Summers is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tornado CPW takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tornado CPW tries to escape but Summers is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers works to advance to full mount. Tornado CPW defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Summers tries to control but Tornado CPW wriggling away.
Summers moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Tornado CPW has worked his arm free - good work by Tornado CPW!
Summers wants to control but Tornado CPW is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW wants to get back to his feet.
Tornado CPW bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Summers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tornado CPW on the side of the head.
Summers moves out of range as Tornado CPW strikes.
Tornado CPW misses with a series of wild punches.
Tornado CPW avoids the body shot from Summers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tornado CPW blocks a jab.
A big right from Tornado CPW misses.
Tyrone Tornado CPW is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Summers shoots in for a takedown but Tornado CPW shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW scores with the left hand. Summers knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Tornado CPW throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrone Tornado CPW is winning the standup battle so far.
Tornado CPW swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tornado CPW rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Summers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tornado CPW is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Summers.
Tornado CPW swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Summers.
Summers shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tornado CPW pinned against the cage. Tornado CPW gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Summers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Summers fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyrone Tornado CPW has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Summers.
Summers fails with the takedown.
Summers takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a leg kick which misses Tornado CPW's front leg but catches the back leg as Tornado CPW tries to avoid it.
Summers dodges the punch combination from Tornado CPW.
Summers throws a low kick but Tornado CPW avoids it.
Summers moves forwards but Tornado CPW connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tornado CPW is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Summers slips a jab from Tornado CPW.
Summers is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tornado CPW loads up on a big right hand but Summers slips the punch.
Tornado CPW fails to land with a series of punches.
Tornado CPW really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tornado CPW fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Summers manages to avoid it.
Tornado CPW misses with a hook.
Tornado CPW scores with a jab. Summers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut lands for Summers. That snapped Tornado CPW's head back.
Tornado CPW lands a jab to the head.
Tornado CPW misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tornado CPW.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Tornado CPW dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyrell Summers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tornado CPW misses with a looping left.
Tornado CPW throws a shot from downtown. Summers moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Tornado CPW misses.
Tornado CPW tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summers was well out of range. Poor timing from Tornado CPW.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Tornado CPW. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheers as Tornado CPW lands an impressive looking overhand right. Summers doesn't seem phased though.
Summers moves out of range of the strikes.
Summers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tornado CPW.
Summers fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tornado CPW on the side of the head.
A jab from Summers misses.
Tornado CPW steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Summers.
Summers fails to land the takedown.
Tornado CPW lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tornado CPW tries to clinch there but Summers circles away.
Tornado CPW scores with a punch to the head.
Tornado CPW's corner calls for a 1-2. Tornado CPW obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tornado CPW.
A slow jab from Tornado CPW misses its intended target.
Summers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Summers on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Summers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Summers wants to control from the top but Tornado CPW keeps moving.
Tornado CPW wants to stand and escape but Summers is having none of it.
Summers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tornado CPW swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tornado CPW is looking to stand back up but Summers counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tornado CPW.
Summers trying to control from half guard but Tornado CPW is working away.
Summers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tornado CPW sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tornado CPW defends it well.
Summers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tornado CPW defending well though.
Tornado CPW is not content to let Summers control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Summers in particular looking to stall.
Summers wants to control but Tornado CPW is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tornado CPW is trying to stand.
Summers is trying to control the action in half guard but Tornado CPW is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tyrell Summers.
Tornado CPW scores with a hook.
Summers misses with an uppercut. Tornado CPW saw that one coming.
Summers dives in and grabs Tornado CPW's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tornado CPW pushes down on Summers's head and hops out.
Tyrone Tornado CPW has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Summers.
Summers fails with a takedown attempt.
Summers with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tornado CPW looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tornado CPW throws a looping overhand right but Summers ducks down to avoid it.
Tornado CPW misses with an uppercut. Summers saw that one coming.
Tyrell Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tornado CPW throws a combination. Summers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tyrone Tornado CPW.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tornado CPW, 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Tornado CPW!
Tyrone Tornado CPW gave a mention to Namunamu Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Ottosson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Lavrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ottosson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
186 lbs
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182 lbs
19 - 9 - 1 |
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andreas Ottosson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadim Lavrov!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottosson misses with a lunging right hand
and Ottosson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ottosson scores with a nice head shot.
Lavrov moves into the clinch.
Ottosson misses with a body punch.
Ottosson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lavrov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lavrov.
Lavrov presses Ottosson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lavrov can't find room to land a body shot as Ottosson controls the action.
Ottosson blocks an elbow strike from Lavrov.
Ottosson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lavrov is pressed up against the cage. Ottosson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lavrov down to the mat. Lavrov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ottosson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lavrov on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ottosson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lavrov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Ottosson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ottosson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lavrov avoids it really well and circles away.
Ottosson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lavrov pushes Ottosson up against the cage in a clinch.
Lavrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ottosson controls his hands.
Lavrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Ottosson controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottosson tries to work over Lavrov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ottosson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lavrov parries the strikes from Ottosson easily there. Ottosson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lavrov to escape.
Lavrov tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ottosson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ottosson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lavrov parries the strikes from Ottosson easily there. Ottosson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lavrov to escape.
Lavrov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ottosson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lavrov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lavrov tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Lavrov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lavrov is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ottosson connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavrov is looking to regain half guard here but Ottosson keeps moving and retains side control.
Ottosson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Ottosson.
Ottosson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lavrov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lavrov is looking to regain half guard here but Ottosson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Ottosson crashes against the mat.
Ottosson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ottosson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lavrov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ottosson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lavrov some visible discomfort.
Ottosson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lavrov sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lavrov tries to get to full guard but Ottosson has control of the leg.
Ottosson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lavrov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ottosson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ottosson is thwarting Lavrov's attempts to control the position.
Lavrov is looking for a sweep. Ottosson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ottosson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ottosson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lavrov wants to control but Ottosson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ottosson 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.
Lavrov desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Lavrov wants to get back to his feet.
Lavrov controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lavrov is looking to control Ottosson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lavrov avoid being mounted?
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vadim Lavrov hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lavrov throws a head kick that misses.
Ottosson lands with a shot to the body.
Lavrov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lavrov wants it to stay on the feet.
Lavrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ottosson.
Lavrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ottosson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lavrov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ottosson will feel that in the morning.
Lavrov throws the left hand but Ottosson avoids the punch easily.
Lavrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ottosson slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson lands a lovely overhand right.
Ottosson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lavrov on the side of the head.
Lavrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ottosson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lavrov is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ottosson connects with a nice short shot to Lavrov's temple.
Ottosson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ottosson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lavrov is looking for a sweep. Ottosson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ottosson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lavrov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lavrov managing to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lavrov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ottosson!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Ottosson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ottosson looks to throw the jab but Lavrov is out of range.
Ottosson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lavrov can pounce on him.
Lavrov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lavrov ducks under a wild hook from Ottosson.
Ottosson walks into a straight right hand from Lavrov.
It looks like Andreas Ottosson has been cut.
Lavrov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ottosson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lavrov.
Ottosson tests Lavrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lavrov misses the shot to the body.
Lavrov lands with a right hand.
Ottosson looks to land a combination but Lavrov avoids it well.
Lavrov catches Ottosson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ottosson misses the shot to the body.
Ottosson tries for a takedown but Lavrov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lavrov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ottosson is rocked!
Ottosson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Ottosson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavrov drops Ottosson with a big left hand! Ottosson is injured, injured bad! Lavrov jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Lavrov!
After the big win, Vadim Lavrov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors TFP Graphics - Pit Inc and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Samson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Samson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Venture Brothers Opening Theme. King has chosen Lou Reed - Perfect Day as his entrance music. Levi King will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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33
300 lbs
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309 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Samson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi King!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King moves away from the strike by Samson.
King fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Samson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Samson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King takes one to the chin there.
Nice uppercut there from Samson.
King takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samson misses with a low kick.
Samson pivots, looking for a leg kick but King is out of range and Samson settles back down.
King avoids a kick to the body.
Samson throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Samson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Samson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Samson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samson working away.
Samson swings around for an armbar but King sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Samson's guard.
King pushes down on Samson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Samson is looking to improve his position.
King scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samson moves into full guard.
Samson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Samson is looking to sinch up a triangle. King throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Samson's body to avoid the submission. Samson has instead reached around King's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Samson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brock Samson!
Brock Samson very nearly forgot to thank Firebird Designs amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Maddox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Delgado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brian Maddox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Esteban Delgado!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maddox thumps Delgado with a low kick.
Maddox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Maddox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Delgado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maddox fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maddox wants to land a leg kick but Delgado is out of range.
Delgado tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maddox was well out of range. Poor timing from Delgado.
Maddox misses with a body kick.
Delgado scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maddox in his tracks.
Maddox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maddox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Delgado manages to avoid it.
Delgado slips a jab from Maddox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox lands a leg kick that knocks Delgado off balance momentarily.
Delgado has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Maddox.
Maddox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delgado was well out of range. Poor timing from Maddox.
Maddox throws a body punch but Delgado moves out of range.
Maddox swings for the body but Delgado moves out of range.
Maddox scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Delgado is staying active underneath Maddox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Delgado tries to roll over but Maddox keeps him under control.
Delgado wants to control but Maddox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Delgado does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maddox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Still in half guard, Maddox seems content to control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox thows a huge punch but Delgado dodges it nicely.
Delgado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maddox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Delgado knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Delgado preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Maddox is looking to take a break and control but Delgado is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Delgado trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Maddox.
An inside leg kick lands from Maddox.
Maddox is looking to chop away at Delgado's legs.
Delgado misses with a right hand
and Maddox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maddox lands with a hook. Delgado tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delgado walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Maddox misses with a lunging right hand
and Delgado counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox dominated that round.
That's time! Maddox's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maddox lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Maddox misses.
Delgado shoots in but no luck this time.
Maddox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maddox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Delgado decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maddox's guard.
Delgado preventing the sweep.
Maddox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Maddox not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Maddox wants to sweep but no luck.
Maddox 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delgado postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Delgado in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Maddox is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Delgado postures up in Maddox's guard and throws a big left but Maddox blocks it.
Delgado pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maddox is keeping the position for now.
Maddox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maddox is on top in guard.
Delgado preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Maddox postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox works over Delgado with some ground and pound from guard.
Delgado wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maddox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Delgado is keeping the position for now.
Maddox postures up in Delgado's guard and throws a big left but Delgado blocks it.
Maddox trying to control but Delgado is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maddox shoots in looking for a takedown but Delgado manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maddox's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Delgado moves away from the strike by Maddox.
Maddox has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Maddox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Delgado uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maddox.
Maddox throws an off balance right hand
and Delgado counters with a single leg into guard. Maddox didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Maddox is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brian Maddox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Esteban Delgado was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Maddox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Delgado is out of range and Maddox settles back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delgado throws a body punch but Maddox moves out of range.
A big left from Maddox misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esteban Delgado will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Delgado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maddox.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maddox. That's going to slow Delgado down.
Maddox misses with a leg kick.
Maddox with a poor takedown
and Delgado counters with a takedown into side control.
Maddox prevents Delgado from moving into mount.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
You can see the frustration on Maddox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Delgado wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maddox keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox is trying to get back to half guard.
Maddox can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Maddox looks to move to half guard but instead Delgado has passed into mount! Damn!
BOOM! Delgado connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maddox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maddox is working hard here to advance position.
Delgado can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maddox is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maddox is trying to escape the mount.
Maddox slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Delgado throwing shots but Maddox is blocking nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maddox manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Delgado from controlling successfully.
Delgado stopping the sweep attempt from Maddox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delgado throws a strike but Maddox rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maddox postures up and lands a big shot to Delgado's brow.
Delgado wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maddox lands a couple of digs.
Delgado 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.
Maddox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delgado swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox throws a strike but Delgado rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maddox is trying to keep Delgado in close.
Maddox pulls Delgado in close to his closed guard and prevents Delgado from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delgado content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Maddox clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maddox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Delgado is fending him off so far but Maddox persists. Nope, Delgado circles away and we're back to standing.
Maddox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Delgado but Delgado pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Donk. Delgado catches Maddox right on the button with a cross.
Good leg kick by Maddox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Delgado shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Maddox is trying to defend but Delgado finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Delgado controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maddox gets full guard.
Delgado wants to control from the top but Maddox keeps moving.
Maddox is controlling Delgado's posture.
Delgado trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delgado trying to control but Maddox is working from the bottom.
Delgado postures up and lands a big shot to Maddox's brow.
Delgado missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Maddox 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.
Delgado must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maddox wants to hit a switch here but Delgado passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Maddox there!
Delgado throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maddox because Delgado loaded up on that one.
Delgado throws some wild stikes that Maddox manages to avoid easily.
Delgado throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Maddox because Delgado loaded up on that one.
Maddox working to try and regain half guard.
Maddox might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Delgado sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maddox tries to hold on but Delgado postures up.
Maddox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Delgado is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Delgado throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Delgado controlling from the full mount.
Delgado postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maddox looks a forlorn figure.
Delgado sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maddox keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Maddox wants to control but Delgado is having none of it.
Delgado lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maddox is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maddox bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maddox postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esteban Delgado dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Maddox connects with a right hand. Delgado shakes it off.
Delgado scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice takedown defense from Delgado. No joy for Maddox on that attempt.
Maddox throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Delgado counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Delgado not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maddox keeping moving, preventing Delgado from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Maddox pulls Delgado in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Esteban Delgado hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Maddox throws a leg kick
and Delgado counters with a shoot takedown. Maddox fights it but they end up in guard.
Maddox is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maddox wants to control but Delgado is keeping him busy.
Delgado is controlling Maddox's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Maddox working Delgado over with strikes.
Delgado is looking to control Maddox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Delgado avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is looking to get back to full guard here but Maddox has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maddox lands a nice forearm strike.
Maddox scoring with punches from side control.
Maddox working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Delgado's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maddox tries to move into full mount but can't pass Delgado's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delgado is trying to get back to half guard.
Maddox cracks Delgado with a big elbow.
Maddox working the ground and pound but Delgado is defending the strikes.
Maddox looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Delgado is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delgado gets back to half guard.
Maddox is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Delgado is looking for a sweep. Maddox is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Maddox trying to control the action but Delgado is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maddox trying to pass the guard but Delgado defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Maddox.
I think Maddox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Maddox!
Brian Maddox retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Brian Maddox 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Klein East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). East kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cold as Ice- M.O.P.. Damme has chosen Fight to Survive as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Klein East!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Anthony Taglia and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damme chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from East tenderised Damme's leg. Damme is trying to keep his angry face on.
Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
Damme misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Damme tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Damme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Damme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Damme walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his 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!
East shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Damme manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
East passes Damme's left leg - he's now in half guard.
East is stalling here. Damme is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! East seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Damme has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
East is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Damme is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
East keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme wants to get back to his feet but East is holding on tight.
East is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East tries to improve his position but instead Damme has taken his back!
Damme keeps control of the position as East tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East just trying to survive but Damme is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
East tries to roll but Damme sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damme has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of East's body.
Damme is trying to stand.
Damme keeps control of the position as East tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East is working hard here to advance position.
Damme is trying to stick to East's back but East is turning into Damme. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Damme's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by East.
East tries to free his leg and advance position but Damme is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damme is looking to stand up but East isn't so interested in that idea.
East trying to control but Damme is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klein East dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
East ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Damme scores with a nice head shot.
East throws a right hand that misses
and Damme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
East misses with a straight right.
East looks to land a right hand but Damme moved out of range.
East circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damme motions for East to come forward. Damme throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damme.
East with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but East swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Damme moves in looking to clinch but East pushes him off.
East's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Damme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! East scrambles back to his feet.
Damme takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
East throws a body punch but Damme moves out of range.
East thows a left - swing and a miss!
Damme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from East.
East tries to close the distance and clinch up but Damme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klein East seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damme lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
East takes a swing at Damme's ribcage but misses.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but East paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from East.
Good leg kick by East there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Damme is looking to clinch but East is avoiding it.
Damme staying out of range there.
Damme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but East checks it well.
East fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
East connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Damme.
Damme connects with an inside leg kick.
East keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
Damme moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East takes a swing at Damme's ribcage but misses.
East misses with a low kick.
East blocks a low kick nicely.
Damme blocks a leg kick.
Damme keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
East throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
Damme misses with a straight left.
Damme moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Damme fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damme throws a nice inside leg kick.
East missing with a left hand there. Damme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
East ducks under a wild hook from Damme.
East is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
East avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
East lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Damme throws a push kick but East slaps the foot to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East moves out of range of the leg kick from Damme.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
East circles away from the clinch attempt.
Damme is looking to clinch but East is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from East. Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
East throws out a loose jab but Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
East tries a head kick but it misses.
Damme uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
East lands a jab to Damme's midsection.
Damme wants to slow East down by chopping away at his legs.
East's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damme under the eye.
East misses with a lunging right hand
and East takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Damme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Damme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from East.
Damme moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from East.
Damme breaks the clinch.
East throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Damme counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme looks for the body kick but East saw that one coming.
Damme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
East bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Damme's head backwards.
Damme misses with a low kick.
Damme tried to score with a low kick but East checks it.
Nice shot by East.
A leg kick checked by Damme.
Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
East blocks a jab.
East connects with a crisp jab.
Damme throws a quick head kick that skims the top of East's head.
Damme tries to clinch but East moves out of range.
Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up but East swats him away and circles back towards the center.
East circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damme swivels and escapes.
Damme is looking to clinch.
Damme connects with a leg kick. East looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Damme ducks under a wild hook from East.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klein East dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
East throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damme scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - East throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Damme dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on East. That did some damage!
Damme walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. East checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
East fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Damme, pushing him back against the cage.
East breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Damme smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
East throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Damme counters with an outside leg kick.
Damme takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
East takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Damme closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
East breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
East throws a half hearted mid kick.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Damme manages to avoid it.
East throws a body punch but Damme moves out of range.
Damme throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damme misses with a low kick.
Damme wants to clinch up but East keeps it at a distance.
Damme moves away from the strike by East.
Damme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as East throws out the jab.
East swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
East tries to move into range but Damme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Damme shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Damme misses with a body kick.
Damme scores with a head kick. East tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Damme.
Damme on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
East connects with a single shot there.
East misses with a shot to the body
and Damme counters by clinching up.
Damme blocks a body shot from East.
Damme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damme lands a body shot in the clinch.
Damme can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East manages to break the clinch.
East misses with a lunging right hand
and Damme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
East keeps the fight on the outside.
Klein East is winning the standup battle so far.
East throws a lazy uppercut
and Damme counters with a nice kick to the body.
East on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
Damme fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
East scoring well with a low kick there.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damme.
East misses with a wild body shot.
East bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses East's sensitive parts.
East scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damme.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by Damme.
Damme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East checks a leg kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for East.
East connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Damme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damme throws a front kick aimed at East's knee but East avoids it well.
East throws a sloppy body shot
and East takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
East throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Damme avoids the body shot from East.
A leg kick checked by East.
East avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
East on the wrong end of a nice hook.
East misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by East. That's going to slow Damme down.
East throws out a leg kick but Damme moves out of range and East only half commits.
East checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Damme throws a quick inside leg kick.
East misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
East attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Damme attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
East throws the left hand but Damme avoids the punch easily.
East looks to score with a jab to the body but Damme is just out of range.
East lands a body shot.
East shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East is looking to score with low kicks.
East throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
East misses with a straight left.
East throws a hook to the side of Damme's head but Damme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
East misses with a hook. Damme ducked under it nicely.
Damme with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East lands a glancing blow to the side of Damme's head.
Damme throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Damme has taken the fight to the clinch.
East manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Klein East did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Damme wants to clinch up but East keeps it at a distance.
East throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Damme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
East lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Damme defending well as East loads up on a big left hand.
East throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Damme.
Damme is looking to clinch.
East lands a jab to the head.
East misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
East throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damme throws a leg kick but East moved away.
Damme tests East's chin there with a solid looking shot.
East checks the leg kick nicely there.
East circles away from the clinch attempt.
East rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Damme counters with an inside leg kick.
East takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Damme throws an overhand right that lands on East's shoulder, as East tries to avoid the shot.
East throws a leg kick that is checked
and Damme counters with a good low kick that East was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East throws a big shot that misses.
East throws out a leg kick but Damme moves out of range and East only half commits.
Damme with a hook.
East 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.
Damme lands with an overhand left.
East goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Damme scores with a jab.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
East keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
East shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
East throws a lazy head kick
and Damme counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from East misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Damme.
East blocks a low kick nicely.
Damme slips a jab from East.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East gets tackled into the cage by Damme. Damme maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by East.
East working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Damme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
East looks to land a left hand but Damme moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by East.
East throws a chopping leg kick but Damme manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
East throws out a loose jab but Damme uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damme throws a one two combo.
East swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Damme throws a body kick that misses.
Damme gets cracked with a nice right hand there by East.
Damme moves into the clinch.
A short right from East on the inside.
East misses with a hook to the ribs.
East drags the fight down to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East is trying to hold Damme in close to prevent damage but Damme has managed to pass into half guard.
East wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Damme is going to stand back up.
East is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East misses with some strikes from the bottom.
East moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
East looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damme wants to get up but he can't break East's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Van Damme will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
East swats away the attempt to clinch by Damme.
East throws the left hand but Damme avoids the punch easily.
East checks a leg kick.
East checks a leg kick.
East misses with a straight left.
Damme throws a front kick that sends East stumbling back into the cage.
East misses with a low kick.
East is looking to land body kicks.
East looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by East.
Damme wants to clinch.
Damme lands with a kick to the temple. East shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for East.
East misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good work by Damme as he checks the leg kick.
East takes a swing at Damme's ribcage but misses.
Damme gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A shot to the body from East misses
and Damme counters with a low kick, right behind East 's knee.
East shoots in for a takedown but Damme shows good takedown defense.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
East circles away from the clinch attempt.
East tries to move into range but Damme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Damme lands a nice leg kick that just misses East's sensitive parts.
Jab by Damme.
Damme throws a half hearted mid kick.
East misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Damme.
Damme wants to clinch up but East keeps it at a distance.
Damme lands with a thumping leg kick.
Damme blocks the body kick.
East tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Damme was well out of range. Poor timing from East.
East thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East lands with a straight right. Damme didn't see that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damme, right into the meat.
Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Damme connects with a solid leg kick.
Damme scores with a jab to the jaw.
Damme takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, East scores with a nice short uppercut.
Damme trying to land knees to the body.
A short right from Damme on the inside.
Damme throws a head punch that misses.
East is trying to pull guard but Damme turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
East looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
East escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Damme rushes East and presses him up against the cage.
East throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
East tries a body shot but Damme blocks it.
East breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
East 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.
East displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Damme throws out the jab.
East throws a wild body kick that Damme sees coming a mile off.
East throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from East misses.
Damme moves out of range of the leg kick from East.
East throws a leg kick which misses Damme's front leg but catches the back leg as Damme tries to avoid it.
Klein East is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Damme, right into the meat.
Van Damme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
East misses with a low kick.
East pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
East looks to throw the jab but Damme is out of range.
East ducks under a wild hook from Damme.
Damme keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Damme.
Damme is looking to score with low kicks.
East misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
East checks a leg kick nicely.
East gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Damme.
East checks the leg kick nicely there.
Damme tries to clinch up.
East lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Damme.
East buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
East slips a jab from Damme.
The fight stays on the outside here - Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Damme shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Damme wants to clinch.
Damme throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East with a body punch. A glancing blow.
East moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Van Damme.
I think East has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 47:48
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 50:47
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Klein East!
Klein East retains his middleweight title!
Klein East managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Firebird Designs, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lester Cockenschtuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kearney McGarrity (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cockenschtuff comes into the arena with Wynona's Big Brown Beaver by Primus blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying McGarrity's choice of entrance music: Payback-Slayer. Kearney McGarrity acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Lester Cockenschtuff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kearney McGarrity!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cockenschtuff works over McGarrity's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Kearney McGarrity has been cut.
Cockenschtuff moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGarrity shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
McGarrity lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGarrity misses with a straight right.
Cockenschtuff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cockenschtuff closes the distance and clinches.
Cockenschtuff putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGarrity in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McGarrity looks winded!
McGarrity tries to pull guard but Cockenschtuff forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cockenschtuff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGarrity misses with a punch on the inside.
Cockenschtuff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cockenschtuff lands an uppercut.
McGarrity fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lester Cockenschtuff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kearney McGarrity.
Cockenschtuff lands a right hand.
Cockenschtuff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cockenschtuff lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cockenschtuff.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cockenschtuff tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cockenschtuff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGarritys head.
McGarrity is rocked!
Cockenschtuff lands a body punch in the clinch.
McGarrity is still on wobbly legs! Can Cockenschtuff finish him?
Cockenschtuff lands a big right hand that drops McGarrity! The killer instinct kicks in and Cockenschtuff finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cockenschtuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lester Cockenschtuff!
Lester Cockenschtuff retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Lester Cockenschtuff thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph McGuire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaely Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Daddy Never Was The Cadillac Kind . Kaely Cullen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ralph McGuire's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralph McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaely Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuire misses with a hook.
Good work by Cullen as he checks the leg kick.
Cullen wants to slow McGuire down by chopping away at his legs.
Cullen misses with the combination.
McGuire works the jab nicely.
It looks like Kaely Cullen has been cut.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Cullen.
McGuire lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuire stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McGuire wants it to stay on the feet.
McGuire is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cullen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGuire.
Cullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cullen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good work by McGuire as he checks the leg kick.
McGuire drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire working the head and body with strikes.
An elbow from McGuire crashes against the mat.
McGuire cracks Cullen with a big elbow.
McGuire landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cullen taking a bit of punishment here - McGuire scoring with strikes.
That has opened up Kaely Cullen's cut even more.
McGuire trying to control the position but Cullen is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cullen manages to get back to half guard.
McGuire throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cullen to regain full guard.
Cullen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McGuire defends it easily.
McGuire throws a strike but Cullen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McGuire trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McGuire looking to control.
McGuire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cullen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cullen won't allow McGuire to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGuire has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cullen has managed to get both his arms back between McGuire's legs - danger averted.
Cullen is posturing up here but McGuire has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cullen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cullen has to tap! Slick submission there by McGuire!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ralph McGuire!
Ralph McGuire very nearly forgot to thank KAISER Nutrition (160!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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