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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stilgar ben Fifrawi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and karva doski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ben Fifrawi's entrance music is Lamb of God - Omerta. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stilgar ben Fifrawi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, karva doski!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ben Fifrawi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
doski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. ben Fifrawi is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
ben Fifrawi is nestled in close to doski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
doski trying to hold on to ben Fifrawi's head to control him but ben Fifrawi postures up.
doski should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
ben Fifrawi prevents doski from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
doski works his way to full guard. Good work.
doski wants to sweep here but ben Fifrawi controlling him for the moment.
doski controls ben Fifrawi momentarily but ben Fifrawi frees himself.
ben Fifrawi is in close to doski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells ben Fifrawi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
doski has momentary wrist control but ben Fifrawi slips an elbow through the middle.
ben Fifrawi working some strikes from top position.
doski has momentary wrist control but ben Fifrawi slips an elbow through the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
doski is looking to stand back up but ben Fifrawi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by doski.
doski trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ben Fifrawi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
It looks like karva doski has been cut.
ben Fifrawi with shots to the head and body - doski looks very uncomfortable down there.
That has opened up karva doski's cut even more.
ben Fifrawi unloading with bombs!
The cut above karva doski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at karva doski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stilgar ben Fifrawi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brando Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominick Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brando Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Weiss lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weiss.
Evans takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Weiss goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Weiss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Weiss scoring well with a low kick there.
Weiss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Weiss lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Weiss - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weiss manages to break the clinch.
Weiss connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Dominick Evans has been cut.
Weiss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Weiss moves into range and clinches up with Evans.
Weiss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Weiss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Evans or not.
A nice left hand lands by Weiss.
Weiss lands an uppercut.
A short right from Weiss on the inside.
Weiss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Weiss pushes Evans up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evans tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominick Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weiss presses Evans against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Weiss cracks Evans with a nice body shot.
Weiss lands with a short shot to the head.
Weiss scores with a hook to the body.
Weiss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Weiss cracks Evans with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Weiss.
Weiss lands with a short shot to the head.
Weiss prevents the takedown attempt.
Weiss wants the takedown. Evans is fighting it off but Weiss persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Evans's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weiss sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Weiss gets to his feet. Evans looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Evans takes one to the chin there.
Weiss takes the fight into the clinch.
Evans can't get the takedown.
Weiss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dominick Evans's cut is getting worse.
Weiss lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Evans or not.
Weiss lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Weiss breaks from the clinch.
Weiss moves into the clinch successfully.
Weiss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Weiss.
Weiss digs a right hand underneath Evans's ribcage. Evans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weiss lands a body shot in the clinch.
Weiss lands a nice shot to the body.
Weiss lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Weiss.
Weiss is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Evans can't fight it off and eventually Weiss manages to take the fight to the floor. Evans looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Weiss stands up and waves to Evans to follow him.
Brando Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weiss moves into the clinch successfully.
Weiss scores with a shot to the side of Evans's head.
Weiss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Evans.
Weiss is working Evans over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Evans.
Weiss has Evans pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Weiss pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Evans tumbling to the mat - Weiss dives into Evans's guard.
Weiss is looking to stand up but Evans won't let him.
Evans wants to stand up but Weiss is controlling him.
Evans looking to control.
Weiss throwing strikes but missing.
Evans has control of Weiss's left arm, preventing Weiss from doing any damage.
Weiss's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Evans pushes Weiss off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss clinches.
Weiss tightens his grip and picks Evans up, before dumping him to the ground. Evans manages to land in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Evans is on top in guard.
Weiss pulls Evans in to control the position.
Evans slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Weiss keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Weiss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Weiss can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Evans controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Weiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominick Evans's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Evans scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Weiss is looking to control Evans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Weiss avoid being mounted?
Weiss is not content to let Evans control the position.
Evans looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Weiss holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Weiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Weiss trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.
Weiss is trying to stand up here but Evans is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans trying to control the pace.
Evans trying to control the action but Weiss is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Weiss tries to kick Evans off but Evans keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Weiss is in trouble now - Evans has advanced to mount!
Evans controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans tries to control but Weiss wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Dominick Evans just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Evans blocks a leg kick.
Weiss pivots, looking for a leg kick but Evans is out of range and Weiss settles back down.
Weiss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Evans.
Weiss misses with a head kick.
Evans takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weiss.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with Weiss, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes Weiss against the cage but Weiss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Weiss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Evans changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weiss tries to avoid it but Evans manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weiss to the ground. Weiss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Evans has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominick Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weiss connects with a high kick.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weiss is looking to clinch.
Weiss cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.
Weiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss throws a leg kick which misses Evans's front leg but catches the back leg as Evans tries to avoid it.
Brando Weiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Weiss tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Weiss tries to clinch up.
Weiss lands the left hand.
Weiss is looking to slow Evans down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weiss moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Weiss feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
Evans misses with an uppercut. Weiss saw that one coming.
Weiss cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.
Good leg kick by Weiss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice combination there by Weiss.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Weiss shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Weiss moves into the clinch successfully.
Weiss is pressed up against the cage. Evans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Weiss down to the mat. Weiss avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Weiss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Evans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Evans stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Weiss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Weiss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss feints and then cracks Evans's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evans down.
Weiss clinches up with Evans and pushes him back against the cage.
Weiss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weiss.
Weiss scores with a shoulder strike.
Weiss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Evans.
A short body shot lands from Weiss as the two fighters clinch.
Weiss lands a nice uppercut.
Dominick Evans's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Weiss throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weiss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weiss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weiss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Weiss.
Weiss lands with a left to the head.
Weiss lands a shot to the body.
Weiss has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Evans is trying to keep an underhook but Weiss manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Weiss stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weiss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. Weiss tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Weiss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brando Weiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dominick Evans's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Weiss there.
Evans takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Evans.
Weiss lands with a good body shot.
A solid body kick from Weiss.
Evans throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Weiss with a nice cross.
Weiss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Weiss fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Evans looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Evans takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Weiss throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weiss has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Weiss - that landed with a thud.
Weiss digs a right hand underneath Evans's ribcage. Evans let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weiss scores with a hook to the body.
Weiss turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Weiss manages to end up in side control.
Evans is letting Weiss control him for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Weiss scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one.
Weiss stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Weiss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Weiss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Weiss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss throws a head kick that Evans semi-blocks.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Evans wants to control but Weiss is keeping him busy.
Evans sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Weiss wants to get back to his feet.
Weiss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Weiss slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Evans passes Weiss's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Evans tries to pass to full mount but Weiss defends it.
Evans content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brando Weiss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans wants to take a breather but Weiss is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Weiss is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Dominick Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weiss makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Evans misses the jab.
Evans shoots in but Weiss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominick Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Weiss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brando Weiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weiss has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brando Weiss!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medici kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Aerials" by System of a Down. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Antonio Medici!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Medici misses its intended target.
Medici throws a big shot that misses.
Medici connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taylor slips a straight right by Medici.
Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Medici looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
A jab from Medici misses.
Taylor walks into a left hand.
A jab from Medici misses.
Medici lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Medici pinned against the cage. Medici gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Medici throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Medici throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Medici scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor slips a jab from Medici.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medici throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
A left lands for Medici.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Medici waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Taylor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Medici.
A big right from Medici misses.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Medici.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Medici throws out the jab.
Medici thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Medici coming out on top.
Medici fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taylor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
Medici has had enough of the clinch but Taylor keeps him there for the moment.
Taylor looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medici tries for a takedown. No joy.
Taylor is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Medici gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Antonio Medici has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Taylor.
Medici wants a takedown but no success here.
Medici is breathing heavily.
Taylor wants a takedown but no success here.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Medici shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Taylor has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Medici clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medici is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Taylor off. It looks like it's working - Taylor slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Medici displaying calm under pressure there.
Medici is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Medici scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Antonio Medici is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medici swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donk. Medici catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Medici with a nice cross.
Medici scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Medici lands a right hook to the body.
Medici throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Taylor takes one to the chin there.
A right-left combo lands from Medici.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Medici.
Taylor tries to clinch there but Medici circles away.
Medici cracks Taylor with a good jab.
Taylor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Medici sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Medici paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Taylor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Medici.
Taylor drops his hands momentarily and Medici takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Antonio Medici seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medici throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Medici fails to land with a series of punches.
Medici scores with a punch to the head.
Medici throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Medici misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Medici swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Medici misses.
Taylor slips under a jab from Medici.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Medici dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Medici misses.
Medici is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Medici working hard to break the clinch.
Medici tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Medici prevents a takedown attempt there.
Taylor breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medici dips to his left and cracks Taylor with an uppercut!
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Medici.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Medici.
Medici throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medici lands a jab to the head.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice sprawl there from Medici as Taylor shoots in.
Medici lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Medici throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Medici jabs at Taylor's body.
Medici lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medici throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Medici thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Medici connects with the punch.
Medici scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medici throws a jab but it's blocked by Taylor.
Medici works the jab nicely.
Medici pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Medici scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taylor in his tracks.
Medici lands a slapping body shot.
Medici misses with a looping left.
Medici fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Medici connects with a body shot.
Taylor takes one to the side of the head.
Medici throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Medici with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Medici.
Thomas Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Medici finds it's target.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Medici.
Medici misses the shot to the body.
Taylor moves out of range as Medici strikes.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Medici pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Medici.
Medici misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Medici tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Antonio Medici has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Taylor.
Medici manages to break the clinch.
Medici misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Medici, as that shot connected.
Medici connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Medici bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taylor's head.
Medici cracks Taylor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Medici did well to prevent Taylor getting side control.
Medici wants to get back to his feet.
Medici kicks Taylor off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Medici dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Medici. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Medici misses its intended target.
Medici thows a body shot but no joy.
Medici stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Medici wants it to stay on the feet.
Taylor dives in and grabs Medici's left leg, looking for a takedown. Medici pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
Medici misses the jab.
Medici cracks Taylor with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Medici will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Medici lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Medici has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Taylor.
Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Taylor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medici throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Medici avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Medici lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Medici moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Medici misses the target.
Taylor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Medici.
Medici bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taylor's head.
Medici lands the left hand.
Nice shot lands for Medici.
Medici waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Medici with a jab.
Taylor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Medici finds it's way round the side to connect with Taylor's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Medici throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Medici.
Taylor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medici is pushing Taylor's head away, looking to escape. Taylor manages to hold on to the position though.
Medici tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Medici holding both Taylor 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Thomas Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Medici is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Taylor tries to get the hooks in deep but Medici pushed the leg off.
Medici is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Medici holding both Taylor 's hands and preventing any damage.
Taylor really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Medici.
Medici has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Taylor.
Medici controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Medici showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Medici, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Medici!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Starship (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Starship's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, i made it. Patrick Starship has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Starship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Corey Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Steve Montenegro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starship scores a takedown into full mount!
Starship stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Starship scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sanchez trying to control but Starship flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Starship is looking to control Sanchez but Sanchez is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Starship manages to sink in the hooks.
Sanchez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Starship's guard. Nice work there by Sanchez.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Starship is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Starship is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Starship moves out of range.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starship closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Starship wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Sanchez uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Starship would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanchez pulls Starship in close to his closed guard and prevents Starship from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starship has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sanchez is proving hard to escape from.
Starship will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Starship is breathing heavily.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez wriggles free and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that half lands.
Starship ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Starship avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Starship showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Starship has the dominant position.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Starship slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez rushes Starship and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez throws a head kick but Starship moves out of range.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Starship circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starship swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starship darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Starship is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez wants to control but Starship is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Starship displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Starship takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Starship fails to pull guard.
A hook to the body from Sanchez.
Starship is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Starship down to the mat. Starship avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Starship counters with a leg kick.
Sanchez looks to clinch
and Starship counters with a low kick, right behind Sanchez 's knee.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Starship.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Starship counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starship wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanchez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez kicks Starship off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Corey Sanchez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanchez throws a chopping leg kick but Starship manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Starship shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sanchez as he avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Sanchez
and Starship counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sanchez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Starship!
Starship holds on to Sanchez around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
Starship tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Starship tries to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Starship knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Starship wants to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
Starship is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Patrick Starship overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez with shots to the head and body - Starship looks very uncomfortable down there.
Starship is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sanchez looking to finish Starship with some ground and pound. This is bad for Starship!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a big elbow.
Sanchez landing strikes from the mount and Starship is in trouble!
Starship wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez misses with a head shot.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Starship tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sanchez scoring with strikes but Starship is staying in there.
Sanchez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Starship is trying desperately to improve position.
Sanchez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Starship because Sanchez loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starship is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
Sanchez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Starship holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sanchez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Starship is looking to escape.
Sanchez punching from mount but Starship doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sanchez avoids the attempt from Starship to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanchez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Starship because Sanchez loaded up on that one.
Sanchez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Starship is in a horrible position here. Sanchez smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sanchez cracks Starship with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sanchez throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Starship because Sanchez loaded up on that one.
Starship can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Sanchez.
Starship is in all sorts of trouble here.
Starship wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
Sanchez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Corey Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Starship tries to lock up and control but Sanchez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Patrick Starship has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Bohnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bohnam comes to the cage accompanied by Hair of the Dog. Lloyd Mayweather will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Bohnam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lloyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather misses with a hook. Bohnam ducked under it nicely.
Bohnam connects with the punch.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohnam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohnam tries to clinch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Bohnam has managed to clinch.
Bohnam prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Mayweather tries a body shot but Bohnam blocks it.
Bohnam lands a nice knee to the body.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Mayweather takes a shot to the head.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayweather won't want to take too many of those.
Mayweather looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Bohnam lands a knee to the body.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mayweather is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Lloyd Mayweather has been cut.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch but Bohnam keeps him there for the moment.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mayweather is rocked!
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Mayweather is still on wobbly legs! Can Bohnam finish him?
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bohnam.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam scores a nice knee to the body.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mayweather seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Mayweather is looking to control Bohnam's arms but Bohnam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mayweather has his back to the cage.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Bohnam.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
A short right from Bohnam on the inside.
Bohnam utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
That has opened up Lloyd Mayweather's cut even more.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam working Mayweather over with knees to the body.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bohnam.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bohnam.
Bohnam working Mayweather over with knees to the body.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands a nice knee to the body.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bohnam.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Mayweather's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Mayweather taking a breather.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Bohnam prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Bohnam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bohnam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lloyd Mayweather's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bohnam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mayweather, pushing him back against the cage.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Bohnam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Jon Bohnam has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch but Bohnam keeps him there for the moment.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mayweather can do to turn this around?
Bohnam prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bohnam lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayweather won't want to take too many of those.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Bohnam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayweather lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Bohnam lands a good knee to the midsection. Mayweather won't want to take too many of those.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Bohnam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bohnam lands a knee to the body.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Bohnam is controlling him.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam blocks an uppercut.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Bohnam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bohnam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayweather lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Mayweather is trying to break free.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Bohnam prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Bohnam is controlling him.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Bohnam is controlling him.
Bohnam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayweather lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mayweather lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bohnam putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayweather in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch but Bohnam keeps him there for the moment.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Bohnam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bohnam lands a shoulder strike.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam prevents a body shot from Mayweather.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to stall.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Bohnam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Mayweather tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bohnam just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Bohnam working Mayweather over with knees to the body.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
A body shot lands from Bohnam.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Bohnam on the inside.
Mayweather trying to control the position but instead, Bohnam has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mayweather into the cage.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Bohnam landing knees to the body.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Mayweather tries to break the clinch but Bohnam is controlling the position.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Bohnam has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bohnam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lloyd Mayweather's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bohnam rushes Mayweather and presses him up against the cage.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Bohnam has the dominant position.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mayweather trying to control the position but instead, Bohnam has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mayweather into the cage.
Bohnam landing knees to the body.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bohnam.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bohnam.
Bohnam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam working Mayweather over with knees to the body.
Bohnam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Bohnam lands an uppercut.
Mayweather tries to break free but Bohnam pushes him back against the cage.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam lands a nice knee to the body.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Bohnam has him pressed against the cage.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bohnam has Mayweather pressed against the cage, preventing Mayweather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bohnam obliges.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bohnam just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mayweather's brow.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Bohnam is controlling him.
Mayweather tries for a takedown but Bohnam manages to get underhooks.
Mayweather misses with some punches.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside that Mayweather shrugs off.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Mayweather tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayweather tries to break the clinch but Bohnam is controlling the position.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Bohnam has the dominant position.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Bohnam has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohnam lands a damaging elbow.
Bohnam lands a nice knee to the body.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
A shot in the inside from Bohnam.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Bohnam.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bohnam prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Bohnam utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Bohnam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mayweather fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bohnam lands a knee to the body.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Lloyd Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayweather tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bohnam lands an elbow just above Mayweather 's eye.
Mayweather misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bohnam lands an elbow inside.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bohnam has him pressed against the cage.
Bohnam scores a nice knee to the body.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Bohnam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mayweather tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bohnam scores a nice knee to the body.
Bohnam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mayweather pushes Bohnam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bohnam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bohnam lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Bohnam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mayweather's efforts to push away.
Bohnam pushes Mayweather back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Bohnam is controlling him.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the temple.
Mayweather struggles to land a body shot inside as Bohnam controls his hands.
Mayweather takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam lands a nice elbow.
Jon Bohnam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bohnam lands an elbow that stopped Mayweather in his tracks for a moment.
Bohnam scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Bohnam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bohnam has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Bohnam!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Figgy Hoops (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waqas Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoops comes to the cage accompanied by What Up Man. Malik comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Final Countdown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Figgy Hoops!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waqas Malik!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Chad Campbell and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hoops tries to avoid it but Malik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hoops to the ground. Hoops escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Malik blocks a jab.
Malik is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoops tries to close the distance and clinch but Malik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoops fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malik on the side of the head.
Hoops avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malik tries to clinch
and Hoops counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hoops.
Hoops with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoops loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hoops knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malik on the ground.
Hoops looking to pass the guard.
Hoops is breathing heavily.
Hoops won't allow Malik to sweep him here.
Hoops avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Malik pushes Hoops off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoops avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malik fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoops sprawls well initially but Malik persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Malik is looking for a kimura here.
Hoops trying to get back to full guard but Malik takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Malik tries to control but Hoops wriggling away.
Hoops holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Malik tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoops holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Malik tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hoops tries to lock up and control but Malik gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Malik putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Malik.
Malik stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Malik tries to clinch up
and Hoops counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoops.
Malik pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malik trying to control the position.
Malik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hoops is aware though and is defending well.
Malik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Malik wants to control the pace but Hoops is squirming around nicely.
Malik has isolated one of Hoops's arms. Hoops looking to fight him off but Malik twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Waqas Malik!
Waqas Malik is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey Jo Jo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoran Petric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jo Jo Junior comes into the arena with Be friends blaring out of the sound system. Petric is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Back in Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Jo Jo Junior!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zoran Petric!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petric lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jo Jo Junior takes a step back to recover.
Petric misses with a low kick.
Petric pushes Jo Jo Junior away with a front kick.
Petric tries a low kick but Jo Jo Junior avoids it.
Jo Jo Junior stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Petric.
Jo Jo Junior closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Petric did well to prevent Jo Jo Junior getting side control.
Petric is looking for a sweep. Jo Jo Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jo Jo Junior is keen to just control but Petric is a slippery customer.
Jo Jo Junior is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Petric defends it well.
Petric wants to get back to full guard.
Petric slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Petric 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.
Jo Jo Junior looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric looking for a sweep. Not yet Petric, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jo Jo Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petric is keeping the position for now.
Jo Jo Junior trying to control but Petric is working from the bottom.
Petric can't keep his opponent in guard - Jo Jo Junior advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jo Jo Junior wants to take a breather but Petric is having none of it.
Petric wants to improve his position but Jo Jo Junior is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jo Jo Junior checks a leg kick nicely.
Petric throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petric is looking to slow Jo Jo Junior down with leg kicks.
Petric throws out a loose jab but Jo Jo Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jo Jo Junior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petric is fending him off so far but Jo Jo Junior persists. Nope, Petric circles away and we're back to standing.
Jo Jo Junior moves out of range as Petric throws a body kick.
Jo Jo Junior avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petric is looking to clinch.
Jo Jo Junior has a takedown stuffed.
Zoran Petric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petric scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jo Jo Junior has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Petric.
Jo Jo Junior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petric avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Jo Jo Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric doesn't manage to clinch there - Jo Jo Junior circles away.
Petric lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jo Jo Junior's sensitive parts.
Both fighters circling a little - Petric finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Petric gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jo Jo Junior won't allow Petric to sweep him here.
Jo Jo Junior might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petric keeping moving, preventing Jo Jo Junior from controlling successfully.
Petric is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Petric is thwarting Jo Jo Junior's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petric trying to control from half guard but Jo Jo Junior is working away.
Jo Jo Junior is looking for a sweep. Petric is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Petric 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.
Petric looks to land a body kick but Jo Jo Junior moved away.
Petric throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petric throws a lazy right hand but Jo Jo Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jo Jo Junior checks a low kick from Petric.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petric.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jo Jo Junior.
Petric gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jo Jo Junior wants to control but Petric is keeping him busy.
Petric is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jo Jo Junior's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jo Jo Junior's back!
Jo Jo Junior trying to control the hands but Petric won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric keeps control of the position as Jo Jo Junior tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petric trying to control momentarily.
Jo Jo Junior turns into Petric and is now in his guard.
Jo Jo Junior not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Petric turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Petric tries to score with a low kick but Jo Jo Junior moves his leg out of the way.
Petric 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.
Jo Jo Junior looks for a takedown but Petric sprawls well.
Jo Jo Junior checks a leg kick.
Jo Jo Junior 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.
Jo Jo Junior stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Petric keeping moving, preventing Jo Jo Junior from controlling successfully.
Jo Jo Junior looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Petric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jo Jo Junior slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Petric is looking to reverse the position.
Petric being controlled for a moment.
Jo Jo Junior has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Petric!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jo Jo Junior moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Petric has worked his arm free - good work by Petric!
Petric gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Jo Jo Junior will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jo Jo Junior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Petric doesn't manage to clinch there - Jo Jo Junior circles away.
Petric misses with a head kick.
Petric throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petric misses with a body kick.
Petric misses with a low kick.
Jo Jo Junior moves out of range as Petric throws a body kick.
Petric misses with a head kick.
Petric is looking to clinch.
Petric stuffs the takedown attempt from Jo Jo Junior. Jo Jo Junior gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petric turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petric jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petric lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jo Jo Junior will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petric misses with a head kick.
Jo Jo Junior has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Petric.
Petric looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jo Jo Junior misses with an uppercut. Petric saw that one coming.
Jo Jo Junior looks for a takedown but Petric sprawls well.
Petric connects with a solid leg kick.
Jo Jo Junior shoots in looking for a takedown. Petric tries to sprawl out of it but Jo Jo Junior keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Petric manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Jo Jo Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jo Jo Junior shoots in for a takedown but Petric shows good takedown defense.
Jo Jo Junior checks a leg kick.
Jo Jo Junior shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jo Jo Junior was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petric is desperately trying to improve his position but Jo Jo Junior has a good base and remains in mount.
Jo Jo Junior takes Petric's back.
Petric is keeping busy.
Petric is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jo Jo Junior has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Jo Jo Junior working for a choke but Petric is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jo Jo Junior tries to get the hooks in deep but Petric pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior has the hooks in. Petric is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Jo Jo Junior controls the position.
Petric is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Petric tries to escape the position.
Petric prevents Jo Jo Junior from getting a body triangle.
Jo Jo Junior doesn't have the hooks in and Petric manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jo Jo Junior pulls Petric in close to his closed guard and prevents Petric from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Petric looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Joey Jo Jo Junior did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jo Jo Junior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Petric as he jumps to the side.
Petric is looking to chop away at Jo Jo Junior's legs.
Jo Jo Junior is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Petric's half guard.
Jo Jo Junior wants to control but Petric is keeping him busy.
Petric works his way to full guard. Good work.
Petric manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jo Jo Junior is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior is working hard here to advance position.
Petric tries to control but Jo Jo Junior wriggling away.
Jo Jo Junior wants to hold on but Petric pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jo Jo Junior is desperately trying to improve his position but Petric has a good base and remains in mount.
Jo Jo Junior tries to hold on but Petric pushes him away.
Jo Jo Junior is trying to escape the mount.
Petric controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petric avoids the attempt from Jo Jo Junior to control.
Jo Jo Junior bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Petric not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jo Jo Junior's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jo Jo Junior passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jo Jo Junior trying to control the position but Petric is working away.
Petric is trying to get back to half guard.
Jo Jo Junior is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Petric has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Petric is looking to regain half guard here but Jo Jo Junior keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Jo Jo Junior had his way with Zoran Petric in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Petric throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petric wants to clinch up but Jo Jo Junior keeps it at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Jo Jo Junior 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Petric dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jo Jo Junior. That did some damage!
Petric tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jo Jo Junior is able to avoid easily.
Jo Jo Junior fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Petric avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Petric does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo Jo Junior bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jo Jo Junior lands with a right hand.
Jo Jo Junior keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petric looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Jo Jo Junior checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jo Jo Junior will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petric wants to slow Jo Jo Junior down by chopping away at his legs.
Petric slips under a jab from Jo Jo Junior.
Petric lands with a nice body kick.
Petric is looking to score with low kicks.
Petric is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Petric looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Petric pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jo Jo Junior is out of range and Petric settles back down.
Petric throws a chopping leg kick but Jo Jo Junior manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petric misses with a low kick.
Jo Jo Junior misses with a takedown attempt - Petric sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zoran Petric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jo Jo Junior checks a leg kick.
Petric scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jo Jo Junior crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petric - the referee stops the clock and Jo Jo Junior gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petric. Jo Jo Junior manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Petric throws an overhand right that lands on Jo Jo Junior's shoulder, as Jo Jo Junior tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior slips under a jab.
Jo Jo Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Petric.
Petric lands a nice shot that snaps Jo Jo Junior's head back.
Petric throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jo Jo Junior blocks the body kick.
Jo Jo Junior fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Jo Jo Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to de liver by Petric. Beautiful body shot.
Petric throws a hook but Jo Jo Junior blocks it.
Jo Jo Junior drives through with a takedown into guard.
Petric bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jo Jo Junior's guard.
Jo Jo Junior tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zoran Petric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jo Jo Junior has his foot on Petric's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Petric works his way back into a safe position though.
Jo Jo Junior looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Petric puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jo Jo Junior is trying to control but can't.
Jo Jo Junior is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Petric's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Petric's back!
Joey Jo Jo Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Petric is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jo Jo Junior has good solid back control here.
Jo Jo Junior looking to break Petric's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Petric remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jo Jo Junior will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Jo Jo Junior keeps control of the position as Petric tries to break free.
Good control from Jo Jo Junior.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zoran Petric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jo Jo Junior 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joey Jo Jo Junior!
Joey Jo Jo Junior retains his middleweight title!
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