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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Matice Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Manlucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manlucas has chosen Killer Mike - Big Beast (Feat. Bun B, T.I. & Trouble) as his entrance music. Ramon Manlucas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gregory Matice Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Manlucas!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manlucas throws a right hand that misses
and Matice Jr counters with a shoot takedown. Manlucas fights it but they end up in guard.
Matice Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Manlucas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Matice Jr defends well.
Matice Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Matice Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We're going to have a standup here because Gregory Matice Jr wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Matice Jr is defended easily by Manlucas.
Manlucas looks to land a left hand but Matice Jr moved out of range nicely.
Matice Jr ducks under a wild hook from Manlucas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooh a lovely combination from Matice Jr sends Manlucas down but not out. Matice Jr dives into side control looking to finish.
Manlucas is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big shot lands for Matice Jr! That's hurt Manlucas! Will he recover? Matice Jr fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Matice Jr!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunt comes to the cage accompanied by Super Massive Black Hole. Melo has chosen Fort Minor - Remember the name as his entrance music. Robert Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Felipe Melo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Melo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Melo sprawls well. Melo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
Hunt throws a shot from downtown. Melo moves away and avoids it.
Melo thumps Hunt with a low kick.
Horrible takedown by Hunt or perhaps it was just good defense by Melo which made him look bad.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Melo.
Hunt looks for a takedown but Melo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Hunt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melo throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Robert Hunt has been cut.
A good leg kick by Melo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt misses with a hook.
Melo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hunt shoots in but Melo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hunt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Melo counters with an inside leg kick.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Melo wants it to stay on the feet.
Melo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Melo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunt as he avoids it easily.
Melo rushes Hunt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Melo dodges an elbow strike from Hunt.
Melo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunt can't get the takedown.
Hunt tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Melo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Melo is struggling to control the position.
Hunt has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Melo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Melo breaks from the clinch.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Robert Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Melo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melo lands a leg kick that knocks Hunt off balance momentarily.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Melo but Melo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Melo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hunt's head.
Melo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fighters circling - Hunt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Melo seems to be stalking Hunt here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Hunt drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Felipe Melo!
Felipe Melo spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Achilles Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer has chosen Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme as his entrance music. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Achilles Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonidas tries to clinch up but Roofer circles away and keeps his distance.
Roofer misses with a leg kick.
Roofer lands a nice looking body kick.
Roofer looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
Leonidas misses with a few strikes there.
Leonidas tries to clinch up.
Leonidas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roofer.
Leonidas throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Ben Roofer has been cut.
Leonidas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leonidas 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.
Leonidas throws a wild body kick that Roofer sees coming a mile off.
A lazy left from Roofer finds it's target.
Roofer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonidas. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roofer throws out a loose jab but Leonidas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roofer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonidas avoids the head kick by Roofer.
Roofer throws a solid leg kick but Leonidas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roofer.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Roofer 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Roofer moved away.
Leonidas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roofer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Roofer moves out of range of the leg kick from Leonidas.
Leonidas throws a hook but Roofer avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Leonidas blocks the leg kick.
Leonidas throws a hook to the side of Roofer's head but Roofer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roofer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leonidas misses with a leg kick.
Roofer avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Roofer looks for the body kick but Leonidas saw that one coming.
Roofer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leonidas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Leonidas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leonidas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roofer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roofer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leonidas looks to clinch
and Roofer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leonidas tries a head kick but it misses.
Roofer throws a sloppy head kick and Leonidas moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Roofer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roofer throws a low kick but Leonidas avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leonidas, right into the meat.
A leg kick checked by Roofer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas blocks a leg kick.
Leonidas throws out a leg kick but Roofer moves out of range and Leonidas only half commits.
Roofer lands with a shot to the body.
Leonidas connects with a leg kick. Roofer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Roofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roofer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roofer. Leonidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonidas throws a head kick but Roofer moves out of range.
Leonidas checks a low kick from Roofer.
Achilles Leonidas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roofer wants to slow Leonidas down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a leg kick which misses Roofer's front leg but catches the back leg as Roofer tries to avoid it.
Roofer looks to land a left hand but Leonidas moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roofer.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Roofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roofer throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Leonidas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Roofer - the referee stops the clock and Leonidas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Roofer. Leonidas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leonidas throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Roofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roofer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonidas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roofer cracks Leonidas with a good jab.
Leonidas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Roofer's calf.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A leg kick checked by Roofer.
Leonidas feints and then cracks Roofer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Roofer down.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roofer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roofer checks a leg kick.
Leonidas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roofer. Roofer obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roofer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roofer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonidas.
Leonidas misses with a looping left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leonidas.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Leonidas moved away.
Leonidas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roofer checks it well.
Leonidas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Roofer scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leonidas blocks a jab.
Roofer throws a low kick but Leonidas moves out of range easily.
Roofer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leonidas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Roofer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Roofer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Roofer blocks a leg kick.
Roofer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Roofer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonidas.
Roofer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Roofer is looking to score with low kicks.
Leonidas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Roofer.
Ben Roofer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leonidas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roofer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roofer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roofer thumps Leonidas with a low kick.
Leonidas blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for Leonidas.
Roofer throws a low kick, looking for Leonidas's leg but Leonidas calmly moves out of range.
Leonidas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Roofer lands a nice looking body shot.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Leonidas checks it.
Leonidas throws a sloppy head kick and Roofer moves out of range easily.
Leonidas throws a jab but it's blocked by Roofer.
Roofer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Roofer tries to land a front kick but Leonidas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range and Roofer settles back down.
Leonidas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roofer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonidas scrambles back to his feet.
Roofer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leonidas.
Leonidas blocks a head kick by Roofer.
Leonidas lands a head kick. Roofer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Leonidas jabs Roofer right on the nose. Roofer blinks but takes it well.
Roofer keeps the fight on the outside.
Leonidas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonidas misses with a head kick.
Roofer avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roofer.
Leonidas misses with a right hand
and Roofer counters with a thumping low kick.
Leonidas throws a head kick that Roofer semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leonidas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leonidas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roofer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leonidas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leonidas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
Leonidas throws a front kick that sends Roofer stumbling back into the cage.
A leg kick checked by Leonidas.
The fighters circle momentarily. Roofer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Roofer thows a body shot but no joy.
Roofer misses with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roofer - that will leave a mark!
An inside leg kick lands from Leonidas.
A jab from Roofer does it's job there.
Roofer moves out of range as Leonidas throws a body kick.
Leonidas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roofer.
Roofer connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
Roofer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range and Roofer settles back down.
Leonidas tried to score with a low kick but Roofer checks it.
Leonidas ducks right into an uppercut from Roofer.
Roofer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Good work by Roofer as he checks the leg kick.
Roofer throws a head kick that Leonidas semi-blocks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roofer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonidas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roofer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roofer throws a low kick, looking for Leonidas's leg but Leonidas calmly moves out of range.
Roofer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roofer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roofer lands a leg kick that knocks Leonidas off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leonidas tries to land a front kick but Roofer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a low kick.
Leonidas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Roofer blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roofer checks a leg kick.
Leonidas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roofer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leonidas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roofer's sensitive parts.
Leonidas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roofer.
Leonidas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roofer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leonidas throws a leg kick but Roofer checks it.
Leonidas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roofer is able to avoid easily.
Roofer misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roofer throws a good cross that connects.
Leonidas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roofer misses with a straight right.
Leonidas tries to clinch but Roofer is having none of it.
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 Achilles Leonidas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Roofer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leonidas, right into the meat.
Roofer avoids the head kick by Leonidas.
Leonidas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Leonidas scores with a sloppy right hand. Roofer should have avoided that one.
Roofer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Leonidas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Leonidas misses.
Leonidas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roofer is able to avoid easily.
Roofer is looking to slow Leonidas down with leg kicks.
Leonidas wants to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leonidas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Roofer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Roofer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good work by Roofer as he checks the leg kick.
Leonidas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roofer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leonidas is out of range and Roofer settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas misses with a leg kick.
Leonidas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roofer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Leonidas's hands.
Leonidas tries to work over Roofer's front leg with a kick but Roofer checks it.
Both fighters circling a little - Roofer finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Leonidas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Roofer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roofer moves forwards but Leonidas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leonidas tries a low kick but Roofer avoids it.
Roofer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Roofer throws a leg kick which misses Leonidas's front leg but catches the back leg as Leonidas tries to avoid it.
Roofer is looking to chop away at Leonidas's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roofer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leonidas looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leonidas tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leonidas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roofer feints and then cracks Leonidas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leonidas down.
Roofer misses with a body kick.
Roofer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Roofer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas moves to clinch but Roofer breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leonidas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonidas throws a jab when Roofer was well out of range.
A head kick by Leonidas misses
and Roofer counters with a straight right hand.
Leonidas connects with a high kick.
Roofer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leonidas's sensitive parts.
Leonidas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roofer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Roofer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good exchange - Roofer coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leonidas scores with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Roofer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leonidas tries to score with a low kick but Roofer moves his leg out of the way.
Roofer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Leonidas. Leonidas obviously looking to wear him down.
Roofer throws a head kick that half lands.
Leonidas misses with a head kick.
Leonidas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roofer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonidas. That did some damage!
Leonidas throws out a leg kick but Roofer moves out of range and Leonidas only half commits.
Roofer looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonidas is just out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Roofer.
Roofer lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roofer blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Roofer checks a leg kick.
Leonidas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Roofer - that will leave a mark!
Roofer moves out of range as Leonidas strikes.
Roofer feints and then cracks Leonidas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Leonidas down.
Roofer lands a leg kick that knocks Leonidas off balance momentarily.
Leonidas looks to land a combination but Roofer avoids it well.
Roofer thumps Leonidas with a low kick.
Leonidas blocks a leg kick.
Roofer blocks a low kick nicely.
Roofer scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roofer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Leonidas tries to score with a low kick but Roofer moves his leg out of the way.
Leonidas is looking to clinch.
Roofer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Roofer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roofer 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Roofer!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zackary Finyard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Finyard has chosen Everlast - What Its Like as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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159 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zackary Finyard!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finyard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edilhson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Finyard tries a low kick but Edilhson avoids it.
Finyard throws a looping overhand right but Edilhson ducks down to avoid it.
Finyard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finyard tries a head kick but it misses.
Finyard wants to slow Edilhson down by chopping away at his legs.
Finyard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finyard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Edilhson tries to avoid it but Finyard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Edilhson to the ground. Edilhson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Edilhson moves into the clinch.
Finyard misses with a knee strike.
Finyard lands with a light punch inside.
Finyard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Edilhson trying to stall but Finyard improves his position.
Edilhson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Finyard avoids it.
Finyard tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Finyard on the inside.
Finyard misses with a knee to the head.
Finyard tries to land a knee to the head but Edilhson blocks with his arms.
Edilhson tries to throw a body punch but Finyard avoids it by throwing Edilhson back against the cage.
Finyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Edilhson has Finyard pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Finyard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard avoids the elbow strike from Edilhson, against the cage.
Finyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Finyard misses with a knee strike.
Edilhson blocks the elbow strike.
Finyard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson takes a swing at Finyard's ribcage but misses.
Edilhson looks to score with a jab to the body but Finyard is just out of range.
Finyard avoids a kick to the body.
Edilhson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Finyard.
Finyard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Edilhson momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Edilhson.
Finyard throws a hook to the side of Edilhson's head but Edilhson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finyard throws a poor cross that misses
and Edilhson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edilhson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finyard.
Finyard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Edilhson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Finyard keeps Edilhson at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Edilhson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Finyard quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edilhson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Finyard defends it well.
Edilhson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Edilhson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Finyard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Edilhson.
Edilhson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finyard manages to get to full guard.
Finyard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Edilhson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Edilhson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Edilhson trying to control but Finyard is working from the bottom.
Edilhson looking to sit in guard and control but Finyard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Edilhson is on top in guard.
Finyard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Edilhson!
Edilhson tries to hold on but Finyard postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Edilhson is looking to get to half guard.
Finyard raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zackary Finyard will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Finyard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finyard swings for the body but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finyard moves away.
Finyard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edilhson punishes Finyard's body with a nice straight punch.
Finyard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Edilhson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Edilhson is keen to just control but Finyard is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edilhson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Finyard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Finyard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Edilhson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Edilhson's back!
Edilhson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Finyard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finyard lands a couple of good shots and Edilhson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Finyard lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Finyard lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Finyard is hanging on to Edilhson's back as he tries to escape.
Finyard has Edilhson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Finyard throwing damaging strikes from the back! Edilhson could be in trouble here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edilhson trying to control the hands but Finyard breaks the grip.
Edilhson is trying to remain composed but Finyard is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finyard is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Edilhson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finyard looking for the RNC.
Edilhson trying to control the position but Finyard manages to sink in the hooks.
Edilhson is in bad spot here.
Finyard tries to keep control of the position but Edilhson is staying busy.
Finyard lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Edilhson tries to break free.
Edilhson avoids the strikes from Finyard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Finyard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Edilhson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edilhson is refusing to be controlled, as Finyard sits in half guard.
Edilhson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Finyard won't allow Edilhson to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Finyard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Finyard is in close to Edilhson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Edilhson controls Finyard momentarily but Finyard frees himself.
Finyard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Finyard with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finyard looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Finyard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Finyard lands with a shot to the body.
Edilhson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Finyard.
Finyard cracks a nice hook into Edilhson's ribs.
Edilhson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Finyard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick from Finyard misses.
Finyard drives through with a takedown into guard.
Edilhson is trying to control the position but Finyard postures up.
Finyard distracts Edilhson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Finyard is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Edilhson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Finyard is looking to defend but Edilhson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Finyard! Edilhson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Finyard taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Edmundo Edilhson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koa Polunu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by DJ Vadim - The Terrorist. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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27
164 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koa Polunu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polunu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Van Kirkland checks a leg kick.
Van Kirkland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Polunu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Polunu throws the left hand but Van Kirkland avoids the punch easily.
Polunu misses with a body shot.
Polunu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Kirkland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Polunu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Kirkland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Polunu loads up on a big right hand but Van Kirkland slips the punch.
Van Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Polunu jabs Van Kirkland right on the nose. Van Kirkland blinks but takes it well.
Polunu misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Kirkland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Polunu, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Polunu lands a head kick!
Van Kirkland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Polunu.
Van Kirkland takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Van Kirkland checks a low kick from Polunu.
Van Kirkland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Kirkland lands with a straight right. Polunu didn't see that one coming.
Polunu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Van Kirkland throws a hook to the side of Polunu's head but Polunu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Polunu throws a leg kick but Van Kirkland checks it.
Van Kirkland scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Kirkland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Polunu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polunu lunges at Van Kirkland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Kirkland's hand.
Polunu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Polunu blocks a leg kick.
Van Kirkland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Kirkland just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Polunu as he connects with a hook.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick but Polunu moves out of range.
Polunu checks a leg kick nicely.
Polunu cracks Van Kirkland with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Kirkland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Polunu missing with a left hand there. Van Kirkland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Polunu throws a hook to the side of Van Kirkland's head but Van Kirkland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Kirkland pivots, looking for a leg kick but Polunu is out of range and Van Kirkland settles back down.
Van Kirkland moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Kirkland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polunu throws a jab when Van Kirkland was well out of range.
Polunu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Van Kirkland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polunu manages to avoid it.
Polunu is looking to land body kicks.
Polunu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Polunu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick.
Polunu blocks a leg kick.
Polunu blocks a low kick nicely.
Polunu lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick from Van Kirkland misses.
Polunu tries to land a front kick but Van Kirkland steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Polunu blocks it.
A slow jab from Polunu misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland checks a low kick from Polunu.
Van Kirkland connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Polunu misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Kirkland counters with an outside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
That kick from Van Kirkland tenderised Polunu's leg. Polunu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Polunu misses with a double jab
and Van Kirkland counters with a body kick.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Polunu looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kirkland is just out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but Polunu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Polunu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Kirkland was well out of range. Poor timing from Polunu.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick but Polunu moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Polunu's corner calls for a 1-2. Polunu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Polunu blocks it.
Polunu connects with a leg kick. Van Kirkland looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Polunu looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Kirkland is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Koa Polunu will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Polunu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Kirkland throws out the jab.
Polunu misses with a leg kick.
Van Kirkland scores with a hook to the body. Polunu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polunu. Van Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Polunu.
Polunu loads up on a big right hand but Van Kirkland slips the punch.
Polunu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Polunu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking kick to the body. Polunu takes a step back to recover.
Van Kirkland lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Polunu at a distance.
Van Kirkland clobbers Polunu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Polunu. That did some damage!
Polunu throws a body kick that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Polunu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Polunu moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a high kick!
Van Kirkland dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Polunu. That did some damage!
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick as Polunu jumps back.
Polunu thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Polunu misses with a low kick as Van Kirkland jumps back.
Van Kirkland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kirkland checks a leg kick nicely.
Polunu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Polunu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Kirkland counters with a solid body kick.
Van Kirkland swings for the body but Polunu moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Kirkland.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polunu throws a low kick but Van Kirkland moves out of range easily.
Van Kirkland moves away from the strike by Polunu.
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polunu connects with a body shot that sends Van Kirkland's belly button to the back.
Polunu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Van Kirkland throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Koa Polunu is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Polunu swings for the body but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Van Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Polunu.
Polunu blocks a head kick by Van Kirkland.
Polunu scores with a hook to the body. Van Kirkland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Kirkland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Polunu throws out the jab.
Polunu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Kirklands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Kirkland throws a head kick but Polunu moves out of range.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Polunu misses the target.
Van Kirkland tried to score with a low kick but Polunu checks it.
Van Kirkland throws a low kick but Polunu moves out of range easily.
Van Kirkland takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Kirkland misses with a head kick.
Van Kirkland wants to slow Polunu down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Kirkland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Kirkland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Kirkland looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Polunu lands with a good body shot.
Polunu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polunu just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Kirkland throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Polunu is able to avoid easily.
The crowd cheers as Van Kirkland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Polunu doesn't seem phased though.
Van Kirkland slips a jab from Polunu.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to the head.
Polunu thumps Van Kirkland with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Polunu throws a push kick but Van Kirkland slaps the foot to one side.
Polunu looks to throw the jab but Van Kirkland is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Polunu throws a head kick but Van Kirkland moves out of range.
Van Kirkland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Polunu throws out the jab.
Polunu is looking to land body kicks.
Polunu throws a big shot that misses.
Van Kirkland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Polunu.
Van Kirkland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polunu.
Van Kirkland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Van Kirkland with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Kirkland takes one on the button.
Polunu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.
Van Kirkland tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Koa Polunu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Polunu throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Kirkland counters with a nice low kick that buckles Polunu's knee momentarily.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses
and Polunu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Polunu.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Van Kirkland trying to control the position.
Polunu is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Kirkland has wrist control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Kirkland holds on and takes a little breather.
Polunu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Van Kirkland.
Polunu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Kirkland manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Polunu misses with a low kick.
A big right from Polunu misses.
Polunu misses with a looping left.
Polunu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Kirkland as he jumps to the side.
Polunu throws a chopping leg kick but Van Kirkland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Van Kirkland misses.
Polunu blocks a leg kick.
Polunu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick that misses.
Polunu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Kirkland.
Polunu misses with a straight right.
Vladimir Van Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a sloppy head kick and Polunu moves out of range easily.
Polunu blocks a head kick by Van Kirkland.
Polunu moves away from the strike by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland stuffs the takedown.
A head kick misses from Van Kirkland.
Polunu misses with a looping right.
Polunu defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Polunu takes a swing at Van Kirkland's ribcage but misses.
Polunu misses with a head kick.
Polunu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Van Kirkland in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Polunu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koa Polunu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Kirkland misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Polunu misses.
Van Kirkland tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polunu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland takes a swing at Polunu's ribcage but misses.
Van Kirkland fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Polunu.
Polunu lands a body shot.
Polunu closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Van Kirkland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Kirkland is pressing down on Polunu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Van Kirkland seems keen to control Polunu's posture.
Van Kirkland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Polunu defends well.
Koa Polunu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Kirkland wants to sweep but no luck.
Polunu seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Kirkland has his foot on Polunu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Polunu works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Koa Polunu.
Well Polunu 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koa Polunu!
Koa Polunu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Helppo Heikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meldrick Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heikki comes into the arena with Tech N9ne - Absolute Power blaring out of the sound system. 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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198 lbs
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Helppo Heikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heikki is looking to clinch.
Tyson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tyson, right into the meat.
Heikki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Tyson.
Heikki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heikki has a takedown stuffed.
Heikki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyson.
Tyson throws a head kick but Heikki moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heikki shoots in for a takedown but Tyson shows good takedown defense.
Heikki checks a low kick from Tyson.
Tyson throws a low kick but Heikki avoids it.
Heikki fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helppo Heikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Heikki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyson defends it nicely.
Heikki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tyson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heikki moves away.
Tyson looks to land a body kick but Heikki moved away.
Tyson throws a low kick, looking for Heikki's leg but Heikki calmly moves out of range.
Tyson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tyson throws a wild body kick that Heikki sees coming a mile off.
Tyson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meldrick Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Heikki is able to avoid easily.
Tyson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Heikki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Heikki checks the leg kick.
Heikki blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tyson wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Heikki.
Tyson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Heikki's head.
It looks like Helppo Heikki has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Heikki is defended easily by Tyson.
Heikki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyson counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyson throws a wild body kick that Heikki sees coming a mile off.
Tyson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Heikkis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Heikki. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Tyson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Heikki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Heikki won't allow Tyson to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Helppo Heikki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tyson scores with a head kick. Heikki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Heikki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tyson looks to land a body kick but Heikki moved away.
Heikki fails with a takedown attempt.
Heikki closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Heikki pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Heikki gets a takedown into half guard.
Tyson is defending against the submission attempts here by Heikki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Heikki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Heikki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Heikki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tyson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Heikki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikki throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tyson to regain full guard.
Heikki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyson keeping moving, preventing Heikki from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heikki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Heikki trying to control but Tyson is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Heikki passes Tyson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Heikki drops an elbow to the side of Tyson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heikki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tyson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Heikki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heikki lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heikki working Tyson over with strikes.
Heikki is trying to control the action in half guard but Tyson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helppo Heikki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Helppo Heikki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Heikki blocks the low kick.
Heikki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice jab there from Heikki.
Tyson misses with a hook.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tyson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heikki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Heikki persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Heikki checks a leg kick.
Heikki checks a leg kick.
Heikki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyson leaves Heikki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helppo Heikki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heikki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heikki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Heikki goes for a double leg but Tyson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tyson continues to drive forward.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heikki scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyson keeping hold of Heikki's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heikki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Heikki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyson keeps working.
Heikki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyson defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to control but can't.
Heikki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyson keeps working.
Heikki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Heikki seems to be looking for submissions.
Tyson tries to roll over but Heikki keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is defending against the submission attempts here by Heikki.
Tyson is trying to get back to full guard.
Heikki is looking for a kimura but Tyson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Heikki to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Helppo Heikki.
I think Heikki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Helppo Heikki!
A relieved looking Helppo Heikki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, TNT. Kersikov has chosen Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Roman Kersikov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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24
157 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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24
149 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roman Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Washington.
Washington gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Washington 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.
Kersikov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kersikov has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Washington working to try and regain half guard.
Washington is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov thowing shots but they're missing.
Washington avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kersikov.
Washington avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kersikov.
Kersikov punching from mount but Washington doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kersikov lands a heavy elbow.
Washington taking shots to the head.
Kersikov punching from mount but Washington doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kersikov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Washington is looking to escape.
Washington is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kersikov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Washington defending well though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Washington blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kersikov.
Washington moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kersikov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kersikov throws a big elbow that misses.
Washington looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kersikov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Washington avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kersikov looking to pass the guard.
Kersikov preventing the sweep.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
Washington controlling Kersikov's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roman Kersikov.
Kersikov blocks the body kick.
Washington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kersikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a jab to the body
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kersikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Washington.
Kersikov jabs Washington right on the nose. Washington blinks but takes it well.
Washington takes one to the side of the head.
Washington feints and then cracks Kersikov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kersikov down.
Kersikov scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kersikov cracks Washington with an open hand slap.
Washington on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kersikov. That's going to slow Washington down.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Kersikov is just out of range.
Kersikov lunges at Washington with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Washington's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Washington off the cage and back into range.
Washington tries a low kick but Kersikov avoids it.
Washington moves out of range as Kersikov throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kersikov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Washington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Washington misses with a looping left.
Kersikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kersikov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kersikov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kersikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Washington at a distance.
Kersikov throws a low kick but Washington avoids it.
Washington loads up on a big right hand but Kersikov slips the punch.
Washington misses with a body shot.
Kersikov walks into a stiff left hand from Washington.
A jab lands there for Washington.
Washington takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Washington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Washington takes a swing at Kersikov's ribcage but misses.
Washington cracks Kersikov with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington misses with a hook. Kersikov ducked under it nicely.
Washington missing with a left hand there. Kersikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Washington.
A jab from Kersikov finds it's way through Washington's defenses.
Washington swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kersikov counters with a shoot takedown. Washington fights it but they end up in guard.
Washington looking to control.
Kersikov throws a big right hand that misses.
Kersikov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kersikov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Washington looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kersikov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kersikov postures up in Washington's guard and throws a big left but Washington blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to control from the top but Washington keeps moving.
Washington working a defensive guard here.
Kersikov stands and throws Washington's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kersikov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kersikov is looking to take a break and control but Washington is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kersikov looks up at the clock and then as Washington takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kersikov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Washington is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kersikov connects with a decent elbow.
The ground and pound from Kersikov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kersikov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kersikov wants to control but Washington is keeping him busy.
Kersikov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Washington is avoiding damage well.
Check out the look on Kersikov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kersikov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Washington tries to improve position but can't.
Washington managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kersikov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kersikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kersikov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Washington is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Kersikov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kersikov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kersikov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Washington is avoiding damage well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov working away.
Kersikov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Washington is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kersikov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Washington keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Kersikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kersikov shoots in looking for a takedown but Washington manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kersikov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kersikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Washington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kersikov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Washington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kersikov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kersikov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Washington is looking to escape.
Kersikov wants to pass to mount but Washington is defending the position.
Washington works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington keeping moving, preventing Kersikov from controlling successfully.
Kersikov advances position into side control!
Washington struggling a bit here.
Washington is trying to escape the position but Kersikov is controlling the position.
Kersikov working the ground and pound but Washington is defending the strikes.
Kersikov working the head and body with strikes.
Kersikov landing strikes.
Washington manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kersikov's best efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov thows a huge punch but Washington dodges it nicely.
Kersikov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Washington's head.
Kersikov trying to control from Washington's half guard. Washington has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kersikov throwing strikes from guard but Washington blocks nicely.
Kersikov looking to sit in guard and control but Washington gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kersikov wants to sweep here but Washington controlling him for the moment.
Kersikov trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kersikov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kersikov throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Washington escapes and throws Kersikov's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kersikov is trying to control Washington's posture but Washington avoids it.
Kersikov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Samuel Washington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov wants to control but Washington postures up.
Kersikov tries to improve position but can't.
Kersikov takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kersikov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Washington's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kersikov trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kersikov is looking to improve his position.
Washington looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kersikov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Kersikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kersikov 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Kersikov!
Roman Kersikov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Alldren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alldren has chosen OK State Fight Song as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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24
211 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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26
225 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Alldren!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Alldren.
Alldren throws a shot to the body.
Nate Alldren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacobs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alldren misses with a kick to the body
letting Jacobs counter with a right hand.
Alldren throws an overhand right that lands on Jacobs's shoulder, as Jacobs tries to avoid the shot.
Jacobs throws a solid leg kick but Alldren takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jacobs.
Jacobs looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jacobs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick from Jacobs lands but Alldren takes it in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Alldren misses.
Jacobs slips a straight right by Alldren.
Alldren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alldren throws out a loose jab but Jacobs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jacobs slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alldren. Jacobs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jacobs sizes up Alldren with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jacobs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alldren momentarily.
Alldren keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Alldren does no damage.
Jacobs fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alldren checks it well.
Jacobs slips a straight right by Alldren.
Jacobs moves out of range as Alldren strikes.
Alldren darts in looking for a takedown but Jacobs gets double underhooks and turns Alldren into the cage.
Come on Jacobs - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jacobs throws a head punch that misses.
Jacobs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacobs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alldren's elbow.
Alldren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alldren has a takedown stuffed.
Jacobs's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alldren under the eye.
Alldren drives through with a takedown into Jacobs's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alldren wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alldren seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Alldren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs wants to sweep but no luck.
Alldren wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Jacobs keeping full guard, as Alldren tries to pass.
Alldren trying to control but Jacobs is working from the bottom.
Jacobs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alldren in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alldren's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Nate Alldren has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Alldren takes a swing at Jacobs's ribcage but misses.
Alldren throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alldren scores with a hook.
Alldren throws a leg kick that misses.
Jacobs lands a leg kick that knocks Alldren off balance momentarily.
Jacobs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alldren tries to bum rush Jacobs with a series of wild strikes but Jacobs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jacobs moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alldren's corner calls for a 1-2. Alldren obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jacobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alldren.
Alldren steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jacobs. That one must have hurt.
Alldren looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alldren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jacobs is trying to defend but Alldren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jacobs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jacobs 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.
Jacobs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobs is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nate Alldren will probably get the nod.
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.
Alldren swings for the body but Jacobs moves out of range.
Jacobs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alldren checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jacobs avoids the body shot from Alldren.
Alldren lands with a right hand.
Jacobs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alldren.
Alldren fails with a takedown attempt.
Jacobs misses with a head kick.
Alldren misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jacobs.
Alldren misses with a hook. Jacobs ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Alldren.
Jacobs is looking to slow Alldren down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jacobs explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jacobs blocks a jab.
Alldren throws a hook to the side of Jacobs's head but Jacobs sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alldren takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Alldren finds it's way through Jacobs's defenses.
Jacobs staying out of range there.
Jacobs lands a nice looking body shot.
Jacobs scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jacobs, right into the meat.
Jacobs scores with a jab to the body.
Alldren is breathing heavily.
Jacobs thows a body kick. Alldren tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tyson Jacobs is winning the standup battle so far.
Jacobs looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacobs shoots for a takedown but Alldren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Alldren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Alldren misses with an uppercut.
Jacobs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A big right from Alldren misses.
Alldren throws a combination. Jacobs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alldren tries to bum rush Jacobs with a series of wild strikes but Jacobs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jacobs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Alldren misses the target.
Alldren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alldren blocks a head kick by Jacobs.
Alldren shoots and misses
and Jacobs counters with an outside leg kick.
Jacobs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alldren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alldren looks to throw the jab but Jacobs is out of range.
Alldren connects with the punch.
Jacobs fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Alldren is out of range.
Jacobs takes one to the chin there.
Jacobs lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alldren will feel that in the morning.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Alldren.
Alldren misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jacobs is trying to maintain the position but Alldren is very close to passing his half guard.
Alldren throwing shots but Jacobs is blocking nicely.
Jacobs is looking to improve his position.
Alldren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alldren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alldren lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alldren.
Ground and pound from Alldren.
Jacobs is trying to maintain the position but Alldren is very close to passing his half guard.
Jacobs tries to roll over but Alldren keeps him under control.
Alldren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jacobs is looking for a sweep. Alldren is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alldren with the ground and pound but Jacobs uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Alldren wants to pass the guard but Jacobs is keeping the position.
Alldren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jacobs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nate Alldren 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. This is the final round!
Alldren takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alldren throws a hook but Jacobs avoids it easily.
Jacobs stuffs the takedown attempt from Alldren. Alldren gets slowly back to his feet.
Jacobs misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jacobs scores with a nice right hand.
Jacobs lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alldren throws a looping overhand right but Jacobs ducks down to avoid it.
Jacobs delivers a nice body kick.
Alldren thows a body shot but no joy.
Alldren takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacobs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alldren's calf.
Jacobs throws a body punch but Alldren moves out of range.
Alldren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jacobs moves away.
Alldren throws a hook but Jacobs blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alldren has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alldren there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jacobs throws the kick towards the body but Alldren avoids it.
Alldren takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A left lands for Jacobs.
Alldren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jacobs is trying to defend but Alldren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Alldren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alldren throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jacobs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alldren.
Alldren tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jacobs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jacobs tries to get to full guard but Alldren has control of the leg.
Alldren thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alldren.
Jacobs is pressing down on Alldren's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alldren wants to control from the top but Jacobs keeps moving.
Alldren throws a big right hand that misses.
Jacobs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alldren.
Jacobs looking to control.
Alldren trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacobs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jacobs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs keeping moving, preventing Alldren from controlling successfully.
Jacobs looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tyson Jacobs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyson Jacobs.
Jacobs throws a shot from downtown. Alldren moves away and avoids it.
Alldren looks to land a left hand but Jacobs moved out of range nicely.
Alldren throws a shot from downtown. Jacobs moves away and avoids it.
Jacobs tries a low kick but Alldren avoids it.
Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Alldren.
Alldren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alldren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jacobs manages to avoid it.
Nate Alldren is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs throws a chopping leg kick but Alldren manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jacobs lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alldren lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jacobs at a distance.
Alldren cracks Jacobs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jacobs throws a push kick but Alldren slaps the foot to one side.
Jab from Alldren.
Jacobs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alldren lands with a right hand.
Jacobs wants to land a leg kick but Alldren is out of range.
Jacobs slips a jab from Alldren.
Jacobs lands a nice shot that snaps Alldren's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alldren takes a swing at Jacobs's ribcage but misses.
Jacobs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Alldren misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Jacobs showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alldren has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sherry Monocle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mac Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Simon Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan lands with a shot to the body.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morgan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Morgan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morgan misses with a body shot.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson clobbers Morgan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick.
Morgan wants to land a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Morgan slips a straight right by Jackson.
Jackson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Morgan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Morgan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morgan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morgan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson scores with a nice strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Jackson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body
and Morgan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Jackson really felt that one!
Jackson is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan ducks under a wild hook from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jackson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morgan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Morgan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jackson moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
Jackson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morgan moves away.
Morgan motions for Jackson to come forward. Morgan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Morgan can pounce on him.
Jackson gets a clinch.
Jackson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice left hand lands by Morgan.
Morgan lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mac Jackson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson forces Morgan back against the cage and clinches.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson stalling in the clinch.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Morgan avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Morgan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Morgan is trying to break free.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson stalls.
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Morgan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jackson rather than just go for the knockout.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Morgan. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A clash of legs there as Jackson blocks the low kick.
Morgan slips a jab from Jackson.
Mac Jackson is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Morgan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jackson is out of range.
Morgan thows a leg kick but Jackson checks it
and Jackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Morgan.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morgan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson controlling the action here for a moment.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Morgan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jackson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson just leaning against Morgan, taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Morgan as Jackson tries to tie him up.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morgan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson is trying to stall.
Morgan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mac Jackson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jackson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morgan delivers a nice body kick.
Jackson tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Jackson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mac Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson wants to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan thows a body kick. Jackson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jackson tried to score with a low kick but Morgan checks it.
Jackson loads up on a big right hand but Morgan slips the punch.
Jackson punishes Morgan's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson lands with a right hand.
Morgan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jackson throws a head kick but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
Morgan misses with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackson connects with a body shot.
Morgan is looking to score with low kicks.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Jackson wants to stall.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A hook to the body from Jackson.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Morgan breaks the clinch.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Morgan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morgan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Morgan thumps Jackson with a low kick.
Morgan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morgan counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Morgan needs to keep his hands up - Jackson had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jackson's calf.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson misses with some punches.
Morgan misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mac Jackson did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jackson cracks a nice hook into Morgan's ribs.
Jackson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jackson's knee momentarily.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Jackson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morgan counters with a nice leg kick.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Jackson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jackson throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scoring well with a low kick there.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Morgan avoids the head kick by Jackson.
Jackson misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a left to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jackson looks for the body kick but Morgan saw that one coming.
Jackson thows a leg kick but Morgan checks it
and Morgan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Morgan motions for Jackson to come forward. Morgan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Morgan lands a nice looking body kick.
Morgan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan connects with a solid leg kick.
Morgan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jackson.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Morgan lands with a good body shot.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Come on Jackson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mac Jackson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morgan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Morgan up against the cage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morgan tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Morgan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson is stalling here.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Morgan controls the action.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jackson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson misses with a leg kick
and Morgan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson misses with a body shot
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jackson tries to clinch
and Morgan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Morgan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jackson is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Morgan dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Morgan lands a head shot.
Jackson throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Morgan jabs Jackson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morgan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice shot that snaps Jackson's head back.
Jackson throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jackson blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simon Morgan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Morgan's shoulder, as Morgan tries to avoid the shot.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Jackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan connects with a leg kick. Jackson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan looks to land a body kick but Jackson moved away.
Morgan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jackson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mac Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan slips under a jab from Jackson.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Morgan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Morgan lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson throws a body punch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan throws a hook but Jackson avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Morgan, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morgan tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Morgan back against the cage.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morgan's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mac Jackson.
I think Jackson 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 49:46
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Jackson!
Mac Jackson retains his featherweight title!
Mac Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River has chosen Creedence Clearwater Revival - Born On The Bayou as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cole River!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards moves out of range of the leg kick from River.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
River connects with a solid leg kick.
River connects with a jab.
River misses with a few strikes there.
Richards thuds a left hand into River's body.
River lands a slapping body shot.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Richards has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice body punch from River.
Richards misses with a hook
and River makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Richards connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richards takes the fight into the clinch.
Richards goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River lands a shot to the body.
River tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River misses with an elbow over the top.
River lands an elbow that stopped Richards in his tracks for a moment.
Richards wants the takedown. River is fighting it off but Richards persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in River's guard against the cage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
River looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
River keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
Richards looking to pass the guard.
River manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Richards tries to hold on but River postures up.
Richards slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, River seems content to control.
River is looking to advance position but Richards won't allow it.
River takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards is not content to let River control the position.
River content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cole River was stalling too much, according to the referee.
River misses with a body kick.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River connects with a leg kick. Richards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
River gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Richards counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Richards.
Richards stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. River swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Richards trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but River manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River trying to control the position from guard on top but Richards is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
River really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Richards not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
River is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Cole River wasn't active enough on the ground.
Richards avoids the head kick by River.
Richards lands with a hook. River tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Richards fakes high and swings low for a body shot but River manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Richards fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
River moves into range and clinches up with Richards.
River stalling in the clinch but Richards improves position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
River utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Richards avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
River working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richards working aggressively here.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River pushes off an throws an elbow but Richards leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by River.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richards is looking to clinch but River is avoiding it.
River tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richards misses with a hook.
River fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Richards is out of range.
Cole River seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from River. Richards does a little dance to reset his feet.
River throws a head kick that misses.
That kick from River tenderised Richards's leg. Richards is trying to keep his angry face on.
River throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
Richards scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
River misses with a body kick.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. River manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Richards is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Richards waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract River.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Richards down.
Richards thows a left - swing and a miss!
River throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
River connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards throws a low kick, looking for River's leg but River calmly moves out of range.
Richards throws a hook but River blocks it.
Richards takes a shot to the body in his stride.
River cracks Richards with a right hand to the side of the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for River. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
River bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
River circles away from the clinch attempt.
River tries to keep at a distance but Richards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a body punch.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from River.
With the fighters up against the cage, River throws an elbow but misses.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River prevents the takedown attempt.
River crunches a lovely knee into Richards's ribcage.
Richards has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by River after a bit of a struggle.
Richards misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Richards on the inside.
Richards is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from River.
Richards makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cole River seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richards looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
River lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
River stops a takedown attempt from Richards.
River lands an elbow inside that Richards shrugs off.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richards lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
River tries a knee to the head but Richards blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by River.
It looks like Tyler Richards has been cut.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Richards won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
River scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River trying to control the position but instead, Richards has worked for underhooks and has pushed River into the cage.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Richards controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River leaning his opponent against the cage.
River blocks an uppercut.
Richards prevents a body shot from River.
Richards blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
River is looking to control Richards's arms but Richards gets an underhook and turns him. Now River has his back to the cage.
Richards goes for a takedown attempt but River pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Richards swings for the body but River moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards misses with a right hand
and River makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Richards really felt that one!
River throws a push kick but Richards slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyler Richards's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
River throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Richards tries to score with a low kick but River moves his leg out of the way.
River scores with a hook.
River wants to slow Richards down by chopping away at his legs.
Richards lands with a cross.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Richards scores with a one two! River had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
River throws a right hand that Richards ducks under and follows up with a left that Richards also avoids with ease.
Richards lands with a cross.
Richards throws an overhand right that lands on River's shoulder, as River tries to avoid the shot.
Richards misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River lunges at Richards with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Richards's hand.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards misses with a hook
and River counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
River throws a head kick that Richards semi-blocks.
Cole River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Richards.
River drops his hands momentarily and Richards takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
River moves away from the strike by Richards.
Richards takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Richards throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cole River is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Richards misses with a body kick.
Richards lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards dodges the punch combination from River.
River lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richards at a distance.
Richards swings for the body but River moves out of range.
Richards blocks a low kick nicely.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richards.
Richards throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards shoots in for a double leg but River sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from River - that will leave a mark!
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as River checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Richards moves out of range as River throws a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as River blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by River.
River fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Richards shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
River trying to control but Richards postures up.
Richards thows a huge punch but River dodges it nicely.
Ground and pound from Richards.
River keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
River trying to control but Richards postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Richards throwing shots but River is blocking nicely.
River manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards postures up.
Tyler Richards overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
River wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
River trying to keep a closed guard but Richards is proving a slippery customer.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cole River hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
River thuds his shin into the meat of Richards's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Tyler Richards did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tyler Richards's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Richards lands with an overhand left.
River moves out of range as Richards throws a body kick.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Richards misses the target.
River fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richards.
Richards swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
Richards scores with a decent looking hook.
A good leg kick by River.
River wants to clinch up but Richards keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking body kick lands there for River.
A slapping body kick lands there for River.
River fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richards, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richards wants to stall.
River landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
River lands an elbow inside.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from River on the inside.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richards managing to block the knees to the body from River.
Richards lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
River lands a nice elbow.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
River tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.
Richards will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richards is working for takedown but River is calmly controlling the position for now.
Richards throws an elbow but it's blocked.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Richards won't want to take too many of those.
River prevents a takedown attempt there.
River blocks a body shot from Richards.
Richards misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River blocking some punches.
River scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
Richards wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Richards. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richards tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Richards back against the cage.
River presses Richards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River landing knees to the head.
River tries a knee to the head but Richards blocks it.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
River is trying to push Richards away but Richards has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Richards as River tries to tie him up.
River stops a takedown attempt from Richards.
River misses with an elbow over the top.
River comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
River looking to throw knees to the head but Richards is blocking nicely.
River is trying to force a seperation but Richards has the dominant position.
Richards tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
River is pressed up against the cage. Richards has hold of a leg and is looking to drag River down to the mat. River avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from River, right into the meat.
River connects with a leg kick. Richards looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
River gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Richards to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
River is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as River holds on and takes a little breather.
Richards postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
River has his hands on Richards's head, controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cole River was stalling too much, according to the referee.
River steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole River dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Richards'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!
Richards misses with a hook. River ducked under it nicely.
River connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Richards's hands.
River has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That kick from River tenderised Richards's leg. Richards is trying to keep his angry face on.
Richards misses the body punch
and River counters with a right hand to the body.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richards swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards throws an ugly left hook that misses
and River counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by River.
River lands a shoulder strike.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section. Richards lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
River misses with a knee strike.
River scores a nice knee to the body.
Richards works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
River lands on the inside with an uppercut.
River utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from River - that landed with a thud.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards lands a hook that snaps the head of River backwards.
Richards is trying to work for a single leg takedown but River pulls him back up using the underhooks.
River misses with an elbow over the top.
River unloads a knee to the mid-section.
River has Richards pressed against the cage.
Richards misses with a punch on the inside.
River lands a good knee to the midsection. Richards won't want to take too many of those.
River is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Richards swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richards blocks an elbow strike from River.
River trying to control the position but instead, Richards has worked for underhooks and has pushed River into the cage.
River blocks an uppercut.
Tyler Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Richards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River lands a left hand.
River lands a right hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards avoiding damage as River throws knees to the body.
Richards digs a right hand into River's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on River's gas tank.
Richards working aggressively here.
River tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
River tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richards avoids it.
Richards is working River over against the cage.
Richards throws a punch but it's blocked by River.
River tries to break free but Richards pushes him back against the cage.
Richards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
River stalls.
River misses with an elbow over the top.
River is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Richards is defending well for now.
River prevents a body shot from Richards.
Richards leaning his opponent against the cage.
Richards swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole River is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.
River digs a right hand into Richards's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richards's gas tank.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Richards misses with a hook to the ribs.
River tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Richards lands a nice uppercut.
Richards scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
River breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cole River comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think River has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:50
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:50
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole River!
Cole River really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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